Scopely

Art Producer

Scopely Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Posted 2 years ago

Full-time Design Art/Creative Information Technology
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About the job

Scopely is currently seeking an experienced Art Producer to join one of our premier internal

development studios. This studio is currently working with a world-class IP and is striving

towards groundbreaking innovation in an exciting space.


The role we are looking to fill will report to the Executive Producer on the project and will be

pivotal to delivering high-quality art assets at a rate and quality level that deliver on the

promise of the IP. The ideal candidate needs to have a strong understanding of art

development pipeline and game production, fully equipped to own and drive internal art

production with the Art Director. This person will lead the task management coming from

feature development teams to the Art Team without needing day-to-day support or

supervision.


What you will do

  • Be the producer of art tasks by owning the art prioritization and Jira ticket creation
  • Liaise with feature development teams to sufficiently describe art tasks to make them actionable for the Art Team
  • Work with Art Leadership to organize/prioritize backlog tasks
  • Coordinate with the Senior Art Producer to establish integration points with feature development teams
  • Organize and own Art Team (Art Pod) rituals (planning, restropectives, process/workflow improvements)
  • Attend Feature Pod sprint rituals as Art representative, or organize for Art ICs to attend
  • Establish and standardize processes and status reporting methodologies for production to facilitate communication amongst cross-functional teams and leadership
  • Participate in leadership planning and strategizing for initiatives within the team and across various studio groups
  • Plan and execute art support for multiple features, in collaboration with feature producers
  • Accountable to how our team releases updates for our live game - ensure the timely release and success of the art supporting the product features
  • Support live operations as needed
  • Be an excellent communicator within the team, project leads
  • Plan and manage dependencies and solve issues together with other studio teams and outsourcing partners
  • Tackle production problems strategically and is able to work through people to achieve results
  • Strives to care for the Art Team at large, removing roadblocks, facilitating smooth working relationships and generally caring for the individuals in the team


What you will need

  • 5-8 years of Game Production experience, working as an Art Producer or in a similar capacity
  • Strong understanding in 3D game art development pipeline, experience as an Art IC a plus
  • Enjoys working on both games in production and live games, able to adapt and execute on the fly
  • Strong organization and strategic skills
  • Effective communication (written and verbal) that is assertive while empathic and diplomatic
  • Unrelenting self-motivation and initiative
  • Experience orchestrating work across internal and external outsource teams
  • A strong passion for making top quality games that players love
  • A strong interest in people and making teams work successfully
  • Job location: Los Angeles, CA or Boulder, CO


About Scopely:

Scopely is a leading mobile games company home to many top-grossing, award-winning franchises including Scrabble® GO, MARVEL Strike Force, Star Trek™ Fleet Command, Looney Tunes™ World of Mayhem, WWE Champions, The Walking Dead: Road To Survival™, YAHTZEE® With Buddies and Wheel of Fortune®: Free Play, among others. Scopely creates rewarding, immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer experience. Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform that personalizes gameplay at scale across one of the most diversified portfolios in the west. Recognized in Fast Company’s ‘World’s Most Innovative Companies’ and #2 on Deloitte’s ‘Technology Fast 500’ as one of the fastest-growing companies in North America, Scopely has achieved more than $1 billion in lifetime revenue by creating game experiences that are an important part of people’s lives. Scopely has global operations in Los Angeles, Barcelona, Boulder, Dublin (DIGIT game studio), London and Tokyo, with additional studios in seven countries across four continents. For more information, visit scopely.com. 


Scopely is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, family or parental status, gender identity, veteran, or disability status, or other protected status. 

 

Candidate information will be treated in accordance with our candidate privacy notice which can be found here: https://scopely.com/scopely-candidate-privacy-notice/

Top skills for this role

Art Direction
Organization Skills
Production Experience
Game Development
Communication
Project Reporting
Task Management
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Strategy
Jira