arenanet - Senior Outsourcing Character Concept Artist (Contract)

• Translate design briefs into clear, actionable vendor art briefs, providing strong visual references, callouts, and supporting materials to align internal and external teams on creative direction and practical requirements. • Maintain a strong understanding of cross-disciplinary technical requirements and constraints, guiding vendors toward creative solutions that work within those parameters. • Provide clear, actionable art feedback that supports the established art direction, character design goals, and story/lore while allowing vendors room for creativity. • Prioritize feedback effectively, distinguishing critical or essential changes from subjective preferences, particularly when incorporating input from multiple teams and stakeholders. • Remain mindful of deadlines and project scope, making thoughtful decisions about which feedback to prioritize based on available time and resources. • Communicate clearly and effectively with external vendors, particularly when navigating language or cultural differences. Simplify and clarify direction without losing important artistic or technical details. • Communicate professionally and promptly with internal teams, helping bridge gaps between disciplines, stakeholders, and external partners to ensure expectations and decisions remain aligned. • Manage multiple projects and ongoing conversations simultaneously while tracking key feedback, decisions, priorities, and follow-ups. • Proactively support vendors by creating templates, preparing proxy files, gathering references, and providing other materials that help streamline their work. • Maintain organized asset files and documentation, ensuring briefs, references, feedback, source materials, and vendor deliverables are accurate, up to date, and easy for others to access and navigate.