Description
Cold Iron is a team of passionate game
developers located in San Jose, California. We’re a diverse group of veterans
with decades of experience developing and launching award-winning MMO and
action titles on PC and console.
Now, Cold Iron is seeking an experienced Art Outsourcing Manager to
join our world class team on our next AAA title for consoles and PC! Are you a passionate game developer? Is making
an awesome game the thing that gets you out of bed in the morning? We’re sure
you’re amazing in your field, but do you see perfecting your skills as the
means to making the best experiences possible? Great, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities:
- Manage
and facilitate the art outsourcing process from beginning to end
- Integrate
outsourced art assets into the game
- Execute
on feedback provided by in-house leads and provide timely, clear, and
consistent feedback to outsource partners
- Monitor
submissions from outsource partners to ensure that quality is consistent and
high, as well as adhering to technical specifications
- Work
with the in-house team and coordinate with the outsourcing partners to meet
milestone deadlines
- Proactively
identify risks associated with meeting project milestones
- Ensure
necessary and appropriate steps are taken to resolve difficulties which may
impede progress or compromise achievement of project’s objectives.
Qualifications:
- 5+
years of professional industry experience
- Expert
written and verbal communication skills
- Proven
art skills and high attention to detail to provide QA on all incoming assets
- Ability
to integrate incoming assets into the appropriate pipeline.
- Demonstrable
competence in problem solving, with an ability to overcome resistance,
setbacks, and obstacles.
Would
Love to See:
- Knowledge of industry standard software (Maya, Substance Designer,
Photoshop, etc.)
- Experience developing MMOs or large scale persistent multiplayer
games
- Passion for developing and playing video games
Please Note: This is a full-time,
on-site position.