Outsource Producer
Archetype Entertainment
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Posted:
August 28, 2023
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Onsite
About the position
The Outsource Producer role at Archetype Entertainment is responsible for managing the relationships with external art outsource partners and ensuring that the game's externally developed art assets meet quality, technical, budget, and schedule goals. This role collaborates with the production team and studio art leadership to set technical and quality goals, and is the primary point of contact for art outsourcing partners. The Outsource Producer also coordinates work priorities, creates and maintains schedules and budgets, establishes effective pipelines for asset tracking, and reports regularly to senior studio staff on the status of external art roadmaps, budgets, and relationships.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of contact with art outsourcing partners
- Coordinate with the production team to prioritize work and meet project goals
- Build and maintain schedules and budgets for art outsourcing
- Create and foster best outsourcing practices and establish effective pipelines for asset tracking
- Collaborate with the Production Art Director and other art leads to achieve the game's vision and quality targets
- Identify and remove development roadblocks and bottlenecks
- Regularly report to senior studio staff on the status of external art roadmaps, budgets, and relationships
- Have a strong understanding of AAA game art development and pipelines
- Extensive experience in asset management, budgets, and the tools to manage them
- Proficiency with project management tools
Requirements
- Experience managing art teams crafting 3D art for AAA games
- Highly collaborative with excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Adept at building and maintaining strong relationships with both internal and external teams
- Serve as the primary point of contact with art outsourcing partners
- Coordinate with the production team to prioritize work and meet project goals
- Build and maintain schedules and budgets for art outsourcing
- Create and foster best outsourcing practices and establish effective pipelines for asset tracking
- Collaborate with the Production Art Director and other art leads to achieve the game's vision and quality targets
- Identify and remove development roadblocks and bottlenecks
- Report regularly to senior studio staff on the status of external art roadmaps, budgets, and relationships
- Strong understanding of AAA game art development and pipelines
- Extensive experience in asset management, budgets, and the tools to manage them
- Proficiency with project management tools
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Paid Vacation Time & Holidays
- Generous 401(k) match
- Paid Parental Leave
- Volunteer Program
- Employee Giving & Matching Gifts Programs
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Product Discounts
- More benefits and privileges of employment