Position: Art Director
Company: Plure
Experience required: 5y
Category: Design
English level: intermediate
Published: 2022-03-01T00:00:00+02:00

**About us:**
Plure is an ambitious product company working on a GameDev market. Founded by a multinational team of industry veterans, Plure has a strong development team in Kyiv, Ukraine with 20+ people creating an unforgettable experience for players around the globe. 

At Plure we believe that adding competition makes each game fun and engaging, so we take popular casual games and turn them into skill-based tournaments. With the goal of entertaining millions of people, we teamed up with talented professionals who have an extensive background and proven experience in international game development companies, and continue to grow our competence. 

We are looking for enthusiasts who will share Plure’s aspiration to create and develop the future of competitive games and will drive the company’s performance.  

**Job Description:**
As an Art Director, you will be responsible for defining and executing the visual look and feel of a variety of web and mobile games from its concept through to launch. You will also manage efforts in art direction, art creation, training, coaching, and leadership to ensure that art assets are created efficiently and within given time constraints.

**What you will do:**
- Own and drive the development of the art direction across Web & Mobile projects;
- Define and develop strategies to improve the tools and processes that accelerate workflows for other designers and developers to achieve broader product goals;
- Establish and train a cross-discipline team of UI/UX artists, set goals and manage the execution strategy;
- Meet art department quality standards, respecting technical constraints, screen size responsibility, and optimization guidelines;
- Control of assets production to ensure that all the visual styles meet the art direction of the product: menus, icons, buttons, HUD, pop-ups, special effects, Live-ops;
- Present and promote the art direction through writing, discussions, style guides, reference materials, real-time content, or other visual media;
- Understand the business side of the product by following the most recent market trends and best practices, keeping a Product Owner mentality;
- Motivate and inspire creativity across the whole production department;
- Act as an integral member of a cross-functional team to help create world-class products and ensure the best game experience.

**We are waiting for you in our team if:**
- You are a professional Art Director who worked throughout the full production cycle on Mobile or Web games;
- You shipped at least two web or mobile game titles from conception to execution;
- You are experienced in managing a cross-discipline Art team at least 5-6 members; 
- You deliver clear and consistent visual feedback that elevates the art team’s work and sets the direction for the design and development team;
- You are proficient with Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, and other visual design tools;
- You possess broad knowledge across all art disciplines: concept, animation, UI, VFX, lighting, shading, and rendering;
- You have remarkable artistic skills and in depth understanding of the principles of art: proportion, styling, tone, composition, color, and art history;
- You demonstrate effective creative leadership on projects based upon existing and original IP’s;
- You have an upper-intermediate level of both written and spoken English:
- You are passionate about the video games industry! 😊

**We will treat it as a bonus if:**
- You are familiar with the basic animation principles;
- You have exp with Special Effects (After Effects);
- You can deal with 3D Software (Cinema 4D, Blender);
- You are experienced in casual games development.

**Few more words about our perks:**
- A work environment with a minimum bureaucracy and hierarchy;
- Full Remote work;
- Networking opportunities with the experts from gamedev industry;
- Personal and professional development opportunities.