Art Director

Location: Remote from all countries except Russia and Belarus, or relocation from Russia and Belarus to one of the company’s offices

hirify.global is one of the most successful mobile game development companies in the world.

Overview

We're looking for an Art Director for our flagship projects. In this position you will undertake various interesting challenges, such as developing the product's visual aspects, rethinking our current approaches to graphics and effects, and managing a strong team of artists. You'll have a unique opportunity to add a project with a multi-million audience to your portfolio and, together with the project's producer, make strategic decisions that will take the game's graphics to the next level.

What you will do

• Assume responsibility for the quality of the project's graphics and the game's visual development
• Interact closely with producers when working on the most complex tasks, such as searching for new visual solutions and developing concepts for new features and layers of the game
• Participate in the development and evaluation of art specialists
• Participate in the formation of efficient processes in the art team

Requirements

• Strong product vision, high artistic taste, and a trained eye; understanding of how to balance quality
• Understanding of production pipelines and how game graphics are created
• Excellent understanding of isometry, shapes, and volumes; high level of rendering; experience in character design, creation of complex concepts and illustrations, and interface development
• Solid casual 2D art portfolio is a must
• Ability to see issues with graphics and give constructive feedback
• 5+ years of experience in game development (preferably on match-3 projects)
• Fluency in Russian and proficiency in written English

Nice to have

• Experience building, implementing, and adapting effective processes to the art team's needs

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible schedule and employees can work from anywhere in the world (except for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus)
• Voluntary health insurance for employees and their children, and reimburse online sessions with a psychologist
• Fully paid vacation days and sick leave, and in certain circumstances, you can request additional days off
• Support leading a healthy lifestyle and reimburse the cost of gym memberships and fitness app subscriptions
• Pay for participation in specialized conferences and courses and hold our own internal conferences
• Offer discounts on English language courses and courses for the languages of the countries in which the company operates