Scopely is looking for a passionate, fun, talented and experienced art leader to guide the visuals of an in-development product based on a world-class IP, working directly with our Product, UX, Production, and Live Ops teams while guiding and collaborating closely with our development partner. You will be responsible for establishing and maintaining inspiring, high-quality, and consistent visuals in the game, leading and mentoring our partners through the establishment of processes and hands-on reviews and feedback, and owning and communicating the art vision & status internally to project and executive leadership.

What you will do:

Drive strong creative vision for a 3D mid-core mobile game while adhering the needs of an established IP.
Direct the creation of visually innovative 3D characters, environments, and UI.
Work with Product, Design, UX and Technical leaders to generate creative solutions to complex feature ideas that adhere to the product and technical needs
Develop and maintain an optimized art content creation pipeline.
Collaborate with an external team & outsource partners to deliver the highest possible creative quality while adhering to live operations schedule.
Provide strong artistic vision using 2D and 3D concept skills to communicate game design ideas and features to stakeholders and brands.
Collaborate with UX/UI to take flows and transform them into engaging animated mock-ups.
Guide and mentor artists throughout all phases of development to create high fidelity art.
Document art processes and communicate them to internal and external art teams.
Communicate and document art needs in the team planning documentation: GDD, TDDs, and Feature Specs.

What you will need:

7+ years videogame development experience, preferably with a background in 3D
3+ years Experience working on mobile games for Android and/or iOS up to and including live operations
2+ years of experience as an Art Director
Expert knowledge of Adobe Photoshop
Very Strong 3D Modeling & texturing experience, preferably with Maya or alternatively with 3dsMax or Blender
Very strong Unity experience including asset import and management, optimization, 3D and 2D animation, material and VFX creation and UGUI.
Able to create high fidelity pre-visualization animations using Animate CC, After Effects, and/or other leading animation software
Very strong sense of layout, composition, graphic design, color, font, typeface
Must have developed and shipped titles using Unity Game Engine
Must have experience outsourcing game assets including characters, environments and other game assets.
People management experience including managing performance and career development for artists.
Experience running complex art pipelines
Strong organizational and interpersonal skills

About Scopely:

Scopely is a leading mobile games company home to many top-grossing, award-winning franchises including Scrabble® GO, MARVEL Strike Force, Star Trek™ Fleet Command, Looney Tunes™ World of Mayhem, WWE Champions, The Walking Dead: Road To Survival™, YAHTZEE® With Buddies and Wheel of Fortune®: Free Play, among others. Scopely creates rewarding, immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer experience. Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform that personalizes gameplay at scale across one of the most diversified portfolios in the west. Recognized in Fast Company’s ‘World’s Most Innovative Companies’ and #2 on Deloitte’s ‘Technology Fast 500’ as one of the fastest-growing companies in North America, Scopely has achieved more than $1 billion in lifetime revenue by creating game experiences that are an important part of people’s lives. Scopely has global operations in Los Angeles, Barcelona, Boulder, Dublin (DIGIT game studio), London and Tokyo, with additional studios in seven countries across four continents. For more information, visit our website.

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