Art Director (вакансія неактивна)

Fishing Planet game studio is a group of talented and dedicated people, who created a successful F2P game from scratch that is now available on 6 platforms — Steam, Epic Games, PlayStation, Xbox and Mobile — both iOS and Android. As for now our community has over 25 million players from all over the world and keeps growing. We constantly improve our game and provide our team with resources and environment needed to foster stable, rewarding and life-long careers while developing the best hardware-can-provide experience and atmosphere of fishing for our players.

We are looking for a visionary Art Director to join our game studio to lead the art direction for both our current and unannounced projects, bringing your unique vision to elevate our art to the new level. Your blend of creativity and strategic oversight will be crucial in driving our visual storytelling and making our games truly stand out.

With a strong belief that work-life balance is one of the key components of the company’s success, we transitioned to a 4 days working week over two years ago. You can work from anywhere in the world, and there are also two comfortable offices — in Kyiv and in Lisbon (Cascais), Portugal — that you can use if you prefer.

About you:

We are looking for dedicated, intelligent, and passionate video game enthusiasts to join our team. Qualified candidates love video games and are driven to build outstanding experiences for players and strive to improve their skills. Passion for making and playing video games with great player experience is a must.

Your impact:

— Define and uphold the artistic vision for the project, ensuring consistency and quality across all visual elements.
— Engage directly in creating delightful art and ensuring its seamless implementation within the game.
— Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of artists, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment.
— Focus the team to achieve an inspiring artistic vision across all vectors, including UI, animation, and VFX.
— Establish and manage an efficient art production pipeline, ensuring smooth and timely delivery of assets.
— Partner with leaders from other departments to integrate gameplay and visuals, creating a cohesive and immersive player experience.
— Drive the creation of concept art for characters, environments, and other game elements, contributing to the development of the game’s world.
— Oversee the creation of prototype assets to validate new concepts and ideas.
Participate in playtests and provide constructive feedback across all aspects of the game.

You will bring:

— At least 10 years of game art production experience, including 3+ years in an art leadership role.
— Experience developing for games on different platforms, including consoles.
— Capable of establishing a strong aesthetic vision and communicating it effectively.
— Comfortable working in an iterative and ambiguous environment.
— Experience building and managing teams of artists, including recruiting, evaluating, and hiring with the ability to balance hands-on involvement and granting autonomy.
— An excellent mentor who can guide artists to improve their craft, providing support through mentoring, directing, and communication.
— A source of empathy and compassion when managing conflict and misalignment, ensuring a harmonious team dynamic.
— Able to develop clear milestones and sustainable scoping through organized direction.

Why Join Us?

— 4 days working week.
— Interesting and challenging work environment.
— Vast career development opportunities.
— Excellent compensation and benefits package.
— Fully remote work (you can also use our Kyiv or Lisbon offices at any time).

SUBMISSION/PORTFOLIO REQUIREMENTS:

— Cover Letter (optional)
— CV
— Portfolio demonstrating relevant skills