Digital Asset Specialist – Franchise Creative

Digital Asset Specialist – Franchise Creative at Disney Experiences summary:

The Digital Asset Specialist at Disney Digital Entertainment manages and maintains digital art assets for game development projects, ensuring smooth organization, tracking, and quality assurance of content across multiple franchises. This role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams, facilitating asset access, metadata management, and supporting production workflows. The specialist is skilled in game and film digital art tools, formats, and pipeline processes to help deliver immersive interactive experiences.

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bout The Role & Team:

Disney Digital Entertainment, a division of Disney Experiences, is embarking on a mission to create the ‘digital front door’ for The Walt Disney Company, bringing all of the magic of Disney together into a new interactive universe.

We are building an expert development team that will be building a groundbreaking game experience that will herald the next generation of Disney to the world. Working with top-class industry talent, this role is perfect for the accomplished game engineer looking to create something epic - collaborating with an incredible group of game developers focusing on individual experiences to build a wonderfully rich and cohesive product that is truly “Disney

Disney Digital Entertainment is looking for a uniquely talented Digital Asset Specialist to join us on an ambitious and exciting new project. If you're a detail-oriented, creatively driven, self-starter with a passion for Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, and Marvel, this is your chance to be part of something extraordinary. We're assembling a world-class team to shape a groundbreaking game experience that will define the next generation of Disney storytelling.

As a Digital Asset Specialist , you'll play a key role in supporting the production and creative efforts of our project - maintaining digital content pipelines, organizing and tracking assets, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless delivery and communication across teams and projects.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of production and creativity, and who is excited to contribute to a variety of innovative games that celebrate the magic of Disney. You’ll work alongside top-tier talent in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your organizational skills, eye for detail, and exceptional communication abilities will help bring epic experiences to life.

What you will do:

• ​Facilitate and maintain a comprehensive digital asset library of references and collections from across The Walt Disney Company.
• Fulfill asset requests, assists users in obtaining access and locating desired assets in a timely manner .
• Conduct QA and compatibility test using proprietary tools and software to ensure assets meet formatting standards.
• E nter detailed metadata into asset database for accurate tracking and retrieval.
• Communicate to various key stakeholders and partners across Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm when assets have been properly stored or accessed.
• Collaborate with Operations, Production, Creative, and external partners to organize and deliver content, feedback, and information that supports project needs.
• Support workflows and contribute to process optimization efforts, ensuring alignment with Disney’s standards of quality and authenticity.

Required

Qualifications and Skills:

• 4 years of experience specifically in art asset pipeline management and/or production of Console/Mobile/PC games or other entertainment.
• Understand game and film development workflows, digital art methodologies, and entertainment industry-standard tools, including programs such as Maya, Substance Painter, Houdini, and Unreal Engine.
• Are proficient in 2D and 3D software environments and knowledgeable about asset file formats such as FBX, USD, and Ptex, including their benefits and common challenges.
• B uild strong relationships with stakeholders and facilitate smooth, effective communication and collaboration.
• Deeply value our brands and appreciate their cultural significance - not just within our products and experiences, but in the hearts of our fans.
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