Job Description
**Art Outsourcing Manager** We are seeking an experienced Art Outsourcing Manager to join our team and oversee the preparation of assignments for external outsourcing teams, ensuring the visual direction and quality of our game is reflected in every asset. **Job Description:** As an Art Outsourcing Manager, you will be responsible for: * Supporting the preparation of assignments for external outsourcing teams * Ensuring the visual direction and quality of our game is reflected in every asset * Reviewing deliverables for quality and accuracy and providing feedback as required * Supporting the environment team with feedback at least once a week * Revising and adjusting models and textures as needed to achieve the best quality possible * Maintaining outsource production schedules and managing multiple deliveries from different artists/departments on a daily basis * Coordinating daily with internal artists, tech artists, leads, and animators to process and export assets into the game engine and troubleshoot as needed **Requirements:** * Professional experience: A minimum of 3+ years of experience as a producer or outsourcing manager, preferably within the gaming industry * AAA game experience: Proven track record with at least one shipped AAA game * Unreal Engine proficiency: Strong familiarity with Unreal Engine, including its art production workflows, asset integration, and optimization techniques * Ability to guide external teams in creating assets that align with Unreal Engine's technical requirements * Communication and negotiation skills: Highly developed communication and negotiation skills, with an eye for detail * Scheduling and prioritization: Ability to collaborate with the internal team to prioritize tasks and create reliable schedules that meet project milestones and deadlines * Art production pipeline knowledge: In-depth understanding of art production pipelines, including expertise in various 3D software packages like Maya, 3ds Max, Blender, and Substance Painter * Quality assurance: Strong ability to review deliverables for quality and accuracy, ensuring they meet both artistic and technical standards * Documentation and feedback: Skill in providing clear, concise feedback to external teams, including writing detailed documentation and guidelines to support external asset creation * English language skills: Excellent command of English, both written and verbal, with the ability to explain instructions to external teams in a simple and clear manner * Problem-solving abilities: Proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues that may arise during the outsourcing process, ensuring a smooth workflow **Nice to have:** * Solid portfolio demonstrating creation of high-quality assets * Fundamental understanding of the 3D asset building process * Experience in project planning and agile project management **Benefits:** * Ownership: Everyone in the company benefits from ownership in the company. * Vacation: Five weeks vacation per year + 10 national holidays. * Hybrid working: Flexible working hours, including work-from-home and remote work. * Sabbaticals: At 5+ years, should you choose to take unpaid time for a personal project, we will cover 20% of your pay provided that it is in your area of interest. * Premium health: Premium health benefits, plus extended healthcare coverage. * Fertility leave: For employees undergoing IVF treatment, surrogacy, or other forms of fertility treatment, two days per cycle for recovery or travel. * Relocation assistance: Flexible start dates, relocation reimbursement, and assistance in finding housing. * Life-friendly policies: We understand that work is one of the things that you do and that life happens. We have a long and consistent pattern of life-friendly management, whether taking your kids to creche, assisting your parents with an appointment, or taking your pet to the vet. * Menopause: Up to five days off per year for appointments or recovery days. * Compassionate leave/bereavement: We support employees by offering paid time off during bereavement for immediate family. * Parental leave and support: Family-focused benefits include fully paid maternity and paternity leave and flexible work hours. * Professional development: World-class workshops on accessibility, diversity, design, and more, from internationally recognized experts. * Social events: Regular social events such as pub nights (including online pub nights), holiday parties, barbecues, and conferences, with accommodation and travel covered by us. * Expert speakers: Monthly insider expert seminars with renowned creators such as John Carmack, Rhianna Pratchett (Tomb Raider), Warren Spector (Deus Ex), David Brevik (Diablo), Harvey Smith (Dishonored), Josh Sawyer (Pillars of Eternity), and more. * Bike to work programme: Within Ireland, using the Bike-to-Work government initiative, employees obtain a brand new bike and safety equipment worth up to €1,250 for a regular bike, and up to €1,500 for an electric bike.