Lead Artist - Puzzle

About Wooga

Based in Berlin, Europe's creative tech capital, our employees from 40 nations work together to develop top titles for a global audience. Working in independent teams, Wooga's signature approach to making great games for mobile has made us one of the world's most popular developers.

About the job
We are looking for someone to be a part of our wonderfully creative office based in the heart of Berlin. You will lead an art team on one of our most exciting upcoming casual genre titles. You will be responsible for building and executing the artistic vision as well as making sure your art team delivers on that vision. Wanna check out a bit more behind the scenes of our office? Then check us out on YouTube, Pinterest our very own website or just plain old Google us. Don't live in Germany? No problem, allow us to help you relocate from around the globe to join us in our English speaking multi-national and multi-awesome studio.

• Defining and maintaining the visual style and quality of the title with the game artists.
• Visual realisation of game concepts and ideas with the team.
• Development of game artists’ skills.
• Being hands-on in producing concept art, which will form the basis for the game's characters, environments, and theme.

Who are we looking for

• You are a very creative person with a passion for games and strong visual thinking.
• You have 8+ years of industry experience.
• Your professional experience includes leading a team of artists in the gaming industry.
• You have a proven ability to deliver fresh visual solutions that are fun, technically sound and on time.
• You not only can be a great teammate, but can work autonomously.
• You have a bachelor’s degree in graphic design and/or illustration, or comparable.
• You are able to communicate and oversee the product marketing vision.

Essential to the job are:

• Previous experience of leading Art teams
• Expertise in a range of creative software
• An outstanding Portfolio
• Self Discipline and Organizational Skills

The icing on the cake:

• Familiarity with Unity
• A Serious Get-Things-Done Attitude
• A Passion for puzzle games

Why should you join us?

• Empowered position with challenging and rewarding responsibilities
• Flexible, team structure with a high tolerance for experimentation
• Collaborative and open company culture dedicated to making world-class games
• An audience of millions of happy players
• Talented, inspiring colleagues from all over the world with English as our de facto working language
• Located in Europe’s most creative city with low cost of living and high quality of life
• We are committed to professional personal growth to strengthen and deepen our long term working relationship