STUDIO ARTIST/STUDIO LEAD

Studio Lead
Employment Type: Full Time

Imerza is a digital twin and architectural visualization studio built on Unreal Engine 5. As Epic Games' official US partner studio for Digital Twins, we work with developers, architects, and destination brands on some of the largest and most complex real‑time environments in production today. Our work spans gigaproject‑scale development programs, hospitality and mixed‑use digital twins, and high‑end sales center experiences.

You will split your time roughly equally between building and leading. That balance is intentional and permanent, not a transitional phase. You will lead a studio of 3 to 4 artists across concurrent real‑time production projects, own quality from brief through delivery, and stay technically engaged through pre‑production, pipeline work, and R&D.

Lead a studio of 3 to 4 artists across concurrent real‑time production projects

Own studio‑level QA as the final gate before work advances, applying consistent standards across frame rate targets, asset budgets, naming conventions, and visual quality

Lead project kickoffs and distribute production context and knowledge across the team so it does not rest with any single person

Lead pre‑production technical setup to define approach and visual language on new projects

Contribute UE5 pipeline improvements in collaboration with Principal Artists and the wider department

Mentor artists and provide direct, constructive performance feedback and career development support

Recommend on hiring decisions and performance outcomes for studio personnel

Work within an art budget defined in collaboration with Production

8+ years of professional 3D production experience

Proven experience managing and developing artist teams, required

Expert working knowledge of Unreal Engine 5: Lumen, Nanite, PCG, and real‑time rendering pipelines

Solid understanding of BIM/CAD‑to‑UE5 pipelines: Revit, Rhino, or SketchUp via Datasmith

Awareness of Pixel Streaming and its implications for real‑time art production decisions

Familiarity with digital twin concepts and how real‑time art decisions affect downstream data pipelines and platform performance

Jira or equivalent project tracking

pre‑rendered video or still imagery will not be accepted as substitutes

Include project‑level context for each piece: your specific role, the scale of the project, and the production constraints you were working within

Candidates who can work onsite or are willing to relocate are strongly preferred. Relocation assistance is available for the right candidate.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.