Tech Art Lead

The role

You will lead the Tech Art discipline and build the Technical Art team. You will create character rigs, establish scalable pipelines, and develop custom tools for a new world at PlayStation.

What you will do

• Lead the Tech Art discipline and define the team's goals
• Build and manage the Technical Art team including mentoring and management
• Oversee external Tech Art work
• Work with the Art Director to find methods for bringing artistic vision to screen
• Ensure visual aspects of the game are performant across PC and console
• Collaborate with project leadership to define and oversee the Technical Art roadmap
• Create custom tools to enhance visual fidelity and performance
• Develop and refine workflows and pipelines
• Introduce new features to the art team through presentations and documentation
• Engage in proactive communication with all stakeholders

Required qualifications

• Experience in rigging workflow and pipeline creation
• Production experience with Maya, Substance Painter, and Photoshop
• Professional experience using Python
• Ability to translate art team goals into creative solutions
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience in producing clear, concise, and accurate technical documentation
• Experience managing and resolving stability, performance, and memory issues across different platforms
• Experience with Unreal Engine
• Experience managing external resources effectively
• Experience shipping across multiple platforms (PC, console)
• Bachelors degree or equivalent

Nice to have

• Ability to creatively solve problems for a wide variety of asks during R+D
• Ability to create unique custom shaders and effects
• Ability to create and hook up gameplay VFX assets
• Experience creating/managing modular environment systems

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Matching 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Wellness program
• Employee discounts for Sony products

Before you apply

• Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage, which may include criminal background checks

About the company

teamLFG is a team working on a new world at PlayStation.