Senior Producer, Art

Epic Games • Montreal, QC

14d

About The Position

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating. Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

Whether it’s driving a vision from start to finish or collaborating with teams to inspire and deliver projects of Epic quality, Epic’s production teams take pride in consistently delivering world-class products and experiences.

Help us take Fortnite Battle Royale to the next level. As a Senior Art Producer on the Fortnite production team, you'll partner with Art Directors, artists, and designers to drive fun, high-quality live content from concept through delivery. We need someone who's deeply organized, communicates clearly across disciplines, and thrives managing the schedules of multiple complex art projects. You should be passionate about games and technology, with a proven track record producing within artistic teams.

Requirements

• Prior experience in video game development, ideally live-service
• Previous experience working in a production role where you've managed art teams in the creation and delivery of high-quality art
• Deep understanding of dependency-driven pipelines, scheduling and asset tracking, and project management practices
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Experience in an environment where you had to exhibit amazing problem-solving skills daily, viewing each new problem as an opportunity for success
• Have the ability to communicate with varying levels of stakeholders, within your team and throughout the company
• Ability to drive high velocity, high-impact development cycles, balancing out short-term needs and long-term vision

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience supporting more technical art disciplines (Tech Art, Lighting, FX) is a plus
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, Shotgrid/Flow

Responsibilities

• Own the Schedule - Partner with art discipline leads, to help scope and schedule the desired work for the team. Build and maintain dependency-driven asset schedules to ensure the successful, on-time, release of content, to the Epic Art Quality bar
• Center of Communication - Facilitate constant communication with the art production team, as well as cross-department production teams, providing transparency on asset status, risks, and opportunities. Ensure stakeholders have proper visibility into development and are informed of any changes that may impact their teams
• Proactively Seek Resolution - Strong ability to identify problems, and propose solutions, for your team before they become roadblocks. Keeping a finger on the pulse of dependency deliverables, tech initiatives, and the project's high-level needs. Own the outcome of your area, and never wait to see if someone else will clear your path. Self-starter, you approach challenges creatively and methodically, seeing them through to the final resolution
• Flexible Multitasker - Ability to handle multiple large production needs within your department or across small strike teams. Understanding how to identify and break down prioritizations, and keeping up strong communication via multiple outlets; IE email, slack, meetings, and development roadmaps
• Facilitate Development Operations - Schedule team meetings, running dailies art reviews, as well as in-game content reviews, while providing actionable notes and follow up to attendees
• Mentor and facilitate growth of more junior Art Producers

Benefits

• We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents
• coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability)
• a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match
• EAP (employee assistance program)
• a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents

What This Job Offers

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