Art Manager, Game Studio

Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

We're a group of developers, artists, and storytellers who make games full of wonder, danger, and humor. Everyone at our studio, whether an industry vet or a new voice, impacts each game through collaborative feedback, mutual respect, and creative empowerment. If you want to make games that leave a meaningful impact on players, we want to hear from you.

We're looking for new teammates who deeply care about their work, the stories they tell, and the people they create with. As part of the Netflix team, we strive to hire the best and value integrity, excellence, respect, inclusion, and collaboration.

ART AT NIGHT SCHOOL

Our artists are the architects of immersive worlds, bringing our interactive stories to life. We create world-class narrative games where the visual experience is as compelling as the story. Each game boasts a unique art style that enhances its design and narrative, making every project a new adventure.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Art Manager leads, develops, and inspires the Art Team's careers, processes, and resources. You will manage the workforce planning and communication process with other disciplines. This role will also directly manage a portion of the art team, supporting the studio art director in people management duties.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a group of direct reports. Partners with the studio art director to hire, onboard, support, and evaluate incoming artists.

• Support and work with the Studio Art Director on team management and projects. Identify areas of improvement and create plans to drive art team success.

• Motivate and support the art team, freelancers, and external vendors. Mentor the team art leads and identify skill gaps. Help them grow in their career and develop skills.

• Initiate training programs to improve the quality standards of the artists in the studio.

• ​​Partner with the production team and project art leads on resourcing, tasking, processes, prioritization, and risk assessment. 

• Support project leads and individual contributors in planning project work through a proactive approach to avoid misalignment or inaccurate planning.

• Organize, plan, and coordinate art team communication rituals (one-on-ones, team meetings, etc.). Work with other disciplines and art stakeholders to ensure a high-quality bar, consistent alignment, and effective communication.

• Manage assets of archived and current production art.

Skills & Requirements

• 5+ years of experience managing an art team of direct reports and project management experience in games.

• Understanding of game development, art processes, methodologies, and pipelines.

• Proficient with art and project management tools like Google Suite, Jira, Confluence, Miro, Figma, Adobe Suite, Maya, Unity, etc.

• Strong demonstrated leadership, communication, problem-solving, feedback, and artistic/creative skills.

• Knowledge and passion for game technology trends, willingness to explore uncertainty, and lead through change.

• Lifelong learner who wants to bring experience and knowledge to the project and team every day. 

• Self-starter willing to find solutions and ask questions when needed.

Nice to Haves

• Experience guiding game art teams through early creative development, through shipping, and post-launch support.

• Proficiency in creating and planning art assets; experience working as an artist on game projects of any size.

Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $230,000-$410,000.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs.  Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more detail about our Benefits here.

Netflix is a unique culture and environment.  Learn more here.

Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.