# Development Director - Art

**Company**: Electronic Arts
**Location**: Shanghai
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Design
**Industry**: Technology
**Ticker**: EA
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173941

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## Description

Electronic Arts is seeking a Development Director - Art to lead and manage the Central Art Team, ensuring delivery of high-quality assets for feature and live teams.

As a Development Director - Art, you will:

- Lead and manage the Central Art Team, ensuring delivery of high-quality assets for feature and live teams

- Oversee end-to-end outsourcing processes, including vendor selection, onboarding, task assignment, quality reviews, and final delivery

- Align project schedules, priorities, and milestones with company partners and external partners

- Monitor progress, identify risks, and proactively implement mitigation strategies

- Manage relationships with external art and co-dev vendors, fostering strong, long-term partnerships

- Establish clear communication channels, guidelines, and quality standards for vendors

- Conduct regular performance reviews and feedback sessions with outsourcing partners

- Work with producers, designers, engineers, and QA teams to integrate assets and features into the game build

- Facilitate agreement between creative direction, technical feasibility, and production timelines

- Oversee and mentor junior project managers, providing guidance on project tracking, risk management, and partner communication

- Support team members' professional growth and performance development

- Develop and maintain production pipelines, workflows, and documentation to keep productivity and consistency

- Review and approve art assets and co-development deliverables, ensuring they meet both creative and technical standards

Requirements:

- 5+ years of experience in project management within the game industry, with at least 2 years managing art teams and outsourcing vendors

- Solid background in mobile game development, with an understanding of both creative and technical production processes

- Experience managing co-development projects, including engineering deliverables

- Proficiency in English and Mandarin (both verbal and written)

- Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Jira, Trello, Asana) and asset tracking systems

- Passion for games and understanding of current industry trends

- Experience working with international teams across different time zones

## Skills

### Required
- project management
- art team management
- outsourcing
- mobile game development
- English
- Mandarin
- Jira
- Trello
- Asana

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