Core Art Producer (Apex Legends)
About The Position
Electronic Arts’ Respawn Entertainment is seeking an experienced Art Producer for Apex Legends. Reporting to the Lead Producer, this role drives the end-to-end art production pipeline for iconic hard-surface assets, including characters and weapons, from concept and 3D modeling through rigging, animation, and final polish. The producer ensures assets meet the aesthetic standards set by the Franchise Art Director while satisfying gameplay requirements, such as hitboxes and readability. The role also coordinates internal teams and external vendors to deliver high-quality content on a seasonal cadence. The position is listed as hybrid, with locations in Los Angeles–Chatsworth, California; Vancouver–Great Northern Way, British Columbia; and Madison, Wisconsin.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of art production or art management experience in AAA game development; character and/or weapon art pipeline experience is strongly preferred.
- Deep understanding of 3D art asset pipelines, including concepting, high- and low-poly modeling, texturing, rigging, and integration into game engines.
- Experience managing external vendors or outsourcing partners, including brief creation, feedback delivery, and quality assurance.
- Ability to manage complex dependencies among art, design, and engineering teams in a live-service environment.
- Strong project management and scheduling skills, with proficiency in Jira, ShotGrid, or other production-tracking software.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to translate gameplay requirements into actionable artistic feedback.
- Passion for hard-surface art, character design, and collaborative development of assets for a global player base.
Responsibilities
- Drive end-to-end production of Legend and weapon 3D models, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
- Coordinate alignment among the Art Director, concept artists, character artists, hard-surface modelers, and gameplay designers so that creative vision meets design requirements.
- Partner with Rigging, Animation, VFX, and Technical Art teams to manage handoffs, flag dependencies, and resolve technical pipeline issues.
- Manage external outsourcing partners by creating briefs, leading feedback sessions, tracking milestones, and ensuring quality control for outsourced art assets.
- Develop and maintain production schedules, asset-tracking systems such as Jira, and progress reports for character and weapon models.
- Identify and address risks involving asset scope, technical constraints, artistic feedback cycles, and resource allocation.
- Schedule and lead art reviews, consolidating feedback and communicating actionable direction to internal and external artists.
Benefits
- United States: paid time off (three weeks per year to start), 80 hours of sick time annually, 16 paid company holidays annually, 10 weeks of paid time off to bond with a baby, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and a 401(k) for regular full-time employees. Certain roles may be eligible for bonuses and other incentive programs.
- Canada: vacation (three weeks per year to start), 10 days of sick time annually, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when welcoming a new child (12 weeks for maternity and four weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, and a retirement plan for regular full-time employees. Certain roles may be eligible for bonuses and other incentive programs.
- EA benefits programs may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, and complimentary games.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
