Core Art Producer (Apex Legends)

Respawn Entertainment; West Chatsworth (CA); In loco; USD 104.000 - 157.000; Tempo pieno

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Respawn Entertainment is hiring an experienced Art Producer to drive the end-to-end production of our iconic hard-surface assets, including weapons and characters. You will align art with design, manage external vendors, and lead cross-functional collaboration to deliver high-quality content on a seasonal cadence.

You will coordinate with Rigging, Animation, VFX, and Technical Art teams, drive production schedules, and ensure asset delivery meets gameplay needs and visual standards across a

Competenze

• 3+ years of art production or art management in AAA games.
• Experience with character and/or weapon art pipelines.
• Understanding of 3D asset pipelines: concepting, high/low-poly modeling, texturing, rigging.
• Experience managing external vendors or outsourcing partners.
• Ability to manage dependencies between art, design and engineering in live service.
• Strong scheduling skills using Jira or ShotGrid.
• Excellent communication and feedback translation.
• Passion for hard-surface art and iconic assets.

Mansioni

• Own end-to-end production for Legend and weapon 3D models; deliver on time and within budget.
• Coordinate art & design alignment between Art Director, artists and designers.
• Manage cross-functional art dependencies with Rigging, Animation, VFX, and Technical Art.
• Oversee outsourcing partners: briefs, feedback, milestones, and QC for assets.
• Track and schedule assets; maintain production systems and reports (e.g., Jira).
• Mitigate production risks related to scope, constraints, and feedback loops.
• Facilitate art reviews and approvals with stakeholders.

Conoscenze

Art production

3D asset pipelines

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Jira/ShotGrid

Communication

Strumenti

Jira

ShotGrid

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About Respawn Entertainment

Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty Franchise, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they'll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. From our roots as an indie studio to joining the expansive roster of studios at Electronic Arts, this remains our guiding principle. We truly love what we do and want to share our passion with players worldwide. Our shipped titles include critically acclaimed multi-platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star Wars™ Jedi: Fallen Order, Star Wars™ Jedi: Survivor and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. Join us for the opportunity to create groundbreaking games with some of the best developer talent in the industry. Respawn Entertainment is hiring! Learn more about our studio and values at respawn.com/studio.

Role Overview Reporting to the Lead Producer, we are seeking an experienced Art Producer to drive the creation of our iconic hard-surface assets, spanning legendary characters and cutting-edge weapons. This role owns the end-to-end art production pipeline for these critical assets, from concept and 3D modeling through to rigging, animation, and final polish.

We are looking for someone who can align the aesthetic bar set by the Franchise Art Director with the strict gameplay needs of the design team, ensuring our assets are both visually stunning and competitively viable. You will be a master of cross-functional communication, risk mitigation, and managing external vendor relationships to deliver high-quality content on a seasonal cadence.

What you'll do...

• Own Production Pipelines: Drive the end-to-end production for Legend and weapon 3D models, ensuring all assets are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

• Coordinate Art & Design Alignment: Act as the key liaison between the Art Director, concept artists, character artists, hard-surface modelers, and gameplay designers to ensure creative vision aligns with design requirements (hitboxes, readability, etc.).

• Manage Cross-Functional Art Dependencies: Partner with Rigging, Animation, VFX, and Technical Art teams to manage handoffs, flag dependencies, and resolve technical pipeline issues.

• Oversee Outsourcing (OS) Partners: Manage relationships with external vendors, including creating briefs, leading feedback sessions, tracking milestones, and ensuring quality control for all outsourced art assets.

• Track & Schedule Art Assets: Develop and maintain detailed production schedules, asset tracking systems (e.g., Jira), and progress reports for all character and weapon models.

• Mitigate Art Production Risks: Proactively identify and solve risks related to asset scope, technical constraints, artistic feedback loops, and resource allocation to keep the art pipeline on track.

• Facilitate Reviews & Approvals: Schedule and lead art reviews with key stakeholders, ensuring feedback is consolidated, actionable, and communicated clearly to both internal and external artists.

Ideally, you will have...

• 3+ years of art production or art management experience in AAA game development, with a strong preference for experience in character and/or weapon art pipelines.

• A deep understanding of 3D art asset pipelines, including concepting, high/low-poly modeling, texturing, rigging, and integration into game engines.

• Proven experience managing external vendors or outsourcing (OS) partners, including brief creation, feedback delivery, and quality assurance.

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex dependencies between art, design, and engineering teams in a live service environment.

• Strong project management and scheduling skills, with proficiency in tools like Jira, ShotGrid, or other production tracking software.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate gameplay requirements into actionable artistic feedback.

• A passion for hard-surface art, character design, and the collaborative process of building iconic assets for a global player base.

Pay Transparency - North America

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria)
• $92,900 - $129,200 CAD
• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco)
• $104,400 - $157,400 USD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and other incentive programs.

For Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and other incentive programs.