Remote Art & Animation

Join a pure mobile gaming company as a remote Art Manager. You will manage fast-paced art production, art pipelines, and sponsor productivity improvements. Work with artists and art leads to produce hit games for global distribution, reaching over 40 countries. This role involves establishing project management standards, monitoring progress, leading meetings, and collaborating with Art Directors and Animation Leads to ensure efficient workflows and timely resolution of technical challenges.

Must Have

• Establish and maintain project management standards.
• Monitor departmental progress and escalate risks.
• Lead art department meetings.
• Collaborate with Art Directors for support and tools.
• Oversee Technical Art workflows.
• Develop and maintain documentation.
• Proactively assess resource needs.
• Partner with Studio Managers to enhance workflows.
• 5+ years experience in art, design, or production in games.
• Strong understanding of art production pipelines, workflows, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Knowledge of industry-standard art tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Maya, Blender, Unity, Unreal).
• Proficiency with project management tools (Jira, Confluence) and production best practices.

Perks & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision 100% coverage for employee
• Generous vacation
• 401k
• Employee incentive plan under development
• Relocation expenses paid (to Texas or Nevada)

Join a pure mobile gaming company as a remote Art Manager and ride the global game playing wave with a team of talented game artists building games for global distribution.

As the Art Manager you will manage fast paced art production, art pipelines and sponsor productivity improvements. You will work with artists and art leads to produce hit games that reach over 40 countries for a studio that has some of the top performing games in the world.

Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain project management standards across the department, including Jira templates, task naming conventions, and milestone tracking structures.
• Monitor departmental progress through milestone reports, and Art Director updates; identify and escalate risks or blockers to studio leaders as appropriate.
• Lead art department meetings to reinforce standards, promote best practices, and ensure alignment across projects.
• Collaborate with Art Directors to provide support and tools in order to manage their games efficiently
• Collaborate with the Animation Leads to oversee Technical Art workflows, ensuring technical challenges are identified and resolved in a timely manner.
• Develop, maintain, and update documentation related to onboarding, departmental standards, and pipeline processes.
• Proactively assess resource needs and flag constraints across Illustrators, Animators, and TAs as within the portfolio.
• Partner with Studio Managers to evaluate and enhance departmental workflows, communication processes, and long-term scalability.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Art, Design, Animation, Game Development, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• 5+ years of experience in an art, design, or production role within games, animation, or related creative industries.
• Strong understanding of art production pipelines, workflows, and cross-functional collaboration (Art, Animation, Technical Art, etc.).
• Knowledge of industry-standard art tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Maya, Blender, Unity, Unreal) sufficient to understand workflows.
• Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence) and familiarity with production best practices.
• Authorization to work without work visa sponsorship now and in the future
• Willingness to take an skills assessment test

All applications must be accompanied by portfolio images or website portfolio link. Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision 100% coverage for employee
• Generous vacation
• 401k
• Employee incentive plan under development

Location:

• You may live anywhere in Texas or Nevada (the states where this company is a registered employer)
• Relocation expenses are paid – to anywhere in those states you want to live.
• Remote work from home

About the Company:

In 2019 this company inked a deal with the world's largest game distributor and has never looked back. As one of the most successful recent iGaming startups they have grown to two studios and multiple game teams. They are founded Player Focus and Fun!