Art Director

Joyteractive; Województwo mazowieckie; Remote; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

18 business days of compensated day‑so

8 paid Personal Days a year + 1 day is

Flexible Public Holidays policy

100% Sick Leave compensation

Payment for wear and tear on equipment

Remote work

Job summary

Joyteractive Limited, a leading mobile game developer, is seeking an experienced Art Director to join the Picture Blast Solitaire team. You’ll shape the game’s visuals and UX, ensure a cohesive style, and collaborate closely with the product team to enhance gameplay feel.

You will lead the art team, review assets, plan improvements, and prepare visuals for new features and A/B tests. A strong portfolio in 2D art and mobile UI/UX is essential, along with Unity experience.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in game development as Art Director or Art Lead.
• Experience on mobile casual projects where visuals and game feel are key.
• Portfolio of projects where you were responsible for visuals.
• Deep expertise in 2D art, UI/UX and mobile game feel.
• Experience leading an art team.
• Ability to review UI/UX in mobile games.
• Understanding animation and VFX production, including Unity.
• Understanding AI tools for art.
• Knowledge of mobile device constraints.
• Experience collaborating with product teams.

Responsibilities

• Review current visuals and UX; create prioritized improvement plan.
• Improve game feel: animations, feedback, satisfying moments.
• Create and maintain the game’s style guide.
• Develop visual style and prepare variants for A/B tests.
• Lead the art team: set tasks, review work, give feedback.
• Review UX flows and interfaces.
• Set tasks for animations and VFX; review in build.
• Contribute to new feature development visually and UX-wise.
• Review and approve all visual assets before release.
• Check visuals in build on devices and assign fixes.

Skills

Art direction

Mobile game visuals

LiveOps experience

2D art UI/UX

Team leadership

Animation & VFX in Unity

AI in art production

Mobile UI readability

Product team collaboration

Tools

Unity

Spine or similar

Job description

We are Joyteractive - a leading mobile game developer and publisher specializing in the captivating world of puzzle games. Today, our team boasts 70+ rock star professionals, and we're on the lookout for talented individuals to help us dominate the world of puzzles!

Our flagship game, Cryptogram: Word Brain Puzzle, consistently ranks in the top word puzzle games in the US: #1 in the Cryptogram niche by downloads, #3 in Word Games.

We’re looking for an experienced Art Director to join the Picture Blast Solitaire team. The role combines art, UX and game feel, covering how the game looks and how good it feels to play at every moment, in close collaboration with the product team.

What are you working on?

• Genres: Puzzle, Word Games, Casual
• Platforms: Mobile, iOS, Android

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

• Review the current visuals and UX of the project and prepare a prioritized improvement plan
• Improve game feel: animations, feedback on player actions, satisfying moments at key points of gameplay
• Create and maintain the game’s style guide: palette, UI elements, fonts, rules for animations and effects
• Develop the game’s visual style, including potential major changes such as backgrounds and the overall visual approach, and prepare variants for A/B tests
• Lead the art team: set tasks, review work, give feedback, support growth
• Set tasks for and review UX flows and interfaces
• Set tasks for animations and VFX, review and accept results in the build
• Take part in new feature development from the concept stage: the visual and UX side of the feature and its integration into the overall style
• Review and approve all visual assets before they go into the game
• Check visuals in the build on devices and set fix tasks for the development team

What kind of professional are we looking for?

• 3+ years in game development as an Art Director or Art Lead
• Experience with mobile casual projects where visuals and game feel are key: puzzle, coloring, hidden object, merge, match-3, farm
• Experience with a LiveOps product
• A portfolio of projects where you were responsible for the visuals
• Deep expertise in 2D art, UI/UX and game feel for mobile games
• Experience leading an art team: setting tasks, reviewing work, hiring, developing artists
• Experience setting tasks for and reviewing UI/UX in mobile games: mobile interface patterns, readability on small screens, onboarding
• Understanding of animation and VFX production, including integration into Unity (Spine or similar), at the level of setting tasks and accepting results
• Deep understanding of current AI tools for art
• Understanding of mobile device technical constraints
• Experience working in a product team in close collaboration with the producer, game design and development

Nice to have

• Experience independently defining the visual direction of a product that has been released
• Experience working on successful projects with a multi-million audience
• Experience organizing large-scale production of illustrated content in a consistent style
• Hands-on experience implementing AI in art production

What are the conditions and bonuses?

• 18 business days of compensated day-offs
• 8 paid Personal Days a year + 1 day is added every year
• Flexible Public Holidays policy
• 100% Sick Leave compensation
• Payment for wear and tear on equipment while using a personal computer
• Remote work