Technical Art Director

About the Role Ubisoft Montreal is seeking a Technical Art Director to bring advanced rendering and graphics systems expertise to support the project vision and production quality. You will collaborate with leadership, programming, and creative teams to ensure the technical feasibility of visual features within Unreal Engine and help define the project’s technical direction while balancing performance, visual quality, stability, and production efficiency. You will also mentor and align a small team of Technical Artists to foster collaboration and skill development. What You'll Do

• Collaborate with leadership to define technical vision and evaluate feasibility of graphical features
• Supervise and support a team of three Technical Artists and one Principal Technical Artist
• Develop and maintain technical solutions in Unreal to support visual goals and production needs
• Evaluate constraints related to rendering, memory, performance, and graphics systems to recommend solutions
• Design, improve, or integrate tools and workflows to support production pipelines for artists and engineers
• Support creative and programming teams in solving complex technical challenges
• Define and maintain technical standards, best practices, and reference documentation
• Prepare technical reviews and propose improvements to graphics production processes
• Monitor relevant technological advancements and share learnings with teams
• Contribute to recruiting, mentoring, and developing technical art talent What We're Looking For
• Experience in technical direction within technical art or graphics programming in the video game industry
• Experience managing, mentoring, or coordinating technical teams
• Advanced knowledge of Unreal and deep understanding of rendering systems and graphics architecture
• Knowledge of constraints related to performance, memory, rendering pipelines, and graphics optimization
• Experience with digital art tools and 3D software such as Maya, 3ds Max, and Substance Painter or similar tools
• Understanding of programming or scripting languages such as C++, Python, or C#
• Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to a variety of partners
• Collaborative, structured, and solution-oriented approach