Head of Art
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SideGames industry services
Malaysia. Taiwan. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Philippines. Romania. United StatesFull-TimeLead
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Job Details
- Languages
- English, at least another language
- Experience
- 10+ years
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in games industry services, outsourcing, co-development, or related delivery-focused environments.
- Proven experience leading business units, service lines, or large operational teams.
- Strong commercial acumen, including experience with deal structuring, pricing, margin management, and contract execution.
- Demonstrated ability to organize, scale, and deploy teams across multiple projects and clients.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong strategic thinking combined with hands-on operational execution.
- Excellent communication in English, both written and spoken.
- Fluent in at least another language.
- Experience with managing Eastern European teams.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, creative environment with tight deadlines.
- Familiarity with game development pipelines, from pre-production to post-production.
- A passion for digital art, the process of creating it, and a desire to share that passion with others.
- Experience working closely with art, creative, or production leadership in game development (preferred).
- Familiarity with 3D art pipelines, asset production workflows, and game development lifecycles (preferred).
- Experience supporting AAA and/or large-scale indie game projects (preferred).
- Background in distributed or global team environments (preferred).
Responsibilities
- Own the commercial success of the Art Delivery line of business at global level, including revenue growth, margin targets, and long-term scalability.
- Partner closely with the sales team to evaluate, shape, and close new business opportunities, ensuring they are structured for successful delivery.
- Participate in client-facing discussions to define scope, pricing models, delivery strategies, and long-term partnership potential.
- Ensure that signed deals align with operational capabilities, artistic standards, and strategic goals.
- Define and execute a forward-looking strategy for the art business, including service offerings, capacity planning, and market positioning.
- Identify opportunities for new capabilities, delivery models, tools, or geographic expansion.
- Build new teams in growth regions.
- Support, grow and mentor current teams.
- Stay informed on industry trends in game art production, outsourcing, and co-development to inform business decisions.
- Design, organize, and deploy cross-functional delivery teams, along with the Global Art Director, to meet client needs effectively and efficiently.
- Establish scalable structures, workflows, and resource models in partnership with production and art/codev leadership.
- Ensure clarity of roles, responsibilities, and accountability across the delivery organization.
- Act as an escalation point for delivery or resourcing challenges, driving solutions that protect client relationships and business outcomes.
- Build trusted relationships with key clients as a business and delivery leader.
- Ensure consistent communication and alignment between internal teams and external partners.
- Represent the Art Services business internally, providing clear reporting on performance, risks, and opportunities.
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