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Art Production Manager Full Time

Job Description:

This position requires high-level organization and communication skills.

This person will oversee and maintain the scope, schedules, and objectives, for all our external projects to ensure that the needs of our teams and clients are met.

If you are highly organized, self-motivated, and have a love of spreadsheets then Art Bully Productions might be the place for you.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Assist internal production team with daily communication for artist assignment scheduling.
  • Work with project leads to craft and develop production schedules/roadmaps.
  • Maintain and monitor the daily schedules for our staff.
  • Work closely with our leads in creating client production estimates.
  • Handle daily client communication, attend meetings, and organize meeting notes in a structured fashion for the team leads.
  • Work with production leads on milestone goals, task progress, potential roadblocks/risks, and problem resolution.
  • Maintain production data tracking, reporting in internal and external project management systems such as Shotgrid/Jira/Trello/Basecamp/Confluence/Smartsheets, ensuring the work is organized, up to date.
  • Assist with our quality assurance process.
  • Assist with asset file management and file deliverables.
  • Perform other related task necessary to the conduct of the business.

 

Skills & Requirements:

  • 3+ years’ experience of project management in the game or relevant industry. Or a university degree, bachelor’s preferred with areas of study in (digital media, technology, management, business, communication).
  • Experience managing multiple projects at a time, ranging from small or medium in scale to large and highly complex.
  • Able to work within a fast-paced environment.
  • Exceptional verbal communication skills for internal teams and external clients/partners.
  • Exceptional writing skills for daily internal and external emails, reports, and communication platforms.
  • Ability to track and report on resource/time allocation and usage.
  • Ability to create project planning documents and project schedules.
  • Ability to handle team planning.
  • Solid knowledge of game development production pipelines.
  • Have an understanding of the game development process.

 

Tools & Application Knowledge:

  • Have experience using platforms Google Suite, MS Office suite, and other office suite software.
  • Have experience using project management platforms (Shotgrid/JIRA) or similar platforms.
  • Have experience using some or all of the following communication tools (Slack, Microsoft Teams, Skype, Discord)
  • Have some experience using Adobe platforms Photoshop, Acrobat.
  • Have experience using data management tools (FTP/P4/Aspera/Media Shuttle) and other data management software.

Bonus Skills:

  • A background in art, film, or graphic design.
  • Experience with digital content creation tools (Maya, 3ds Max, Blender, Zbrush, etc.)
  • Shipped game titles on either PC or consoles.
  • A genuine love for video games nerd culture.
  • Familiarity with game engines.
  • Extreme attention to detail.

 

Additional Information:

Relocation assistance is offered

 

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Art Production Manager