Art Producer

The Art Producer partners with stakeholders (art directors/creative directors/producers/art leads) to understand art/content needs, be a champion for respective teams, and ensure smooth and effective development by overseeing the production cycle and acting as a liaison between creative teams. You are proactive and organized, thriving in a fast-paced Games as a Service environment. You take pride in your ability to identify and solve problems in a timely manner. In addition to having a basic understanding of game art pipelines, you have a good eye for detail, product quality, and end user experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with Senior Leadership, Directors and Leads to determine project timelines and ensure smooth and effective project execution
• Coordinate a large team of artists and ensure cross-department communication
• Define scope and milestone schedules, manage team workflows, and create and maintain project schedules for short- and long-term project goals
• Collaborate with Producer, Art Director, and team Leads to prepare a detailed project plan and schedule, including staffing
• Develop, implement, and manage processes for and with the team
• Meet regularly with Leads and team members to review status of the project and proactively follow-up on outstanding issues
• Understand the quality needs of the project and translate these into requirements for (high volume) art production
• Assist with Art pipeline as needed
• Coordinate, prioritize, and plan all art requests coming into the art team
• Support and guide the centralized art team in the day-to-day planning, tracking, and delivery of their work
• Manage risks and issues to proactively identify and solve them before they impact the overall schedule or the desired results
• Work with HR to determine staffing needs for the project
• Facilitate constant communication within the art team, and between development and art teams
• Act as a key contact point for stakeholders and ensure they have thorough visibility of the status of art requests and are informed of any changes that may impact their products or teams
• Moderate meetings
• Mentor production team members
• Other responsibilities as assigned

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of experience with internal (developer side) game development on AAA products
• Shipped at least 3 successful AAA titles, having managed these projects from concept through cert
• Demonstrable experience of production planning techniques
• Experience with scheduling tools a must and understanding of various production process and methodologies
• Experience managing a team and mitigating/resolving risks

“Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada at the time of application.”