Lead Technical Artist — Unreal & Pipeline Innovator

Tencent; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Relocation package

Sign-on bonus

Restricted stock units

401(k) plan

Vacation days

Job summary

LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS in Irvine/Los Angeles is seeking a Technical Artist to lead the art team's technical initiatives and develop advanced visuals for next-gen experiences. You will mentor juniors and collaborate with Art, Engineering, and Production to ensure asset delivery and quality across in-house and outsourced work.

The role emphasizes hands-on content creation with Unreal, PBR materials, and tooling development, requiring strong math knowledge and scripting in Python or C#.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of the content creation pipeline (modeling, UVs, texturing, shading, lighting, FX, rigging, animation).
• Proven experience as a Technical Artist on shipped AAA titles.
• Strong communication and independent problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead and implement technical solutions for the art team, mentoring junior Technical Artists.
• Collaborate with different teams to facilitate the technical implementation and management of in-house and outsourced assets.
• Drive the development of state-of-the-art visuals that complement and enhance the game design.
• Prototype and author graphics features requiring high technical expertise.
• Develop novel content creation techniques and workflows to enhance efficiency and quality.
• Work closely with the Art, Engineering, and Production departments to meet dependencies.
• Support the Art team in debugging tools and game-related issues.
• Optimize the game’s run-time performance and memory consumption.

Skills

Modeling

UV mapping

Texturing

Shading

Lighting

Rigging

Animation

Unreal Blueprints

PBR

C++

Python

Tools

Substance suite

Houdini

Job description

LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS in Irvine/Los Angeles is seeking a Technical Artist to lead the art team's technical initiatives and develop advanced visuals for next-gen experiences. You will mentor juniors and collaborate with Art, Engineering, and Production to ensure asset delivery and quality across in-house and outsourced work.

The role emphasizes hands-on content creation with Unreal, PBR materials, and tooling development, requiring strong math knowledge and scripting in Python or C#.