Art Outsourcing Lead
Core
Lead art outsourcing for Guild Wars 2, ensuring outsourced assets meet visual, technical, and performance standards while managing external partners and internal teams.
Role type
Senior Art Outsourcing Lead
Builds
Outsourced art assets for the Guild Wars 2 online game
Domain
Video game development (MMORPG)
Required skills
Art direction, pipeline management, team leadership, asset specification, style guide creation, vendor management, documentation, production support (via careerplan.io/jobs/06506843-4908-48ca-ae17-c04060e79960-art-outsourcing-lead-at-arenanet)
Preferred skills
Knowledge of Guild Wars 2 art style, experience with outsourcing workflows
Technologies
Art production tools, asset tracking systems
Responsibilities
Drive visual quality of outsourced art content, establish and maintain best practices for outsourcing, mentor internal outsourcing teams, communicate visual design via specs and style guides, drive adoption of new tools and techniques, build relationships with outsourcing partners, create asset documentation and specs, improve the outsource pipeline, track assets through production, validate art asset delivery with internal artists
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC