General Overview of the position:
To support the lead artist in the development of quality products using internal development teams and third parties, from initial design to final commercial mastering, within agreed schedules and costs.
Main duties and responsibilities:
Management
•Provide motivation to the art team.
•Provide managerial support to the lead artist.
•Ensure good communication & coordination between the art and other parts of the team (programming, level design, design, production)
•Recommend training requirements for the art team.
•Assist with recruitment and selection of staff for art team.
Scheduling
•Monitor and progress tasks schedules for art team in conjunction with Producer & Project Planning manager as appropriate.
•Primary contact for schedule adjustments.
•Track and chase milestone deliverables.
•Identify and review task risks and recommend mitigation and contingencies
Technical Design
•Define the asset set for the game and produce asset list.
Procedures and Standards
•Oversee production of allocated areas of responsibility.
•Maintain art quality across the project.
•Conduct selected asset reviews.
Expected Career Progression
•Understudy to lead
Person specification:
•Management and project planning experience
•Experience of building business relations
•Over-all management of an art team on a published AAA product.
•Minimum of 3 years industry experience, with at least 1 published AAA titles.
•Recruitment and interviewing experience.
•Task scheduling
•Staff management
•Good people skills
•Problem solving
•Able to motivate team members
•Flexible approach to work
•Excellent communication skills
•Team Player
•Attention to detail
•Good organisational skills
•Lateral Thinking
•Development Process Experience
•Established Peer group respect
•Expertise in at least one definable area.
•Good interpersonal skills
•Good motivational skills
•Excellent written and verbal communication
•Able to manage, plan and organise time
•Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines at all levels
•Ability to manage the demands of numerous people and tasks
•Ability to be responsible for taking decisions
•Customer service focus
•Excellent telephone skills
•Team leadership qualities and a team player
•Task Scheduling
•Diplomatic
•Approachable
