Outsource Supervisor, Illustration – Hearthstone

Blizzard Entertainment • Irvine, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As an Illustration Outsource Supervisor, you will contribute to and maintain the high-quality bar that is Hearthstone’s visual representation by collaborating with our art and design teams as well as the best illustrators in the business. You will play a key role in the development of exciting new visuals for our players and work closely with the outsource managers and producers on day-to-day tasks, while you and your team take on new and fun initiatives. This role offers a flexible hybrid work week, with a mix of remote and on-site days. While hybrid is the standard arrangement, you're also welcome to work on-site full-time if you prefer. Our primary studio location is in Irvine, CA. However, we understand each person’s circumstances may be unique and will work with you to explore other possible options, including remote work arrangements.

Requirements

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in professional game development.
• Minimum 5+ years of game engine experience (example: Unity).
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work within a team with an eye to improve the player's experience and the game itself.
• Ability to work quickly and comfortably within a production environment.
• Naturally curious and driven to problem solve when given unique bugs or tasks within a game engine environment.
• An understanding of Hearthstone’s visual style and whimsical take on the Warcraft IP.
• Strong, illustrative capability to create and direct art that delivers design and technical requirements in service of an exceptional gameplay experience.
• Self-motivated, collaborative, and analytical as it relates to pipelines and tackling unique daily tasks.
• Positive attitude and ability to receive and provide clear and actionable feedback in a trackable manner.
• Portfolio demonstrating relevant artistic skills required.
• Only online artwork submissions will be accepted (e.g. website, blog, or online album).
• Willingness to complete a Supervisor Assessment if requested.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with the Warcraft Universe and Hearthstone.
• Strong foundational skills in traditional art including, but not limited to, traditional or digital painting and illustration.
• Passion for creating charming and lighthearted imagery and storytelling.
• Previous game production experience.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the external and internal art teams to art direct illustrations, give timely and concise feedback, and provide paint-overs to ensure high quality final assets.
• Prepare and implement game ready assets.
• Collaborate closely with the design team on preparation of art assignments for Hearthstone’s external art teams.
• Onboard new external artists and give guided direction to maintain the look and feel of Hearthstone’s visual representation.
• Help tackle day-to-day requests and in-game bugs as they arise.
• Facilitate the review process with stakeholders and utilize the Unity game engine to help finalize in-game assets.
• Tackle new challenges from a fast-paced development environment with ever-changing daily tasks.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
• Relocation assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed