Technical Art Director – Gaming Advisory & Pipelines Lead

Lightspeed Studios; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company is seeking a Technical Art Expert to provide art-related advisory to studio developers. The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of experience in the video game industry, focusing on elevating artistic quality and optimizing art pipelines. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential for collaborating with diverse teams and implementing best practices in a dynamic gaming environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience as a Technical Art Director or equivalent.
• Experience in leading technical art in the video game industry.
• Solid understanding of graphics technology and trends.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical-art-related advisory and support to studio developers.
• Establish best practices for art pipelines and quality.
• Develop tools to improve content creation and asset integration.

Skills

Empathy

Strong communication skills

Leadership experience

Technical art ability

Confident scripting abilities in Python

Knowledge of DCC packages

Development experience in Unreal Engine

Tools

Maya

Blender

Houdini

Unity

Job description

A leading gaming company is seeking a Technical Art Expert to provide art-related advisory to studio developers. The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of experience in the video game industry, focusing on elevating artistic quality and optimizing art pipelines. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential for collaborating with diverse teams and implementing best practices in a dynamic gaming environment.