CREATIVE DIRECTOR (SLOT GAMES)

You are an Art Director, a Lead Game Artist, or a Senior Game Artist looking for a bigger challenge. Developing exciting casino games is your passion.

You have a solid track-record of managing creative teams with the successful production of impactful online casino games.

You love great slot games and you want to help develop the highest-quality games in the industry.

You will be responsible for :

As a Creative Director at PearFiction Studios, you will be the visionary force behind our games, driving the development and communication of a clear and compelling creative strategy and vision.

You will inspire and guide the Creative Team to deliver innovative and exceptional games, fostering a collaborative work environment that encourages creativity and excellence across all aspects of the creative process.

Here are the key responsibilities and requirements for this role :

• Manage the creative department team of artists, illustrators, animators, and sound engineers
• Manage the creative department daily tasks, assignments, back-logs, sprints, reviews, to make sure the games are delivered on time per our game pipeline schedule
• Use Jira, work logs, and KPI reports to measure the team performance and resource capacity ensuring that team output is always optimal
• Initiate, manage, and conduct recruitment efforts and interviews for the creative department
• Set and share best practices, tools, quality standards, SOP’s, production pipelines, productivity, and workflows within the creative department, and identifying work process improvements
• Follow each game’s development workflow until release, make sure the final game is as good as it can possibly be and fulfil the Game Producer expectations
• Support Marketing and Sales Departments in their efforts to market and sell the games to our customers
• Ability to work under pressure
• Provide feedback to the company’s creative team
• Perform other tasks as required
• 3+ years as a Creative Director, Art Director, Art Manager, Technical Artist, or Slot Game Producer
• BA / BS in fine art, illustration, graphic design, or equivalent working experience
• Strong track-record of leading slot game art with the successful production of impactful slot games
• Understanding online casino game art, with focus on optimizing games for all platforms, both regarding file size and performance
• Ability to adapt different art styles in doing characters, backgrounds, and symbols design
• Excellent knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite
• Excellent knowledge of motion design software, such as Spine 2D and After Effects
• Excellent understanding of typography
• Research, play, and study casino games to stay up-to-date with market trends and competition
• Highly organized, experienced in running multiple projects and delivering to tight deadlines
• Experience working with project tracking tools such as JIRA
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills
• Leadership attitude and not afraid to get your hands dirty
• Excellent teamwork skills and ability to adapt
• Currently holding a position of Creative Director, Art Director, Art Manager, or Lead Game Artist at an established casino games studio
• Great understanding of casino games and real money gaming compliance, jurisdictions, trends, and regulatory bodies
• Self-motivated with a strong desire to learn and stay abreast of online casino game trends and developments / standards
• Bilingual (French and English) is an asset
• Experience in using Jira and / or other project management tools

Preference will be given for candidates with experience in developing online casino games.

The role is open for candidates who are in Montreal, Canada and / or who are able to relocate to Montreal.

PearFiction offers a 2 / 3-day hybrid working model, giving our employees the option to work two days remotely and three days a week in office.

Apply for this position.

If you are interested in an open position please contact us at Email : [email protected]

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