Art Director (AI)

Location: On-site in Stockholm, Sweden, five days a week

Company

hirify.global is a mobile interactive entertainment company known for casual games including the Candy Crush franchise and Farm Heroes Saga.

What you will do

• Define and deliver distinctive visual directions for new casual mobile games and existing or new IP.
• Create concepts, mock-ups, and game-ready assets using 2D, 3D, and AI-assisted workflows.
• Guide AI outputs through direction, iteration, and hands-on editing while building repeatable creative workflows.
• Prototype visuals rapidly, evaluate them in playable builds, and adapt direction based on player data.
• Lead, coach, and mentor artists across game art, VFX, UI, and animation.
• Collaborate with producers, designers, developers, and marketing to connect visual decisions with gameplay and player experience.

Requirements

• Senior experience in art direction with a strong artistic craft foundation.
• Practical fluency in AI-assisted art creation.
• Hands-on skills in both 2D and 3D art.
• Excellent judgment for casual game visuals and an understanding of in-game implementation.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary art teams, with clear and collaborative communication.
• Portfolio demonstrating artistic range, hands-on work, art direction, 2D and 3D work, and the use of AI in a playable game process.

Nice to have

• Experience in small teams, new game development, or rapid prototyping.
• Hands-on experience implementing art in Unity.
• Experience with world building, video production, or animation.
• Experience developing new IP or adapting established IP for new game experiences.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a small, newly formed, cross-functional team.
• Collaborate closely with creative, production, design, development, and marketing disciplines.
• Test ideas with external players early and use feedback to guide development.
• Balance creative leadership with hands-on contribution.