Lead Technical Artist

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We’re looking for a Lead Technical Artist to join the CD PROJEKT RED team dedicated to crafting the studio’s first-ever original IP and video game, codenamed Project Hadar. You will define and shape the technical vision for the art pipeline of our future game, develop cutting-edge tools, and collaborate closely with engineers and artists to ensure high visual fidelity and performance standards.

(This position requires working in our Warsaw Studio. Hybrid working mode available).

Daily Responsibilities

• Prototyping, researching and integrating new features in Unreal Engine 5.
• Leading, mentoring, and guiding technical artists, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Prototyping, researching, and integrating new tools and features to push artistic boundaries.
• Responsible for talent acquisition, performance evaluation, professional development, and employee engagement within the team.
• Ensuring high-quality asset integration while maintaining performance and memory efficiency.
• Defining best practices for assets pipeline and technical art, establishing and maintaining documentation.
• Collaborating closely with art directors, engineers, and designers to achieve the project's creative and technical goals.
• Identifying and addressing bottlenecks in the production pipeline, ensuring smooth development processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a leadership role in a creative environment, including mentoring and shaping project direction.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in a technical art role.
• Strong leadership experience, including mentoring and guiding technical artists.
• Excellent knowledge of Unreal Engine 5.
• Excellent shader development skills.
• Strong understanding of DCC workflows.
• Experience in tool creation and automation using Python and/or C++.
• Proven track record of problem-solving and debugging complex technical challenges.
• Demonstrated commitment to taking ownership, setting goals, exchanging knowledge and driving initiatives independently.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work cross-discipline with artists and engineers.
• Fluent English (both written and spoken).

Nice to Haves

• Experience in procedural content creation (Houdini, Unreal’s PCG, Geometry Script, or Blender’s Geometry Nodes).
• Expertise in real-time scalable VFX (Niagara, EmberGen).
• Animation pipeline knowledge, including scripting for Maya, MotionBuilder, or Unreal's Animation Blueprints and Sequencer.

Please include a portfolio that showcases your technical art contributions and, if possible, code samples or relevant tools/scripts that demonstrate your problem-solving and development skills.

Working mode

• Relocation to Warsaw is required.
• Office-First: working primarily from the Warsaw studio in a full time or hybrid mode.

Relocation support

• Relocation package – flight ticket, company apartment for your first month, relocating your pet, shipping your belongings: it’s all covered.
• Relocation assistance — processing your legalization operations for you, assistance with finding residence, tax settlements.
• Polish lessons for foreign employees — and for your spouse or partner, too.
• Paid Leave — from 20 to 26 days of holiday per year, paid sick leave, and paid maternity & paternity leave.

Perks & Professional Growth

• Flexible working hours — start your workday anytime between 8:00 and 10:00 AM.
• A welcome pack filled with goodies.
• Trainings, lectures and courses — internal workshops, external training, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes.
• Merch — gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to nab some swag.

Health & Well-being

• Private medical healthcare — selection of medical plans with dental care, accessible for partner and relatives.
• Psychological care — free mental health support and well-being webinars.
• Multisport card — access to numerous sporting and fitness facilities across the city.

Social Activities & Life in the Office

• Dog-friendly office.
• Social events — regular gatherings at the studio.
• Healthy selections — organic fruit, snacks, muesli, organic honey, vegan milk, and speciality coffee available.
• Truly international working environment.

Head office in Warsaw

• Sustainable campus — solar panels, 2000 plants and an air-filtering system, electric car charging points, flower meadows.
• Onsite gym with a climbing wall, daily Gym Assistant support and yoga and healthy spine classes.
• Car and bike parking spaces; bicycle repair equipment and showers available.
• No dress-code.

Estimated pay range for this position

35 800 - 49 170 PLN gross monthly. This role may be eligible for a long term incentive program (option to purchase CDPR stock after the vesting period). Final offers are dependent on job-related factors like experience and qualifications.

Type of contract

Employment Contract ("Umowa o pracę").

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