Description
Carry1st is the leading publisher of social games and interactive content in Africa. We work with studios across the globe – from Addis Ababa to Sofia to New York City – to level up their games and scale in dynamic, frontier markets. In addition to our full-stack publishing service, we’ve built a proprietary payments and ecommerce experience which allows customers to pay for digital content, even when they don’t have a credit card.
As Art Director you’ll be responsible for defining and directing artistic vision for games in pre-production and production stage. You’ll work in close collaboration with our awesome Games team, including Product Managers, Producers , Game Designer and Dev teams to define and create new game concepts, and oversee the art production pipeline during the development of the game.
You will…
- Participate in brain-storming, conception of ideas, and brief creation;
- Define and showcase the visual identity of the game in the pre-production phase;
- Create the art style-guide for in-game assets and UI;
- Set up the best practices and standards for production based on industry benchmarks and share your expertise with the team members;
- Oversee art hiring, development and resourcing;
- Review and validate the assets;
- Oversee the whole game graphic quality and art content production in collaboration with the production team
Requirements
What makes you a great candidate?
- Demonstrable leadership skills with both problem solving and diplomatic skills.
- Portfolio of work that demonstrates compelling visuals across multiple genres of games.
- Previous experience working with external partners.
- Excellent technical ability with a thorough understanding of Unity, mobile rendering and post processing methods.
- Previous experience as an Art Director with 5 or more years working in game development, including at least one mobile game; .
Benefits
What makes you a great candidate?
- Demonstrable leadership skills with both problem solving and diplomatic skills.
- Portfolio of work that demonstrates compelling visuals across multiple genres of games.
- Previous experience working with external partners.
- Excellent technical ability with a thorough understanding of Unity, mobile rendering and post processing methods.
- Previous experience as an Art Director with 5 or more years working in game development, including at least one mobile game; .
What will we offer you?
- The opportunity to lead on high stakes, industry changing products
- Almost unlimited room for career growth with support along the way
- The ability to work from anywhere in the world
- Equity ownership
Some additional perks you’ll get access to…
- Co-working excursions and retreats: Our teams are encouraged to work from a shared location and visit each other. Carry1st will cover travel expenses, accommodation, and provide you with a daily spending allowance
- Awesome equipment: To set our teammates up for success we make sure you’ve got everything you need to work effectively
- Remote working allowance: An allowance that you can put towards creating your own office space, whether it’s internet expenses, ad-hoc equipment, or using a co-working space
- Birthday leave: Our teammates enjoy a paid day off on their special day
- Learning and development: Access to a Professional Development Fund to enable teammates to attend courses, conferences and training events
- Social events: Fun and regular company events to relax and connect with teammates
Although we’ve specified a location that could work well for this role, it’s not essential to be based there. Carry1st is a remote first company – in fact, we currently have people in over 19 different countries. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Join us!
Learn more about Carry1st…
- Forbes announced that Andreessen Horowitz led Carry1st’s $20M Series A Extension
- The Hollywood Reporter announced that Nas and Google joined Carry1st’s $20M round
- PocketGamer.Biz announced that Carry1st raised $20 million to create the “Garena of Africa”
