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Art Director

We are seeking an Art Director to help build out a world class art team for new games and franchises within the mid-core landscape that include 3D worlds, engaging characters and employing leading edge technologies.

PeopleFun™ is the award-winning creator of mobile games for players across the globe. We are part of the AppLovin™ studios family, a publicly traded company, with world-class projects, resources, and infrastructure. PeopleFun™ is a Dallas-based game studio founded and maintained by game industry veterans, where game developers thrive on collaboration, creativity, teamwork and fun. Our games are played by over 25 million players each month, and we have a number of exciting mid-core and casual games in development. Our mission, and passion is to create the best games by creating the very best game creation environment!

• Translate game concepts into fully realized games which bring our vision to life.
• Lead the marketing/graphic/art design teams in creative & visual aspects of game art production.
• Lead, manage a small team of artists while simultaneously producing as an individual contributor.
• Ensure quality, consistency and compliance of the art production throughout the production process.
• Communicate graphic themes of style and goals of a product to the team.
• Guide art design team in creative designs with references, comments, and positive feedback.
• Review graphic materials to assess their validity and appropriateness for our brand
• Rapidly generate conceptual ideas -- then change gears, slowing down to polish assets to release quality.
• Create a seamless gameplay experience for existing and new players using buttons, icons, widgets and other UI elements that represent the brand and the game’s established artistry.
• Create game assets; FX, animations and characters.
• Improve gameplay designs and user interactions by creating or improving wireframes, style guides and user flows.

• rface and layout.

Requirements

• YOU MUST HAVE 6+ years prior professional experience as a Lead Game artist.
• Credited on multiple shipped mobile titles from beginning concepts to end of the production cycle.
• Excellent conceptual and graphic design skills with a focus on clarity and usability and a proven track record of artistic adaptability.
• You take initiative and will help lead a creative vision, understanding that creating great experiences is a team effort.
• Expert level understanding of modern 3D character creation methods for mobile games.
• Expert level understanding of the Unity Game engine.
• Expert level UI/UX design and animation ability, as it pertains to games.
• Collaborative working style.
• Experience conducting rapid prototyping.
• Passion for games.
• Knowledge of UI design trends and best practices.
• Proficiency in user flow, graphic user interface and layout.

• A proven ability to not only solve problems in collaboration with the broader game team, but to take initiative with excellent follow through.
• An eye for quality and a high level of polish and execution, keeping current with gaming trends and styles.
• Strong leadership and excellent communication skills with the exceptional ability to give positive and constructive feedback.

• Deep level of understanding character driven pipelines within Unity.
• Experience conducting rapid prototyping.
• Passion for games, and the game making process.
• Knowledge of UI and UX design trends and best practices.
• Proficiency in user flow, graphic user inte

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Performance bonuses
• 401K with 3% employer matching
• Family friendly culture
• Flex PTO policy
• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
• On-Site Gym and free Yoga classes
• $1,000 annual game device and IAP budget
• Free drinks & snacks, catered lunch on Fridays
• Happy hours, social events and more

PeopleFun is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, protected veteran status, medical condition or disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.