Art Manager Gaming Digital Platforms

NBCUniversal; California; Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

NBCUniversal is seeking a Brand Artist and Asset Manager for its UP&E Gaming & Digital Platforms Team. The role involves managing art direction for games and interactive content, requiring expertise in character development and UI/UX design. Candidates should have a strong portfolio and 5+ years of experience in the gaming industry, with a focus on collaboration and innovation in a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in 2D and 3D art on franchise games.
• Portfolio demonstrating character and environment development.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage art-related asset approvals across games.
• Ensure games meet quality standards of the IP.
• Collaborate with brand creative and character art teams.

Skills

Art direction

Character development

UI/UX design

World-building

Attention to detail

Project management

Communication

Education

Degree from a four-year college

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a dynamic, experienced, and knowledgeable Brand Artist and Asset Manager with games and interactive content experience to join our UP&E Gaming & Digital Platforms Team. This exciting role is responsible for visual guidance, ideation, and art guidelines for many of the most well-known entertainment bands in the NBCUniversal portfolio. This role will be supporting the team responsible for all video games and interactive content.

The right candidate will bring industry-leading craft expertise, attention to detail, and a passion for visual storytelling. This person should have a solid understanding of character development, world-building, environment art, UI/UX, and can translate these skills across various digital mediums using the latest industry tools. We are a technology-driven organization, and this candidate will be expected to incorporate proprietary toolsets and 3d scanning into their ideation stage to support the art pipelines.

We’re looking for teammates who care deeply about the intellectual properties, products we create, and the people that make them. UP&E is a collaborative inclusive environment that builds on the internal culture of all voices and thoughts celebrated in the creative space. This position will have daily collaboration with marketing, production, and external development teams and report to the Sr. Director of Creative Strategy & Developer Relations in Universal’s Games and Digital Platforms group.

Now is the time to join UP&E as we build the future of entertainment together.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website.

Salary range: $85,000 -105,000 (bonus eligible)

Qualifications:
Qualifications

** Responsibilities include:**

• Manage art-related asset approvals and provide art direction as needed across multiple games and digital content in the NBCUniversal portfolio
• Ensure games are “on-brand,” visually beautiful, functional, and meet the quality standards of the IP
• Act as the internal art stakeholder and team expert who makes sure the finished game fulfills team, studio, and company goals
• Create and present project concepts and artistic vision to the department
• Manage the day-to-day partner process, providing hands-on feedback, “paint overs,” and concept ideation
• Work collaboratively with brand creative and character art teams to facilitate and provide feedback on partner assets
• Develop strong relationships and partnerships with key business groups across the company including Production, Marketing, Franchise Management, Technology and Publishing
• Stay up to date with the latest art trends and toolsets through research and implementation of new techniques and processes

** Qualifications/Requirements:**

• 5+ years experience in 2D and 3D art on franchise games and interactive production teams, including shipped product—ideally from pre-production through launch and live ops
• Shipped AAA and AA titles from established IP while in a character art or environment art role. Experience in Mobile, VR, and AR is a plus.
• Specific hands-on experience with mobile game UI/UX and technical art challenges
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Receptive to critique and feedback
• Solid project management skills and excellent knowledge of various project management methodologies, tools, and practices
• Strong process knowledge, attention to detail, organizational skills and timely follow-up with the ability to stay focused on art direction
• Good cross-disciplinary communications experience between marketing, production, design, and art
• Must have strong games market knowledge and work with the team on innovation and tool development
• Must be career focused on video games with a solid understanding of theatrical and television content
• Portfolio of professional design work (fully or largely created solely by the applicant, AI-generated art not accepted) that demonstrates character and environment development, UI/UX design, creativity, and art direction expertise.

** Additional Requirements:**

• Travel may be required
• Perform other related duties as assigned to support the needs of the team
• Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.

** Desired Characteristics:**

• A degree from a four-year college, with a preference for an advanced degree
• Ability to work hands-on implementing art in-game, in-engine, for concept prototypes

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [e-mail].