Job Overview

Wargaming Belgrade is looking for an Art Manager who operates at the intersection of art, production, and organizational leadership, ensuring that visual development for World of Warships is fast, consistent, and sustainable.

This role supports a live product while driving new visual features, aligning teams, improving production pipelines, and building a strong, scalable art organization. It combines hands-on production oversight with strategic thinking, contributing both to day-to-day execution and the long-term development of teams and pipelines.

Reports to

Head of Development Services

What will you do?

This role focuses on two key areas:

Team Leadership and Delivery

• Lead, mentor, and develop artists, discipline leads, and production managers, including performance and career growth

• Contribute to department strategy, organizational structure, and long-term capability planning

• Oversee art production pipelines, set quality standards, and ensure predictable, timely delivery across features, LiveOps, and R&D

• Guide backlog planning, prioritization, and execution in collaboration with discipline leads and cross-functional stakeholders

• Ensure clear ownership, accountability, and effective collaboration across teams 

Strategy and Operations

• Drive alignment between the Visual Department and with Game Design, LiveOps, Engineering, Production, and other departments on priorities, timelines, and deliverables

• Establish and improve visual team's processes, communication flows, and collaboration models•    Shape and support the technical direction of art pipelines, tools, and workflows in collaboration with engineering, including integration of R&D outcomes into production

• Define and oversee vendor and outsourcing strategy, ensuring quality and efficiency

• Support standardization of tools, documentation, and best practices across the department

• Support financial planning, resource allocation, and scaling of the team 

What are we looking for?

• 3+ years of experience in leadership roles (e.g., Lead Artist, Art Manager, or Art Director)

• Confirmed experience contributing to commercial game titles in roles such as technical artist, 3D artist, level artist, etc.

• Deep knowledge of art pipelines across disciplines (3D, Environment, Rendering, VFX, UI)

• Familiarity with game engines (e.g., Unity, Unreal, or proprietary engines) and industry-standard tools (e.g., Maya, Blender, Photoshop)

• Experience managing complex production environments, including backlog prioritization and live service delivery

• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on problem solving

• Intermediate English (B2) or higher

What additional skills will help you stand out?

• Experience working on an AAA project

Work mode

• During the probation period: onsite

• After the probation period: onsite or hybrid (3 days per week in the office)

Benefits

Benefits and perks are tailored to the local market and culture. Our benefits in Belgrade include:

• Additional vacation days based on years of service at Wargaming: up to 5 days on top of the statutory minimum

• Additional paid time off (5 Personal Days, Birthday Leave, Marriage Leave, Compassionate Leave)

• Sick Leave Compensation, Maternity Leave Benefits  

• Premium Private Health Insurance

• Career development and education opportunities within the company

• English clubs and platform for learning languages

• Mental well-being program (iFeel)

• Commuting allowance

• Company events

• FitPass membership

• Discounts for employees

• Personal Gaming Account

• Coffee, fruits, and snacks in the office

• On-site canteen with subsidized prices for food and drinks

• Seniority Awards

• Referral program - you can recommend the best talents to the Company and receive a reward

Please submit your CV in English to ensure smooth processing and review.