Outsourcing Manager / Producer

About DRAMA STUDIOS

DRAMA STUDIOS is an independent game studio based in Rennes, France. We focus on creating immersive, gameplay-driven experiences through close collaboration between design, art, and technology.

About UNRECORD

DRAMA STUDIOS is currently developing UNRECORD, a narrative open-world tactical FPS built with Unreal Engine 5.

UNRECORD aims to deliver a highly immersive experience through realism, systemic gameplay, and a strong narrative approach. The project sits at an AA ambition level, combining creative freedom with solid production pipelines and technical rigor.

Our goal is to craft believable worlds, meaningful player interactions, and gameplay systems that feel grounded, intense, and coherent.

THE ROLE

You will manage the pipeline between DRAMA STUDIOS and its external partners: art outsourcing studios, freelancers, and service providers contributing to UNRECORD.

You handle quality control and the production side of the collaboration, making sure external work meets both the contract and the quality bar of the project. You follow up on assets day to day, help select the right partners, and act as the bridge between our internal leads and their teams.

Regular on-site presence is expected. Partial remote work is possible.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify, evaluate, and onboard outsourcing partners and freelancers in line with production needs
• Consolidate internal inputs from the dev teams and direction into clear, complete briefs covering the technical and creative components, with the relevant leads
• Plan, track, and prioritize outsourced deliveries: schedules, budgets, contracts, and invoicing follow-up
• Run review loops between external partners and internal leads, and consolidate feedback into actionable notes
• Maintain the intake pipeline for external deliveries (asset validation, naming conventions, integration handoff)
• Report progress, risks, and costs to production and direction
• Improve documentation and processes for external collaboration

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in production, outsourcing management, or vendor management in games or a related creative industry
• Strong organizational skills and comfort managing several workstreams in parallel
• Excellent written communication: briefs, feedback notes, status reports
• Understanding of game art or content pipelines and what makes an asset production-ready
• Working knowledge of Unreal Engine and its content pipeline, enough to discuss deliveries and integration with leads and vendors
• Comfort with production tooling (Notion, spreadsheets, task trackers)
• Fluent or professional working proficiency in English (written and spoken)
• An existing network of art or animation outsourcing partners is a plus
• A strong artistic eye and critical sense to review asset quality, with a solid 3D culture, is a plus
• Passion for highly immersive worlds is a plus
• Hands-on experience integrating content in Unreal Engine is a plus
• A second working language relevant to outsourcing regions is a plus

WHY JOIN DRAMA STUDIOS

• Work on a UE5-based open-world AA production
• Ownership of the external production pipeline
• Direct impact on production quality and delivery
• Close collaboration with leads and direction