Art Manager (Gaming & Digital Platforms)

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

Job summary

NBCUniversal is looking for a Brand Artist and Asset Manager for their UP&E Gaming & Digital Platforms Team. The successful candidate will provide visual guidance for video games and interactive content, ensuring high-quality, brand-aligned artistic output. This hybrid position requires strong collaboration with various teams and a solid understanding of character development, UI/UX, and recent art trends.

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k)

Paid leave

Tuition reimbursement

Variety of discounts and perks

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in 2D and 3D art on franchise games.
• Experience with AAA and AA titles.
• Portfolio demonstrating character and environment development.

Responsibilities

• Manage art-related asset approvals and provide art direction.
• Ensure games are on-brand and meet quality standards.
• Collaborate with brand creative and character art teams.

Skills

Attention to detail

Visual storytelling

Strong interpersonal skills

Relationship-building

Project management

Education

Degree from a four-year college

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Universal Products & Experiences Overview:

Universal Products & Experiences (UP&E) globally drives the expansion and elevation of NBCUniversal’s iconic collection of brands, intellectual properties, characters, and stories based on the company’s extensive portfolio of properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. The division executes this through innovative physical and digital products, engaging retail and product experiences across our expansive global theme park destinations (for both owned and 3rd party IP), location-based venues, e-commerce product platforms, and retailers around the world. Along with global brand strategy and creative, UP&E’s three lines of business include Consumer Products, Games and Digital Platforms, as well as Theme Parks Products & Retail. UP&E is a division of Universal Parks & Resorts, part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.https://www.universalproductsexperiences.com/

Universal Products & Experiences is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce of the highest caliber. We are committed to fostering equitable and inclusive environments that honor the experiences, perspectives, and uniqueness of each colleague.

It is the policy of NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal's affiliated businesses to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

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

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].