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Art Lead/Manager

As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent. We’re searching for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Competitive salaries

Benefits

Professional Development Opportunities

Flexibility

We are looking for an experienced, talented, and motivated creative leader to bring their skills to our hit mobile game, Disney Emoji Blitz. You’ll have the opportunity to work with an incredibly talented development team and world-class IPs from Disney, Pixar, and Star Wars! In collaboration with product leadership in Los Angeles, this person will effectively communicate the visual direction for live ops content and upholding Disney Emoji brand guidelines. The candidate will be involved in many aspects of game development, from brainstorms and pre-production to content releases for live operations. Overseeing a team of internal artists, this person is responsible for communicating visual direction and serves as the main communication conduits across local and US-based teams. They will also be responsible and upholding quality across all aspects of the games’ visuals and providing career development for the South American art team. As needed, they contributed to defining the most appropriate tools, methods and approaches for each initiative.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create or direct vector art game assets up to the high standards set by the style of the product - characters, items, UI, animation and more!
• Create written and visual feedback (redlines, paint-overs) to guide the art team on quality and maintain the visual bar and style of Disney Emoji Blitz
• Participate in visual critiques and brainstorms.
• Manage art team deliverables, ensuring they meet the defined objectives
• Manage collaboration and cross discipline feedback on new features
• Support Sprint Planning for the art department
• Work with Producers to scope art for new features
• Collaborate with other disciplines to ensure consistency of art across multiple devices
• Work with the marketing team to ensure accurate brand representation
• Play a critical role in the recruiting efforts of the art department.
• Build, manage, lead and mentor a team of artists.
• Research industry standards and develop new techniques and workflows.
• Occasionally assist decks and presentations.

QUALIFICATIONS

• BA/BFA degree Illustration, Animation or Entertainment Arts or equivalent training or work experience.
• 5+ years of production experience on mobile games.
• 2+ year of leadership experience.
• Excellent Adobe Illustrator skills.
• Excellent Adobe Photoshop skills.
• Ability to communicate ideas well, providing feedback and discussing creative direction with a diplomatic approach.
• Experience navigating IP stakeholder feedback to achieve the best result for players
• Tremendous artistic talent, firm understanding of traditional art principles.
• A firm grasp of visual design as it relates to game development.
• Takes initiative to solve problems with excellent follow-through.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to solve creative problems.
• Team player who understands the value of regular and effective communication.
• Experience working with outsourcers or external vendors.
• Passion for video games is a must!
• A portfolio of work required

EXTRA CREDIT

• Experience with or affinity for Disney/Pixar
• Previous experience with animation motion graphics, and particle effects.
• Git / Perforce or equivalent source control experience.
• Experience working in Unity.

We believe in creating games that unite people across the world and that showcase our commitment to providing an environment that is both inclusive and diverse for our players and employees. We strive to create a workforce that is reflective of our global player community as we know that we are stronger and better when we play together. To help promote an inclusive culture, we celebrate the visible and invisible diversity of our Jam Citizens through initiatives including Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, trainings, speaker series, and more.

Jam City is an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, marital, or domestic partnerships status, disability (in terms of law 19.691), genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws. Our management is committed to following this policy with respect to any and all hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruiting, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.

Jam City is an award-winning mobile entertainment studio providing unique and deeply engaging games that appeal to a broad, global audience.

Led by CEO Josh Yguado, former 20th Century Fox executive, Jam City is the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest-grossing and most enduring mobile games. Jam City’s global franchise Cookie Jam has generated more than half a billion dollars, and Panda Pop has more than 120 million downloads to date.

The company also is the go-to studio for Hollywood, having developed immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around iconic entertainment brands. The company’s popular RPG game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was the #1 game in more than 40 countries at its launch in April 2018.

Jam City has ten studios located in Los Angeles (HQ), Berlin, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Montevideo, Burbank, Cedar Falls, San Diego, San Francisco, and Toronto.