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Creative Director
2 years ago
Description
Playtika (NASDAQ: PLTK) is a mobile gaming entertainment and technology market leader with a portfolio of multiple game titles. Founded in 2010, Playtika was among the first to offer free-to-play social games on social networks and, shortly after, on mobile platforms. Headquartered in Herzliya, Israel, and guided by a mission to entertain the world through infinite ways to play, Playtika has offices worldwide and employs over 4,000 employees
We are seeking an experienced and talented Games Art Director to help solitaire grand harvest to develop its new hit casual game.
We need your skills to focus on exploring and executing the best visual and UX approach to our current and future games while managing a team of talented artists.
You will not only use your love of pixels to create beautiful games, but you will also help us to push forward the gaming industry through your design aesthetics.
You will be a perfectionist who is enthusiastic about game art, experience, technical performance, marketing, and about being a part of a close-knit team of wholesome people.
Responsibilities
- Create games!
- Manage 4 Group Managers, with globally distributed teams.
- Overall responsibility on the Art, Animation, Narrative, Copy and Sound of the game features.
- Create a vision for the game’s visual, textual and audio language.
- Overlook a complete game production pipeline.
- Help build a dynamic, creative environment in which you can create while also motivating and mentoring your team members.
- Work with Product Managers, Product Owners and R&D to build leading mobile games.
- Lead rapid iterations and testing on a variety of concepts and features, from wireframes to fully designed compositions.
- Lead and own, mutually with the monetization and marketing teams, the creative concepts and flow that will support our growth and monetization efforts in various global markets.
- The ability to communicate effectively, while motivating and inspiring peers across disciplines.
- Review final products and ensure they are fun and pixel perfect.
Requirements
- Passion for games!
- 3+ years of experience in managing art/creative groups.
- 4+ years of experience of practice in interactive/games /design.
- Vast knowledge in all needed art disciplines (2D, Animation, Copy, Sound).
- Strong knowledge of concept art fundamentals, color theory, composition, character design.
- Strong knowledge of IOS and Android interfaces and platform specific UX and functionality.
- Thorough understanding and passion for user experience design as it relates to social applications or rich mobile experiences.
- Great English (Russian – an advantage)
- The ambition to learn new things and evolve.
- Proven ability to prioritize work priorities and function in an agile environment.
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