Company DescriptionKeywords Studios is one of the largest go-to technical and creative services providers to the global video games industry. We provide integrated art production, engineering, audio services, testing, localization, and player support services for PC, Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox video games. How big are we? 17,000 employees. 80+ Studios. 20+ Countries. EUR$650M+ Revenue. Best of all, we continue to grow in a sustainable way.Founded in 2001, Wicked Workshop formerly Wicked Witch is a leading game developer based in Melbourne, Australia.With a long history of technical excellence and a passion for art and game design, the team continue to deliver at the highest level, working with some of the world’s most prominent publishers across both console and PC.From humble beginnings, the studio has evolved and grown over the years supporting the local Australian game market working on the AFL and Rugby Sports franchises, developing the hit mobile game Catapult King and delivering Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.Since acquisition by Keywords Studios in 2021, we are undergoing exciting growth as we gear up exclusively for AAA game development across various platforms including PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC.Wicked Workshop and Keywords Studios strive towards a diverse and inclusive work environment. We support and encourage under represented groups, gender and neural diverse candidates to apply.
Job DescriptionThe role of
Technical Director - Engineering, reports to Martin our Head of Engineering. The Engineering Team currently numbers 40 and continues to grow at a sustainable rate. The role is considered a Hybrid role based out of our Box Hill Studio.As
Technical Director, you will hold the ultimate technical vision for a project, in terms of software, pipelines, and processes. Some of your key responsibilities will include:
- Influence and inspire other team members to support the technical decisions on the project.
- Build trust with both clients, and with senior / executive internal employees & managers.
- Negotiate key project requirements and deliverables with other departments.
- Influence the executive management when necessary.
- Influence client communications.
- Assist in the technical direction and engineering leadership within the studio.
- Assist in creating, keeping up to date and enforcing standards, processes and procedures
- Coordinate with other Keywords studios where appropriate to share knowledge.
- Make ongoing and positive impacts to the way the studio operates.
- Manage reports:
- Conduct regular one on ones.
- Performance mange where necessary
- Conduct performance reviews.
- Provide regular feedback (both positive and areas to work on)
QualificationsMUST HAVES- Prior experience leading and managing a medium to large teams in a production environment
- Jedi like C++, Unreal Engine, Custom Engine experience
- Degree in Engineering, Game Development or relatable qualification
- Experience in AAA Studio
Additional InformationIf you'd like to know more about Keywords Studios we recommend visiting our corporate sitePERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICYKeywords Studios is strongly committed to protecting your personal information. By sending your CV/Resume, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and consent to your data being managed and retained in accordance with our data privacy and retention policy https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/applicant-privacy-notice/.PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICYKeywords Studios is strongly committed to protecting your personal information. By sending your CV/Resume, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and consent to your data being managed and retained in accordance with our data privacy and retention policy https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/applicant-privacy-notice/.PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICYKeywords Studios is strongly committed to protecting your personal information. By sending your CV/Resume, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and consent to your data being managed and retained in accordance with our data privacy and retention policy https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/applicant-privacy-notice/.
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