Project Manager (Art Team)

Jobgether; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Remote & office work

Career growth

Diversity & creativity

Process improvements

Job summary

Jobgether, on behalf of a partner company, is seeking a Project Manager (Art Team) based in Ireland to oversee a 2D Art team in a fast-paced mobile game environment. You will plan roadmaps, manage schedules, allocate work, and optimize workflows through data-driven insights, collaborating with producers, designers, developers, and marketing.

The role requires strong analytics, Jira expertise, and experience with Agile methodologies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Project Manager, preferably supporting creative, design, or art teams.
• Strong analytical capabilities, with proven ability to structure, interpret, and work with large volumes of data.
• Familiarity with data visualization platforms such as Grafana or Tableau.
• Advanced proficiency with Jira, including workflow customization, dashboards, filters, automations, and custom fields.
• Fluent Russian and intermediate or higher English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Plan, break down, and manage Art team tasks across pipelines, backlogs, and sprints.
• Define and monitor roadmaps, timelines, deadlines, and release plans.
• Allocate work based on workload, capacity, skills, and competencies.
• Customize Jira to support team workflows and reporting.
• Analyze large datasets to identify production efficiency improvements.
• Create clear reports and dashboards with performance metrics.
• Identify risks and bottlenecks and implement practical solutions.
• Coordinate communication between Art team and producers, designers, developers, and marketing.
• Oversee art asset quality and alignment with brand guidelines.
• Organize planning sessions, retrospectives, and status meetings.
• Maintain project documentation across Jira, Trello, Notion, or similar tools.

Skills

Project management

Data analysis

Jira

Agile (Scrum/Kanban)

Stakeholder communication

Russian language

English language

Tools

Grafana

Tableau

Notion

Trello

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Project Manager (Art Team) based in Ireland.

As Project Manager, you will oversee and optimize the workflows of a 2D Art team within a fast-paced mobile game development environment. You will manage planning, roadmaps, timelines, capacity, and delivery while ensuring creative work moves efficiently through the production pipeline. Beyond coordinating tasks, you will use data and analytics to uncover bottlenecks, identify risks, and improve team processes. You will become a key link between artists and cross-functional partners including producers, designers, developers, and marketing. The role combines project management, workflow optimization, data analysis, and quality control. You will also help build scalable processes and tracking systems that enable the team to consistently deliver high-quality art content on schedule.

Accountabilities:

• Plan, break down, and manage Art team tasks across pipelines, backlogs, and sprints.
• Define and monitor project roadmaps, timelines, deadlines, and release plans.
• Allocate work among artists based on workload, capacity, skills, and individual competencies.
• Customize Jira extensively to support team workflows, including custom fields, workflows, statuses, filters, dashboards, and automations.
• Structure, analyze, and interpret large datasets to identify opportunities for improving production efficiency.
• Consolidate information from multiple sources to create clear reports, performance metrics, and visual dashboards.
• Proactively identify process issues, risks, blockers, and bottlenecks through data analysis and implement practical solutions.
• Coordinate communication and dependencies between the Art team and producers, game designers, developers, marketing, and other stakeholders.
• Oversee the quality of art assets and ensure deliverables align with references and established art brand guidelines.
• Organize and facilitate planning sessions, retrospectives, status meetings, and other team ceremonies.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, task trackers, art guidelines, reporting, and operational information across Jira, Trello, Notion, or similar tools.
• Continuously improve workflows, resource allocation, and project tracking processes based on data and team needs.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience as a Project Manager, preferably supporting creative, design, or art teams.
• Strong analytical capabilities, with proven ability to structure, interpret, and work with large volumes of data.
• Familiarity with data visualization and analytics platforms such as Grafana, Tableau, or similar tools.
• Advanced proficiency with Jira, including workflow customization, dashboards, filters, automations, and custom fields.
• Strong understanding of the 2D art production pipeline and creative team workflows.
• Excellent time management, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Ability to establish effective communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Practical experience with Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.
• High level of ownership, attention to detail, and ability to remain effective under pressure.
• Fluent Russian.
• Intermediate or higher English proficiency.
• Experience in game development, animation, or digital production is a plus.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously is advantageous.
• Knowledge of advanced resource management tools is beneficial.
• Basic understanding of artistic disciplines is a plus.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Flexible working hours.
• Remote and office work options.
• Career growth and professional development opportunities.
• Opportunity to work with a talented and passionate creative team.
• Dynamic environment with opportunities to contribute to process improvement and production efficiency.
• Inclusive culture that values diversity and creativity.
• Opportunity to contribute to the development of engaging mobile game content.
• Full-time employment.