Character Art External Development Manager

📋 Description

• Primary liaison between Insomniac and external vendors.
• Create and review asset briefs for ExDev character art.
• Manage asset pipelines across milestone cycles in Flow.
• Coordinate handoffs to internal teams for engine-ready assets.
• Collaborate with Project Directors to keep vendor budgets on track.
• Coordinate Zoom meetings with vendor studios for reviews.
• Identify schedule risks and propose mitigations.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years in character art production for AAA games or film.
• Experience managing external vendors; briefs and formal reviews.
• Shipped at least one AAA title with external dev involvement.
• Strong full character art pipeline: ZBrush, Maya, Substance Painter.
• Proficiency with PBR shading; materials exported to Unreal Engine.
• Flow/ShotGrid experience for production tracking.
• Familiarity with Perforce or equivalent.
• Rigging, animation, and design constraints understanding.

🎁 Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with company match and paid time off.
• Wellness program and employee discounts on Sony products.
• Potential bonus eligibility.