Art Director

Values Value, a recruiting company with expertise in game dev, is looking for an experienced Art Director for our client who produces engaging high-end casual mobile games. Founded by Peak Games veterans the company has a competitive team of professionals experienced in casual mobile games. Recently they have secured a $6 million investment for a new merge game.

The company has been working with a core team for more than ten years and is getting ready to find new members who will fit into the studio’s culture and working models. 

As an Art Director, you’ll be responsible for creating and maintaining a uniform visual style on par with the Western leaders of the market. Leading and developing a team of artists and animators.

What are you working on?

• Genres: Casual
• Platforms: Mobile

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

• Writing guidelines

• Maintaining art style

• Reworking UI

• Creating and maintaining processes for the art department

• Giving feedback

• Mentoring artists

• Owning the AI research

What kind of professional are we looking for?

• Keen understanding of casual style and visual trends in casual mobile games

• Proven record of creating art style for the product from scratch and writing art guidelines

• Senior-level hard-skills in 2D art

• Ability to lead medium-sized art teams, develop and maintain processes for them

• Ability to provide clear feedback in a timely manner 

• Experience in mentoring artists

• Basic skills in 3D, UI/UX and 2D Animation

• English level B1

Would be a plus: 

• Medium-to-senior level in UI/UX

• Medium level in 2D Animation

• Experience in working with AI (preferably, StableDiffusion)

• English level C1

What is important for us in a person?

• Proactive, self-starter

• Assertive

• Open-minded

• Ability to think outside-the-box

• Invested in success of the product, not only in art

Why do we enjoy working here?

• Professional team with previous experience at Peak Games. Opportunities to increase your skills. 

• An interesting project, not repeatable match-3. New kind of gameplay, and a lot of innovative improvements. 

• The early stage of development of the game is what is allowed for making a deep impact on the project. 

• Benefits of a small team: no bureaucracy, possibility to have ownership, and space for improvement and development. 

• Flexibilities in instruments and tools.

• Don’t overwork, and no crunches.

What are the conditions and bonuses?

• Work on a permanent basis.

• Work in a Moldova office or remote type of work.

• Medical insurance.

• Public transport, and parking space if the office type of work is chosen.

• Meals and beverages at the office.

• Pilates. Language and professional courses paid.

• Overtime work is optional and well-paid. 

• Options are possible for long-term engagement