Art Manager

Job Description

• Responsible for creative development and visual quality of products.
• Technically oversee the planning, designing, and implementation of the art assets.
• Work with the land-based studios, internal artists, and engineers to produce all art assets needed for games ported from land to online
• Direct the art development effort as a whole and guide the future of the products.
• Work closely with the Studio Director to create quality products and improve our current game portfolio.
• Participate in long-term product planning and roadmap.
• Train potential Leads and develop personnel growth opportunities.
• Lead UI design changes as necessary
• Respond to requests from Engineers throughout the game development process
• Proactively suggest optimizations to both technology and process

• Bachelor Media Art and Animation or equivalent work experience.
• Eight (8) years of experience of graphic design, 3D art and animation.
• Two (2) years of Art Lead or management experience.
• Candidate must be a self-starter and broad thinker who can demonstrate the ability to work independently, multi-task, and deliver completed projects and testing requirements in a timely manner.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational and management skills.
• Ability to give constructive feedback.
• Ability to fill in as a hands-on 2D Artist or Animator as necessary
• Ability to meet deadlines for multiple projects simultaneously and be flexible to the ever-changing environment of a fast-growing company.
• Experience with Jira
• Highly proficient with Photoshop
• Highly proficient with After Effects
• Traditional 2D animation