Mobile 3D Pipeline Lead

Story Toys; Dublin; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

StoryToys, an independent subsidiary of Team17 Group plc, seeks a 3D Principal Artist to lead end‑to‑end pipeline development for mobile titles. You will improve tools, visuals and workflows across Maya and Unity, enabling artists to work efficiently and deliver high‑quality graphics within performance constraints.

You will collaborate with 3D art leads, engineers and production, turning pipeline priorities into practical tools and standards for multiple projects while ensuring maintainability

Qualifications

• Professional experience in technical art or 3D pipeline development for games or real-time interactive media.
• Strong practical knowledge of Maya and Unity, and the asset workflow connecting them.
• Proficiency in Python for Maya tooling and C# for Unity editor tools, with the ability to write clear, maintainable code and diagnose failures.
• Proficiency in modeling, topology, UVs, materials, texturing, rigging, skinning and animation.
• Experience with Unity asset import workflows, prefabs, materials, animation setup and automated asset validation.
• Understanding real-time performance constraints and practical experience using profiling or diagnostic tools.
• Experience supporting external art vendors, licensed IP or children’s content.
• Experience with version control such as Git, tool testing and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Vis/Dev look: supervise and guide 3D artists to achieve the game’s vision.
• Pipeline Improvement: review workflows from asset creation through export and runtime use.
• Tools and Automation: develop Maya scripts and Unity editor tools for export/import and validation.
• Asset Standards and Validation: create checks for geometry, materials, rigs, and animation.
• Troubleshooting: investigate issues across Maya scenes, Unity settings and project systems.
• Mobile Optimisation: profile and optimise art assets for performance and memory.
• Testing and Rollout: test tools, manage changes, maintain compatibility.
• Documentation and Training: write setup guidance and gather feedback.
• Agile Collaboration: estimate and deliver pipeline work in Agile environment.

Skills

Maya

Unity

Python

C#

3D pipeline

Rigging & Skinning

Materials & Texturing

Animation

Asset Import Workflows

Performance profiling

Tools

Git

Unity editor tools

Job description

StoryToys, an independent subsidiary of Team17 Group plc, seeks a 3D Principal Artist to lead end‑to‑end pipeline development for mobile titles. You will improve tools, visuals and workflows across Maya and Unity, enabling artists to work efficiently and deliver high‑quality graphics within performance constraints.

You will collaborate with 3D art leads, engineers and production, turning pipeline priorities into practical tools and standards for multiple projects while ensuring maintainability