PURPLE · 1 month ago
Studio Lead
Sarasota, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$100K/yr - $120K/yr
8+ years expImerza is a digital twin and architectural visualization studio built on Unreal Engine 5. This leadership role requires hands-on production, where you will lead a small team of artists across concurrent projects, ensuring quality and contributing to technical setups.
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Responsibilities
Lead a studio of 3 to 4 artists across concurrent real-time production projects
Build alongside your team; you are a producing lead, not a pure manager
Own studio-level QA as the final gate before work advances, applying consistent standards across frame rate targets, asset budgets, naming conventions, and visual quality
Lead project kickoffs and distribute production context and knowledge across the team so it does not rest with any single person
Actively reduce specialist dependencies so studio output is not contingent on any one individual
Lead pre-production technical setup to define approach and visual language on new projects
Contribute UE5 pipeline improvements in collaboration with Principal Artists and the wider department
Mentor artists and provide direct, constructive performance feedback and career development support
Represent your studio's work in client and stakeholder contexts as that responsibility evolves
Recommend on hiring decisions and performance outcomes for studio personnel
Work within an art budget defined in collaboration with Production
Qualification
Required
8+ years of professional 3D production experience
Proven experience managing and developing artist teams, required
Expert working knowledge of Unreal Engine 5: Lumen, Nanite, PCG, and real-time rendering pipelines
Solid understanding of BIM/CAD-to-UE5 pipelines: Revit, Rhino, or SketchUp via Datasmith
Awareness of Pixel Streaming and its implications for real-time art production decisions
Familiarity with digital twin concepts and how real-time art decisions affect downstream data pipelines and platform performance
Perforce required; Jira or equivalent project tracking
Proficiency in 3ds Max and/or Blender; Houdini and Substance beneficial
Preferred
Architectural visualization or architecture background strongly preferred; familiarity with architectural scale, construction documentation, and FF&E is a genuine advantage
Candidates who can work onsite or are willing to relocate are strongly preferred
Benefits
Relocation assistance is available for the right candidate.
Company
PURPLE
Purple is independent in philosophy, attitude and operation –offering a boutique in-house approach, the strategic requirements of each client are individually tailored from the outset.
51-200 employees
Funding
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