Project Manager (Art Team)

Accountabilities:

• Plan, break down, and manage Art team tasks across pipelines, backlogs, and sprints.


• Define and monitor project roadmaps, timelines, deadlines, and release plans.


• Allocate work among artists based on workload, capacity, skills, and individual competencies.


• Customize Jira extensively to support team workflows, including custom fields, workflows, statuses, filters, dashboards, and automations.


• Structure, analyze, and interpret large datasets to identify opportunities for improving production efficiency.


• Consolidate information from multiple sources to create clear reports, performance metrics, and visual dashboards.


• Proactively identify process issues, risks, blockers, and bottlenecks through data analysis and implement practical solutions.


• Coordinate communication and dependencies between the Art team and producers, game designers, developers, marketing, and other stakeholders.


• Oversee the quality of art assets and ensure deliverables align with references and established art brand guidelines.


• Organize and facilitate planning sessions, retrospectives, status meetings, and other team ceremonies.


• Maintain accurate project documentation, task trackers, art guidelines, reporting, and operational information across Jira, Trello, Notion, or similar tools.


• Continuously improve workflows, resource allocation, and project tracking processes based on data and team needs.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Project Manager, preferably supporting creative, design, or art teams.


• Strong analytical capabilities, with proven ability to structure, interpret, and work with large volumes of data.


• Familiarity with data visualization and analytics platforms such as Grafana, Tableau, or similar tools.


• Advanced proficiency with Jira, including workflow customization, dashboards, filters, automations, and custom fields.


• Strong understanding of the 2D art production pipeline and creative team workflows.


• Excellent time management, prioritization, and organizational skills.


• Ability to establish effective communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders.


• Practical experience with Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.


• High level of ownership, attention to detail, and ability to remain effective under pressure.


• Fluent Russian.


• Intermediate or higher English proficiency.


• Experience in game development, animation, or digital production is a plus.


• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously is advantageous.


• Knowledge of advanced resource management tools is beneficial.


• Basic understanding of artistic disciplines is a plus.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.


• Flexible working hours.


• Remote and office work options.


• Career growth and professional development opportunities.


• Opportunity to work with a talented and passionate creative team.


• Dynamic environment with opportunities to contribute to process improvement and production efficiency.


• Inclusive culture that values diversity and creativity.


• Opportunity to contribute to the development of engaging mobile game content.


• Full-time employment.

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