- **Own and operate the live ops content pipeline end-to-end.** Planning, briefing, production tracking, reviews, integration coordination, and release readiness. - **Steward and elevate VRChat’s creative strategy** for live ops content, upholding a high bar while evolving the system with the team over time (style continuity, quality, and cohesion). - **Partner with the Director of Design and Art Team Manager** to align on creative direction, review norms, and quality standards, so the team has clear principles and consistent decision-making. - **Lead and support our internal art team **with a collaborative, feedback-forward culture: clear goals, strong critique habits, and an emphasis on sustainable output. - **Run external studio collaboration in a way that feels like an extension of the team:** strong briefs, fast and respectful feedback loops, clear acceptance criteria, and healthy relationships across partners. - **Translate creative goals into shippable reality** by working closely with engineering on performance constraints, asset requirements, and integration needs. - **Reduce rework and increase throughput** by improving docs, templates, review checklists, and lightweight processes. - **Make tradeoffs visible, keep stakeholders aligned, and drive clarity** to enable our creative teams to do their best work.