Virtual Vocations Inc is hiring: Technical Art Lead in New York

Collaborating closely with the art team, the full-time remote Tech Art Lead will manage and mentor a Technical Art team, create innovative character rigs, and establish efficient art workflows to enhance gameplay in a new action game.
Key responsibilities

Lead the Tech Art discipline and define team goals while contributing as an individual contributor in early project stages
Build and manage the Technical Art team, mentoring internal Tech Artists and overseeing external Tech Art work
Collaborate with project leadership to define and oversee the Technical Art roadmap, ensuring visual performance across all platforms

Required qualifications

Experience in rigging workflow and pipeline creation
Production experience with tools such as Maya, Substance Painter, and Photoshop, along with proficiency in Python
Ability to translate art team goals into creative solutions while understanding cost, efficiency, and quality tradeoffs
Experience managing and resolving performance and memory issues across different platforms
Familiarity with Unreal Engine and experience shipping across multiple platforms (PC, console)