Skydance · 2 days ago
Lead Technical Artist
Santa Monica, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$125K/yr - $150K/yr
5+ years expSkydance Games, a division of Paramount, is creating the future of interactive entertainment across platforms and genres. The Lead Technical Artist will oversee the tech art team, managing art pipelines and workflows, while collaborating across disciplines to ensure high-quality visuals and performance on target platforms.
AnimationBroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFilmFilm ProductionMedia and EntertainmentMusicNewsTVTV Production
Responsibilities
Work closely with the project art director and technical director to drive the long-term development goals and daily operations of the tech art teams
Take top level ownership of all art pipelines and workflows within the project including those specifically associated with character rigging, art asset creation, and platform performance
Collaborate with and coordinate cross discipline teams to achieve consensus and understanding on challenging issues
Organize, manage, and mentor Internal team members and foster relationships with external contractors
Ensure that all documentation for tech art related workflows is organized, current, and understood by the team
Spearhead the development of artist friendly pipelines that produce high quality results while being performant on a variety of platforms
Have the final word regarding technical asset integrity and execution of platform specific performance optimization
Qualification
Required
5+ years professional game development experience
At least 1 shipped title credited with a lead TA position
A deep understanding of the Unreal Engine and BP system
Extensive experience using dynamic lighting workflows and PBR materials
Familiarity with game performance evaluation tools to profile CPU, GPU, and memory performance on multiple target platforms
Strong knowledge of shader creation via node graph, HLSL or GL
Intermediate skill with Python, and C++
Preferred
Some experience with project management and team capacity tracking software
Open mind regarding the thoughtful integration of emerging technology into the creative process
A strong knowledge of artist tools and workflows for rigging and animation
Company
Skydance
Skydance is a diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.68BKey Investors
JP MorganKohlberg Kravis RobertsRedBird Capital Partners
2025-08-07IPO
2023-07-11Debt Financing· $1B
2022-10-13Private Equity· $400M
Leadership Team
Brian Green
Character Supervisor
Jon Weinbach
President, Skydance Sports
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