Studio Lead
About The Position
Imerza is a digital twin and architectural visualization studio built on Unreal Engine 5. As Epic Games' official US partner studio for Digital Twins, we work with developers, architects, and destination brands on some of the largest and most complex real-time environments in production today. Our work spans gigaproject-scale development programs, hospitality and mixed-use digital twins, and high-end sales center experiences. This is a leadership role that requires hands-on production. You will split your time roughly equally between building and leading. That balance is intentional and permanent, not a transitional phase. You will lead a studio of 3 to 4 artists across concurrent real-time production projects, own quality from brief through delivery, and stay technically engaged through pre-production, pipeline work, and R&D.
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional 3D production experience
- Proven experience managing and developing artist teams, required
- Expert working knowledge of Unreal Engine 5: Lumen, Nanite, PCG, and real-time rendering pipelines
- Solid understanding of BIM/CAD-to-UE5 pipelines: Revit, Rhino, or SketchUp via Datasmith
- Awareness of Pixel Streaming and its implications for real-time art production decisions
- Familiarity with digital twin concepts and how real-time art decisions affect downstream data pipelines and platform performance
- Perforce required; Jira or equivalent project tracking
Nice To Haves
- Architectural visualization or architecture background strongly preferred; familiarity with architectural scale, construction documentation, and FF&E is a genuine advantage
- Proficiency in 3ds Max and/or Blender; Houdini and Substance beneficial
Responsibilities
- Lead a studio of 3 to 4 artists across concurrent real-time production projects
- Build alongside your team; you are a producing lead, not a pure manager
- Own studio-level QA as the final gate before work advances, applying consistent standards across frame rate targets, asset budgets, naming conventions, and visual quality
- Lead project kickoffs and distribute production context and knowledge across the team so it does not rest with any single person
- Actively reduce specialist dependencies so studio output is not contingent on any one individual
- Lead pre-production technical setup to define approach and visual language on new projects
- Contribute UE5 pipeline improvements in collaboration with Principal Artists and the wider department
- Mentor artists and provide direct, constructive performance feedback and career development support
- Represent your studio's work in client and stakeholder contexts as that responsibility evolves
- Recommend on hiring decisions and performance outcomes for studio personnel
- Work within an art budget defined in collaboration with Production
Benefits
- Relocation assistance is available for the right candidate.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
