Remote Technical Art Director

Summary

Join Cloud Chamber in creating worlds that move people as a Technical Art Director for BioShock 4. As the bridge between artists and engineers, you will collaborate with all art disciplines to streamline processes and workflows, create tools for artists, and work within UE5 to achieve maximum efficiency and quality of visual targets.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with the Art and Technical Directors to strategize technical needs for the project, building a solid plan for developing content authoring techniques
• Act as a representative on studio wide technical topics
• Help define technological initiatives and participate in their architecture, planning, development and review
• Act as the primary point of contact for Technical Art issues, proactively resolving problems and addressing roadblocks
• Continuously monitor project progress, providing updates to production and stakeholders, adjusting priorities as needed
• Define performance budget guidelines for art teams
• Manage a team of technical artists to build tools and shaders, create and refine workflows, and design systems for artists; operating within the limit of the game engine to meet or maximize visual specs
• Mentor your team; help them improve their skills and grow their careers
• Review and provide constructive feedback, ensuring work meets quality standards and project requirements
• Maximize your team’s output by identifying and removing technical and process barriers
• Proactively identify opportunities and risks to improve the work of the team, the quality of the project and studio knowledge, and technologies as a whole
• Establish best practices and standards within the team to drive productivity, quality, and excellence
• Provide tactical support to ensure that your team is consistently tackling issues, communicating needs and opportunities, and constantly evolving best practices
• Ensure effective contributions from our Co-Development partners; ensure they are part of the team
• Collaborate with production and scheduling teams to define realistic timelines and manage project priorities
• Build and nurture strong relationships with other disciplines within the Studio, utilizing their expertise when appropriate
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for improvement and optimize processes
• Stay up to date with technology and industry trends to continually drive innovation
• Foster a positive, proactive, and agile work environment that encourages innovation and collaboration