Art Producer - Toronto, Canada - Riyo Games

Riyo Games

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Position Summary
As the Art Producer, you will be responsible for managing, planning, and organizing the schedule for the Art team.

You are fundamental to a game's development:

a member of the core team, the connection between production and the artists, a strong voice of the art team, and a thought leader.

You motivate, inspire, and support the team to transform concepts into reality.

You are organized, with excellent interpersonal skills, and have a deep understanding of the iterative nature of creative processes and how to best coordinate them.

About Us
Our mission is to craft retro-infused JRPGs that awaken cherished childhood memories.

Our growing studio is assembling a dream team of talent from across the globe to build the games you've always dreamed of growing up.

Join us on this epic quest to make fun, narrative-rich games in an inclusive, supportive and fun studio environment
You'll be working on Threads of Time, a 2.5D JRPG inspired by Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy where you get to travel from the pre-historic era to the end of time

Become part of a veteran team that includes legendary developers who led iconic titles such as Xenoblade Chronicles, Legend of Mana and more
4 weeks paid vacation (1 week of which is taken in late December)
Collaborative environment with opportunities to contribute to the game's creative design and take ownership of features
Be a significant contributor to the project
Competitive salary and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
Opportunities to help you strengthen your skills or learn something new
Workplace that appreciates and values diversity and inclusivity

Responsibilities:

Establish the art production pipeline/guidelines and help manage the full cycle art production process and schedule
Manage the capacity and velocity of the art team
Prepare realistic project schedules for the art team, including key dates and reviews
Identify and coordinate dependencies between the Art team and other disciplines
Proactively identify risks to meeting key dates and schedules, ensuring appropriate steps are taken to mitigate risks
Own communication between the Art team, Production, and Leads, including communication of the key goals, achievements, issues, concerns, and features
Daytoday management of the Art team
Collaborate with Production in the creation and overall management of the art schedule and resource plans
Contribute to the artistic vision of a game in development
Foster and maintain a positive work culture and environment

Requirements:

Proven experience as an Art Producer within game development production, with an understanding of game art pipelines
5+ years of Art Production experience with one or more complete development cycles in a production role
Experience managing projects and building processes in video games
Outstanding time management, organization, communication, interpersonal and leadership skills
Selfmotivated, detailoriented problem solver with a strong desire to positively contribute in a creative environment
Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems efficiently
Understanding of a mixture of 2D and 3D technical requirements

Pluses

A love of JRPGs
Experience using Jira
Experience in Unreal Engine
Resident of Ontario or Quebec, Canada or willing to move here

Salary:
$90,000 - $110,000 CAD

Please note although this is a full-time remote position, applicants must reside in Canada. Thank you, we look forward to hearing from you