# Technical Art Director

**Company**: Ubisoft
**Location**: Annecy
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

**Apply**: https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Ubisoft2/744000121811897-technical-art-director-w-m-nb-aaa-project-
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_c6245af0-e69

## Description

Directly reporting to the Producer, the Technical Art Director is responsible for research, innovation, and the technical quality of the production.

**Main Responsibilities:** Develop and implement technology roadmaps tailored to the specific needs of the project; Identify potential risks and report them to management; Act as a reference for the team in all matters related to Technical Art and provide solutions to complex issues; Optimize content to improve memory usage and performance; Contribute to asset development and rendering (models, shaders, textures) when necessary; Communicate effectively and encourage open dialogue within the team; Stay up to date with current and emerging trends and methodologies in graphics software and hardware (including generative AI) to anticipate tooling and workflow needs.

**Qualifications:** Solid experience as a Technical Art Director on AAA or AA productions, across pre-production, production, and early stages of a multiplayer game developed with Unreal Engine 5; Significant experience with Unreal Engine (Nanite, Chaos, Landscape, Blueprint, Megalights, Insights), along with a strong understanding of realistic art workflows and production pipelines; Experience worked on a wide range of world-building topics such as level art, destruction systems (e.g., Chaos), lighting, props, level design, landscapes, water, etc.; Strong technical skills in performance, optimization, pipelines, and a solid understanding of replication challenges; Proficient in at least one 3D modeling software (Blender, 3DS Max, Substance Designer, Maya, etc.) as well as generative AI tools (ComfyUI, MidJourney, NanoBanana, Hunyuan, etc.); Solid scripting skills (Maxscript, Python, etc.);

## Skills

### Required
- Unreal Engine
- 3D modeling software
- Generative AI tools
- Scripting skills
- Performance optimization