Character Content Manager (Game Development)

Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Company

hirify.global develops the PlayStation brand, hardware, network services, and entertainment experiences. Haven Studios is building an exclusive AAA multiplayer IP and the first Sony game development team in Canada.

What you will do

• Manage the daily intake, triage, and routing of high-volume character art assets, including high-poly and low-poly models, textures, rigs, and blendshapes.
• Coordinate internal Character Art leads and external outsourcing partners, establish delivery milestones, track SLAs, and maintain schedule adherence.
• Design, maintain, and optimize asset-tracking workflows in Jira, ShotGrid/Flow Production Tracking, and Confluence from concept through engine-ready implementation.
• Identify bottlenecks and manage dependencies across Character Art, Rigging, Animation, and Tech Art.
• Facilitate feedback between internal Art Directors and Leads, external partners, and Producers from other teams.
• Own sprint planning, asset-readiness reporting, and escalation of timeline risks to the Lead Producer.

Requirements

• Proven experience in a full-cycle, large-scale AAA game production environment, specifically managing content-heavy pipelines such as Art, Maps, Outsourcing, or Asset Management.
• Deep practical knowledge of Agile, Scrum, or Waterfall methodologies adapted to game production pipelines, including milestone planning for iterative art production.
• Expert-level Jira proficiency, including custom workflows, automation, and advanced filtering.
• Experience with asset-tracking tools such as ShotGrid/Flow, Miro, or Airtable.
• Deep understanding of external development partnerships, asset specifications, vendor milestones, and delivery processes.
• Strong communication and diplomacy skills across technical, creative, and external business teams.
• Solid understanding of the game art production pipeline lifecycle.

Nice to have

• Experience shipping a Live-Service or Games as a Service title.
• Experience with 3D software such as Maya or Blender.
• Experience with Perforce/Helix Core or engine integration tools such as Unreal Engine.
• Bilingual English and French proficiency.
• Character Art experience.
• Python scripting, programming, or experience developing custom tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a culture grounded in kindness, adaptability, and courage.
• Contribute to an exclusive new PlayStation IP and a systemic, evolving AAA multiplayer world.
• Join the first Sony game development team in Canada.
• Background checks are conducted at the offer stage for new employees.
• Sony is an equal opportunity and fair chance employer committed to an inclusive environment.