Art Outsourcing Lead

At ArenaNet, we’ve always believed that games are art. They have the power to communicate ideas and tell stories. They can change the way we think, reflect our cultures, and move us. As the developer of the award-winning Guild Wars game series, we’re proud to share our passion for the online worlds we’ve created with over 21 million players worldwide.

ArenaNet develops and publishes games for every kind of person, which means our games need to be built by every kind of person. We believe the best experiences come from working together, celebrating differences, and helping each of our team members shine.

We are looking for an Art Outsourcing Lead who shares our passion for the world of Guild Wars 2 and the art that brings it to life. In this role, you’ll help ensure outsourced assets meet the visual, technical, and performance standards of Guild Wars 2.

You’ll partner closely with Art leadership, discipline leads, production, internal artists, and external partners to provide clear art direction, maintain consistency across outsourced content, and continuously improve how outsourced assets move through our production pipeline.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Work with the Art Managers and discipline leads to drive and maintain high visual quality of outsourced art content.
• Lead the outsourcing art team by establishing and maintaining the use of best practices and standards
• Direct and mentor the internal outsourcing art teams through verbal and written feedback
• Communicate the visual design and development of outsourced art assets through art specifications, style guides and reference material.
• Drive team growth regarding adopting new relevant tools, techniques and programs.
• Partner with the Outsourcing production team to build and maintain a set of best practices and relationships with internal team and outsourcing partners.
• Create documentation, asset specs, and supporting reference materials with clear instructions
• Identify and improve our outsource pipeline to help streamline asset integration
• Maintain asset tracking throughout the stages of production
• Partner with internal artists to validate art asset delivery and provide production support

This role is remote-friendly, but we are currently prioritizing candidates who are local to the Bellevue, WA area and open to occasional onsite collaboration.

Pay Range: $104,054 - $156,079

Please note that the pay range listed in this job posting reflects the full salary range for this position. While we provide this range to offer transparency, our target hiring range typically falls between the minimum and the midpoint, allowing room for growth potential within the role.

Total compensation includes base salary plus annual bonus potential. When determining an offer amount, many things are taken into consideration such as qualifications, experience, internal equity, and work location. We strive to provide competitive and equitable compensation packages to all our employees.

This role is also eligible for medical, dental, vision and life insurance, short and long term disability, 401(k), flexible and dependent care spending accounts, PTO, paid holidays and parental leave.

Applications will be accepted until October 23rd at 10am PT. If the deadline is extended, the posting will be updated accordingly. If the position is filled before this date, the posting will be removed.

Don’t meet every single requirement on this job post? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At ArenaNet, we believe diversity in culture, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and backgrounds make us a better team – we celebrate it. So, if you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.