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Unannounced Project Technical Art Lead
1 year ago
Bungie is seeking a highly technical, creative, and team-oriented Technical Art Lead who is excited to lead the tech art team in building our next great IP. At Bungie, we build enduring entertainment experiences that bring players together through visually compelling worlds that require equally amazing technical solutions to bring them to life. We need creative technologists with diverse perspectives to help us achieve that goal. As Technical Art Lead, you will align with Art Direction, partner with engineer, design, and production to ensure our engine features and workflows can deliver an exceptional experience. You will be leading and supporting the tech artists on the team by leveraging your vast technical range and artistic eye to solve these diverse challenges, while advocating for their career aspirations and work life balance.
If this is the experience you are looking for, we’d love to hear from you. We are right there with you, it's what drives us every day. Give us a shout, we want to hear from you. We are the makers of worlds, dreams, and amazing things. Be a part of our team and let's create new worlds together!
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide hands on development to stand up features and pipelines
- Collaborate with creative leads to define the best technology investments to achieve the product vision
- Increase team efficiency and morale through thoughtful, efficient workflow designs
- Align artists around technical standards for content creation
- Ensure artists fully leverage the tools by providing example content and documentation
- Help artists to optimize runtime performance, while maintaining their artistic intent
- Explore emerging techniques in content development and share potential benefits
- Partner with the art manager to cultivate an environment of continued growth and learning for the Technical Art team
- Manage the growth of other technical artists
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Proven experience in Technical Art
- Proficient working in and developing tools for Maya
- Experience creating tools in Python or C#
- Familiar with rendering and animation pipelines
- Experience establishing technical roadmaps with practical targets
- Service minded approach to supporting and enabling others
- Clear and concise communication skills with individuals and across teams
- Passion for video games and the process of creating them
NICE-TO-HAVE SKILLS
- Experience working with remote teams
- Familiar with using task tracking software, such as JIRA and Shotgrid
So you don't meet every requirement listed in this job description? Do you think your experience level is not where it needs to be? Studies show that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they believe they meet every single qualification. Bungie is focused on building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. If you're interested in this position but your past experience doesn't line up perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we want you to apply anyway. The right role for you may be right around the corner!
Most Bungie full-time employees will adopt a digital first approach allowing remote work in Bungie approved locations (outside of positions identified as 100% onsite in Bellevue/Seattle, or individuals preferring a hybrid/flex environment). Prospective full-time employees located outside of CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, MA, MD, MN, NC, NJ, NY, OR, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, or WI will need to establish residency in one of the states we are compliant in within 45 days of a start date. Contractors will follow a digital first approach adhering to the location guidelines agreed upon by our third-party employer/vendor and Bungie. Bungie’s remote policy is subject to change at the company’s discretion.