Production Lead (External Art)

Activision Blizzard
Barcelona
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Manufacturing & Production OperationsExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Stakeholder communication","Organizational skills","Risk management","Collaboration","Cross-cultural communication"]

Lead external art production across Infinity Ward projects by planning and executing day-to-day work, aligning priorities, schedules, dependencies, and deliverables across internal teams and outside partners. Build production tracking with clear ownership and realistic dates, identify risks early, and drive mitigation plans. Coordinate vendor collaboration through syncs and milestone reviews, support outsourced environment art pipelines, and share status, tradeoffs, and priorities to enable informed studio decisions.

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Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard
1 month ago

Production Lead (External Art)

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Job Summary

Lead external art production across Infinity Ward projects by planning and executing day-to-day work, aligning priorities, schedules, dependencies, and deliverables across internal teams and outside partners. Build production tracking with clear ownership and realistic dates, identify risks early, and drive mitigation plans. Coordinate vendor collaboration through syncs and milestone reviews, support outsourced environment art pipelines, and share status, tradeoffs, and priorities to enable informed studio decisions.
Location: Barcelona
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Manufacturing & Production Operations
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead production planning and day-to-day execution for external art teams supporting multiple projects.
  • •Build and maintain production tracking across external art workstreams with clear ownership and status visibility.
  • •Drive collaboration with vendors and partner teams through syncs, milestone reviews, risk tracking, and follow-up actions.
  • •Identify production risks early and proactively drive mitigation plans to keep delivery timelines grounded and aligned.
  • •Support outsourced environment art pipelines and work across art disciplines as needed, while championing continuous improvement in workflows and tools.

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of AAA production experience supporting external art teams, outsource vendors, or distributed development partners.
  • •Ability to drive cross-functional production alignment, track execution, and ensure follow-through across internal and external teams.
  • •Extensive experience supporting art development pipelines in AAA game production environments.
  • •Bachelor’s degree preferred in Computer Games Technology, Business Development, or a related field.
  • •Strong production fundamentals including planning, scheduling, dependency management, stakeholder communication, and risk management.
Experience:10+ yearsAAA gamesGame productionExternal artOutsourcingDistributed development
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Games Technology, Business Development (preferred)
Skills:Stakeholder communicationOrganizational skillsRisk managementCollaborationCross-cultural communication
Tech Stack:Modern game enginesDevelopment pipelinesArt pipelines

Company Brief

Activision Blizzard
Develops and publishes interactive entertainment content, including video games and connected gaming experiences across console, PC, and mobile platforms. The company is known for major franchises such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Candy Crush, and Diablo.
Industry: Gaming
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Santa Monica, United States
Founded: 2008
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