Zynga India is looking for a world-class Art Director to help lead the visual direction, art development process, and a talented team of artists in Bengaluru. You’ll work with a team of talented developers to deliver world-class games in the mobile arcade/casual genre. Are you ready to be a key contributor to Zynga’s Growth? Come and join us!!

Responsibilities:

Take an active, hands-on role in helping to develop, maintain, and refine game art
Support the evolution and maintenance of art pipeline workflow
Assist in researching, exploring, and communicating best practices in art and discern which competitive ideas are most effective; help lead the development of goals, standards, processes and feedback mechanisms
Help identify inconsistencies and opportunities for improvement within the creative process
Help to ensure accuracy of art scope, schedule, and budget
Help develop creative estimates and ensure high quality execution of all deliverables
Help foster inter-department communications as they relate to art
Assist with formal and informal critique, and provide effective feedback

Required Skills:

Solid experience in the entertainment and/or game markets
Must have exceptional standard for quality, and able to lead art team to an extremely high level of achievement
Bachelor’s degree in Arts, Graphic Arts, or related field is required
3 – 5 years of professional experience in advanced leadership including communication and project management skills is required
Expertise in arts/design, and a demonstrated ability to direct, mentor and enhance the efforts of a creative team
Minimum of two shipped titles as Associate Art Director/Art Director, ideally from pre-production through launch and live operations
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
Experience managing multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines with a strong attention to detail
Strong collaboration and influencing skills
Excellent grammatical skills and the ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing
Demonstrated ability to direct and multi-task effectively under pressure, while balancing speed and quality of the work
Expert understanding of art direction and storytelling
Applied conceptual strategy, brainstorm facilitation, day-to-day shepherding of a project to completion and team collaboration with product managers and leads is required
Proven ability to think conceptually and broadly about projects and the brand as a whole, and to develop and evolve creative systems

What we offer you:

Work in a studio that has complete P&L ownership of games
Competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus scheme and Zynga RSUs
Full medical, accident as well as life insurance benefits
Catered breakfast, lunch and evening snacks
Child care facilities for women employees and discounted facilities for male employees
Well stocked pantry
Generous Paid Maternity/Paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programs
Active Employee Resource Groups – Women at Zynga
Frequent employee events
Additional leave options for most employees
Flexible working hours on many teams
Casual dress every single day
Work with cool people and impact millions of daily players!