Technical Art Director

Description

CCP is looking for a Technical Art Director to develop and support the art production pipeline for Dust 514. The Technical Art Director leads a team of technical artists who will interface with every discipline in the art department to develop tools and processes critical to the delivery of all art content.

Major responsibilities include:

* Make critical art pipeline and process decisions
* Direct efforts of the Technical Art staff to develop the art tool chain, documentation, and maintain clear lines of communication with the art and engineering staff
* Work with the Senior Producer to insure that the art priorities are effectively defined within any technical constraints and that the pipeline and processes meet the products goals in a timely fashion
* Work with the Art Director to insure that the technical art priorities satisfy the needs of the art department and achieve the highest bar in visual quality
* Work with the Technical Director to insure the engineering priorities are being understood and properly executed in the course of achieving the visual targets set by the art department
* Provides mentorship to the technical art staff and facilitates training opportunities to develop the tech art discipline in CCP Shanghai
* Report department staffing needs, define hiring requirements and evaluation process, and support ongoing recruitment efforts for Technical Art staff
* Create and maintain documentation standards and practices for both customer facing support documentation as well as technical specification and design documentation
* Track efficiency of asset pipelines and processes throughout the life of the project, identifying bottlenecks and fixing them where necessary