Talent Manager

Devoted Studios is a US-based game development company specializing in Co-development, Porting, and End-to-End Art Production for the global gaming industry. With a distributed team of over 1,900+ skilled professionals, we collaborate across time zones to support projects on all major platforms, engines and styles - from AAA titles to emerging technologies.Our team includes world-class talents who bring deep expertise in external development, pipeline optimization, and creative problem-solving. Whether it’s porting games to new systems, enhancing gameplay features, or crafting stunning visuals, Devoted Studios operates as a trusted, flexible extension of our partners’ internal teams.We are proud to be the development partner of choice for industry leaders such as:

• 2K
• Xbox
• Meta
• Obsidian Entertainment
• Turtle Rock Studios
• Gearbox Software

At Devoted Studios, we’re committed to making outsourcing more efficient, collaborative, and impactful. If you're passionate about co-development, game art, or solving technical challenges on a global scale, we’d love to hear from you.

We are looking for a detail-oriented, proactive, and artistically literate Talent Manager to join our Pre-Production Department. In this role, you’ll play a key part in helping us discover freelance artists, match them with upcoming project needs, and maintain a structured, high-quality talent pipeline.

This position is ideal for someone with a background in 2D/3D art or game production who enjoys combining creativity with strategy and communication.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify and connect with art-freelance 2D, 3D, VFX, animation, and technical artists (e.g., rigging, skinning) for future collaboration.
• Conduct outreach and nurture long-term relationships with potential creative partners.
• Understand the difference between art styles (stylized vs. realistic), pipelines (2D vs. 3D), and specialties (e.g., modeling, texturing, animation).
• Evaluate artist portfolios in collaboration with the Art Director and Pre-Production Lead.
• Maintain internal CRM systems (Airtable, NetHunt, etc.) and ensure artist data is up to date and easy to access.
• Track outreach, availability, quality benchmarks, and provide structured reports and conversion summaries.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including producers, art leads, and business development to forecast upcoming hiring needs.

• Background in 2D/3D art, animation, or production within the gaming industry.
• Clear understanding of art areas (stylized vs. realistic art, rigging, VFX, animation workflows).
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build trust with freelance artists.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of maintaining clean systems and outreach records.
• Proactive and independent - able to manage your workflow and priorities with minimal supervision.
• Experience in outreach, artist management or community building.
• Previously worked as a producer, art coordinator, or in a freelance artist network.
• Passionate about games, digital art, and creative collaboration.

Why Join Us?

We offer:

• Strong and enthusiastic team – you will have the opportunity for knowledge sharing, learning, and professional self-development
• Interesting and challenging tasks – solve diverse and challenging issues, communicate with people within the company as well as with our partners;
• Convenient working conditions – remote work, the opportunity to build your own working day with flexible working hours
• А chance to work in a highly professional and dynamic team working with a wide range of International Game Production projects, attractive remuneration package, and opportunities to develop professionally.

This is a remote, full-time contracted position.

We are an equal opportunity company and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for a contract without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.