Scopely is looking for a passionate, fun, talented and experienced art leader to guide the visuals of a brand new game and lead a global team of artists. We are still early in development, so we need an art leader who has been through preproduction many times before and enjoys a highly collaborative environment. You will be responsible for generating an inspiring vision for the company to rally behind and awe-inducing visuals to make us stand among the best game makers out there.

Responsibilities:

Own and oversee development of all visuals, from characters to key art
Bring exceptional problem solving strategies to areas of development; develop, create and direct visually innovative, inspirational, and fun solutions to complex feature ideas
Guide, mentor, inspire and develop a talented team of artists across all disciplines and distributed globally to create high fidelity art
Manage internal team of artists as well as external teams and outsource partners to deliver the highest possible creative quality while adhering to schedule
Collaborate with design and engineering to consistently create memorable game experiences
Work with Product, Design, UX and Technical leaders to generate creative concepts that adhere to the product and technical needs
Manage the in-game assets development from creation to Unity game engine implementation; ensure the fidelity of assets through the pipeline and that implemented assets are best in class
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.
Communicate and document art needs in the team planning documentation: GDD, TDDs, and Feature Specs
Consistently strive to exceed the highest quality standards of the studio

Qualifications:

10+ years video game development experience, 5+ years experience as an Art Director
5+ years Experience working on mobile games for Android and/or iOS up to and including live operations
Art related college or university degree: BA or BFA
Extensive portfolio displaying diverse artistic skills
In depth knowledge of all aspects of asset creation for video games, including modeling, texturing, and animation
Expert knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, extensive knowledge of Maya, Substance Designer/Painter and Unity
Very strong Unity experience including asset import and management, optimization, UI, 2D and 3D animation, material and VFX creation.
Must have developed and shipped titles using Unity Game Engine
Must have experience with UGUI
Able to create high fidelity pre-visualization animations using Animate CC, After Effects, and/or other leading animation software
Strong concept art skills or managing ability
Very strong sense of layout, composition, graphic design, color, font, typeface
Experience running complex art pipelines and working with teams in other timezones
People management experience including managing performance and career development for artists
Experience managing diverse artistic disciplines in a fast paced development environment
Superior communication, organizational, time management and interpersonal skills

Desirable Experience and Skills:

Experience with mobile and PC development, AAA F2P games in particular
Experience with fighting/combat system development and bringing large scale fantasy worlds to life
Credit on multiple shipped titles

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.

Scopely is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, family or parental status, gender identity, veteran, or disability status, or other protected status.

Art Director