Director, Technical Art (R27101)

Lead and mentor a team of technical artists focused on optimized, high-quality visuals for mobile and cross-platform experiences.,Partner with art, design, and engineering to balance visual fidelity, performance, and production efficiency.,Develop and maintain material, lighting, and rendering workflows for mobile and high-end platforms.,Build tools and pipelines for efficient iteration and validation across device profiles.,Establish and uphold standards for asset optimization, texture compression, and draw call management.,Profile, analyze, and optimize content for consistent performance and scalability.,Collaborate with gameplay, animation, and VFX teams to ensure visuals support gameplay readability and responsiveness.,Contribute to defining technical art best practices that scale across multiple projects and visual targets.

Proven experience leading or directing technical art for real-time projects across mobile or multi-platform pipelines.,Deep understanding of Unreal Engine's rendering pipeline, materials, and profiling tools.,Strong technical foundation in shaders, lighting, performance optimization, and asset validation.,Experience with both lightweight and advanced rendering techniques (e.g., dynamic lighting, post-processing, material layering, and virtualized geometry).,Ability to develop tools and workflows that scale from stylized to realistic visual goals.,Familiarity with mobile GPU Frameworks, memory constraints, and cross-platform performance considerations.,Ability to mentor and grow technical art teams, fostering both creative and technical excellence.,Experience with next-gen rendering features in Unreal Engine 5 (Lumen, Nanite, virtual shadow maps) and strategies for scaling them across hardware tiers.