Production Lead (External Art) - Activision

Activision; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Activision's Infinity Ward Barcelona studio seeks a Senior External Art Production Lead to oversee external art production for AAA projects. You will coordinate with art leads, directors, and vendors, build production tracking, identify risks, and drive improvements across multi-project pipelines while ensuring clear ownership and realistic timelines.

The role requires strong cross-cultural communication, knowledge of game engines, and a proven ability to align multiple partners toward shared

Formación

• Over 10 years of AAA production experience with external art teams, outsource vendors, or distributed development.
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional production alignment and track execution.
• Excellent communication across cultures, time zones, and disciplines.
• Knowledge of modern game engines and development pipelines.
• Production tracking and scheduling, dependency management.
• Risk management and issue escalation with external partners.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred in a related field.

Responsabilidades

• Lead production planning and day-to-day execution for external art teams across multiple projects
• Build and maintain production tracking with clear ownership, dates, and status visibility
• Coordinate with vendors and partner teams via recurring syncs, milestone reviews, risk tracking, and follow-ups
• Identify production risks early and drive mitigation plans aligned to project needs
• Promote clear communication and accountability between Infinity Ward Spain and external partners
• Support art pipelines, especially outsourced environment art, across multiple disciplines
• Champion best practices and new workflows, tools, and ways of working across internal and external teams
• Provide status, risks, priorities, and tradeoffs to stakeholders to support decisions and alignment

Conocimientos

External art production

Vendor management

Cross-functional coordination

Risk management

Communication skills

Collaboration

Organizational skills

Game engine knowledge

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Games Technology or related field

Descripción del empleo

In this role you lead external art production for Infinity Ward projects from our Barcelona studio. You will coordinate with art leads, directors, and cross-discipline partners to align priorities, schedules, and deliverables across multiple projects and vendors. You drive production tracking, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement of external art pipelines, especially for environment art, ensuring clear ownership and realistic timelines. You’ll collaborate with global partners to maintain clarity and accountability, shaping the way external teams contribute to shared goals.

• Lead production planning and day-to-day execution for external art teams across multiple projects
• Build and maintain production tracking with clear ownership, dates, and status visibility
• Coordinate with vendors and partner teams via recurring syncs, milestone reviews, risk tracking, and follow-ups
• Identify production risks early and drive mitigation plans aligned to project needs
• Promote clear communication and accountability between Infinity Ward Spain and external partners
• Support art pipelines, especially outsourced environment art, across multiple disciplines
• Champion best practices and new workflows, tools, and ways of working across internal and external teams
• Provide status, risks, priorities, and tradeoffs to stakeholders to support decisions and alignment
• 10+ years of AAA production experience with external art teams, outsource vendors, or distributed development
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional production alignment and track execution
• Bachelor’s degree (preferred) in Computer Games Technology, Business Development, or related field
• Excellent communication across cultures, time zones, and disciplines
• Collaborative mindset and ability to build trust with artists, leads, vendors, and peers
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Knowledge of modern game engines and development pipelines
• Production tracking and scheduling, dependency management
• Risk management and issue escalation with external partners