Art Outsourcing Lead

ArenaNet

7d•$104,055 - $156,079•Hybrid

About The Position

At ArenaNet, we’ve always believed that games are art. They have the power to communicate ideas and tell stories. They can change the way we think, reflect our cultures, and move us. As the developer of the award-winning Guild Wars game series, we’re proud to share our passion for the online worlds we’ve created with over 21 million players worldwide. ArenaNet develops and publishes games for every kind of person, which means our games need to be built by every kind of person. We believe the best experiences come from working together, celebrating differences, and helping each of our team members shine. We are looking for an Art Outsourcing Lead who shares our passion for the world of Guild Wars 2 and the art that brings it to life. In this role, you’ll help ensure outsourced assets meet the visual, technical, and performance standards of Guild Wars 2. You’ll partner closely with Art leadership, discipline leads, production, internal artists, and external partners to provide clear art direction, maintain consistency across outsourced content, and continuously improve how outsourced assets move through our production pipeline.

Requirements

Clear art direction
Maintain consistency across outsourced content
Improve how outsourced assets move through our production pipeline
Establish and maintain the use of best practices and standards
Communicate the visual design and development of outsourced art assets through art specifications, style guides and reference material.
Adopt new relevant tools, techniques and programs.
Build and maintain a set of best practices and relationships with internal team and outsourcing partners.
Create documentation, asset specs, and supporting reference materials with clear instructions
Streamline asset integration
Maintain asset tracking throughout the stages of production
Validate art asset delivery
Provide production support

Responsibilities

Work with the Art Managers and discipline leads to drive and maintain high visual quality of outsourced art content.
Lead the outsourcing art team by establishing and maintaining the use of best practices and standards
Direct and mentor the internal outsourcing art teams through verbal and written feedback
Communicate the visual design and development of outsourced art assets through art specifications, style guides and reference material.
Drive team growth regarding adopting new relevant tools, techniques and programs.
Partner with the Outsourcing production team to build and maintain a set of best practices and relationships with internal team and outsourcing partners.
Create documentation, asset specs, and supporting reference materials with clear instructions
Identify and improve our outsource pipeline to help streamline asset integration
Maintain asset tracking throughout the stages of production
Partner with internal artists to validate art asset delivery and provide production support