Art Director in UKRAINE

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Whimsy Games is an outsourcing game development company known for creating innovative and entertaining games for various platforms. With a focus on creativity, Whimsy Games constantly explores new ideas and pushes game development’s boundaries. In the next few years, we are aiming to create bestsellers and become a respectable partner for global GameDev companies.

Whimsy Games is looking for a talented and creative Art Director to join our team and lead exciting projects across Mobile Games, WebGL, PC, and NES platforms. If you have a passion for crafting unique visual concepts and are ready to take charge of the artistic direction for diverse genres and platforms, we’d love to hear from you!

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide a conceptual vision of the company, participate in the creation of the portfolio, visual branding, etc.
• Be in touch with other departments heads, deal with incoming inputs and requests
• Coordinate and distribute the resources, participate in global load planning
• Create and coordinate hiring requests, actively participate in candidates selection
• Resolve conflicts and issues inside Art Deptment
• Create and assign the duties and responsibilities for each art role
• Provide PDP for department leads, hold 1:1 sessions
• Set up R&Rs for the department
• Control department’s productivity
• Provide estimations of incoming projects, consult clients, and form a preliminary backlog. Participate in kick-off meetings and form cross-teams for the project. Work with the client throughout the whole cycle of project development
• Work with bench, check the load
• Provide control review of product quality
• Participate in Performance and Salary review processes for Departments members
• Support existing projects by solving technical issues and providing creative solutions
• Create, implement and control internal documentation
• Develop and optimize art pipelines, tools, and workflows to streamline art production and maintain efficiency
• Communication and interaction with other departments

COMPETENCIES AND EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years of experience in the game industry with a significant portion in a leadership role
• Proficient in Photoshop and Figma, showcasing advanced graphic editing skills
• Basic understanding of 3D editors and Unity, contributing to versatile art development
• Experience with AI workflow
• Knowledgeable about animation basics and the creation process, including Spine and 3D animation techniques
• Experience with UX/UI developing
• Technical expertise in implementing and transferring materials for optimal integration into the game engine
• Experience with various game genres
• Hands-on experience with 3D Games, highlighting a comprehensive understanding of three-dimensional game development
• Previous involvement in Mobile/PC Game Development, showcasing familiarity with the intricacies of working with gaming platforms.
• Knowledge of English
• Experience working with full project assessment and planning from start to finish
• Mentorship

CONDITIONS AND BONUSES

• Ability to work from anywhere in the world in comfortable conditions while remaining a member of the team
• Timely and competitive compensation
• Flexible work schedule, paid vacations and sick leaves
• A day off on your birthday
• Internal and external professional development events
• Regular company-wide sync-ups to share your thoughts and ideas
• The coolest team of passionate Game Development experts