Art Director

Role Overview

Scopely is looking for an Art Director to join an unannounced title based in the Shanghai office (5 days in the office). The team is in the early stages of development on an ambitious mobile game in China, focusing on crafting unforgettable characters and immersive adventures.

What You Will Do

• Partner with the Global Sr. Art Director to execute the visual vision and quality standards for mobile game features, events, and content.
• Lead the artistic development of game features from concept through final implementation.
• Serve as the primary art liaison with external IP partners by presenting work for review, facilitating feedback and approvals, and ensuring clear communication and alignment between external stakeholders and the internal art team.
• Create, review, and provide feedback on art assets to ensure consistency, quality, and adherence to brand standards.
• Act as the art representative on cross-functional feature teams, collaborating closely with Design, Product, Engineering, UX, and external partners.
• Establish and maintain visual targets, benchmarks, and best practices for content creation.
• Supervise outsource vendors, overseeing schedule, assigning work and providing feedback.
• Organize and lead art reviews, brainstorming sessions, and creative discussions.
• Help improve workflows, pipelines, and production processes in partnership with Technical Art and Engineering.
• Identify creative risks and opportunities and communicate recommendations to project leadership.
• Contribute directly to production as needed while helping the team deliver high-quality work on schedule.

What We're Looking For

• 6+ years of experience in game development, visual design, or a related creative field.
• Experience leading art production for shipped games, live-service products, or major game features.
• Strong artistic fundamentals, including composition, color, visual hierarchy, and player-focused design.
• Proven ability to provide clear, constructive feedback and mentor artists across disciplines.
• Experience working closely with cross-functional teams throughout the development process.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of game development pipelines, content creation workflows, and production processes.
• Proficiency with industry-standard art and design tools.
• Possesses 2D/3D generalist skill set, including modeling and rendering.
• Proficient experience with Maya.
• Experience with Unity 3D.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced hybrid environment and handle stress appropriately and/or ability to solve practical problems and be sufficiently adaptable to handle dynamic situations with little advance notice.
• Must be proficient in English.

Plus If...

• Experience with JIRA and GIT.
• BA or equivalent degree in studio art, computer graphics or technical field.
• Minimum 6 years of experience preferred.
• Familiarity with top F2P mobile games.

About Scopely

Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most beloved and enduring experiences, including “MONOPOLY GO!”, “Pokémon GO,” “Stumble Guys,” “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “WWE Champions,” the Scrabble® franchise, and “Yahtzee® With Buddies.” Across mobile, web, PC, and console, Scopely creates, develops, publishes, and live-operates one of the most diversified and award-winning portfolios in the games industry.

Founded in 2011, the company is powered by a team of thousands of world-class gamemakers and its proprietary technology platform, Playgami. Scopely is the #1 mobile games company in the U.S. and #2 globally, generating more than $10 billion in lifetime revenue. The company has global operations and partners across four continents in more than a dozen countries.

Employment Policy

Employment at Scopely is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. Scopely does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law. The company also considers qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.