Lead Technical Artist - Tools and Pipeline

2K; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading video game development company in Brighton is seeking a highly skilled Lead Technical Artist to oversee the design of scalable content pipelines. The ideal candidate will lead technical artists, define workflows, and implement tools to support high-quality asset production in a collaborative team environment. Experience with Unreal Engine 5 and a successful track record in the gaming industry are essential for this role. Competitive salary and onsite working model offered.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with at least 2 shipped AAA titles.
• Proven record in tools and pipeline development.

Responsibilities

• Architect scalable pipelines for various content disciplines.
• Design tools to increase efficiency in asset integration.
• Collaborate with production to manage development priorities.

Skills

Experience in the games industry

Proven track record as a Senior or Lead Technical Artist

Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5

Proficiency in Python, C++, C#

Strong understanding of version control (Perforce)

Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Perforce

Jenkins

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Lead Technical Artist - Tools and Pipeline

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Job Title

Lead Technical Artist – (Pipeline/Tools)

Department

Art

Location(s)

Brighton / Brno

Reports To

Technical Art Director

Job Type

Permanent

Who We Are

Hangar 13 is an internal 2K development studio that crafts unforgettable AAA gaming experiences across all major platforms. With studios in Brighton (UK), Brno, and Prague (CZ), we work as one team to bring to life narrative‑rich games that keep players immersed. Each of our locations provides the opportunity to work with some of the most talented developers in the industry, on creatively challenging and exciting projects, in a diverse and welcoming environment.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Technical Artist to lead the design and development of scalable content pipelines and production tools for our projects. In this role, you will define workflows, create tools to streamline production, and act as the bridge between artists, engineers, and design teams.

Your leadership will ensure that art teams can produce high-quality, performant assets efficiently, while maintaining flexibility for rapid iteration. You’ll guide a team of technical artists, support cross‑discipline collaboration, and set the standards for how content is created, managed, and deployed across multiple projects.

In addition to leading internal team members, you will also oversee and collaborate with external co‑development partners, ensuring their work aligns with our creative vision, technical standards, and production goals.

Please note we do require someone to be onsite at one of our Studios at least 3 days a week.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain scalable pipelines for all content disciplines — including environments, characters, animation, vehicles, materials, VFX, and cinematics.
• Design and implement custom tools, scripts, and workflows to increase efficiency, reduce errors, and standardize asset integration.
• Partner with engineering to extend UE5’s editor functionality and improve asset processing.
• Work with content creators to ensure pipelines are user‑friendly, scalable, and optimized for production needs.
• Establish best practices for asset versioning, content validation, and automated build processes.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire your team, setting quality and productivity benchmarks. Conduct regular reviews, provide feedback, and support professional growth within the team.
• Coordinate with production to manage priorities, schedules, and resourcing for development.
• Collaborate & support outsourcing partners by defining pipeline requirements and ensuring seamless integration of external content.

Essential Skills, Attributes and Experience

• Extensive experience in the games industry, with at least 2 shipped AAA titles.
• Proven track record as a Senior or Lead Technical Artist with pipeline and tools focus.
• Expert knowledge of Unreal Engine 5’s editor, content pipeline, Blueprints, and asset workflows.
• Proficiency in scripting/programming languages (Python, C++, C# or similar), with a focus on framework design & implementation.
• Strong understanding of version control (Perforce) and build/automation systems (Jenkins, Unreal Build Tools, CI/CD pipelines).
• Excellent problem‑solving, communication, and leadership skills

Highly Desirable

• Experience with automated content validation and performance profiling tools.
• Familiarity with large‑scale open‑world production pipelines in UE5 (World Partition, data layers, HLODs).
• Experience integrating procedural workflows (Houdini, Substance Designer) into pipelines.
• Knowledge of shader/material pipeline integration and optimization.
• Background in outsourcing/vendor management and pipeline support across distributed teams.

Hangar 13 prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities. For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need to request reasonable accommodation.

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