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About the Role

Clipwire Games is seeking an Art Director to shape the visual direction of mobile game projects. This role is for an experienced art leader passionate about mobile games and free-to-play experiences, who will collaborate with Product, Design, and Development to ensure games are visually compelling, performant, and aligned with creative and business goals. The ideal candidate will have strong artistic taste, clear communication skills, and the ability to inspire a team while remaining involved in execution. They will also champion the use of AI in art production to enhance quality, consistency, and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the overall visual direction and artistic vision for assigned game projects
• Collaborate closely with Product and Design to align visual direction with gameplay, player experience, and business goals
• Lead concept ideation for new features and products, translating early ideas into visual direction
• Lead, mentor, and provide feedback to artists across disciplines (UI/UX, 2D, motion, etc.)
• Ensure visual consistency and quality across all in-game content, features, events, and live ops updates
• Create or oversee high-quality concept art, mockups, UI flows, and visual prototypes
• Guide the development of UI/UX that is clear, intuitive, and optimised for mobile devices
• Work with Development to ensure art is performant, scalable, and efficiently implemented
• Review and approve assets before integration, ensuring they meet quality and technical standards
• Support live ops content creation while maintaining visual freshness and consistency
• Spearhead and champion AI use and integration across the art team, actively identifying new opportunities to apply AI in the creative process
• Build pipelines and workflows that leverage AI tools to improve quality, consistency, and efficiency across the art team
• Train AI models on existing or new assets - created by yourself or the team - to generate production-ready assets
• Develop processes that improve efficiency and reduce friction in day-to-day art production
• Stay current with AI and art advancements across the industry, bringing relevant developments back to the team
• Help improve art pipelines, workflows, and documentation

Requirements

• Strong experience in game art direction, preferably in mobile or free-to-play games
• Excellent visual taste with a solid understanding of composition, colour, typography, and UI/UX principles
• Experience leading or mentoring artists and providing clear, constructive feedback
• Hands-on experience with generative AI tools for art production (e.g. Scenario, Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, ComfyUI) and familiarity with concepts like LoRA fine-tuning and model training on custom assets
• A track record of introducing new tools or processes that improved team output or quality
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across disciplines
• Hands-on experience creating or reviewing UI, 2D art, and visual systems
• Understanding of mobile constraints, performance considerations, and asset optimisation
• Proficiency with industry-standard tools (e.g. Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, Unity)
• Experience working on live games or live ops content is a strong asset

Skills

• Game art direction
• Mobile games
• Free-to-play games
• Visual taste
• Composition
• Colour theory
• Typography
• UI/UX principles
• Artist leadership
• Mentoring artists
• Constructive feedback
• Generative AI tools for art production
• Scenario
• Stable Diffusion
• Midjourney
• ComfyUI
• LoRA fine-tuning
• Model training on custom assets
• Process improvement
• Team output enhancement
• Quality improvement
• Communication skills
• Collaboration skills
• UI art creation
• 2D art creation
• Visual systems development
• Mobile constraints understanding
• Performance optimisation
• Asset optimisation
• Figma
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• Unity
• Live games experience
• Live ops content experience

Location

• Canada

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Experienced

Salary/Compensations

• $115,000 to $135,000

Benefits

• 15 days holiday in addition to bank holidays
• An extra 5 days holiday every 5 years of service
• Collaborative hybrid environment
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• $500 annual wellness benefit
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program
• Generous parental leave
• Regular company events
• Ongoing professional development opportunities
• Competitive total compensation package
• Pay for performance rewards approach

About the Company

• Tripledot Studios is one of the largest independent mobile games companies in the world.
• A multi-award-winning organisation with a global 2,500+ strong team across 12 studios.
• Portfolio includes major mobile gaming titles with over 25 million daily active users.
• Guiding principle: When people love what they do, what they do will be loved by others.
• Building a company filled with driven, smart, detail-oriented people who love making games.
• Ambition to be the most successful games company in the world.

Equal Opportunity

• Clipwire Games is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity.
• All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or other legally protected characteristics.
• As part of our interview process, we may use AI-enabled tools to assist with note-taking and summarizing conversations. These tools are used only to support our recruiters and interviewers. They are not used to screen applications or make hiring decisions. All candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are made by people.
• All legitimate Clipwire roles are only posted on our official careers page and LinkedIn.
• We do not conduct job interviews via messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram or others.
• We never ask for personal or financial information during interviews.
• Sensitive information is only ever requested after a formal written offer through official channels.
• Our in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (tripledotstudios.com).