Project Manager (Art Team)

Jobgether; Turkey; Hybrid; TRY 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible hours

Remote and office options

Career growth

Creative team environment

Job summary

Jobgether in Turkey seeks a Project Manager (Art Team) to oversee a 2D art production pipeline for a mobile game. You will manage plans, roadmaps, capacity, and delivery, using data analytics to uncover bottlenecks and improve processes. You will liaise with producers, designers, developers, and marketing to ensure on-time quality assets.

You will tailor Jira workflows, dashboards, and automations, maintain project docs, and drive scalable processes for consistent high-quality output.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Project Manager, preferably for art/design teams.
• Proven ability to structure, interpret and act on large data sets.
• Experience with data visualization and analytics platforms.
• Advanced Jira proficiency with custom fields and dashboards.
• Strong communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in game development, animation, or digital production is a plus.
• Fluent Russian and intermediate or higher English.

Responsibilities

• Plan, break down, and manage Art team tasks across pipelines and sprints.
• Define roadmaps, timelines, deadlines, and release plans.
• Allocate work based on workload, capacity, and skills.
• Customize Jira to support team workflows, dashboards, and automations.
• Analyze data to identify bottlenecks and improve production efficiency.
• Create reports and visual dashboards from multiple data sources.
• Identify risks and blockers and implement practical solutions.
• Coordinate between Art team and producers, designers, developers, and marketing.
• Oversee art asset quality and alignment with brand guidelines.
• Lead planning sessions, retrospectives, and standups; maintain docs.

Skills

Data analytics

Strong analytical能力

Jira expertise

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional communication

Time management

Ownership

English proficiency

Russian language

Tools

Jira

Grafana

Tableau

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 Turkey.

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.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!