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Art Manager

Do you have a background in creative industries and management? Are you a people person that would love to help our art team reach new visual heights, and create an environment where our artists can thrive and develop their careers? Then we have just the thing for you!

About the role

As Art Manager at our development studio in Stockholm, you will work with the Department Art Director to help manage all our artists: 2D artists, 3D artists, character artists, VFX and animators.

You will help ensure our producers have access to the best artists for the game project at hand. You will not work directly with creating game art, but rather lead, coach, and influence the professions, as well as making sure the other departments utilise the skills we offer in the best way possible. Our artists design, create, and implement all art assets that are needed for our games. You work closely with The Department Art Director, Project Leads, Art Directors, Producers and Human Resources.

Responsibilities

• Assume personnel responsibility, and directly manage a portion of the art team. This includes, but is not limited to, performance reviews, salary reviews, and continuous coaching, handling employee issues, and ensuring that legal requirements are met
• Gather information from Producers and Leads to continuously evaluate and give feedback to artists
• Planning and executing skill development plans and activities for the Art Department to utilize and support our artists in the best possible way
• Recruitment work to grow our department in alignment with our forecast planning
• Actively work on our department culture to ensure we grow a healthy work environment
• Support Department Art Director and Studio Manager to identify areas of improvement and strategic work

Qualifications

• Several years of experience as a Lead or Manager, preferably within creative industry
• Strong coaching abilities
• Excellent spoken and written English

As a person you lead by example, and we think you are the type who gains energy from seeing the people around you improve and that you gain satisfaction from helping others overcome obstacles. You are not afraid of conflicts, and when you see an issue or conflict arise you deal with it. You are passionate about video games and want to be part of and contribute to an organization that delivers fun and meaningful experiences to the players. You also thrive in a modern, creative office environment where people around you love their jobs and the games we make.

Some of our benefits include:

If you think that this description matches you, we highly encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will interview candidates continuously. If you don't match all the requirements, please demonstrate how your passion, attitude and interest in Paradox might compensate for this.

At Paradox Interactive we celebrate difference and care deeply about diversity and inclusion. We therefore encourage you, no matter who you are, to apply for this job if you think you’d be a great addition to our team.