Company Description
To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission. Want to dive deeper into our company’s culture? Explore our social media and check out our YouTube channel and Beyond the Game Blog where we share behind-the-scenes insights and stories direct from our team members!
Job Description
Creative Technology Lead is responsible for building and leading the team that serves as the technical bridge between RED's game development environments and the Creative Services department. This role exists to pioneer the strategy, tools, and workflows required to produce best-in-class marketing assets directly from the game engine. By establishing this new capability, the manager ensures that RED's marketing is authentic, visually stunning, and created with maximum efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the long-term vision for the marketing creative technology pipeline, ensuring it supports the strategic goals of RED.
- Lead, manage, and mentor a team of Creative Technologists, providing guidance, feedback, and career development to foster a culture of high performance and innovation.
- Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of a robust pipeline for creating in-engine assets, upholding and enforcing world-class quality standards for all deliverables.
- Serve as the primary strategic liaison between game development, Creative Operations, and Production Management, partnering with Production Managers during program initiation to provide technical consultation on scope and resource needs.
- Stay current with emerging trends in real-time rendering and virtual production, championing and testing new tools and methodologies to continually advance the team’s capabilities.
- Collaborate with the Manager, Creative Operations, to ensure the team’s tools are supported and integrated, and that resource forecasting remains accurate.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in a technical role within game development, VFX, or the creative agency space (e.g., Technical Art, Pipeline TD, Creative Technology).
- 3+ years of direct people management or team lead experience in a technical or creative environment, with a proven track record of mentoring and developing talent.
- A genuine passion for games and a deep understanding of the gaming and/or entertainment industry.
- Proven ability to effectively collaborate across teams to deliver successful marketing and promotional campaigns.
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to provide clear guidance, motivate teams, and foster a collaborative culture.
- Expert-level understanding of a modern game engine (Unreal Engine preferred), including Sequencer, Movie Render Queue, and asset management workflows.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute technical strategy, translating high-level business goals into measurable outcomes.
- Effective communication skills to act as a strategic bridge between teams and ensure technical requirements and creative ambitions are aligned.
- Strong problem-solving abilities to proactively address strategic challenges and unblock technical and creative pathways.
Additional Information
Working Mode
- Office-First: Working primarily from the Warsaw Dev Office for a minimum of 10 days per month.
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 — all you need to feel right at home is taken care of.
- Polish lessons for foreign employees — and for your spouse or partner, too.
Health & Well-Being
- Life insurance — comprehensive pension and insurance plans to protect you and your loved ones.
- Annual budget for medical expenses (for those working outside Poland).
- Psychological and psychiatrist care — free mental health support and various well-being webinars.
- Paid Leave — from 20 to 26 days of holiday for every team member per year, and paid sick leave.
- Gym Membership Reimbursement.
- Menstrual Leave — employees who menstruate can take one extra day off each month when experiencing period pain.
- RED Parents Network — support for working parents, including childcare benefits, and family-friendly events.
Perks & Professional Growth
- Flexible working hours — start your workday anytime between 8 and 10 AM (CET).
- REDs have access to the cafeteria platform through which they can receive vouchers and codes to shops, cinemas, and public transport reimbursement.
- Training, lectures and courses — internal workshops, external training for each employee, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available. There’s always something to learn!
- Gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to nab some cool swag!
Social Activities & Life in the Office
- Dog-friendly office — bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! There’s always a furry friend or two to meet at the studio.
- Social events — we host regular gatherings at the studio where we can all unwind, play games, and just have some fun together.
- Healthy selections — our canteens offer a range of healthy meals.
- Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.
- Sustainability is an ongoing commitment for us, and our campus has electric car charging points, green zones, and much more. Read all about it on our Beyond the Game Blog.
- A designated space for your bicycle, as well as bicycle repair equipment and showers available whenever you need them.
- An onsite, well-equipped gym with a climbing wall, daily Gym Assistant support, and yoga and boxing classes.
- No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.
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