Outsourcing 3d Art Manager

Company Description

Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six, to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you’re passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help us create the unknown! 

Job Description

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Customization Cell is looking for a 3D Art Manager to ensure clear communication and facilitate smooth collaboration with our outsourcing partners, in coordination with the production manager.

Oversee the creation of art assets, from initial concept art to final delivery, providing feedback to external outsourcing partners throughout the process and ensuring they follow the overall artistic direction and quality standards.

Collaborate with the art directors and production teams to establish coherent visual styles for each new season.

Responsibilities:

Outsourcing Management:

• Convey high expectations to outsourcing partners regarding quality standards and production requirements for characters, weapons, props, and other assets, using reference materials such as concept art, production designs, and existing in-game assets.
• Supervise and approve work completed by outsourcing partners.
• Provide clear and actionable feedback to vendors to ensure assets meet artistic expectations and production standards.
• Ensure that the elements produced comply with the approved concepts and references, vision for the game, the technical constraints, as well as meeting standards for quality.

Art Direction alignment:

• Support the implementation of seasonal artistic styles defined by the Art Directors, ensuring alignment with the overall artistic direction of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.
• Support the translation of concept art and production designs into high-quality in-game 3D assets.
• Ensure that outsourced 3D assets remain visually consistent with the game's established artistic direction and quality expectations.

Quality & Technical Validation:

• Ensure that outsourced assets comply with technical requirements.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of quality benchmarks and production standards for 3D asset creation.
• Collaborate with Technical Artists and outsourcing partners to promptly address technical issues.

Qualifications

Training:

• College diploma in their field of expertise for video games. Certification in project management or equivalent (an asset).

Relevant Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience on his/her working unit or other relevant experience.
• Participation in at least one complete game production or equivalent.
• Collaborate with external partners or outsourcing vendors on creative deliverables.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Ability to manage and communicate effectively with external outsourcing partners
• Excellent artistic and technical skills (concept art, illustration, high-resolution sculpting/modeling, user interface design)
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Leadership
• Time and priority management
• Ability to assemble productive teams
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Flexibility in organizing work
• Resourcefulness in problem-solving
• Stress and change management skills
• Sense of initiative
• Knowledge of the technical constraints of real time, 3D engines and level editors
• Knowledge of the tools used by team members
• Project management knowledge an asset
• Knowledge of the following tools an asset: MS Office suit, JIRA, Perforce, Autodesk Flow (ShotGrid), etc.

Additional Information

Few words about Ubisoft Barcelona studio: 
The studio is located in one of the most popular urban area of Europe: Barcelona! I bet that you know Barcelona for sure! Either for its amazing architecture, monuments and parks, famous nightlife with bars, restaurants and clubs, super weather and beaches,  popular sport culture or for its great life quality. 
Here in Barcelona, as well as in the studio, you will meet people from around the world, eat hundreds of different food, play different sports, talk about art and history, share amazing life experience with creative, open-mind and dynamic people. Exciting no? 
As employee as much as citizen, we encourage you to inspire the world and build the future! We promote a friendly, creative and passionate culture for our talented team to produce the best AAA games in the videogames industry. We also encourage all our employees to invest time in playing any type of games, and if it’s together, even better!
In Barcelona studio, everyone feels like at home!
Are you ready to join the Ubi family for your new challenge? We are already excited to have you! 
 
BENEFITS & PERKS: 

• Flexible working hours
• Fridays reduced work schedule option 
• Monthly Restaurant tickets
• Preferential price for medical insurance
• Sports / activities deal
• Physiotherapy service (once at month)
• Mental Health employee´s support 24/7
• Access to transport tax deductions
• Free access to all Ubisoft games (PC)
• Discount for Ubisoft console games
• Fresh fruits / drinks
• Everyday free Breakfast
• Goodies
• Team building events
• Assistance for opening Bank account
• Assistance for local registration (NIE, SSN, Tax)

Ubisoft Barcelona as an equal opportunity employer is committed to create an inclusive work environment that reflects the diversity of our player community. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnic group, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, age, marital status, disability or all the other characteristics that make us different. We've learnt that we thrive on learning from each other, so we don't just welcome but actively hire a range of open-minded people from different backgrounds.

We encourage you to provide

•  CV and/or Portfolio in English (In respect of the EOE statement we don´t require personal information such as picture, home address, ID number, etc.)