Outsourcing Manager

Job Description

Production at Epic

Epic Games is searching for an experienced Outsourcing Manager to partner with the development and content teams on Fortnite (www.fortnite.com). In this role, you'll work closely with the game dev, content and production teams to ensure that high-quality content and development work is being delivered by multiple vendors. Key elements of this role are experience managing relationships and content delivery with external partners, strong understanding of best practices for external development, and ability to communicate effectively across multiple teams with exceptional transparency and planning. The ideal candidate has shipped multiple AAA titles as an Outsourcing Manager or Outsourcing-focused Producer.

Responsibilities:
• Working with Fortnite team leads to understand, determine, and deliver on outsource needs for Fortnite content and development
• Leveraging your knowledge of vendors and pipelines to ensure productive partnerships and clear communication
• Owning the process of finding, evaluating, and selecting outsourced developers for Fortnite
• Working with Fortnite producers to scope, negotiate, and set objectives with external partners
• Managing appropriate contracts, invoice approval, timelines and delivery schedules
• Managing communications and providing performance feedback to external vendors, while helping maintain strong relationships between external and internal teams
• Identifying opportunities to improve workflow as it relates to outsourcing and improving as needed

Qualifications:
• 3+ years experience with outsourcing and external content/development management required, preferably for AAA games
• Demonstrated understanding of game development process and how multiple external developers can be integrated into a fast-paced and quality-focused project
• Highly organized, self-driven, goal-oriented, and a great team player able to work with some of the most talented developers in the industry
• Detail-oriented and able to track, prioritize, and conscientiously follow through on multiple competing elements of work, in timely fashion, across groups with varying interests
• Process oriented, with an understanding of project management methodologies
• Clear and concise communication, leadership, and people skills

​About Us

Epic Games spans across 12 countries with 32 studios and 1,800+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent. ​

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-re8191-3-12-71-237-42 in your application.