Art Outsource Manager

3 days ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Playside Studios Full time

**Overview**

As the Art Outsource Manager, you will work with the internal team leads to help manage the assets being developed by external vendors. You will assess development situations and form strategies for delivering quality, cost-effective assets through 3rd party vendors. You will create production packets and review the technical and creative quality of assets as they progress through the pipeline. The Art Outsource Manager has in-depth experience creating game art and is technically inclined with excellent feedback and organizational skills.

**Key Responsibilities**
- **Work closely with the GM of PC/Console and Leads to understand and communicate the expectations for the visual quality of in-game art with external teams.**:

- **Work closely with the production team to track, organize, maintain, and document the status of outsourced art assets.**:

- **Find new partners and create new ways to make outsourcing and co-development work for us.**:

- **Be the first line of feedback to vendors and course-correct to the appropriate direction.**:

- **Organize and prepare outsourced art assets for art reviews.**:

- **Organize and prepare asset packets for the external team.**:

- **Document and communicate Art Review feedback from Art Lead to the external team.**:

- **Check technical validity of art assets coming in from outsourcing artists.**:

- **Prescreen visual quality of art assets coming in from outsourcing artists.**

**What you bring to the role**
- **Experience with managing outsource and/or co-dev relationships, ideally involving a variety of art fields.**:

- **Knowledge of Maya, Photoshop, and other industry-standard software used for developing art assets.**:

- **Problem-solving skills; where analysis of situations requires evaluation of various factors.**:

- **Strong verbal and written communication skills.**:

- **Ability to understand, match, and communicate varied target styles.**:

- **Excellent organizational skills and proven experience managing multiple 2D and/or 3D assets in various stages of completion.**

**Bonus Points**
- **Advanced knowledge of Jira, Hansoft or other pipeline management tools.**:

- **You are a 2D or 3D artist with game development pipeline experience.**:

- **Ability to provide "paint over" feedback.**

**What we offer here at PlaySide**
- **Playdays - an additional 5 paid days off per year to do something you love.**:

- **Incredible studios based in gorgeous Port Melbourne, right next to the city and many public transport options.**:

- **Industry-leading Parental Leave benefits.**:

- **Employee Assistance Program to support mental well-being.**:

- **Mentoring opportunities to help you grow in your role.**:

- **Half price state-of-the-art Gym access (right next door) - you can wear your free PlaySide Swag**:

- **Social events including Games night, karaoke nights, Movie Nights (We hire out the cinema), group activities, and food trucks Just as some examples**:

- **Relocation Assistance

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