Manager, Concept Design Operations

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Sales and Marketing : Design : Design

Manager for Concept Design Operations at a defense technology company, focusing on brand identity, visual communication, concept art, and industrial design. The role involves driving processes, liaising between teams, managing production and delivery of concept art, leading stakeholder discovery, prioritizing requests, and reporting on progress. Requires experience in project management or production in creative fields and understanding of concept art pipelines.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support as key liaison between Concept Design teams and product divisions
  2. Drive planning, production, and delivery of concept art and animation across products, environments, and storytelling moments
  3. Lead discovery with stakeholders and translate into project goals and coordinating creative leads
  4. Prioritize incoming requests and oversee daily bandwidth of artists, track progress, and customer delivery
  5. Facilitate reviews and feedback loops between team, stakeholders, and design leadership
  6. Reporting on progress, priorities, and resourcing

Skills

Required

  • Minimum 5 years professional experience as a project manager or producer in games, film, animation, or equivalent
  • Strong understanding of concept art pipelines, and technical understanding of digital tools
  • Experience supporting creative teams and clients in a studio or agency environment
  • Deep understanding of standard production processes and assets
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of digital asset management, JIRA and Airtable is a plus

What the JD emphasized

  • Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities