Project Manager (3D & Tech Art)

Envar Studio; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Envar Studios seeks a Project Manager with mature outsourcing experience for 3D and technical game assets. You will coordinate multiple projects with the art team and partners, planning, scheduling, and delivering high-quality results.

As a freelance role, you will work with the English-speaking team, start ASAP, and align work hours with CET 08:00. The ideal candidate is strategic, communicative, and adept at streamlining processes to keep projects on track.

Qualifications

• 3D & tech art pipeline knowledge; proficient with Maya, ZBrush, Unreal and Unity.
• At least 2 years of experience managing 3D/tech art projects.
• Strong self-leadership, autonomy, and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.
• Proficient with Google Workspace (Sheets).
• Bachelor degree or equivalent.
• Experience documenting routines and guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Plan, setup, track progress, timeline, expenses, and docs for multiple projects.
• Ensure timely, high-quality deliveries.
• Maintain clear information flow across projects.
• Schedule artists and balance project workloads.
• Manage artist deliverables and accountability.
• Support artists and clients throughout the project journey.
• Build and maintain long-term client relationships.
• Improve processes, methods, and pipelines.
• Balance project resources and mitigate risks.
• Uphold team quality of work.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Detail-oriented

Self-leadership

Documentation

Digital literacy

Education

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Tools

Maya

ZBrush

Unreal

Unity

Blender

Perforce

GitHub

Photoshop

Substance Painter

Job description

Location: Unlimited

Start Date: ASAP

Seniority level: Mid

Contract type: Freelance

Work time: The candidate must be able to start their work day latest at CET 08:00

About Envar Studios

At Envar Studio, we create high-quality art for clients across the games, entertainment, and creative industries. Behind every project is a talented team of artists, project managers, business developers, and creative professionals working together to turn ideas into exceptional results.

We're passionate about great art, but we know that great projects happen because of great teamwork. That's why we value open communication, trust, curiosity, and a shared commitment to quality. Everyone at Envar plays an important role in helping projects run smoothly and creating an environment where creativity can flourish.

If you're excited about working with creative people, enjoy bringing structure to ambitious projects, and want to be part of a supportive team that loves what it does, we'd love to hear from you.

Your Role

We are looking for a Project Manager who has mature experience in managing outsourcing projects that deliver 3D and technical game assets. The ideal candidate would be a strategic thinker, excellent organizer, relationship-builder and effective communicator. You will play a vital role in ensuring that our creative projects are delivered successfully.

You'll work closely with the art team in Envar’s Outsourcing department, as well as Envar’s partners. There will be multiple projects on your hand for you to plan, set up, manage and deliver with high quality standards. Your leadership skills, positive energy and focus on relationship building will help the studio operate at peak performance.

This is a freelance position.

Key Responsibilities

• Project management: Ensure that the planning, setup, progress, timeline, expenses and documentation of multiple projects are on track.

• Delivery: Ensure project deliveries are timely, high-quality and valuable.

• Clarity: Ensure that there is a smooth and effective flow of information and communication throughout the projects.

• Scheduling: Assist with scheduling and planning for our artists, ensuring they are occupied by one project at all times.

• Artist management: Keep track of the artists' deliverables and accountabilities.

• General Support: Support both artists and clients during the project journey.

• Client relationship: Build and maintain a strong, trusting, long-term partnership with clients.

• Optimization: Execute and improve current processes, methods, approach, flow, tool utilization and pipeline.

• Resource management: Manage and balance the project resources at hand.

• Risk Management: Identify & mitigate potential risks. Achieving successful solutions.

• Quality: Contribute to upholding the team's quality of work.

Qualifications

• 3D & tech art: In-depth knowledge on 3D and tech art pipeline and workflow. Proficiency in related tools such as Maya, Zbrush, Unreal and Unity. Good-to-knows: Blender, Perforce, GitHub, Revision Control, Photoshop, Substance Painter, etc.

• Experience: at least 2 years of working experience directly managing 3D and tech art projects.

• Self leadership: Actively seek to understand and fulfill expectations autonomously.

• Detail-Oriented: High degree of accuracy in documentation and task management.

• Organization: Excellent organizational and time management skills

• Communication: Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

• Digital Literacy: Proficiency in Google Workspace (especially Google Sheets)

• Documentations: Experience in writing routines and guidelines

• Education: Bachelor degree or equivalent.

Bonus Points

• Experience using project management tools like Favro or Miro.

• Experience in training / mentoring

• An art-related degree / diploma

• Language skills in Mandarin / French / Korean.

What We Offer

• Startup Spirit: Plenty of space for growth. Your work will have a meaningful impact on the studio.

• High-Quality Focus: A quality-driven work environment where excellence is prioritized.

• Creative Freedom: Enjoy autonomy in problem-solving and innovation, with creativity encouraged at every step.

• Onboarding Program: Excellent onboarding to get you familiar with our tools and processes.

• Positive Team Environment: A fun, collaborative team with positive energy and strong teamwork.

• Multicultural Work Setting: Work with diverse, talented individuals from all over the world.

Are you ready to help drive the success of creative projects while working in a quality-driven and supportive environment?