Art Outsourcing II (Illustration) - VALORANT

As Art Outsourcing II, you will help connect product teams to the right external partners while improving art outsource infrastructure and practices. You will build meaningful and trusting external relationships through clear two-way communication and planning. Your approach will ensure sustainable production without compromising quality.  A perfect blend between a veteran production artist and logistics expert, you will strive to make the outsourcing experience truly world-class and engaging for all parties involved.  

VALORANT is Riot’s take on a character-based tactical shooter (for more info on VALORANT click here!) As an Art Outsourcing II on the VALORANT team, you will play a key part in managing the work and relationship with multiple art vendors. You will use both your extraordinary interpersonal and relationship skills to cultivate positive working relationships with our vendors. 

Responsibilities:

Vendor Relationships - We have multiple domestic and international vendors. We want to foster positive relationships between Riot and the external teams we work with. You'll communicate Riot's vision and feedback to those vendors and serve as the voice for those teams. 

• Workflow - You’ll handle the workflow of all outsourced tasks. This will include organizing and leading all daily rituals, gathering all submissions by vendors, and presenting those submissions to the team for feedback. You will also review assets independently, providing feedback in alignment with team quality bars and art benchmarks.  Once feedback is gathered you will organize and deliver it back to the vendors in a clear and understandable way.
• Asset Management - We'd like you to make sure our art assets are clean, organized and defined correctly so we can access them easily. Track and maintain a record of assets so knowledge of current status can be readily shared. Perform touch-ups and paintovers as needed.
• Administration - Submit purchase orders and review invoices from vendors for approval.  
• Partner Development - You will provide clear feedback and support with the intention to grow and develop vendor capabilities during continued engagements. Showing not just the what, but also the why in the feedback. You will leverage your experience in digital illustration and graphic design to create educational style guides and asset briefs. 
• Problem Solving - You will remove roadblocks that hinder partner progress and keep track of recurring issues and develop a systemic solution. 
• Art Support - You will leverage your art background in fixing issues, ensuring consistent quality across outsourced content and providing asset and integration support as necessary. 
• Internal pipelines - Learn the different internal team quality bars, processes and adapt outsourcing best practices for smooth integration. Use software to create graphic design images including digital illustrations/design/painting software: Photoshop and occasionally Unreal Engine.

Required Qualifications:

• 2+ years of professional experience handling several art vendors concurrently, or professional experience working with multiple internal and external partners.
• 2+ years of professional experience working on commercial art illustration, graphic design and/or commissions.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to talk to technical staff, artists, and business leaders.
• Professional experience working on asset management and maintaining asset pipelines.
• Strong understanding of art fundamentals - line, shape, color texture, and space.

Desired Qualifications:

• 3+ years of professional experience in the games industry.
• Professional experience creating, giving feedback on, and integrating art in a production environment.

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

Our Perks:

Riot has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do, and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming.

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

• Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data
• Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
• Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
• Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.