Ubisoft

Technical Art Director (Unreal)

Montreal, QC, Canada · On-site · Full-time

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EmployerUbisoft
LocationMontreal, QC, Canada
Work styleOn-site
Employment typeFull-time
Employer posted3 months ago

As a Technical Art Director at Ubisoft Montreal, you will bring advanced expertise in rendering and graphics systems to support the project vision and production quality. You will work closely with leadership, programming, and creative teams to ensure the technical feasibility of visual features within the engine used by the project, Unreal.

You will help define the project’s technical direction while balancing performance, visual quality, stability, and production efficiency. You will also support a team of Technical Artists by fostering collaboration, skill development, and alignment across practices.

What you’ll do

Collaborate with leadership teams to define the technical vision and evaluate the feasibility of graphical features
Supervise and support a team of three Technical Artists and one Principal Technical Artist
Develop and maintain technical solutions in Unreal to support visual goals and production needs
Evaluate constraints related to rendering, memory, performance, and graphics systems in order to recommend appropriate solutions
Design, improve, or integrate tools and workflows to support artistic and technical production pipelines
Support creative and programming teams in solving complex technical challenges
Define and maintain technical standards, best practices, and reference documentation
Prepare technical reviews and recommend improvements to graphics production processes
Monitor relevant technological advancements and share learnings with teams
Contribute to recruiting, mentoring, and developing technical art talent

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What you bring to the team

Experience in technical direction within technical art or graphics programming in the video game industry
Experience managing, mentoring, or coordinating technical teams
Advanced knowledge of Unreal and deep understanding of rendering systems and graphics architecture
Knowledge of constraints related to performance, memory, rendering pipelines, and graphics optimization
Experience with digital art tools and 3D software such as Maya, 3ds Max, and Substance Painter or similar tools
Understanding of programming or scripting languages such as C++, Python, or C#
Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to a variety of partners
Collaborative, structured, and solution-oriented approach

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