About the job

The Design Home team at Glu Mobile is looking for an Art Director to join our fun and friendly team. In your role leading the art team you will collaborate to set visual direction and lead the team to achieve great visuals and experiences for our many loyal players. The ideal candidate would have an interest in interior design and 3D experience and skills to mentor and advocate for the art team. The role is based in San Francisco and you will work with our international team including our external development partners.

Responsibilities

• Partner with team directors to define and communicate priorities
• Create, maintain and evangelize the Art Style Guide
• Provide feedback to guide the art team on quality and maintaining consistency
• Partner with Content team to deliver best-in-class live ops art
• Collaborate on process and product with artists, designers, product managers, producers, engineers, and QA
• Directly manage and mentor art team talent, staff the team for success
• Collaborate with tech art and engineering to set best practices and standards
• Manage art team deliverables, ensuring they meet the defined objectives

Qualifications

• Experience art directing at least 3 published 3D game titles or lifestyle apps
• Experience directing 3D assets and lighting/shading to create realistic environments
• 5+ years as art lead or director
• Proven leadership abilities and teamwork skills
• Ability to communicate ideas verbally and visually, providing feedback and discussing creative direction with a constructive and diplomatic approach
• Tremendous artistic talent, firm understanding of traditional art and design principles
• A firm grasp of visual design as it relates to game development
• A desire to innovate and to go above and beyond in pursuit of excellence
• A passion for game development, awareness of current trends

Nice to have

• Interest in Interior Design
• Unity mobile game development experience
• Experience directing UI/UX
• Technical understanding and experience working with engineers
• Hands on skills using art tools & game engines

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. Glu is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences to ensure a diverse and inclusive workplace.