Senior Art Manager

Scopely is looking for an Senior Art Manager to join our MONOPOLY GO! Game team in Barcelona hub on a hybrid basis (3X week in office).

At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play, every day - whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues, or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a global team of game lovers who are developing, publishing and innovating the mobile games industry, connecting millions of people around the world daily. 

MONOPOLY GO! is a global phenomenon and the biggest mobile game launch in history, captivating millions of players worldwide.

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Art Manager to lead and support a team of artists. This role is primarily focused on people management, team development, performance, staffing, and creating a healthy and effective working environment for artists.

The Art Manager will help artists grow their skills and careers, establish clear expectations, manage team capacity, and ensure the team is organized to support the broader creative goals of the studio. While the role will collaborate with production and development partners, its primary responsibility is the success, wellbeing, and development of the art team.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of artists across one or more disciplines.
• Establish clear expectations, goals, and standards for individual and team performance.
• Provide regular feedback, coaching, performance reviews, and career guidance.
• Monitor team health, morale, workload, and engagement.
• Identify risks related to burnout, capacity, motivation, or team dynamics and address them proactively.
• Support hiring, interviewing, onboarding, role definition, and organizational planning.
• Manage team structure, staffing needs, succession planning, and resource allocation.
• Help ensure artists are assigned to work that matches their skills, experience, and development goals.
• Facilitate communication across the art team and ensure important information is shared clearly.
• Represent the needs, concerns, and achievements of the art team to leadership.
• Partnering with Art Directors and craft leads to support quality, standards, and professional growth.
• Encourage the adoption of improved tools, workflows, and AI-enabled processes that benefit artists and the broader organization.
• Maintain clear documentation related to team structures, responsibilities, development plans, and management processes.

Qualifications

• Significant experience working in game development.
• Proven experience managing, mentoring, or leading artists.
• Strong understanding of people management, performance management, and career
• development.
• Excellent communication, listening, conflict-resolution, and organizational skills.
• Ability to provide clear, constructive, and actionable feedback.
• Experience supporting teams through organizational change and evolving priorities.
• Strong judgment, empathy, discretion, and professionalism.
• Ability to balance individual needs with broader team and organizational priorities.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing artists in a mobile, casual, or live-service game environment.
• Background in 2D, 3D, animation, VFX, UI, and/or technical art.
• Experience with hiring and workforce planning
• Familiarity with modern digital art tools, production workflows, and AI-assisted creative processes.

Please submit your CV in English.

At Scopely, we create games for everyone - and want to ensure that the people behind our games reflect that!   We are committed to creating a diverse, supportive work environment where everyone is treated with respect. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us & embrace the adventure!

Employment at Scopely is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. Scopely does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.