Lead Technical Art & Pipeline Manager

Game Companies; Sydney; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance for dependents

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness fund

Donation matching

Learning and Development opportunities

Job summary

Riot Games’ Sydney team is seeking a Manager, Technical Art, Tools & Pipeline to define and scale creative workflows for next-generation worlds. You will lead a team of technical artists, coaching and guiding their craft and collaboration across Art Leadership, Production, and Engineering.

You will own artist-facing tools and pipelines, evaluate new tech, and establish scalable systems enabling rapid content creation across disciplines while aligning with long-term project strategy.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience as a Technical Artist in games or a related industry.
• 2+ years in a people management role leading Technical Artists or similar disciplines.
• Strong proficiency in Python and experience developing scalable artist tools, content pipelines, and workflows for game development.
• Experience with Unreal Engine 5 and modern content creation workflows, including content creation and tool development for DCC tools such as Maya, Substance, Houdini, and more.

Responsibilities

• Directly manage a team of Technical Artists, providing support, coaching, mentorship, and guidance.
• Partner with Art Leadership, Production, and Engineering to define tooling, workflow, and pipeline requirements.
• Own and support artist-facing tools, workflows, and content pipelines, ensuring systems are intuitive, documented, scalable, and maintainable.
• Work closely with Engineering to evaluate technical solutions, balancing artist usability, production efficiency, and long-term sustainability.
• Guide the development and optimization of content creation pipelines across multiple disciplines.
• Support the evolution of existing tools, workflows, and pipeline systems as project needs change and scale.
• Build strong cross-disciplinary relationships to understand artist needs and drive improvements.
• Champion technical best practices and knowledge sharing through documentation and training.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Problem-solving

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Autodesk Maya

Substance Suite

Houdini

Blender

ZBrush

3DS Max

Photoshop

Python

PySide/PyQt

Job description

Riot Games’ Sydney team is seeking a Manager, Technical Art, Tools & Pipeline to define and scale creative workflows for next-generation worlds. You will lead a team of technical artists, coaching and guiding their craft and collaboration across Art Leadership, Production, and Engineering.

You will own artist-facing tools and pipelines, evaluate new tech, and establish scalable systems enabling rapid content creation across disciplines while aligning with long-term project strategy.