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Joyteractive

Mobile puzzle game developer and publisher

Art Director

Product DesignConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 3 years of game-development experience as an Art Director or Art Lead.
  • Experience with mobile casual projects where visuals and game feel are important, such as puzzle, coloring, hidden-object, merge, match-3, or farm games.
  • Experience with a LiveOps product.
  • A portfolio of projects where you were responsible for the visuals.
  • Deep expertise in 2D art, UI/UX, and game feel for mobile games.
  • Experience leading an art team by setting tasks, reviewing work, hiring, and developing artists.
  • Experience setting tasks for and reviewing UI/UX in mobile games, including mobile interface patterns, readability on small screens, and onboarding.
  • Understanding of animation and visual-effects production, including integration into Unity (Spine or similar), at the level of setting tasks and accepting results.
  • Deep understanding of current AI tools for art.
  • Understanding of mobile-device technical constraints.
  • Experience working in a product team in close collaboration with the producer, game design, and development.

Responsibilities

  • Review the project's current visuals and UX and prepare a prioritized improvement plan.
  • Improve game feel through animations, feedback on player actions, and satisfying moments at key points of gameplay.
  • Create and maintain the game's style guide, including palette, UI elements, fonts, and rules for animations and effects.
  • Develop the game's visual style, including potential major changes such as backgrounds and the overall visual approach, and prepare variants for A/B tests.
  • Lead the art team by setting tasks, reviewing work, giving feedback, and supporting growth.
  • Set tasks for UX flows and interfaces and review them.
  • Set tasks for animations and visual effects, and review and accept results in the build.
  • Participate in new-feature development from the concept stage, covering the feature's visual and UX aspects and its integration into the overall style.
  • Review and approve all visual assets before they go into the game.
  • Check visuals in the build on devices and assign fixes to the development team.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience independently defining the visual direction of a product that has been released.
  • Experience working on successful projects with a multi-million audience.
  • Experience organizing large-scale production of illustrated content in a consistent style.
  • Hands-on experience implementing AI in art production.

About the Company

Joyteractive

Mobile puzzle game developer and publisher

Joyteractive is a mobile game developer and publisher that specializes in puzzle games for iOS and Android. Its products are designed to be both entertaining and mentally engaging, with difficulty that accommodates players across skill levels. The company creates and releases puzzle titles on mobile devices, monetizing through in-app purchases and advertising to offer players ways to enhance their experience or progress faster. This focus on puzzle-driven, cognitively challenging gameplay targets casual gamers looking for short, daily entertainment sessions. Joyteractive differentiates itself through its combination of technical expertise and strategic support, aiming to deliver distinctive, addictive puzzle experiences that stand out in the crowded mobile gaming market. Its goal is to entertain and challenge players while maintaining a competitive edge and growing its audience in the mobile puzzle space.

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