Art Training Manager

Description

Blizzard Entertainment is a wild, creative place to work with a rich and passionate art community.  We are looking for someone with a strong art-centric background who is passionate about helping individuals and teams grow.  Is that you? 

The art training manager will be responsible for working with Blizzard art leadership to develop content and deliver training to meet our production needs, including proprietary tools, workflows, and processes.

Blizzard academy specializes in helping others learn and grow and we are looking for someone who shares this passion. Our goal is to provide opportunities to gain exposure to new ideas, new tools and new ways of approaching what we do best – make great games.

Responsibilities

• Act as academy art advocate, key point of contact between academy and development teams. Partner with the art directors, managers, and leads on applicable training for artists.
• Help define training objectives, schedule, resource requirements, and deliverables in support of developing the art community at Blizzard.
• Coach, mentor, and motivate internal instructors, while keeping projects on track. 
• Ensure that classes exceed expectations and are properly scheduled and delivered, as well as, following up with related course materials.
• Develop or support the creation of art training documentation (including video documentation).  Craft visually-engaging materials to announce training / enrichment events that will be seen across the studio.
• Evangelize and enlist speakers (both internal and external) across the art community.
• Manage and publish art newsletter for development community, working with project teams and support groups to solicit content.
• Actively track new developments in the art community and the creative industry for learning opportunities.

• Experience managing, coaching, and mentoring artists
• Exceptional verbal and written communications skills
• Exceptional attention to detail and follow-up
• Experience with staffing and team building
• Good cross-disciplinary communication experience between engineering, production, design, and art
• Unrelenting self-motivation and initiative
• Approachable, relaxed, and friendly demeanor

• Experience in classroom communication and public speaking
• Passion for Blizzard games

• Resume
• Salary history
• Cover Letter which should include:
• Why you are interested in working at Blizzard
• What games you are currently playing