Lead Technical Artist

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Wizards of the Coast

Posted:

April 24, 2023

Onsite

Job Commitment

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior

Workplace Type

Onsite

Job Function

Dev & Engineering

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About the position

Archetype Entertainment, a new game studio in Austin, Texas, is seeking a Lead Technical Artist to head up a team building the art tools and pipelines required for a AAA game based on the latest Unreal technology. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in art tool and pipeline creation for interactive entertainment, broad knowledge across several art subject areas, technical experience with tool-related programming and scripting, and experience leading, developing, and mentoring a technical team to create outstanding art tools. The Lead Technical Artist will coordinate internal R&D for art tools, production pipelines, and content creation, partner with the Production Art Director in building a strategy and schedule for tools and pipeline construction, and work hands-on to build and develop new art tools.

Responsibilities

Coordinate internal R&D for Art tools, production pipelines, and content creation.
Lead and mentor other Tech Artists on the team.
Partner with the Production Art Director in building a strategy and schedule for tools and pipeline construction. Collaborate with the rendering team to define art-related performance targets and budgets, and supervise the creation of tools to measure progress.
Work hands-on to build and develop new Art tools.
Analyze tool usage by the Art team to refine and streamline processes.
Identify new tools and technologies to improve content production.

Requirements

5+ years experience in Art tool and pipeline creation for interactive entertainment.
Broad knowledge across several art subject areas, including environment, character, VFX, UX, lighting, shading, and rendering.
Technical experience with tool-related programming and scripting.
Thorough understanding of video game development, art processes, and production pipelines.
Experience with Unreal engine is ideal.
Experience leading, developing, and mentoring and inspiring a technical team to create outstanding art tools.
Ability to foster a dynamic and collaborative team environment.
College education or equivalent experience in related arts and technical field (CS, engineering, programming, scripting).