Art Director - Gear Fight

Voodoo; Paris; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading tech company in mobile gaming is seeking an Art Director to join a dynamic internal studio. You will oversee the visual direction of a promising game, ensuring a cohesive style and enhancing player experience. This role offers the chance to make significant contributions within a collaborative team focused on innovation and quality.

Prestations

Competitive salary

Premium healthcare (SideCare) for you and your family

Swile Lunch voucher

Gymlib

Wellness activities in our Paris office

Child daycare facilities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in art direction within the mobile gaming industry.
• Mastery of Photoshop, Unity, and Blender.
• Strong technical acumen for mobile platforms.

Responsabilités

• Oversee the creative vision and direction of a live game.
• Lead the design and development of game assets.
• Collaborate closely with product owners and engineers.

Connaissances

Art Direction

Collaboration

Creativity

Outils

Photoshop

Unity

Blender

Description du poste

Founded in 2013, Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps with a mission to entertain the world. Gathering 800 employees, 7 billion downloads, and over 200 million active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google and Meta. Our portfolio includes chart-topping games like Mob Control and Block Jam, alongside popular apps such as BeReal and Wizz.

Team

You will be an integral part of a newly established internal studio, a dynamic and focused team dedicated to one of our most promising prototype in scale. This studio is specifically chartered to improve this high-potential game up to the successful and mid-core title it is meant to become.

In this exciting role, your initial focus will be on Gear Fight! , a game that has already demonstrated significant promise and captured our attention with its compelling core mechanics and engaging gameplay. You'll have the opportunity to contribute directly to the growth and refinement of Gear Fight! , leveraging its existing traction to build a truly exceptional player experience.

This is a unique chance to join a project with established momentum while still having a significant impact on its future direction within a dedicated and agile studio environment

Role

• Good understanding of the mid-corecasual mobile game market to help the team to deliver fun, innovative and entertaining games.
• Take a visual approach to gameplay ideas/features and give them their own spin.
• Oversee the creative vision and direction of a live game with a large player-base, ensuring a cohesive and appealing visual style.
• Lead the design and development of game assets, including characters, environments, and user interface elements, with a focus on creating a memorable player experience.
• Drive the enhancement of the game with striking visual effects (VFX) and fluid animations, setting high standards for visual quality.
• Coordinate closely with development teams to integrate artistic elements in Unity, addressing technical challenges through innovative solutions.
• Guide the use of 2D and 3D techniques to elevate game visuals, making strategic decisions based on the game’s needs.
• Champion the adoption of advanced art production tools and techniques to streamline workflows and improve asset quality.
• Collaborate closely with product owners, designers, and engineers to ensure art direction aligns with game mechanics and overall player experience
• Contribute to defining workflows, team org and hiring

With this role, you will have a strong impact on the company by contributing daily to important decisions with a senior, multidisciplinary team of passionate and talented people working on the most successful Voodoo game.

Profile

• Extensive experience in art direction within the mobile gaming industry, with a proven track record of successful projects.
• Mastery of Photoshop, Unity, and Blender (or equivalent 3D software), with a deep understanding of their application in game development.
• Strong technical acumen to optimize assets and workflows for mobile platforms, ensuring efficiency and high performance.
• Solid artistic foundations with exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to delivering visually stunning games.
• A collaborative leader, skilled in fostering teamwork and communication, adept at giving and receiving feedback to drive creative excellence.
• Passionate about the mobile games market, with a data-driven approach to decision-making and a commitment to leveraging insights for game improvement.
• Innovative mindset, with a willingness to experiment and iterate rapidly to validate ideas and push creative boundaries.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Premium healthcare (SideCare) for you and your family 100% borne by Voodoo
• Swile Lunch voucher
• Gymlib (100% borne by Voodoo)
• Wellness activities in our Paris office
• Child daycare facilities (Les Petits Chaperons rouges)