Studio: Certain Affinity
Job Opening: Studio Art Manager
Location: Austin, Texas, US
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement strategic goals for the Art department by understanding the short and long term needs of the department and the studio.
- Work with Art Directors, Discipline Directors, HR and the art team to advance department skills through training initiatives, processes improvements and engagement opportunities
- Work with leadership teams across multiple projects to define staffing needs on current and future projects that align with project needs and artists’ skills and interests.
- Be actively involved with recruiting, hiring, contracts, external outreach and external developer relationships.
- Provide wide range of leadership through 1-1s, mentoring, conflict resolution, performance reviews, and career development.
- Drive initiatives to build long term career roadmaps for the art disciplines
- Can be asked to represent the Art Department to external business partners
- Encourage and excite the team to find their voice and help them apply it to shape unique new projects and fit in with established brands and IP.
- Organize social and team building activities.
Qualifications & Skills:
- 15+ years experience in game industry, some of that time spent understanding the entire pipeline of game development
- 8+ years experience in a leadership role
- Experience using Unreal or proprietary editors, software and tools
- Experience with modern workflows for current AAA games both large and small
- In depth knowledge of the entire lifecycle of a project
- Experience mentoring artists and leads with 1:1’s and establishing career goals for artists
- Excellent understanding of art pipelines and workflows
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills both verbal and written
- Must be punctual, diligent, articulate, and organized
- Demonstrates ability to prioritize within time constraints and manage multiple efforts.
