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Outsource Manager

Avalanche Studios Group and its division Avalanche Studios are looking for an experienced Outsource Manager to join a top-tier team, to help craft our next innovative AAA game. The job will require working with directors, leads and producers to identify, schedule and manage outsource needs.

Outsourcing Strategy:

• Together with management, establish the strategy of what content can and will be outsourced
• Creates and maintains comprehensive brief templates and best practice documentations throughout production
• Be the primary point of contact for external vendors and contractors

Outsourcing Execution:

• The outsource manger will be part of the administrative side with separate support teams such as legal and finance
• Part of business development aspects; researching and selecting new partners, ensuring win/win collaborations and negotiating pricing
• Manages day to day communication with outsourcers on behalf of project management
• Accountable for the OS packages sent to external Vendors. Ensures briefs are executed to the established standards and includes the correct supplementary content such as: greybox models, reference imagery and concept art is provided
• Acts as gatekeeper of content quality, making sure content is delivered at specification and meets creation guidelines
• Acts as gatekeeper of feedback quality, making sure that feedback to our vendors is consistent and adheres to set standards
• Accountable for delivering actionable feedback to vendors in a timely manner at key stages
• Work with Producers to track and maintain budgets

Content Knowledge:

• Helps direct vendor work on multiple asset types including but not limited to hard surface, organic, vegetation, vehicles, materials, under guidance and direction from the Art Director, and Lead Artists
• Can coordinate optimization and polishing of assets after external delivery including UVs, baking, material and texture adjustments and optimization
• Maintains up to date experience and knowledge of content creation and quality bars across multiple asset types

Required Qualifications

• Extensive experince of outsourcing
• Experience in game art asset creation in a variety of software packages including Maya, Zbrush, Substance and Photoshop
• Comprehensive experience working directly with outsource studios and independent vendors
• Clear and concise communications and people skills
• Highly organized, self-driven, and customer focused
• Experience creating style guides and briefs to be used by external vendors.
• Complete understanding of game production process, end to end
• Developed communication skills, able to work with a range of stakeholders.
• Team player able to work with and without direction

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working on Open-world games
• Experience across multiple Art Departments such as Concept, Props, Structures, Organic, Hard Surface and Vegetation
• Strong understanding of physical based rendering and texturing pipelines.
• Passion for playing and making games

Employee promise

We provide goals, instead of instructions, and the opportunity to do the best work of your career.

Our Values

At Avalanche Studios Group, we believe in worlds beyond limits, we are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Everyone at Avalanche Studios Group has a shared responsibility to create an open and inclusive work environment where everyone is treated equally and with respect. Being part of our world is not contingent on where you’re from, your gender, or sexual orientation. It’s all about your passion and creativity.

How to Apply

We will only consider candidates who have submitted their CV and who can work from the office in Stockholm, Malmö, Liverpool or New York, a few days a week.

To apply for this position please register below. Apply as soon as possible as we review applications on a rolling basis. All further information is provided under non-disclosure agreement only.

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