Character Art External Development Manager

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary liaison between Insomniac Games and external development vendors, maintaining consistent communication across all active engagements.
• Author, review, and maintain detailed asset briefs for all ExDev character art work, including high-poly sculpts, low-poly/UV assets, and texture/material deliverables.
• Manage asset pipelines across milestone cycles, tracking bid estimates and delivery durations through Flow (ShotGrid).

Quality Assurance & Art Direction:

• Evaluate all externally produced character art against established quality bars, style guides, and project art direction before approval.
• Work closely with the Lead Character Artist to define asset acceptance criteria and ensure feedback provided to vendors is aligned with the project's creative vision.
• Provide clear, actionable written feedback to external vendors, including annotated reference and redline documentation.