Art Director (World of Warships)

Wargaming is seeking an Art Director to lead the team of artists and designers for their top AAA project, World of Warships. The Art Director will be responsible for defining the look and feel of every game feature for World of Warships on PC and console platforms. The ideal candidate should have at least 3 years of experience as an Art Lead or Art Director in the game industry, classical art training background, and competence in modern game production technologies. The job responsibilities include searching for and implementing artistic and technological solutions to improve the visual quality of the project, maintaining and improving the visual quality of the project and its components, and developing the concept of new directions and features needed to develop the project.

• Searching for and implementing in the production process of artistic and technological solutions to improve the visual quality of the project
• Maintaining and improving the visual quality of the project and its components
• Control of the visual level of the project, and its components
• Development of the concept of new directions and features needed to develop the project
• Grow and manage teams of 2D artists, 3D artists
• Communicating the artistic concept to the creative team
• Work closely with the development and publishing teams

• 3+ years of experience as an Art Lead or Art Director in the game industry (list of released projects and an outstanding art portfolio is a must)
• Classical art training background
• Competence in the field of modern game production technologies
• Ability to work in 2D, 3D graphics packages
• Creative mindset, mentor, and leadership skills
• Ability to clearly communicate feedback and vision
• Fluent English
• Fluent Russian
• Knowledge of modern principles of UI creation (additional skill)
• Knowledge of game platforms (additional skill)
• Understanding of the game development process and market (additional skill)
• Passion for games (additional skill)