Lead Technical Artist

September 17

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Fortis Games

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Fortis Games is a gaming company dedicated to creating meaningful and engaging video games. With an international, fully remote team, Fortis focuses on innovative game design as a competitive advantage. The company fosters collaboration over competition, seeking to build connections and inspire communities through their creative works. Fortis Games is committed to redefining industry standards by changing the conventional approach to teamwork, project development, and recruitment within the gaming industry.

201 - 500 employees

🎮 Gaming

📋 Description

• Architect and oversee scalable art pipelines across multiple projects, ensuring consistency, technical efficiency, and creative flexibility • Design and implement new tools and processes that accelerate iteration, improve workflow efficiency, and enhance collaboration between art, design, and engineering teams • Introduce and evaluate emerging technologies (procedural systems, AI-assisted pipelines, real-time rendering) • Serve as technical leader and mentor, translating strategy into actionable tasks and mentoring senior ICs • Facilitate cross-functional communication, aligning art, engineering, and production workflows • Oversee multiple technical workflows simultaneously, balancing near-term production needs with long-term scalability • Elevate performance and visual quality through advanced optimization techniques for mobile platforms (draw calls, shaders, polycounts, overdraw) • Champion collaboration and knowledge sharing by modeling best practices and influencing cross-functional initiatives at the organizational level

🎯 Requirements

• Extensive experience as a Technical Artist in game development, with expertise across Unity and DCC tools (Blender, Substance, Maya, Photoshop) • Proven track record of building and scaling cross-functional pipelines that serve multiple projects • Strong programming/scripting skills in C# and Python, with deep experience developing automation and pipeline tools • Mastery of mobile performance optimization and rendering pipelines (URP) • Hands-on experience with cutting-edge workflows (procedural generation, AI-assisted art, real-time rendering) • Demonstrated success in mentoring and guiding Sr. ICs, aligning their work to broader business and creative goals • Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership and drive cross-functional alignment • Comfort navigating ambiguity and making strategic decisions with limited precedent

🏖️ Benefits

• We strongly believe we are changing how games studios operate and at the core of what we do is making great games that create a connected community • We build communities where our people belong; Fortis is a thriving environment that celebrates diversity, embraces inclusivity, and fosters growth • Build and grow with a seasoned team of accomplished talent who have left an impactful mark in their disciplines, both in and out of gaming • Equal Opportunity Employer (consideration without regard to protected characteristics)