Principal Art Outsourcing Manager, Prop Art - Unpublished R&D Product

Riot Games•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$166,600 - $232,800

About The Position

As a Riot Art Outsource Manager, you will help connect product teams to the right external partners while improving art outsource infrastructure and practices. You will build meaningful and trusting external relationships through clear two-way communication and planning. Your approach will ensure sustainable production without compromising quality. A perfect blend between a veteran production artist and logistics expert, you will strive to make the outsourcing experience truly world-class and engaging for all parties involved. As a Principal Art Outsourcing Manager on an unpublished R&D product, you will help shape the visual quality of our game worlds. In this role, you will create high quality prop assets while helping guide and review work created by external art partners. You will help define workflows, contribute to artistic standards, and guide asset development to support the vision of the game. And as a senior member of the art team you will work closely with Art Direction, Environment Art, Production, and external vendors to deliver high quality content at scale. Through your craft collaboration and feedback you will help inspire the internal team while ensuring outsourced content meets project expectations.

Requirements

8+ years of industry experience creating high quality game art with a strong focus on props and world building.
Portfolio demonstrating high quality realistic and stylized prop art for shipped games.
Experience working within various game engines like Unreal, Unity, etc. and modern content creation pipelines.
Experience working with external vendors and outsourcing teams.
Strong understanding of form materials, storytelling and visual design.
Experience leading initiatives and influencing cross discipline teams.
Experience working with modeling, sculpting, and texturing programs such as Maya, Zbrush, Substance, and Photoshop

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of procedural workflows and modern content creation tools.
Experience building scalable outsourcing strategies.
Previous leadership or principal level experience within game development.

Responsibilities

Create high quality prop assets that help evolve and maintain the artistic standards of the project.
Define workflows best practices and quality expectations for prop creation.
Partner with Art Directors and Environment Artists to maintain a cohesive visual style.
Prepare asset briefs, reference packages and feedback documentation.
Identify and proactively troubleshoot roadblocks in the outsourcing pipeline, escalating issues when necessary
Work with Production to plan schedules, track deliverables, and identify risks.
Mentor artists and help grow the team's craft and expertise.
Contribute to the evolution of our outsourcing processes, tools, and best practices to improve efficiency and quality over time