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Outsourcing Art Manager, 3D & Animation
2 years ago
Machine Zone (An AppLovin Company) is a global leader in mobile gaming, with a track record of delivering some of the world’s most successful mobile games including Game of War , Mobile Strike and Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire . We combine the power of technology and creative vision to create experiences that connect people from all corners of the globe. Machine Zone was acquired by AppLovin in May 2020.
AppLovin is a Certified Great Place to Work, one of Inc.’s Best Workplaces and a recipient of the 2019 Glassdoor Top CEO employee’s choice award. The San Francisco Business Times and Silicon Valley Business Journal awarded AppLovin one of the Bay Area’s Best Places to Work in 2019, 2020 and 2021, and the Workplace Wellness Award in 2019 which recognizes businesses that are leaders in improving worker well-being.
MZ is seeking an Outsourcing Art Manager, 3D & Animation who has proven experience in providing art feedback and an outstanding track record working with vendors. The Outsourcing Art Manager will work closely with the Outsourcing Managers and Art Directors on multiple games, providing the AD’s directions and giving clear, constructive, and timely feedback to multiple vendors working with 2D, 3D, and Animation assets. Experience working in a highly-collaborative environment, working with local and overseas vendors, and being a true partner to Production is essential.
We offer a fun, creative, and technically challenging environment with excellent compensation and a full range of benefits.
What you’ll be doing:
- Carry out and reinforce the artistic vision of our existing games by working with multiple Art Directors, follow and match our existing IP brand guides, maintain and build upon our existing IP with our outsource vendors
- Create clear and concise style/brand workbooks for the production of game assets, including supplemental references, game art, and callouts
- Review and provide constructive feedback to a variety of external game art disciplines (2D & 3D): environments, characters, illustrations, icons, VFX, lighting and animation.
- Multitask and keep track of ongoing projects with vendors
- Communicate and host virtual meetings with vendors to do additional demos or paintovers with their PMs, leads and artists whenever necessary
- Work directly with the outsourcing management team to create a stable bridge between external and internal art creation and development
- Collaborate with our Game Art Producers. and Leads across all disciplines to ensure high quality, timely art deliveries
Your background and who you are:
- 6-8 years experience as one or combination of the following: artist, art lead, art director, or outsourcing art manager
- Expert in 2D and 3D art production
- Ability to visually convey art needs to a variety of teams composed of differing skill sets
- Ability to generate top-notch art and design in a variety of styles and a portfolio of work demonstrating the same
- Experience managing internal and external art deliveries
- Experience in sourcing art vendors
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proven organizational skills with JIRA, Perforce and other Project Management Tools
- Have a passion for art and mobile games
Bonus points:
- 3+ years working with vendors or offsite creative teams
- Have examples of detailed documentation, video reference, examples of art production materials, and/or technical documentation used by external vendors
- Shipped multiple AAA products as a Lead Artist, Senior Artist, and/or Art Director
- Ability and experience implementing assets into a game engine
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