Job Title:Technical Art, LeadRequisition ID:R008833Job Description:Your Platform Activision Central Technology’s CTX group is a team of artists, scientists, and engineers who collaborate with Activision studios to develop pioneering workflows and techniques for game content creation. We combine expertise from the game industry and the film industry to advance real-time visuals to levels which were previously exclusive to motion pictures.Your MissionYou will be part of a Central Technology effort to provide industry best game assets to our upcoming titles.Your Mission is to work with multiple teams and new technology to build best-in-class character and prop assets and streamline the delivery of these photoreal assets to our games.Responsibilities include:Effectively champion excellence in character art across the companyIdentify potential technical art issues and collaborate with developers and Central resources to devise and implement solutionsAct as an expert consultant to the development studios on character art pipelines and methodologiesMaintain relationships with development teams throughout projects to ensure art-related goals are progressing appropriatelyDevelop Tools, Plugins, Workflows for Maya and MotionBuilderCreate Assets for In-Game and Cinematics use (Modeling, Texturing)Development for Facial Motion Capture Pipeline and development of rigging pipelineWork closely with Central R group to create visual assets, development tools and novel workflows in support of our R projects and our development teamsbuild Photogrammetry Capture rigs for prop and environment captureAssist in driving character art-related R projects to completionAssist in advocating art-related R projects to internal and external stakeholdersPlayer ProfileMultiple shipped titles in technical art leadership positionsStrong, successfully-demonstrated expertise in character art pipelinesExpansive game-specific technical art knowledgeClearly-demonstrated passion for pursuing excellence through innovationA positive attitude and ability to work on a multi-discipline team A passion for developing high quality gamesStrong problem-solving skills and ability to innovate. Outstanding communication skillsAbility to balance both ambition and risk mitigation for a projectOur WorldActivision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is one of the world’s largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Candy Crush and Bubble Witch. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ – we’ve got our employees covered!The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.Activision is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.