Art Director, Pocket Worlds
+ Equity
Metaverse firm
Open for applications
Metaverse firm
101-200 employees
Open for applications
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To empower creativity and connection in a digital world.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will bring a passion for fashion-forward design, extensive experience in mobile or console gaming, and a history of working on live game teams
- Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, Graphic Design, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 7+ years of experience in mobile or console game art production, including at least 3 years in a lead or director role on a live game team
- Exceptional skills in 2D art and a strong portfolio showcasing work that resonates with female audiences and fashion-forward designs
- Advanced to expert knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- Proven ability to manage external studios and outsourcing workflows
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with experience collaborating across disciplines
- Self-direction, proactive problem-solving, and a drive to elevate team and product quality
Desirable
- Graphic design experience and knowledge of UI/UX design
- Experience with Adobe After Effects and motion graphics
- Familiarity with mobile games that target a female demographic
What the job involves
- We are seeking a talented and experienced Art Director to lead and mentor a team of 2D artists while shaping the visual identity of our flagship platform, Highrise
- This role will work closely with the leadership team to set and execute the artistic vision, oversee production processes, and ensure the delivery of high-quality assets for features, content, and seasonal updates
- Alongside team leadership, you will have opportunities to create standout art assets that define the style of Highrise and resonate with our audience
- Manage and mentor a talented team of 2D artists, including scheduling assignments, capacity planning, and providing actionable feedback
- Inspire and develop your team by fostering a culture of creativity, growth, and collaboration
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define and execute a cohesive artistic vision for Highrise
- Work closely with the Art Director and cross-disciplinary teams to ensure the art aligns with gameplay, technical requirements, and audience expectations
- Update and maintain style guides to ensure consistency across internal and external teams
- Create high-profile art assets that set the quality bar for the team and inspire innovation in visual design
- Oversee the production of art assets, coordinating with external teams and managing outsourcing pipelines
- Develop and improve workflows and tools to maximize efficiency in the art production pipeline
- Utilize tools like Jira (or similar) for task planning, tracking, and project management
Our take
The popularity of virtual worlds is on the rise, with immersive gaming and social experiences more accessible than ever. As the parent company of Highrise and Everkskies, Pocket Worlds designs and builds metaverse communities to bring people together in new ways.
Through Highrise, it offers a virtual world where people make avatars and create relationships. Impressively, this has now amassed over 40 million users. The company's 2021 acquisition of Everskies, a pixel doll community, added a new world to its offering.
Moving forwards, Pocket Worlds has continued to launch new capabilities to serve its users. For example, Highrise Studio and Highrise 4.0 were introduced to make it easier for creators to build and monetize virtual experiences.
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jan 2021
$7m
EARLY VC
Oct 2018
$3m
SEED
Total funding: $10m
Company benefits
- Work anytime: This isn’t your typical 9-5 — they give you full permission to hop online whenever works for you
- Work anywhere: They have a team that spans the globe, so you have the ability to work from wherever speaks to you
- Training and Education Budget: Keep building your skillset with an annual reimbursement of up to $1,000 for programs, certifications, and learning materials
- Team Building Budget: Get to know your teammates with a monthly event and activity stipend of $25 per person
- Fitness Allowance: Stay active with a $50 monthly reimbursement for your gym membership, yoga studio membership, or whatever gets you moving
- Coworking Space Stipend: Choose a coworking space in your city that works for you and we’ll foot the bill
- Family Leave: Receive up to 2 months 100% paid time off during your first year of parenthood (after 6 months of employment)
- Annual Retreat: Join all fulltime employees on a unique jettsetting adventure every 9-12 months to brainstorm and meet face-to-face
Company values
- Dream big, then make it real - Thinking small is a self-fulfilling prophecy. We are doing the best work of our lives. We are presented with an amazing opportunity and it is up to us to build something truly amazing. We set ourselves goals we know we can’t reach yet because we know that by stretching to meet them, we can get further than we expected
- Be an owner, make a difference - Each person is important; each has the opportunity and the obligation to make a difference. We seek out ways to solve the most important problems. Every person can come up with the next great idea that will change our company's destiny, and we're responsible for each other to push to succeed
- Fast is better than slow - Moving fast allows us to build more things and learn faster. We're less afraid of making mistakes than we are of losing opportunities by moving slowly. We are a culture of builders, and we have the power to ship fast. We don’t think of speed as a trade-off with quality. Speed forces us to think and do things differently
- Keep it scrappy - Constraints on resources is a growth opportunity and not a debilitating challenge. Constraints breed resourcefulness, self-sufficiency, and invention. There are no extra points for growing headcount, budget size, or fixed expense. We spent the first 4 years of our company self-funded while building Highrise, and that bootstrap culture lives on in every aspect of our work
- Always Be Learning - Feedback is how we learn, grow, and ultimately build 10x better products this year than we did last year. We have the courage to give radically honest feedback, and we have the confidence to accept feedback without ego. We believe that feedback is a gift
- Build with humility - We put our collective success before individual achievements. We prioritize requests and questions from our teammates over our individual work, and we celebrate successes as a team
Company HQ
Galindo, Austin, TX
Articles
Leadership
Anton Bernstein
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously co-founded Luxury Escapes and Lookingo, serving here as CEO. Served as CEO for Smartbox and sat on the Investment Team for Redpoint Ventures and Insight Venture Partners.
Jimmy Xu
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously served as a Design Engineer for Apple. Experience as a Research Assistant at the University of Washington.
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