Posted 1 week ago
Only considering candidates eligible to work in Montreal, Canada ⚠️
Job Description
As a Team Lead specialized in visual effects at Ubisoft Montreal, you will lead your team in creating high-quality, optimized visual effects while ensuring their professional development and motivation. You will support the Production Manager (PM) in supervising quality of work and meeting deadlines for a small team. You will track and validate deliverables, coach team members and oversee certain stages of game development when necessary.
What you will do
- Lead the team on technical (performance, integration) and artistic (textures, animations, emitters) aspects in VFX production.
- Represent the team and act as a liaison with other stakeholders.
- Organize and run team meetings.
- Master the game's story, gameplay and design documents, as well as technical and artistic constraints, to effectively guide and coach the team.
- Assign tasks and ensure regular follow-up on progress and deliverables.
- Anticipate and identify potential conflicts, propose solutions to the Production Manager.
- Participate in performance reviews in collaboration with the Production Manager.
- Coordinate bug fixes related to the team's work.
- Promote onboarding of new employees into the team.
- Contribute to recruiting new team members.
Qualifications
What you bring to the team
- Experience in visual effects in a management role in the video game industry.
- Expert proficiency with Embergen.
- Experience with Houdini (asset).
- Excellent understanding of technical aspects of shaders, rendering and particle technology.
- Initiative and strong leadership.
- Effective prioritization and time management.
- Ability to assemble and mobilize high-performing teams.
- Flexibility and adaptability in work organization.
- Resourcefulness and proactivity in problem solving.
- Ability to delegate.
- Stress and change management skills.
- Knowledge of databases (JIRA, Perforce, etc.) — asset.
- Knowledge of technical constraints related to real-time 3D engines and level editors.
What to send us
- Your CV describing your VFX experience, team management and/or mastery of complex systems.
- A portfolio or other relevant examples of your work (for creative positions).
Additional information
About us
Ubisoft is a global reference in video games, with teams around the world creating original and memorable game experiences, from Assassin's Creed to Rainbow Six to Just Dance and many more. They believe that diversity of viewpoints advances both players and teams. If you are passionate about innovation and want to push the boundaries of entertainment, join their adventure and help create the unknown!
We adopt a hybrid work model that helps you stay connected with your team and aligned with company priorities while allowing you to maintain work-life balance. Note that some roles are fully office-based and not eligible for hybrid work.
