Art Director - Midcore Shooter Game

We are looking for an experienced and talented Art Director to join our new Midcore Studio in Stockholm. You will work in a small, dynamic game team with the mission to create an awesome new midcore game for mobile.

Your role within our Kingdom

You are a confident leader and role model who can build and establish the identity of an art team while owning the artistic vision of a new product.

Support a highly agile and iterative game design and release process and will nurture close collaboration with producers, game designers, scrum masters, developers, business performance, player insight and of course brand.

Skills to create thrills

You are an established Artist and Art Director, with:
?Artistic vision and an excellent eye for detail
?A high level of creativity and have a true passion for games, backed by relevant experience within the gaming industry
?Proven track record of leading a team to deliver high quality art & animations that adhere to the style and goals of the project
?You know visual communication by heart and can quickly do concepts and/or mock-ups to communicate your ideas
?A full understanding and ability to direct all areas of 3D game art, including modelling, sculpting, UV, texturing, skinning for deformation, rigging and animation
?Experience in creating Moodboards, Style guides, Brand guidelines & other necessary documentation
?Solid experience as a people manager who understands which mix of competencies and coaching you need in your team to excel and drive great performance
?Strong communication and organizational skills, you feel at home with project planning
?A pronounced interest in player behaviour and player experience
?An innovative spirit, happy to go beyond the assigned tasks, actively seeking responsibility

An online portfolio demonstrating all aspects of your skills is required!

Tasty bonus skills
?Knowledge of technical constraints, optimization and implementation
?Skills in animation and special effects
?Interest in visual and interaction design
?Experience working in an agile project environment
?Previous experience from creating midcore and/or mobile games
?Experience of high fidelity game execution on multiple platforms
?Establishing of art outsourcing relationships.

Life at King

We believe that great gaming experiences happen when they are developed by working in small, autonomous creative teams that control the whole process ? from idea to amazing game. Our close connection with the player community gets us instant feedback and enables us to deliver truly magical moments. We value your free time and your need to refuel, relax and find inspiration ? by playing games with your colleagues, being at home with your family or going to the gym or out for a run. That's how we stay creative.

Want to join our Kingdom?

Please apply in English and don?t forget to share your portfolio with us.

The brilliant experience we give our players comes from the diversity and experience of our people. A great Saga needs all kinds of Heroes ? that?s why we hire all sorts of talent!