Head of Creative Studio

VRChat

Job Overview

Location

Remote

Employment Type

Full-time

Work Arrangement

Remote

Sector

Information Technology & Software

Experience Level

Executive (12+ years)

Application Deadline

March 9, 2026

About the Company

VRChat is dedicated to building the future of immersive, user-generated worlds, enabling people everywhere to connect, play, explore, and express themselves. The company cultivates a diverse, creative, and collaborative environment where contributions to ongoing projects and roadmap direction are welcomed from all team members. VRChat values passionate team players who are eager to make an impact on a dynamic team and contribute to the evolution of virtual social experiences.

Job Description

VRChat is seeking an experienced Head of Creative Studio to spearhead our live operations content pipeline. This critical role ensures the consistent delivery of high-quality 3D props and assets to our player base.

You will be responsible for owning and advancing our creative quality bar, bringing clarity, taste, and strong production leadership to make our content scalable and shippable. This is a highly collaborative leadership position where you will manage our internal art team, work with production leads, and partner with engineering to maintain a healthy content pipeline.

If you are adept at managing creative teams, driving production excellence, and fostering a collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply.

To apply for this role, click the Apply button on this page and follow the instructions.

Required Skills

Creative DirectionArt DirectionContent Pipeline ManagementTeam LeadershipExternal Studio ManagementProduction ManagementAsset ProductionQuality AssuranceCreative StrategyCollaboration

Key Responsibilities

Own and operate the live ops content pipeline end-to-end, including planning, briefing, production tracking, reviews, and integration.
Steward and elevate VRChat’s creative strategy for live ops content, upholding high standards and evolving the system.
Partner with design and art management to align on creative direction, review norms, and quality standards.
Lead and support the internal art team with a collaborative, feedback-forward culture.
Manage external studio collaboration effectively through strong briefs and feedback loops.
Translate creative goals into shippable reality by partnering with engineering on asset requirements and integration.
Improve documentation, templates, and review checklists to reduce rework and increase throughput.
Make tradeoffs visible, keep stakeholders aligned, and drive clarity for creative teams.

Qualifications

8+ years in game development or real-time content production, with significant experience shipping ongoing content.
Proven ability to operate in collaborative environments, bringing structure and momentum without top-down hierarchy.
Strong experience working with external studios and vendors, delivering results through clear briefs and feedback.
Excellent creative judgment combined with the ability to build systems for consistent decision-making.
Comfort partnering with engineering and production to ensure asset performance and shippability.
Low-ego, high-agency individual with strong listening, alignment, and communication skills.
Bonus: Experience scaling art/content pipelines across multiple platforms.
Bonus: Experience evolving outsourcing strategy.
Bonus: Familiarity with UGC ecosystems, social platforms, or creator-driven content economies.
Bonus: Comfort with production tooling and operational metrics.