[UPLIVE Company] Game Art Director

Job description

**Location** HCM Onsite (Relocation Support) We are seeking an experienced **Game Art Director** to lead the visual direction and creative strategy for our mobile game portfolio. You will define the artistic vision, ensure visual consistency across products, and guide artists and cross-functional teams to deliver world-class aesthetics that elevate player engagement and marketability. This role is central to shaping how our games look, feel, and stand out globally. ### WHAT YOU WILL DO - Own the end-to-end UI/UX direction, setting standards for clarity, usability, and visual polish across all products. - Ensure efficient artists team workflows, resource planning, and clear communication. - Provide creative direction and mentorship to designers and artists, maintaining consistency across game assets, UI, animations, and branding. across departments. - Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Game Designer, Technical Artist, and Developers to align artistic decisions with gameplay, usability, and production constraints. - Review, refine, and approve all visual deliverables, ensuring they meet quality benchmarks and support player engagement goals. - Drive continuous research into top-performing mobile games, market trends, and regional visual preferences (e.g., Korea, Japan, US) to strengthen competitive advantage. - Partner with the UA and Creative teams to bring learnings from ad creatives and store tests into the in-game product experience. ### QUALIFICATIONS - **Technical Requirements** - Minimum 4–6 years of experience in game art, UI/UX, or creative leadership, including at least 1–2 years in a senior or lead role. - Deep understanding of mobile game art styles, usability patterns, and UI frameworks. - Strong capability in visual direction, creative strategy, and building cohesive art systems. - Experience reviewing and guiding work across multiple domains (UI, concept art, animation, VFX, marketing assets). - Proficiency in design and prototyping tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, etc.). - Background in mobile gaming is highly preferred. - Experience with animation or motion design is a plus. - **Soft Skills Requirements** - Vision-driven creative leader with strong ownership and decision-making capability. - Able to communicate direction clearly, justify creative choices, and align teams around a unified vision. - Comfortable managing multiple game portfolios and balancing speed with quality. - Highly collaborative, open-minded, and skilled at giving constructive feedback. - Able to work cross-functionally with Product, Development, UA, and Marketing teams. - Proactive problem-solver who anticipates challenges and drives visual innovation. - Portfolio showcasing leadership in visual direction is required. ### WHAT WE OFFER - Competitive salary, 100% salary during probation - Performance bonus with 30% of company profit shared with no cap - Full SHUI as Vietnamese Law + Premium Private Medical Insurance and annual health check - Minimum 12 days paid annual leave + 10 days paid sick leave. - 12 days working from home per year - Annual flexi-budget (9.400.000 VNĐ/year) for well-being & personal development - Free daily lunch with 10+ menu options. - Free daily F&B: Snacks, juice, beverage, tea-time - Monthly/Bi-monthly team activity allowance - Company learning trip will be top of countries that we gain most profit. 1st is Korea, next destination is Japan - Sponsored sports activities: badminton, soccer, ... - Sponsored overseas conferences and industry events for all levels. - ••Modern equipments/AI tool provided. ### RELOCATION SUPPORT This position is based in our Ho Chi Minh City office — but don't let that stop you from applying. If you're the right person for this role, we'd love to make the move work for you. ***Relocation support is available***, and we'll work out the details together during the offer stage."