Monitor project progress, team wellness, and needs. Work with team leads on prioritizing publishing workload, and bringing in other parts of MCS as needed. Assist with every part of the game publishing process, from design and planning to supporting marketing and release. Anticipate and evaluate production risks, and create plans to overcome them.
Qualifications
- Experience working on a video game project end to end, including academic and hobby level projects
- Deep passion for gaming
- Able to drive the team to prioritize and make decisions, creating order out of ambiguity and uncertainty (for self and others)
- Highly collaborative with strong interpersonal, communication and project management skills
- Solid problem-solving and critical thinking skills
- Technical background
- Interest in PC focused gaming and an understanding of the current market as a customer
- Avid video game player, familiar with a wide variety of games and platforms
Responsibilities
- Champion the artistic direction, ensuring top-notch visuals and assets for our mobile games
- Lead the art department, encompassing Concept artists, Environment artists, animators, and VFX artists, to actualize the artistic vision while hitting project milestones and upholding peak production values
- Collaborate intensively with the art director and project leaders to streamline communication, tackle challenges, and eliminate barriers, all in the pursuit of exceptional gaming experiences
- Construct and revise schedules and tasks regularly
- Engage with external stakeholders as part of the Mega Cat team, clarifying expectations and deliverables
- Inspire the team, keeping them aligned with objectives, milestones, and quality benchmarks
- Collaborate with department heads to set best practices, optimize development workflows, and allocate resources efficiently
