Lead Technical Artist

📋 Description

• Support the Tech Art Director’s vision; translate creative intent into performant reality.
• Lead the technical art team to build robust pipelines and performance systems in Unreal Engine 5.
• Establish and enforce technical budgets to meet framerate and stability targets.
• Design and maintain the art production pipeline from content creation to engine integration.
• Own the most complex technical art challenges that exceed individual scope.
• Serve as a key link between Art, Engineering, and Design to align requirements.

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years in game development; 3+ years in leadership on AAA projects.
• Shipped at least one AAA title from concept to launch with high fidelity.
• Shipped one AAA game using Unreal Engine 5.
• Mentored and managed a Technical Art team; set performance expectations.
• Expert-level Maya/3ds Max/Blender with Python; Substance Painter/Designer; ZBrush.
• Strong real-time pipelines, asset workflows, performance budgets, and optimization.

🎁 Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance.
• 14 paid holidays per calendar year.
• Paid vacation time (15-25 days per year).
• Up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year.
• Paid parental and compassionate leave.
• Wellbeing programs and commuter benefits.