Insomniac Games is looking for a Character Art External Development Manager. The Character Art External Development Manager is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of character art assets produced by external development vendors.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary liaison between Insomniac Games and external development vendors, maintaining consistent communication across all active engagements.
- Author, review, and maintain detailed asset briefs for all ExDev character art work, including high-poly sculpts, low-poly/UV assets, and texture/material deliverables.
- Manage asset pipelines across milestone cycles, tracking bid estimates and delivery durations through Flow (ShotGrid).
- Coordinate handoffs between ExDev vendors and internal art teams, ensuring assets meet technical and visual requirements before engine integration.
- Collaborate with Project Directors to ensure budget remains on track for vendor work.
- Coordinate and facilitate Zoom meetings with vendor studios as required, including review sessions, kickoffs, and milestone check-ins.
- Proactively identify schedule risks and communicate them to stakeholders with mitigation plans.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in character art production within AAA game development, film, or equivalent industry.
- Demonstrated experience managing external development vendors, including writing asset briefs and conducting formal reviews.
- Shipped at least one AAA title with significant external development involvement preferred.
