Lead Technical Artist New IP

RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for a Lead Technical Artist who will make a major contribution to creating lively video game environments.

• Plan, prioritize, and set inspiring objectives for your team members all year long.
• Provide team members with ongoing and meaningful feedback on performance and development -- ensuring positive acknowledgment of all achievements, both big and small.
• Communicate with impact and promote an open dialogue within the team. 
• Empower team members with clear expectations and hold them accountable for their key results; 
• Collaborate with team leads to identify and develop art production processes and technologies that meet artists’ needs for creating high-quality art with limited resources. 
• Maintain a balance between the creative vision of the projects and the technical budget restraints. 
• Be aware of potential risks to the project and bring them to the attention of the management.
• Be a reference for the team in relation to technical art and find solutions to complex issues that arise.
• Optimize content for memory and performance gains.
• Participate in the development of technology road maps for the specific needs of the project.
• Be involved in the development and rendering of artwork, models, animations, and textures when required. 
• Participate in recruitment processes.

REQUIREMENTS

• +6 years of experience in technical art or other relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Art, Design, Technical discipline, or other relevant training.
• Shipped at least 1 game in a technical art role; preferably full cycle on a ‘AAA’ console title. 
• Experience in 3D graphics software such as 3DS Max, Maya etc. ideally on an advanced scripting level.
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge of data management software (such as perforce) and different hardware architectures.
• Knowledge of compression formats directly supported by GPU hardware.
• Working knowledge of scripting/programming using languages such as MaxScript, Python, C Sharp etc.
• Knowledge of platform strengths and limitations. 
• Good knowledge of multiple art and animation pipelines.
• Technical proficiency in areas of 2D and 3D art.
• Fluency in English language.
• Procedural open world content generation.

Preferences

• Scripting skills e.g. Python, C++, etc. 
• Experience creating physical, fluid, and gas simulations. 
• A passion for playing games.
• Following latest trends and doing research on software to develop a plan for future tools and processes.