Art Director - Games

We are looking for an exceptional Art Director to be part of the Core Game Team building the next generation of play.

Your key contribution to the Core Game Team is setting up the internal SAM brand and art guidelines on all products across the SAM universe and leading all aspects of graphics, character design, animations and user interfaces. In addition, you will also be responsible for the day-to-day management and direction of designers and external contract resources. This will include monitoring consistency and quality of the work, coaching, making sure the milestones and deadlines are met. You will lead the recruitment of the internal art team and will be tasked with identifying contract resources, so having a strong network of great artists is important.

You will report into the VP Product and work very closely with the Senior Product Owner, Senior Game Designer, UX Toy Designer and the Core Game Team to take the SAM universe to the next level.

Responsibilities

• Defining, creating and maintaining SAM universe art and brand guidelines, consistent application on all products
• Ensuring consistency and quality in the final output of the design elements within the mobile app and the storyline
• Working closely with the Game Designer to visualise all game design elements and mechanics
• Owning the design and colouring of the SAM universe storylines and characters
• Leading team of designers including their coaching and training
• Point person for external art vendors and art contractors
• Working closely with Product Owners on the respective product design requirements

You

• Have an art direction background working on an international consumer mobile games product with a big user base (at least 1M MAU)
• Have a strong working knowledge of Adobe Set especially Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects
• Have excellent knowledge of Unity game development pipeline
• Have excellent conceptual, illustration and design experience, and great communication skills to articulate your thoughts
• Have an eye for detail from an artistic perspective especially in animations, character designs, fonts and colour palettes, user interfaces and
• Are obsessed with making experiences better and more delightful
• Are happy to sweat through the details of implementation
• Are able to thrive in an fast-paced, start-up environment; experienced working with Agile
• Have experience in creating and updating the art and brand guidelines
• Experience working with a major brand is a plus
• Working knowledge of 2D designs and animations; 3D animation is a plus

As a young company, the best way to fare here will be by forming bonds with other employees (who come from completely different disciplines to yours), take initiative to pursue your instincts and ideas, and to drive the company forward.

We value optimism, collaboration, sense of ownership, the ability to embrace ambiguity, talk-less-do-more attitude, learning from failure, and making the team successful. If you identify with our values and want to contribute to SAM, we’d love to have you.