Job Description

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.

As a part of that mission, we are pioneering the future of social virtual reality applications, and we need wonderful 3D art. Come join us creating genuinely new experiences within virtual reality. As an Art Manager within Horizon, you will help define how people, environments and engagements are represented in the VR experience and beyond. You will work cross-functionally with a team of passionate engineers, artists, designers and PMs to advance bringing our audience together in this new immersive means of interacting.

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and grow a multidisciplinary team of art leads and artists who are chartered with defining the visual targets and the execution of art assets within Horizon
• Recruit and hire talented contributors
• Establish review processes within the team and key stakeholders
• Engage with PMs, Designers and Engineer & Art Leads to define the art pipelines and components, scope and goals for key features within our various projects
• Connect, build relationships, and collaborate with cross functional teams to understand business needs and drive mutual vision and goals
• Effectively influence leaders and key partners to gain alignment
  

Minimum Qualification

• 2+ years of people management and leadership experience in art pipelines
• 5+ years of experience in 3D immersive software development – games & VR experience
• Demonstrated experience recruiting and managing art pipelines and contributors from leadership to potential external sources
• Demonstrated experience managing the development, maintenance and documentation of art pipelines
• Communication, presentation and diplomatic skills
• Interest for empowering teams to produce results
  

Facebook is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Facebook is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.