Art Outsourcing Manager job
Posted: March 30, 2007
Post subject: Art Outsourcing Manager
Post subject: Art Outsourcing Manager
subject: Art Outsourcing Manager , Datascope Recruitment
Datascope Recruitment is looking for Art Outsourcing Manager
duration - Indefinite
Job details: This successful client has made a name for itself creating some of the industry's most celebrated RTS games. They are expanding into the world of Next-Gen RPG's, and are putting together a team for an as-yet-unannounced title. Since their conception, they have succeeded in creating a fun and focused environment where teams of artists, programmers, and designers work cooperatively to craft amazing games.
Working closely with the Art Director and project Leads the Art Outsourcing Manager will manage their external art vendors day-to-day (schedule, quality control and budget) as well as developing long-term outsourcing procedures & pipelines.
Responsibilities
-Establish and maintain healthy, productive and mutually beneficial relationships with external vendors.
-Communicate style requirements to external partners to ensure a consistent project vision.
- Monitor game team and vendor interactions and help mediate potential issues.
- Ensure clear and consistent documentation of art production pipeline for a range of assets for external vendor reference.
- Develop tools to improve communication and efficiency in the internal/external pipeline
- When necessary, visit external studios for training or on-site meetings.
- Establish tests for vetting new outsourcing contacts, and review and rate incoming test assets.
- Collect and maintain metrics on outsourced art to be used by the Art Director and project Leads.
- Work with producer and fellow artists to establish reasonable budgets and costs for outsourced art.
- Work alongside a producer to schedule and track outsourced art.
- Monitor contractor assets submissions for consistent high quality and bring forward any red flags as needed.
- Maintain close communication with outside developers to ensure they meet contractual requirements.
Skills and Experience
- Previous outsourcing experience required.
- Contract negotiation skills preferred.
- Experience in an Art Director or Lead Artist role a strong plus.
- Must possess strong leadership and interpersonal skills in order to effectively delegate tasks and motivate external teams.
- Well versed in game art creation tools such as 3ds Max, Zbrush and Photoshop.
- Receptive to working in collaboration with managers from external companies along with other game team leads.
- Solid understanding of game development processes, limitations, dependencies and trends.
- Must possess an enormous passion for games.
Location: East Coast, Maryland, United States
email - ben@datascopeUSA.com
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Datascope Recruitment is looking for Art Outsourcing Manager
duration - Indefinite
Job details: This successful client has made a name for itself creating some of the industry's most celebrated RTS games. They are expanding into the world of Next-Gen RPG's, and are putting together a team for an as-yet-unannounced title. Since their conception, they have succeeded in creating a fun and focused environment where teams of artists, programmers, and designers work cooperatively to craft amazing games.
Working closely with the Art Director and project Leads the Art Outsourcing Manager will manage their external art vendors day-to-day (schedule, quality control and budget) as well as developing long-term outsourcing procedures & pipelines.
Responsibilities
-Establish and maintain healthy, productive and mutually beneficial relationships with external vendors.
-Communicate style requirements to external partners to ensure a consistent project vision.
- Monitor game team and vendor interactions and help mediate potential issues.
- Ensure clear and consistent documentation of art production pipeline for a range of assets for external vendor reference.
- Develop tools to improve communication and efficiency in the internal/external pipeline
- When necessary, visit external studios for training or on-site meetings.
- Establish tests for vetting new outsourcing contacts, and review and rate incoming test assets.
- Collect and maintain metrics on outsourced art to be used by the Art Director and project Leads.
- Work with producer and fellow artists to establish reasonable budgets and costs for outsourced art.
- Work alongside a producer to schedule and track outsourced art.
- Monitor contractor assets submissions for consistent high quality and bring forward any red flags as needed.
- Maintain close communication with outside developers to ensure they meet contractual requirements.
Skills and Experience
- Previous outsourcing experience required.
- Contract negotiation skills preferred.
- Experience in an Art Director or Lead Artist role a strong plus.
- Must possess strong leadership and interpersonal skills in order to effectively delegate tasks and motivate external teams.
- Well versed in game art creation tools such as 3ds Max, Zbrush and Photoshop.
- Receptive to working in collaboration with managers from external companies along with other game team leads.
- Solid understanding of game development processes, limitations, dependencies and trends.
- Must possess an enormous passion for games.
Location: East Coast, Maryland, United States
email - ben@datascopeUSA.com
_________________
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3d modeling jobs