Art Director

The Role
FunPlus is opening a brand-new studio in beautiful Stockholm Sweden and we are looking for an experienced Art Director to join our core team, creating new and innovative casual games . We are looking for collaborative problem solvers who want to dive into something new and create groundbreaking experiences for our players. Join us for this once in a career opportunity to help build the studio, define our culture, and create an environment to attract world-class talent.

- You can create, evolve and execute on an artistic vision and have an excellent eye for detail and what leading mobile games look like.
- Have the ability to visualise projects with craft and care as well as delivering them from concept to execution.
- A real passion for games, bringing relevant experiences from the games industry.
- A record of directing high quality, appealing game art and animation, including gameplay assets, characters and environments from concept to in-game.


- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- you have knowledge of technical constraints, optimizations and the implementation of content.
- In-depth experience in creating Moodboards, Style guides, Brand guidelines & other necessary documentation.


- Experience working in an agile project environment.
- Experience leading a team to deliver your vision.


- Previous experience from creating casual and/or mobile games, preferred.
- A portfolio demonstrating all aspects of your skills is required.


Responsibilities
Day to Day
As the Art Director for FunPlus , you will be responsible for providing artistic vision, inspirational leadership, and further development of the look and feel of the game. You will manage the art team and provide constructive feedback, ensure cohesiveness, champion team needs including tech/pipeline enhancements, as well as nurture an inclusive, positive team environment. The ideal candidate is passionate about casual games and can develop and maintain a deep understanding of the needs and interests of the department and how these intersect with our overall game development goals. You will oversee and build a team of artists and leads who have a great deal of individual influence and ownership, will leverage their expertise and strengths in conjunction with your own to fully support the goals of the department, and be a guiding force in their professional growth and career development.

Ownership
As Art Director, you will have the opportunity to provide influence and leadership - both within the art team and across development. You will provide vision and guidance when it comes to encouraging a culture of excellence and further developing the quality of our art. You will have space to develop plans for building and structuring your team and processes for long term success. As part of a lean, focused team you will have the opportunity to shine here.

Teamwork
You will be partnering with the talented people within your team, and outsorce providers, as well as other disciplines. You will work closely with leads of other departments to further develop tools and tech, to ensure that art schedules and deliverables are achievable, to enhance pipelines both internally and externally, and to ensure that all efforts will be in service of creating an exceptional experience for our players as well as for our team.

Values
Our artists are aligned on their values. They share their inspiration, knowledge, and passion with the others on the team. They aspire to treat everything they work on as a personal masterpiece. They play the game and are encouraged to speak up if they see anything that is not up to our high standards. They put their time and passion into what will have the biggest payoff for our players.

Growth
As a director on the team, you will work with each team member to identify areas of strength, and areas of desired development, and whenever possible, assign tasks and projects which will inspire the team member to grow in skill, knowledge, and capability.



Required Skills
Expertise
We are looking for someone who has first-hand experience with leading an Art Department for games from concept to launch, both as a creative visionary and as a guiding force in the management of their teams. We require a leader who is familiar with games and has the birds’ eye view for how all the pieces fit together. Someone who has not only helped to set the artistic tone, bar, vision, quality, and scope for a high quality project but has also directly overseen and influenced professional growth and development for team members within their department. We look for people with strong interpersonal and diplomatic skills, a solid background in successfully leading others who have responsibilities and strengths of their own, and the capacity for recognizing where influence is needed and where it is not.

Passion
Beyond your passion for art, you are also a passionate game developer. You’ll do your best work if you desire to help create a great gaming experience for our players. We look for people who are passionate across all of our disciplines - our team members are constantly sharing knowledge and working to raise the quality bar. We create our teams to love what they do and it shows.

Teamplayer
Positivity and a great attitude help to fuel greatness. The ability to accept feedback and critiques will help you tailor your work to reach its best potential. Teamwork is very important to our success

What we offer
We offer competitive salaries and benefits. Every year we provide opportunity to adjust salaries. We pay performance bonus yearly based on studio and company performance.

We offer relocation support for this role.

About FunPlus
FunPlus is a world leading interactive entertainment company that puts fun first for audience worldwide. FunPlus employs over 700 people with offices in many cities all over the world.

We have achieved success on mobile with two of our games in top grossing list with several more to follow. We team up with the best talents and provide them with the resources they need to succeed.