The Art Outsource Manager is responsible for the external development of the TPCi Game Studio art assets. This role will work directly with outsource partners to ensure quality, oversee production efforts, provide art direction and feedback. In addition, the Art Outsource Manager will own and drive the engine integration pipeline for outsource art assets.

What You’ll Do

Own the quality and technical accuracy of all incoming art assets.
Provide detailed feedback and approvals, art direction and daily communication through various platforms such as Basecamp, JIRA, Slack and Email.
Work with Art Leads to define and maintain visual documentation, style guides and best practices for external developers to follow.
Coordinate with production and leads to determine project needs, scope of work, sprint prioritization and high-level milestone planning.
Collaborate with internal client engineering, technical art, and design to improve and optimize asset integration pipeline
Make occasional changes or fixes to assets at any stage of the production cycle to ensure content is game ready and free of blocking bugs or issues.
Build and foster working relationships with external partners.

What You’ll Bring

7+ years of professional game development experience, including 2+ years of outsource management or similar experience.
Core understanding and technical knowledge of real-time 3D engines; Unity a strong plus.
Experience developing for PC and mobile platforms including targeting multiple OS specifications with a solid understanding of performance limitations.
A deep knowledge of the disciplines involved in the content creation pipeline of real-time 3D art assets including animation, lighting, characters, props, and environments.
A working proficiency in the leading industry tools including Zbrush, Maya/3D Studio Max, Substance Painter, Photoshop.
Strong understanding of industry standard modeling techniques including soft and hard surface modeling, high to low poly workflows and PBR render pipelines.
Proficient with project management tool and source control software such as Perforce.

How You Will Be Successful

Communication: You have excellent written and verbal communication skills with an innate ability to convey visual nuances and technical complexities.
Bias for Action: You have an eagerness to take initiative and persist in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks. You work to resolve requests and incidents with a high sense of urgency and ownership.
Great people skills: You know the “how” is as important as the “what” and you aim to build effective relationships across the organizations, as well as externally with 3 rd You are mindful of diverse perspectives and engage clients in a professional manner.
Passion and Pride in your work: You love what you do and how you can add value to your clients; You ensure consistency and quality of your work and take a methodical approach to troubleshooting and resolution. You demonstrate a genuine passion for 3D development and digital art.
Logical and analytical: You’re able to distill and synthesize complex ideas into concise, meaningful information to clients. You’re adept at prioritization and project management with attentiveness to detail and consistent follow through.
Growth mindset: You thrive in a dynamic and fluid environment because you are a self-starter who is eager to learn, grow and build something great together; building and enhancing programs appeals to you.

What to Expect

We offer a professional, fun and creative work environment. While we maintain a good balance between work and life, additional hours may be required at peak times or for specific initiatives.

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