Technical Artist Team Leader

1 Hour ago • 1 Years + • Technical Art

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Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Technical Artist Team Lead to join our game development team. You will collaborate with Unity developers and the Art team to integrate creative assets into the game and develop various game content with diverse mechanics and designs. Responsibilities include hiring, mentoring, and leading a team of Technical Artists; participating in all phases of product development; integrating creative assets into the game; implementing designs and animations in Unity; analyzing and optimizing designs for performance; and collaborating with various teams. You will be responsible for the final visual quality of the game and improving workflows to enhance group productivity. Experience with Unity, rendering pipelines, content creation pipelines, and performance improvements is essential.
Must have:
  • Lead a team of Technical Artists
  • Unity production experience
  • Understanding of rendering pipelines
  • Collaboration with artists & engineers
  • Content creation pipeline knowledge
  • Performance optimization experience
  • Agile team experience
Good to have:
  • Shader creation experience
  • Blender/Houdini knowledge
  • Gaming company experience
Perks:
  • Generous compensation
  • Paid vacation & sick leaves
  • Comprehensive medical insurance
  • Sports expenses reimbursement
  • Free lunches & stocked kitchen
  • Newest technical equipment
  • Training & Development
  • Parental leave
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Team buildings & Happy Hours
  • Relocation bonus
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Description

We're seeking a Technical Artist Team Lead to join our game development team, focusing on creating new and innovative game experiences.

This role is perfect for a highly experienced, versatile, and passionate Technical Artist Team Lead. You will collaborate with Unity developers and the Art team to integrate creative assets into the game and develop various game content with diverse mechanics and designs. 

As a Technical Artist Team Lead, you'll work closely with the art department, product, and development teams to elevate our game to market-leading standards while ensuring optimal performance and high quality.

At our company, a Technical Artist serves as a vital link between the Art and Development departments. You will be responsible for the final visual quality of the game, working with multiple departments. Your team tasks will include integrating all graphic assets into Unity, creating animations and visual effects, and developing tools to enhance our pipeline.



Responsibilities

  • Hire, mentor and challenge a team of Technical Artists.
  • Be a part of product development in each phase.
  • Integrate creative assets (art and visual effects) into the game.
  • Implement design and animations in Unity according to mock-ups.
  • Analyze and optimize the design to meet performance optimization.
  • Work Closely with Tech Art Tech Lead, art, Unity Development, Product, and delivery manager.

Requirements

  • Leadership experience (1+ year).
  • Production experience in Unity.
  • Good understanding of rendering pipeline (materials, draw-calls, batching, texture atlas).
  • Experience working with both artists and engineers and understanding the gap between both disciplines.
  • Understanding of content creation/management pipelines for game production.
  • Experience with performance improvements.
  • Ability to analyze and improve workflows to enhance group productivity.
  • Flexibility, excellent collaboration skills, ability to plan the workload.
  • Experience working with agile teams.
  • Good spoken and written English is a MUST.


Advantages

  • Experience creating and working with shaders.
  • Blender/Houdini knowledge.
  • Previous experience working in gaming companies.

Benefits

  • A global data-driven company, with a unique product and strong R&D center;
  • Exceptional innovative and dynamic work environment;
  • Promote transparency & open employee communication;
  • Tremendous growth & career advancement opportunities;
  • Encourage, support, and empower learning exploration and career development opportunities;
  • Directly impact and build personalized product experiences for our players.

We offer:

  • Generous compensation with regular performance reviews;
  • 20 days of paid vacation and unlimited sick leaves; 
  • Comprehensive medical insurance for you and your family member free of charge;
  • Sports expenses reimbursement;
  • Comfortable office in BC Gulliver; 
  • Free daily lunches in the office and fully stocked kitchen with the greatest coffee;
  • Newest technical equipment (macOS);
  • Training & Development / Tuition reimbursement; online courses of your choice;
  • Parental leave;
  • Employee Referral Program with great bonuses;
  • Regular team buildings and Company Happy Hours; 
  • Relocation bonus for nonlocal candidates;
  • Car parking paid by the Company. 

And, of course, we like having fun! We celebrate our significant days and never forget about gifts! Holidays, parties, Happy hours, and all kinds of entertaining events - brought to us by our amazing Employee Experience Expert :) Join us on the Moon!

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As one of the world’s fastest-growing mobile game companies, we produce engaging entertainment that is enjoyed by players across the universe!

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