Senior Art Outsourcing Manager, Weapon Concept - VALORANT, Skins
On-siteLos Angeles, California, United States
Job Summary
Manage multiple domestic and international art vendors by communicating Riot's vision, providing feedback, and establishing workflows to ensure efficient asset turnaround and timely delivery. Leverage your art expertise to guide partners through demonstrations and documentation, interpreting artifacts to align with Valorant's creative vision and quality standards. Remove recurring roadblocks, track issues, and develop systemic solutions while maintaining clean, organized asset pipelines for easy access and proper integration. Set clear expectations with external partners to drive ongoing vendor growth and foster sustainable production without compromising quality.
Required Qualifications
- 6+ years of professional experience creating stylized 2D artwork for video games
- 6+ years of professional experience handling several art vendors concurrently, or professional experience working with multiple internal and external partners
- Portfolio demonstrating high quality 2D weapon concepts (guns & knives)
- Professional experience creating, giving feedback on, and integrating art in a production environment
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to navigate conversations with internal teams including production, artists and stakeholders
- Professional experience working on asset management and maintaining asset pipelines
- Proficiency in Photoshop
Desired Qualifications
- Proficiency with Maya, Blender, Substance Painter and Unreal Engine
- Experience shipping a AAA title as a concept artist, specializing in weapon design
- Experience working in one or more related disciplines - 3D modeling and texturing, animation, technical art, visual effects
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