VFX Team Lead

Job Description

As a VFX Team Lead at Ubisoft Montreal, you will lead your team in creating high-quality, optimized visual effects while ensuring their professional growth and motivation. You will support the Production Manager (PM) in supervising work quality 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 of VFX production.
• Represent the team and act as the 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 guide and coach the team effectively.
• Assign tasks and ensure regular follow-up on progress and deliverables.
• Anticipate and identify potential conflicts and propose solutions to the Production Manager.
• Participate in performance evaluations in collaboration with the Production Manager.
• Coordinate the fixing of bugs related to the team's work.
• Facilitate 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 within 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 skills.
• 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/tools (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 leader in video games, with teams around the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed to Rainbow Six and Just Dance among many others. They believe diversity of perspectives drives progress for both players and teams. If you are passionate about innovation and want to push the boundaries of entertainment, join their journey and help create the unknown!

Work model

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 are not eligible for hybrid work.