Technical Artist Lead
About the Role
You will lead and mentor technical artists to deliver high-quality, high-performance art assets. You will design and build tools and scripts to streamline artist workflows and support multi-platform asset creation. You will develop shaders and visual effects, optimize textures, geometry, and memory usage, and troubleshoot integration issues with engineers. You will prototype visual features, research and adopt new technologies, and document tools and processes so artists and engineers can work efficiently.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Technical Artist with at least 3+ years in a lead or senior role
- Proficiency in 3D art tools such as Maya Blender and 3ds Max
- Experience with game engines such as Unity or Unreal Engine
- Strong knowledge of shader development and rendering pipelines
- Experience with performance optimization for multiple platforms
- Experience with scripting and programming languages such as Python MEL and C#
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
- Leadership experience mentoring and guiding technical artists
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor technical artists
- Collaborate with art and engineering to optimize workflows and game performance
- Design and develop tools to streamline artist workflows
- Optimize assets to meet texture polygon and memory requirements
- Develop shaders and visual effects balancing quality and performance
- Provide technical guidance on asset creation rigging and animation
- Prototype and troubleshoot visual features and integration
- Research and implement new technologies for the art pipeline
- Document tools workflows and processes
Benefits
- No crunch policy
- Flexible PTO (2 weeks required) plus holidays
- 100% employer-covered medical dental and vision insurance (US)
- 401k (US)
- Up to $1500 desk set-up stipend
- Company retreats