Insomniac Games

Manager

• Manage the full lifecycle of character art assets produced by external development vendors.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Insomniac Games and external development vendors.
• Author, review, and maintain detailed asset briefs for all ExDev character art work.
• Manage asset pipelines across milestone cycles.
• Coordinate handoffs between ExDev vendors and internal art teams.
• Collaborate with Project Directors to ensure budget remains on track.

Character Art External Development Manager

3D Artist

• In this role, you will be responsible for modeling character art assets (models, textures, and engine integration work for characters, props, and other key assets) at the highest quality level set by Lead Artists and Art Directors.
• You will mentor, tutor, and assist other artists to improve workflows and content pipeline.
• This role places an emphasis on the ability to author highly naturalistic heads (neutrals) at a high-quality level, based on photogrammetry and photometric data.
• Works with Art Directors and Lead Artists to establish art direction and with the character art team to maintain art direction for the game, providing constructive feedback as needed.
• Mentors, tutors, and aids others based on documented workflows.
• Provides support for both independent and embedded Co-Dev resources and organizes work for Ex-Dev resources including creating briefs and reviewing and integrating deliveries.
• Experiments with and evaluates techniques to improve efficiency, workflow, and visual fidelity in our character art pipeline.
• Assists in establishing and maintaining performance targets and collaborates with other departments to ensure art is implemented appropriately in the game engine.
• Assists with creating documentation in Confluence, or equivalent.

Senior Character Artist – Heads

• Creates character content at a consistently expert quality level delivered on schedule and meeting performance targets.
• Works with Art Directors and Lead Artists to establish art direction and with the character art team to maintain art direction for the game, providing constructive feedback as needed.
• Mentors, tutors, and aids others based on documented workflows.
• Provides support for both independent and embedded Co-Dev resources and organizes work for Ex-Dev resources including creating briefs and reviewing and integrating deliveries.
• Experiments with and evaluates techniques to improve efficiency, workflow, and visual fidelity in our character art pipeline.
• Assists in establishing and maintaining performance targets and collaborates with other departments to ensure art is implemented appropriately in the game engine.
• Assists with creating documentation in Confluence, or equivalent.
• Assists with tasking in JIRA, Flow, or equivalent.
• Other duties may be assigned

Senior Character Artist – Bodies

• Balance hands-on VFX asset creation with team leadership
• Partner closely with Principal VFX Artist to plan and create content
• Oversee and support external VFX partners
• Collaborate with Production Management to scope and estimate work
• Work closely with Art Directors to develop visual targets
• Review VFX artists’ work for aesthetic and technical performance
• Collaborate with multiple disciplines for gameplay and cinematics
• Coordinate with teams to ensure timely delivery of VFX assets
• Work with Tool and Engine team for ongoing improvements
• Champion and implement new production methods and optimizations
• Address complaints related to workplace conduct
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of VFX artists

Character Art External Development Manager

Senior Character Artist – Heads

Senior Character Artist – Bodies

Lead VFX Artist