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Manager Artiste Technique

“Motive” is the driving force within us that takes us from an idea to reality. Our studio provides a safe, trusting, and empowering environment for our game teams to unleash their creativity across massive brands. But we’re not talking about the expected, the conventional, the cliché. We want none of that. Here, you will help in making the extraordinary. You’ll also help shape our culture. Here, everyone has a voice, everyone can be themselves, everyone is welcome.

The Lead Technical Artist will report to their project’s Technical Art Director.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Tech Art team and ensure the quality of their work is at a high level.
• Work closely with the Tech Art Director and Development Director to assess workloads, set priorities and assign tasks for the Tech Art team.
• Collaborate with other leads to ensure good communication and solid working relationships between all development partners.
• Maintain, improve, and document our current set of Art tools and workflows.
• Ensure Art assets follow the project's quality and technical standards by direct guidance and automated validation processes.
• Work closely with Engineers, Artists, and Designers to pinpoint game performance and memory usage issues.
• Troubleshoot production issues and help fix Art related bugs as they occur.
• Keep up with the latest trends and technical tools for developing content and inspire others through knowledge sharing.
• Develop, motivate, and mentor team members. Create opportunities for new challenges and growth.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of games industry Tech Artist experience. Prior team leadership experience on a AAA game team is highly desirable.
• Demonstrable ability to lead by example, in both quality of work and professional conduct.
• Comprehensive knowledge of CG fundamentals: modeling, texturing/shading/surfacing, rigging, animation, lighting, rendering, post-processing.
• In depth expertise on relevant 3D and 2D software packages (such as Maya, Substance, Photoshop, and Zbrush.)
• Strong understanding of game engines and art integration as well as their corresponding technical constraints.
• Strong understanding of hardware platform capabilities, including memory, performance, and feature support.
• Strong understanding of content creation pipelines and how to optimize them.
• Strong hands-on ability in at least one Tech Art specialist area (such as Tools, Pipelines, Rendering, Memory & Performance Management, Proceduralism)
• Ability to both receive and deliver constructive criticism.
• A strong sense of responsibility and accountability.
• A positive, solution-oriented attitude. Ability to inspire positivity within their team and trust with other departments.
• Strong people skills. Empathy for addressing the problems of others, respect for others’ time.
• Passion for making and playing games.