Art Director

We are seeking an Art Director to help build out a world-class art team for new games and franchises within the mid-core landscape that include 3D worlds, engaging characters, and employing leading-edge technologies. SpacePlay is a rapidly growing studio where development teams thrive on collaboration, creativity, teamwork, and fun. Our mission is to create the next generation of fun mobile entertainment. The company is headquartered in the heart of Tel Aviv.

• Translate game concepts into fully realized games that bring our vision to life.
• Lead the marketing/graphic/art design teams in creative & visual aspects of game art production.
• Lead, and manage a small team of artists while simultaneously producing as an individual contributor.
• Ensure quality, consistency, and compliance of the art production throughout the production process.
• Communicate graphic themes of the style and goals of a product to the team.
• Guide the art design team in creative designs with references, comments, and positive feedback.
• Review graphic materials to assess their validity and appropriateness for our brand
• Rapidly generate conceptual ideas — then change gears, slowing down to polish assets to release quality.
• Create a seamless gameplay experience for existing and new players using buttons, icons, widgets, and other UI elements that represent the brand and the game’s established artistry.
• Create game assets; FX, animations, and characters.
• Improve gameplay designs and user interactions by creating or improving wireframes, style guides, and user flows.

• 5+ years prior professional experience as a Lead Game artist.
• Credited on multiple shipped mobile titles from beginning concepts to the end of the production cycle.
• Excellent conceptual and graphic design skills with a focus on clarity and usability and a proven track record of artistic adaptability.
• You take initiative and will help lead a creative vision, understanding that creating great experiences is a team effort.
• Expert level understanding of modern 3D character creation methods for mobile games.
• Expert level UI/UX design and animation ability, as it pertains to games.
• Collaborative working style.
• Experience conducting rapid prototyping.
• Passion for games.
• Knowledge of UI design trends and best practices.
• Proficiency in user flow, graphic user interface, and layout.
• A proven ability to not only solve problems in collaboration with the broader game team but to take initiative with excellent follow-through.
• An eye for quality and a high level of polish and execution, keeping current with gaming trends and styles.
• Strong leadership and excellent communication skills with the exceptional ability to give positive and constructive feedback.

• Deep level of understanding of character-driven pipelines within Unity.
• Experience conducting rapid prototyping.
• Passion for games, and the game-making process.
• Knowledge of UI and UX design trends and best practices.
• Proficiency in user flow, graphic user interface.