Lead Technical Artist

Description

The Lead Technical Artist manages the technical artist team, coordinating tool development, pipeline development and technical support between the engineering and art departments. Works with the art teams to ensure maximum pipeline efficiency. Analyzes workflow in order to ensure the art teams have the tools they need to successfully deliver on the art direction while meeting performance and memory criteria.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze, design, and improve artist workflows across all asset pipelines including character, animation, FX, environment and UI.
• Works with graphics programmers and tech artists to provide the art team with advanced tools to assist them in asset production.
• Troubleshoots asset pipelines and shepherds the team towards stable, long term solutions
• Helps create and maintain advanced character/creature rigs in 3d Studio Max as well as solve issues involving the character pipelines.
• Assists the Art Director with identifying key graphics technology that should be incorporated into the game engine in order to support the artistic goals of the product
• Works with the Art Director to ensure that visual quality is not being compromised by technical constraints
• Creates an environment where artists/animators can focus entirely on their art rather than working through technical constraints.
• Communicate problems, risks, and obstacles to the management team on pipeline matters and proactively work towards solutions.