Technical Art Lead, Rigging - VALORANT, Agents

Location: Not specified in the posting

Company

Riot Games develops player-focused games and interactive experiences.

What you will do

• Lead technical art needs and best practices across the VALORANT Agents creative and technical teams.
• Build, support, and manage a high-performing team of technical artists.
• Rig characters, creatures, and props in collaboration with animators to achieve engaging in-game performance.
• Direct the development of rigging and animation tools that support artists and production workflows.
• Partner with art leads, animation, modeling, VFX, concept, and software engineering teams to improve content quality and consistency.
• Provide technical support, communicate goals, give feedback, and expand technical knowledge across teams.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience as a rigging technical artist in games or a related industry.
• 1+ year of professional experience in a management role.
• Strong knowledge of figure and facial anatomy, including rigging experience on a shipped title.
• Expertise in Unreal Engine 5 animation systems and industry-standard content creation tools, particularly Maya.
• Proficient Python programming skills.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across art disciplines and software engineering.

Nice to have

• Experience designing and developing tools and content pipelines.
• Fluency in modern scripting languages and UI frameworks such as Python with PyQt or PySide.

Culture & Benefits

• Open paid time off policy and flexible work schedules.
• Medical, dental, and life insurance.
• Parental leave for employees, spouses or domestic partners, and children.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Player-focused, collaborative environment that values individual perspectives and constructive feedback.

Hiring process

• Submit a portfolio featuring high-quality technical art, including stylized artwork.
• An art test may be required during the application process.