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Reno, Nevada - United States
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Art Manager

Description

Are you experienced or want to become experienced in slot game design? Come inspire and work with a creatively driven team to challenge and change the face of slot game visuals and execution. IGT, the leading slot game manufacturer, is seeking an outgoing Art Manager that is ready to bring their experience and passion of art development to achieve new levels of productivity and visual dominance. Teamwork and creative solutions are essential for success in this position.

First Year Goals:

• Collaborate with art leads to establish new platform processes and procedures to maximize efficiency.
• Align with studio culture to create a vision and enhance the art community.
• Actively research, analyze, understand, and recommend leading methodologies to inspire and grow art talent.
• Collaborate with Producers, Technology Managers, and Project Managers to facilitate organizing and project planning – including estimating, scheduling, resourcing, and workflow management for the studio art group.
• Engage with Game Studio / Product Development / Customers in the development of the creative direction and specifications for assigned art and design.
• Ensure visual targets for assigned product line / products / elements.
• Ensure art objectives are consistent with IGT, regulatory and customer requirements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field required; preference given to a Master’s degree.
• 10+ years in computer graphics production; 5 or more years’ experience managing art staff and delivered content concurrently on multiple projects.
• Have actively supervised a team size of at least 15-20 people.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and people with predictable deliveries
and visual goals.
• Possesses advanced in-depth knowledge of many technical art specialty areas.
• Excellent written and oral communication.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Successful experience in managing art production deliverables using JIRA or Agile/Scrum or like tool.
• Extremely organized in 2D/3D art asset development. Experience using Maya, Max, Moto or equivalent software.
• Expertise to lead and work with multiple artistic disciplines: Concept, Graphic Design Environment, Special FX, Character, and Animation.
• Have in-depth knowledge for consumer experiences relating to interactive
products.
• Experience and passion in casino gaming a plus.

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