Senior Concept Outsource Supervisor Diablo IV | Albany, NY or Irvine, CA

Canteen Vending • Irvine, CA

284d • $80,800 - $149,400 • Remote

About The Position

At Blizzard Entertainment, we are passionate about creating immersive and visually stunning worlds. As a Senior Concept Outsource Supervisor you will help to run our external and internal communications, ensuring everything runs smoothly, helping to build and strengthen communication and relationships with our external partners. You will craft briefs, manage planning documents, tweak incoming assets as well as provide timely, precise and constructive feedback to our external partners to ensure their work is consistently on target helping to ensure the gothic universe of Sanctuary. In this role you need a deep understanding and experience in concept design, a cunning eye for detail, excellent illustration skills and a deep understanding of color theory, values, form, shape language and silhouette. Collaboration is at the heart of our team; we value inclusivity, empathy, and professional growth. If you are a thoughtful and collaborative individual who thrives in a team-oriented environment, we believe you could be an excellent fit for us. Join us and help shape our future! This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this role is Albany, NY or 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

• 5+ years of experience demonstrated ability working as a Concept Artist in game development.
• Shipped AAA PC or console title(s).
• Experience working with 3D modeling teams.
• Highly proficient as a concept artist in a game development setting.
• Experience with a variety of 2D Digital Drawing and Painting Software Programs (Photoshop, Procreate, Sketchbook, or similar).
• Experience with 3D digital art creation software (Blender, Maya, or similar).
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple initiatives at once.
• Excellent illustration skills and deep understanding of color theory, values, form, shape language and silhouette.
• A strong grasp on practical design grounded in a dark Arthurian realistic world while pushing the boundaries of various levels of fantasy.
• Portfolio demonstrating relevant skills. Only online work submissions, please. (e.g. website, blog or online album).

Nice To Haves

• You have an exceptional understanding of the world around you, and a keen eye towards developing alluring and captivating concepts that draw the player in.
• Passion for diverse creative influences, including games, movies, and animation.

Responsibilities

• Manage communication, provide feedback to artists, and help maintain a strong creative relationship between external and internal art teams.
• Generate detailed documentation including style guides, creative briefs, and reference images to support external vendors.
• Owning the quality control over incoming assets for the Diablo IV world.
• Coordinate with the outsource manager to schedule and track incoming assets.
• Collaborating with Leads and Art Directors on a shared vision for the Seasonal and Expansion work.
• Work with Production to ensure quality work is delivered according to a release schedule.

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 if required to move geographic locations for the job.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Food and Beverage Retailers