Technical Art Manager — Tools, Pipelines & Collaboration

Riot Games; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness fund

Donation matching

Learning & Development

Job summary

Riot Games in Sydney is seeking a Manager, Technical Art, Tools & Pipeline to define and scale workflows for content creation across disciplines. You will lead a team of technical artists, provide coaching, and align with Art Leadership, Production, and Engineering to empower artists.

You will own artist-facing tools and pipelines, collaborate with Engineering to evaluate solutions, and drive scalable systems that support multiple disciplines including Character Art, Animation, Environment Art,

Qualifications

• 6+ years as a Technical Artist in games or related industry, including 2+ years in people management leading Technical Artists or similar disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring and developing technical teams while fostering cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong proficiency in Python and experience developing scalable artist tools and content pipelines for game development.
• Professional experience with Unreal Engine 5 and modern content creation workflows, including Maya and Substance workflows; experience with Houdini, Blender, ZBrush, 3DS Max, or Photoshop is a plus.
• Strong understanding of art production pipelines and translating artistic requirements into scalable technical solutions for multiple disciplines.
• Proven experience partnering with engineers to develop tools/workflows that improve content creation efficiency.
• Excellent communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and bridge art and engineering.

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 they are intuitive, documented, scalable, and maintainable.
• Work with Engineering to evaluate technical solutions balancing usability, production efficiency, and sustainability.
• Guide development and optimization of content creation pipelines across parallel production streams.
• Evolve 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, workflow consistency, and knowledge sharing through documentation and training.
• Partner with Technical Art leadership to set team goals and long-term technical strategy.
• Communicate constraints, risks, and opportunities clearly to stakeholders for prioritization.

Skills

Technical leadership

Python

Unreal Engine 5

Maya workflows

Team mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Tools

PySide/PyQt

Houdini

Blender

Job description

Riot Games in Sydney is seeking a Manager, Technical Art, Tools & Pipeline to define and scale workflows for content creation across disciplines. You will lead a team of technical artists, provide coaching, and align with Art Leadership, Production, and Engineering to empower artists.

You will own artist-facing tools and pipelines, collaborate with Engineering to evaluate solutions, and drive scalable systems that support multiple disciplines including Character Art, Animation, Environment Art,