ART DIRECTOR
Herzliya,IL
Playtika Holding Corp. is a leader in interactive entertainment delivering
personalized immersive experiences to millions of loyal players across a
diverse portfolio of games. Founded in 2010, Playtika was among the first to
offer free-to-play social games on social networks and, shortly after, on
mobile platforms. Headquartered in Herzliya, Israel, and guided by a mission
to entertain the world through infinite ways to play, Playtika has more than
3,500 employees in offices worldwide including Ramat-Gan, Berlin, Vienna,
Helsinki, Chicago, Las Vegas, Newport Beach, Sydney, Kyiv, Bucharest, Minsk,
Dnepr, and Vinnytsia.
We are seeking a creative and talented Art Director to lead the product Art
department of Slotomania.
We need your skills to focus on exploring and executing the best visual and UX
outputs to our core and features in our game while managing a team of talented
artists, UX designers and experienced team leaders.
Apart from the professional knowledge and desire to create high-level games,
we are also looking for a person who has an understanding and a desire to
learn the business side of the game and lead the creative according to the
business needs.
Responsibilities:
Create games
Manage! 1 Group Managers, with globally distributed teams.
Create a vision for the game's visual and User experience.
Overlook a complete game production pipeline.
Help build a dynamic, creative environment in which you can create while
also motivating and mentoring your team members.
Work with Product Managers, Product Owners and R&D to build leading mobile
games.
Lead rapid iterations and testing on a variety of concepts and features,
from wireframes to fully designed compositions.
Lead and own, mutually with the monetization and marketing teams, the
creative concepts and flow that will support our growth and monetization
efforts in various global markets.
The ability to communicate effectively, while motivating and inspiring
peers across disciplines.
Review and approve final creative outputs and ensure they're done
according to the requirements
Requirements:
Passion for games!
Outstanding leadership and organization skills
3+ years of experience in managing art/creative groups.
4+ years of experience of practice in interactive/games/design.
Strong knowledge in games UX & UI
AI - research and implementation of new creative techniques and tools - an
advantage
Strong knowledge of concept art fundamentals, color theory, composition,
character design.
Thorough understanding and passion for user experience design as it
relates to social applications or rich mobile experiences.
Great English
The ambition to learn new things and evolve.
Lead brainstorming/creative sessions to generate ideas
Proven ability to prioritize work priorities and function in an agile
environment.