What are the responsibilities and job description for the Art Producer position at NCSOFT?
We’re ArenaNet—we’ve created a studio that makes online worlds infused with innovation, hand-crafted excellence, and creative passion. We're not the only ones who share this passion; gamers made Guild Wars 2 the fastest selling MMO game in the West with more than 3 million copies sold in its first 9 months, and players and press have consistently called it one of the best MMOs of all time.
Our studio is built on foundations of excellence with a focus on community. We constantly innovate, unlocking the true potential of online role-playing with game-changing titles like Guild Wars 2 and beyond. The status quo is not good enough for our dedicated worldwide community of players, which is why we question the de facto industry conventions and demand more from ourselves as developers.
WHO YOU ARE
You are an experienced video game producer who is passionate about shepherding ideas from the initial discovery phase to the live release of content to players. You are ready to take on new challenges with teams, helping them make the most of the time they have available. You are comfortable leading several projects and making sure feedback is appropriately followed up and plans are updated as conditions change.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support art teams tracking art requests, dependencies, timelines, schedules, and release scope
- Collaborate with design, narrative, outsourcing, cinematics, marketing, and programming to create project schedules, budget resources, drive milestones, and scope projects
- Assist art leads with dependency management, removing blocking issues, and communicating project changes
- Monitor change requests and escalate when significant changes to project scope have occurred
- Identify and then develop strategies to mitigate risks
- Communicate art asset status to teams and stakeholders
- Refine the art development processes to increase production efficiency and quality
- Maintain and create reports on development progress
- Jira admin support for multiple projects
QUALIFICATIONS
- Knowledge of Art pipelines and workflows
- Mid to senior level experience with game production in AAA game development
- Good verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel
- Ability to create project schedules and milestones and monitor the progress of tasks towards those schedules
- Experience using Agile game development methodologies
- Experience working with Jira
- Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities
- Experienced at bringing clarity to ambiguity and capable of adapting to change
- You are data driven and like using data to help inform decision making