Art Director - Midcore Studio Lead (Mobile)

Voodoo; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Country-based benefits

Job summary

Voodoo, a Paris-based consumer tech company, is building an internal studio to push a promising midcore mobile title from prototype to market-ready product. You will own the artistic vision across UI/UX, characters, environments, VFX and animation.

As Art Director, you lead a multidisciplinary team, mentor artists, and collaborate with the General Manager to align visuals with gameplay goals. Hands-on work in Unity and asset governance will shape the final experience.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Art Director or Senior Lead Artist on at least one shipped mobile title.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end ownership of a game's visual identity.
• Deep understanding of the visual language of midcore games — including characters, environments, UI/UX, and combat feedback systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the overall artistic vision for the game, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment with the product's creative and commercial goals.
• Establish and maintain a cohesive visual style across all art disciplines — UI/UX, characters, environments, VFX, and animation.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a multidisciplinary art team, providing clear creative direction and actionable feedback at every stage of production.
• Collaborate closely with the General Manager to align the visual direction with gameplay intent and player experience goals.
• Drive the creation and governance of visual style guides, asset pipelines, and quality benchmarks.
• Actively contribute hands-on to key art assets and concepting where needed, setting the quality bar for the team.
• Champion player-centric design thinking, using live data, competitor analysis, and playtesting insights to continuously refine the game's visual experience.

Skills

Art Direction

Mobile Games

Unity

Team Leadership

UI/UX

Tools

Maya

Photoshop

Substance Painter

Job description

Voodoo, a Paris-based consumer tech company, is building an internal studio to push a promising midcore mobile title from prototype to market-ready product. You will own the artistic vision across UI/UX, characters, environments, VFX and animation.

As Art Director, you lead a multidisciplinary team, mentor artists, and collaborate with the General Manager to align visuals with gameplay goals. Hands-on work in Unity and asset governance will shape the final experience.