What are the responsibilities and job description for the Animation Art Producer (Temp) position at 2K?
At Visual Concepts, we believe great games are made by diverse and empowered teams with a shared passion for play. As one of the world’s top game development studios, we have shipped over 100 multi-sku titles to critical acclaim and commercial success. Our teams are independent and entrepreneurial. Our studios in Agoura Hills, Novato, Orange County, Budapest, Shanghai, Austin, San Jose, Vancouver and Seoul are committed to artistry and technical innovation, offering top candidates the opportunity to learn and grow with some of the smartest and most creative minds in the industry.
What We Need:
Our Novato, CA studio is seeking an Animation Producer to join our development efforts on the NBA 2K. We're looking for someone who is a visual problem solver and can be a liaison between different personalities across vendors, creatives, designers, programmers, and legal folks. This role will report into the Art Director.
What You Will Do:
- Assist leads and producer managing feature sets, priorities, assignments, and schedules
- Share information between departments regarding deadlines, assignments, and priorities on a daily and weekly basis
- Keep the internal tracking systems up to date with meeting/discussion notes, tasks, assignments, priorities, due dates, and statuses
- Track, respond, and delegate department bugs from QA on the internal tracking system
- Anticipate and communicate issues from your team to the leads
- Compile, send, and receive outsourcing packages, and communicate with vendors
- Support the team with logistics coordination for animation assets
- Track approvals and reviews to ensure that subsequent teams receive feedback through Shotgrid
- Responsible for receiving and tracking requests from multiple teams
- Troubleshoot, proactively identify, and quickly execute on production issues or inefficiencies
Who Will Be A Great Fit:
- 3 years of production experience in video games or VFX industries
- Ability to establish priorities and multi-task effectively
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Possess strong organization and interpersonal skills
- Have high attention to details
- Comfortable working autonomously
- Be able to handle a variety of tasks efficiently that's needed for animation department
- Ability to work with diverse personalities
- Familiarity with Shotgrid, Perforce, Confluence, Microsoft Office, Google Drive, and JIRA are a plus
- Love for video games (not just ours!)
To learn more about Visual Concepts and our studio locations, check out our website at www.vcentertainment.com
