Art Director – FPS Shooter Game Project

Job Details

Type: Permanent Full-time
Location: Remote (eventually Banglalore, India permanently or at least 6 months/year)
Reports To: CEO
Number of Openings: 1

JK: Art Director Role

Create the artistic vision for our new FPS mobile shooter game. Will work with a small and cross-functional team to help build an extremely ambitious game.
We will have a small internal art team that will likely require training from you and we will likely have to work with outsourced studios as well. A strong opinion on how the team should be structured very welcome!
This position requires both strategic and artistic vision along with a hands-on, operational level work ethic getting your hands dirty.

Define the visual identity of the game
Create required documents to efficiently and effectively communicate the art direction including an art style-guide, mood board, and/or other documents to direct internal and external artists for in-game assets, UI, and ad creatives
Establish best practices and standards based on your actual real world experience, however, must also question and experiment with improving your existing practices
Oversee art hiring, planning, and most importantly training and mentorship
Review art assets, planning, and processes via reviews/retrospectives
Overall ownership of the art quality in the game and the appropriateness of the art style against our game/audience

Experience: Experience on at least 3 mobile game titles full life cycle and as an art director on at least 2
Skill: Ability to create and oversee the creation of dope ass art people love
Leadership: Experience managing both an internal and external art team

While we need our Art Director to define the artistic vision of the game. Some influences we currently really like include:

Must be willing to relocate to Bangalore, India (likely after 1 year of remote work) we may also explore just having to spend a lot of time there without full relocation
Before applying please review our LILA Games | Business Values document. We take our culture incredibly seriously and we will not accommodate a Values mismatch in our company. So please make sure your own Values are in alignment before you apply!

Resume: Submit your resume using the application form below. Alternatively you can also email your resume to [email protected] In the “Cover Letter” section pls just include links to your art portfolio and thoughts on how you would approach art style for a mobile shooter game.
Written Test: You will receive a written test by email if selected
Video Interviews: We will schedule a number of video interviews if selected
Offer: If selected, we will send you a formal offer letter including compensation and other logistical details
On-boarding: Before joining, we require some reading and a full understanding of our Values & Culture. We will send some tasks and materials to review before you sign your offer letter. We will also agree on an initial 30/60/90 day plan to begin your journey at LILA Games.
Begin: We will ship all of your working materials including work computer, monitor, and other accessories for you to start.

Job Category: Art

Job Type: Full Time

Job Location: Bangalore