Directeur.rice Artistique

October 16, 2026

Hybrid

Head

Montrouge, Paris

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Keep in mind

Original vacancy is in French
You will likely need French for the job. The employer can confirm

Also worth knowing

Mandatory office attendance
2 days per week

Description

Playrion is a French studio and publisher specializing in management video games; it joined Paradox Interactive in 2020 and was acquired by Trophy Games in 2026. The studio is best known for Airlines Manager, a benchmark airline management game with over 20 million players, and its new license Airport Simulator: First Class. Playrion is hiring an Art Director to own the artistic vision and graphic consistency of its mobile games and to manage the art team.

Responsibilities

Define and implement an artistic direction: develop an effective, coherent art direction aligned with the game vision and target audience, communicate and document to ensure homogeneity and quality of graphic elements
Lead the artistic team: supervise the 2D, 3D, UX/UI and tech artists, organize their work across several projects and their skills development
Join the management team and coordinate work across departments: align creative and marketing visions with the company strategy
Take part in design meetings with game designers to define artistic needs and visual priorities
Exchange with programmers to validate technical feasibility of graphic elements and anticipate integration constraints
Collaborate with the marketing team to design and validate promotional visuals consistent with the game and company visual identity
Competitive monitoring: track market and competition trends and propose new adapted solutions

Requirements

Significant experience as Art Director or Lead Artist on a video game production
Solid experience in team management
Mastery of graphic creation tools (Photoshop, Substance Painter...)
Good knowledge of 3D, UI/UX and game engines (Blender, Figma, Unity)
Developed artistic sense and strong creative ability
Leadership and excellent interpersonal skills with teams
Ability to make decisions and defend an artistic vision
Organisation, rigor and priority management
Full professional video game production experience from game concept to release
Good understanding of technical constraints of mobile gaming
UI/UX experience adapted to mobile

Conditions

Permanent contract (CDI)
On-site position in Montrouge / Paris 14 with remote work allowed 2 days per week plus 3 bonus weeks per year to work abroad
Salary between 43,000 and 53,000 EUR gross annual plus profit-sharing (intéressement)
Availability as soon as possible
New fully renovated offices with large desks, equipped kitchen with daily snacks, soundproofed meeting room, nap room and game room