Technical Art Director (R27101)

Lead and mentor a technical art team focused on high-quality, optimized visuals for mobile and cross-platform experiences.,Partner with art, design, and engineering teams to balance visual fidelity, performance, and production efficiency.,Develop and maintain material, lighting, and rendering workflows for mobile and high-end platforms.,Create tools and pipelines for efficient iterations and validations across diverse device profiles.,Establish and maintain standards for asset optimization, texture compression, and draw call management.,Profile, analyze, and optimize content to ensure consistent performance and scalability.,Collaborate with gameplay, animation, and VFX teams to ensure visuals enhance gameplay readability and responsiveness.,Contribute to defining technical art best practices applicable to various projects and visual objectives.

Proven experience leading or directing technical art for real-time projects in mobile or cross-platform pipelines.,Deep knowledge of Unreal Engine's rendering pipeline, materials, and profiling tools.,Strong technical foundation in shaders, lighting, performance optimization, and asset validation.,Experience with lightweight and advanced rendering techniques (e.g., dynamic lighting, post-processing, material layering, virtual geometry).,Ability to develop tools and workflows for both stylized and realistic visual goals.,Familiarity with mobile GPU frameworks, memory constraints, and cross-platform performance considerations.,Strong collaboration and communication skills across all disciplines.,Ability to mentor and develop technical art teams, fostering 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 different hardware tiers.