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Job Description

As a Texture Artist at Ubi MTL, you'll make an immersive world come alive by creating and applying textures that give depth and dimension to everything within it. With a mix of observation, skill, and imagination, you add the details that define characters, objects, and environments.

You take inspiration from reality to build believable materials and adapt to new tools to push them to their full potential. You freely choose the methods that work best for you to create a finished look that fits the feel of the game and makes it memorable.

What you’ll do

• Collaborate with the art team to grasp the game’s artistic vision and set texture priorities.
• Study concept art and research your own references to develop the visual design language.
• Work closely with level artists to understand environment needs.
• Create textures from scratch, references, or scans & build and organize your texture library.
• Partner with modellers to suggest textures and help with 3D mapping.
• Find balance between artistic aspects and technical constraints.
• Polish textures and apply them to 3D models.
• Document and share your knowledge and best practices.
• Modify your work based on feedback received from interdependent teams (debug and optimize).

Qualifications

What you bring

• Experience in texturing, modelling, lighting, or other related experience
• Knowledge of 2D art tools (e.g. Photoshop) and familiarity with the 3D software Maya + game engines (e.g. Unity or Unreal)
• Experience in creating and managing shaders in VRAY
• A solid understanding of art fundamentals (lighting, composition, proportion, colour theory, etc.), physically based rendering, and game constraints
• A highly creative, collaborative, and innovative spirit
• Excellent observation, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Motivation to reach out for feedback and adapt to it
• Aesthetic sensitivity and a keen eye for even the subtlest of details

What to send our way

• Your CV highlighting your background and skills
• A portfolio of your best work (attach images or send us a link to your personal website or online portfolio)

Real live people from our team will review your application. In this case, it’s our talent acquisition specialists Yara & Nicole. As they learn more about you through your profile, get to know them through the videos below.

Job Description

As an Art Team Lead - at Ubi MTL, your main responsibilities will be to plan, organize, monitor and evaluate the work of your team and its impact on the project. You will support a highly iterative development process to oversee artistic elements such as modeling, visual effects and lighting that meet their cinematic needs while striving for efficiency and quality.

What you'll do

• Create, prioritize, assign and monitor your team's daily tasks and work progress based on deliverables;
• Act as a representative of your team;
• Organize and manage team meetings;
• Familiarize yourself with the story and gameplay of the game (game design documents) and master the technical and/or artistic constraints in order to guide/coach your team;
• Report periodically to the PM on the progress of your team's tasks, and suggest corrective measures where necessary to meet set objectives;
• Anticipate and identify potential conflict situations and suggest solutions to the PM as part of problem-solving within your team;
• Mentor team members on a technical and/or artistic level, as required;
• Participate in performance monitoring in collaboration with the PM;
• Coordinate the correction of bugs related to your team's work;
• Ensure the integration of new team members;
• Participate in the recruitment of new team members;
• Produce part of the game's development in your area of expertise (this part will vary according to the size of the team under your responsibility);
• Perform any other related tasks.

Qualifications

What you bring to the team

 

• Relevant experience in an artistic role;
• At least one full game production or equivalent;
• Leadership skills;
• You know how to manage your time and priorities, as well as those of your team;
• Good interpersonal communication skills;
• Resourceful in finding solutions;
• Sense of initiative;
• Knowledge of databases an asset (JIRA, Perforce, etc.);
• Knowledge of technical constraints linked to real time, 3D engines and level editors;
• Bilingualism

Please note: If you require a work permit, your eligibility may depend on your education and years of relevant work experience, as required by the government.

What to send our way

• Your CV highlighting your education, experience and skills
• A portfolio of your best work (If applicable - attach images or send us a link to your personal website or online portfol

Job Description

With a high-level understanding of the capabilities of our technology combined with your visibility on the project as a whole, as a technical animation director at Ubi MTL, you provide expert insight, tools, and support to steer a game – and its creators – towards success.  

Unafraid to innovate, you establish an actionable plan to bridge the gap between coming up with ideas and putting them into practice. Though every day of development brings a mix of expected and unforeseen challenges, you never lose sight of the big picture. As a strategic thinker and tactical planner, you balance short-term priorities with long-term goals while consistently considering the future impacts of your choices.

What you’ll do

• Collaborate with other core team members to develop the overall vision & determine technical feasibility.
• Review game design concepts + identify and analyze risks (engine, memory, frame rate, etc.).
• Work closely with programmers to assess existing animation and rigging tools + occasionally design custom ones to improve pipelines.
• Support animators, game designers, and riggers with their technical needs + informatively and constructively explain the root causes of risks, blockers, etc. 
• Train team members on tools and techniques + raise awareness of new processes.
• Resolve complex, escalated issues & make technical validations. 
• Prepare post-mortems + recommend cost- and time-efficient solutions to evolve our animation content & tech.
• Anticipate technological advancements and stay up to date on market trends to define our best practices + share them with our studios and the industry. 
• Participate in recruitment to build the animation team & foster their professional development.

Qualifications

What you bring

• Around 7 years of animation, rigging, or programming experience (or related experience) + 3 years of leadership 
• In-depth knowledge of game engines (e.g. Unity or Unreal) & 3D software (3DS Max, Maya, and MotionBuilder) + an understanding of scripting languages (e.g. C#, Python, JavaScript, MaxScript), motion capture, and state machines
• A degree in 3D Animation, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering (or related training)
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, mentorship, time management, organizational, and presentation skills
• A highly innovative, collaborative, attentive, and solution-oriented spirit  
• Critical thinking, curiosity, resourcefulness, and plenty of flexibility
• Familiarity with bug tracking software (e.g. Jira) and version management systems (e.g. Perforce) 
• A passion for sharing your knowledge and helping others learn and grow

What to send our way

• Your CV highlighting your education, experience, skills, and games shipped
• Samples of your work or any supporting documentation you find relevant

Real live people from our team will review your application. In this case, it’s our talent acquisition specialists Yara & Yael. As they learn more about you through your profile, get to know them through the videos below.

Job Description

As an Animation Team Lead, you will support the Project Lead (CP)/ Production Manager (PM) in overseeing work quality and deadlines for your small team. You will help follow up on and validate your team’s work and coach team members while overseeing part of the development of the game (where necessary).

What you'll do

• Create, prioritize, assign and regularly follow up on tasks and the advancement of the team’s work with regards to deliverables.
• Represent the team.
• Organize and lead team meetings.
• Know the game’s story and gameplay (game design documents) and understand the technical/artistic constraints so as to be able to lead/coach the team.
• Draft regular reports for the Project lead (CP)/ Production manager (PM) on the advancement of the team’s work and recommend corrective measures whenever necessary to meet project objectives.
• Anticipate and recognize potential conflicts and recommend solutions to the Project lead (CP)/ Production manager (PM) for the team.
• Be a mentor in terms of technical/artistic aspects for team members (where necessary).
• Take part in performance assessments in collaboration with the Project lead (CP)/ Production Manager (PM).
• Coordinate bug correction as it pertains to the team’s work.
• Ensure that new employees integrate the team.
• Help recruit new team members.
• Create a portion of the required animation.

Qualifications

What you bring

• Experience in animation and in leading a team;
• Participation in at least one complete game production or equivalent;
• Leadership;
• Time and priority management for both yourself and your team;
• Ability to assemble productive teams;
• Good interpersonal and communication skills;
• Resourcefulness in problem-solving;
• Ability to delegate;
• Stress and change management skills;
• Managerial courage;
• Sense of initiative;
• Database knowledge an asset (JIRA, Perforce, etc.);
• Knowledge of the technical constraints of real time, 3D engines and level editors;
• Bilingualism

What to send our way

• Your CV highlighting your education, experience, and skills
• A portfolio of your best work (attach images or send us a link to your personal website or online portfolio)

Just a heads up: If you require a work permit, your eligibility may depend on your education and years of relevant work experience, as required by the government.

Job Description

As an Assistant Animation Technical Director at Ubi MTL, you will support the design and implementation of the technical animation pipeline, production workflow and the technical requirements for delivery and needs of the projects assigned to you. In concert with the other department managers, you will support the direction, design and technological vision of the animation pipelines & tools for the pipeline [real-time].

What you'll do

• Define your team’s technical needs by consulting project documents and communicating with those involved in the development of the creative vision (design and artistic) in collaboration with the TD;
• Help develop/select the best internal and external tools, in collaboration with the TD, to enhance and facilitate the work of the animation team by testing tools before they are deployed on the project and ensuring their proper functioning throughout the process;
• Suggest best practices to the TD to standardize work methods and ensure the validity and integrity of the data by drafting and updating pipeline documents on a regular basis, setting out a common classification system, training processes users and regularly reminding the animation team members of the technical constraints and their rationale;
• Ensure the technical validation of the data produced by the animation team, resolve first-line technical issues to support the team by working in close collaboration with programmers and the TD, inform the TD of any current and/or future technical issues and recommend solutions;
• Participate in the optimization and debugging to fix the issues raised in your field of expertise;
• Inform the TD on the advancement of the work on a regular basis to ensure that the TD is able to assess the progress of the deliverables;
• Carry out working unit-related tasks (part of the time);
• Carry out all other related tasks.

Qualifications

What you bring

• Around 5 years of animation, rigging, or programming experience (or related experience) + 3 years of leadership 
• In-depth knowledge of game engines (e.g. Unity or Unreal) & 3D software (3DS Max, Maya, and MotionBuilder) + an understanding of scripting languages (e.g. C#, Python, JavaScript, MaxScript), motion capture, and state machines
• A degree in 3D Animation, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering (or related training)
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, mentorship, time management, organizational, and presentation skills
• A highly innovative, collaborative, attentive, and solution-oriented spirit  
• Critical thinking, curiosity, resourcefulness, and plenty of flexibility
• Familiarity with bug tracking software (e.g. Jira) and version management systems (e.g. Perforce) 
• A passion for sharing your knowledge and helping others learn and grow

What to send our way

• Your CV highlighting your education, experience, skills, and games shipped
• Samples of your work or any supporting documentation you find relevant

Real live people from our team will review your application. In this case, it’s our talent acquisition specialists Yara & Yael. As they learn more about you through your profile, get to know them through the videos below.

Job Description

As a Concept Artist at Ubi MTL, you'll lay the groundwork for the artistic team to create the memorable characters and environments players will engage with and enjoy. You'll provide the artwork that will serve as references, and guide the visual styling throughout production as all artists work towards a common goal.

You are a visionary, a thinker, a developer and an interpreter of ideas, able to be inspired while also inspiring others. You understand a vision and let your creativity guide you as you freely explore styles and designs in your medium of choice. You’re eager to receive your colleagues’ feedback and enjoy the challenge that comes with the continuous, iterative process of working and reworking your art until you communicate the correct visual design language.

 

What you’ll do

• Partner with the art director to develop the overall vision of a game (set the tone and ambiance; pitch locations, key moments, emotional contrasts, etc.).
• Produce sketches and quick iterations (digital or paper).
• Create concepts of characters or environments from existing references or from scratch.
• Propose concepts to the artistic team and discuss possibilities.
• Adapt your artwork based on feedback.
• Find balance between artistic aspects and technical constraints.
• Refine your concept art to illustration by adding layers of detail.

Qualifications

What you bring

• A degree in Fine Arts or equivalent (or related training)
• Around 3 years of experience in concept art in the video game industry (or other relevant experience)
• Knowledge of digital painting and 3D software (e.g. 3DS Max)
• Understanding of art fundamentals: lighting, composition, architecture, anatomy, etc.Open-mindedness and flexibility
• Excellent communication and presentation skills: you can share your ideas and explain your creative process
• A collaborative spirit
• A whole lot of creativity and curiosity

Job Description

Ayant le plus haut niveau de connaissances quant à notre technologie et possédant une vue d'ensemble du projet, en tant que directrice ou directeur technique de l'animation à Ubi MTL, vous offrirez de l’expertise, des outils et du soutien afin de mener un jeu (et ses créatrices et créateurs) vers le succès.

Sans avoir peur d'innover, vous établirez un plan concret afin d'éliminer l'écart entre la conception d'idées et leur mise en pratique. Même si chaque journée de développement comportera son lot de défis anticipés et imprévus, vous conserverez toujours une perspective globale.

En tant que penseur·euse stratégique et planificateur·trice tactique, vous maintiendrez l'équilibre entre les priorités à court terme et les objectifs à long terme, tout en tenant compte des impacts futurs de vos décisions.

Ce que vous ferez

• Collaborer avec les autres membres de l'équipe de direction pour élaborer la vision globale et déterminer la faisabilité technique.
• Passer en revue les éléments de conception du jeu + identifier et analyser les risques (moteur, mémoire, fréquence d'images, etc.).
• Travailler en étroite collaboration avec les programmeuses et programmeurs pour évaluer les outils d'animation et de rigging existants + à l'occasion, concevoir des outils personnalisés pour améliorer le flux des tâches.
• Répondre aux besoins techniques de l’animation, de la conception de jeux et du rigging + expliquer de manière informative et constructive les causes des risques, des blocages, etc.  
• Former vos membres d’équipe en leur apprenant les outils et techniques et les informant de nouveaux processus.
• Résoudre des problèmes complexes ou prioritaires + effectuer des validations techniques. 
• Préparer les bilans de projets et offrir des recommandations rentables et efficaces pour faire évoluer nos techniques et nos contenus d'animation.
• Anticiper les avancées technologiques et se tenir informé·e des tendances du marché afin de définir nos meilleures pratiques et les partager avec nos studios et l'industrie. 
• Participer au recrutement pour agrandir votre équipe d’animation et favoriser son perfectionnement professionnel.

Qualifications

Ce que vous apportez à l'équipe

• Environ 7 ans d'expérience en animation, création de systèmes animables ou programmation (ou autre expérience pertinente) + 3 ans d'expérience en leadership 
• Une connaissance approfondie des moteurs de jeu (p. ex. Unity ou Unreal) et des logiciels de conception 3D (3DS Max, Maya et MotionBuilder) + une compréhension des langages de script (p. ex. C#, Python, JavaScript, MaxScript), de la capture de mouvements et des state machine
• Un diplôme en animation 3D, informatique ou génie informatique (ou une formation connexe)
• D'excellentes aptitudes en communication, relations interpersonnelles, mentorat, gestion du temps, organisation et présentation
• Un esprit innovateur, collaboratif, attentif et à la recherche de solutions  
• Une pensée critique, de la curiosité, de la débrouillardise et une grande flexibilité
• Une familiarité avec les logiciels de suivi des bogues (p. ex. Jira) et les systèmes de gestion des versions (p. ex. Perforce) 
• Une passion pour le partage de connaissances; vous avez une inclination à aider les autres à apprendre et à évoluer

Ce qu’il faut nous envoyer

• Votre CV mettant en valeur votre parcours, vos compétences et vos jeux livrés
• Des échantillons de vos travaux ou de la documentation à l’appui que vous jugez pertinente

Des personne réelles analyseront votre candidature. Dans ce cas, il s'agit de Yara et Yael, nos spécialistes en acquisition de talents. Alors qu’elles commencent à faire votre connaissance à travers votre profil, apprenez à les connaître à travers les vidéo ci-dessous.

Job Description

As a 3D Cinematics Animator at Ubi MTL, you will join a production team for games recognized for their quality such as Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Watch_Dogs, Rainbow Six, For Honor, and many more.

Whether you’re animating for a hero or a monster, for a crowd or an object, you are always thinking of the movement’s intention and the subject’s behaviour, and of how this one tiny part fits into the larger picture of the game. All your efforts gain their meaning when you take a step back, see the finished product and feel the months of mechanics and decision-making dissolve to reveal a piece of art that brings a new, beautiful world to life.

You understand that teamwork is essential to reach that point. As an individual, you see a hidden story in the way a person moves; you tend to deconstruct the world around you into smaller parts that you then build back up. As a teammate, you pride yourself on your attention to detail, your organizational and communication skills, and your adaptability to change. You collaborate with artists, designers, programmers, leads and other animators, all of whom have opinions, ideas and constraints, but all of whom are committed to the unified goal of authentically portraying the universe with a certain flair.

What you'll do

• Sync the engine and the build to ensure you’re working with the latest code and animations.
• Check in with your lead and your team to update and be updated the current situation.
• Prototype, key frame, or block an animation.
• Work on your animations, of course, from scratch or from mocap.
• Test your animations—over and over—and validate your designs.
• Problem-solve your animations.
• Polish your animations.
• Create camera movements whenever necessary and ensure their quality.
• Correct the camera bugs that testers enter in the database.
• Read the latest relevant academic literature in order to stay at the forefront of your field.

Qualifications

What you bring

• Experience in videogame animation or equivalent
• Proficiency to communicate with all disciplines and to support and elevate the team in terms of visuals
• Experience with animation software such as Motion Builder, 3ds Max or Maya
• An artistic eye and a sense for composition
• You love pushing the envelope, but you also understand the demands cohesive teamwork

What to send our way

• Your CV highlighting your education, experience, and skills
• A portfolio of your best work (attach images or send us a link to your personal website or online portfolio)

Job Description

When you’re a 3D Animator at Ubi Montreal, you are responsible for a game’s polished, harmonious animation, which allows players to fully immerse themselves in a world that is stylistically believable and consistent.

Whether you’re animating for a hero or a monster, for a crowd or an object, you are always thinking of the movement’s intention and the subject’s behaviour, and of how this one tiny part fits into the larger picture of the game. All your efforts gain their meaning when you take a step back, see the finished product and feel the months of mechanics and decision-making dissolve to reveal a piece of art that brings a new, beautiful world to life.

You understand that teamwork is essential to reach that point. As an individual, you see a hidden story in the way a person moves; you tend to deconstruct the world around you into smaller parts that you then build back up. As a teammate, you pride yourself on your attention to detail, your organizational and communication skills, and your adaptability to change. You collaborate with artists, designers, programmers, leads and other animators, all of whom have opinions, ideas and constraints, but all of whom are committed to the unified goal of authentically portraying the universe with a certain flair.

What you'll do

• Sync the engine and the build to ensure you’re working with the latest code and animations.
• Check in with your lead and your team to update and be updated the current situation.
• Prototyping, key framing, or blocking an animation.
• Working on your animations, of course, from scratch or from mo-cap.
• Testing your animations—over and over—and validating your designs.
• Problem-solving your animations.
• Polishing your animations.
• Read the latest relevant academic literature in order to stay at the forefront of your field.

Qualifications

What you bring

• Experience in videogame animation or equivalent;
• Proficiency to communicate with all disciplines and to support and elevate the team in terms of visuals;
• Experience with animation software such as Motion Builder, 3ds Max or Maya;
• You love pushing the envelope, but you also understand the demands cohesive teamwork.

What to send our way

• Your CV highlighting your education, experience, and skills
• A demo reel with a breakdown of your best work – seriously, show us your process! Attach samples or send us a link to your personal website or online portfolio.

Just a heads up: If you require a work permit, your eligibility may depend on your education and years of relevant work experience, as required by the government.

Job Description

As a Rigger at Ubi MTL, you make it possible for characters and objects to come to life and move realistically within our worlds.

From pivoting to bending, squashing and stretching, you define what can be done and how through flexible and intuitive rigs. You take inspiration from the real world when you can – and turn to your imagination when you can’t. With a variety of internal tools at your disposal, you can focus on achieving quality and consistency without having to build everything from the ground up time after time.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with the art team to understand the overall game vision and rigging and skinning needs.
• Study concept art and research your own references.
• Rig and skin characters and objects while staying organized (keeping your scenes clean, following naming conventions, etc.).
• Find balance between artistic aspects and technical constraints with the help of technical directors.
• Partner with character modellers to troubleshoot models when need be.
• Work closely with animators to make models move believably and overcome any motion-related limitations.
• Iterate to improve your work based on feedback from interdependent teams.

Qualifications

What you bring

• Experience in video game rigging, modelling and/or animation or other relevant experience
• Knowledge of 3D software (3DS Max, Maya, and MotionBuilder) + familiarity with scripting
• Solid understanding of anatomy and cloth
• Excellent observation, problem-solving, organization, communication, and interpersonal skills
• A highly collaborative, creative, and innovative spirit
• Flexibility and resourcefulness
• Motivation to reach out for feedback and adapt to it
• Knowledge of game engines (e.g. Unity or Unreal), a plus

What to send our way

• Your CV highlighting your education, experience, and skills
• A demo reel with a breakdown of your best work – seriously, show us your process! Attach samples or send us a link to your personal website or online portfolio.

Job Description

As a level designer at Ubisoft Montréal, you'll mix gameplay elements and guidelines to design unique places to explore and enticing environments to interact with. You'll help create the quests that will guide players through an immersive, memorable and rich adventure.

You'll draw the blueprint of what players will see and experience within a part of an immersive world!

You are an architect focused on function. You'll use the creation tools and game engine at your disposition to conceptualize, prototype, and deliver the levels you manage. Always mindful of how players will react and move within your layout, you'll adapt your designed areas to continuously boost their quality.

What you’ll do

• Document and create levels according to the artistic, creative and design visions. 
• Present ideas to interdependent teams (conceptualize and communicate engaging gameplay experiences). 
• Prototype different scenarios and gameplay elements to validate their pertinence and effect.
• Use integration tools to create explorable and rich gaming spaces,
• Lay out your environment in detail (place settlements, non-player characters, encounters, events, and other features that advance the game narratively).
• Use scripting tools to integrate narrative sequences and quest gameplay.
• Balance artistic aspects with metrics and technical constraints.
• Collaborate with level artists and animators to breathe life and beauty into your created space (composition, structure, architecture) and encourage interactions.
• Cooperate with mission designers to ensure playability and consistency.
• Develop your design based on comments from play testers and cross-functional team members (iterate, debug and optimize).

Qualifications

What you bring

• A college diploma in Game Design or equivalent (undergraduate degree an asset)
• At least 7 years of experience in video game level design or related experience (having worked on a AAA game, an asset)
• Experience using game engines (e.g. Unity or Unreal) + knowledge of 2D art tools (e.g. Photoshop) and 3D software (e.g. 3DS Max, Maya, or Sketchup)
• Exceptional collaboration, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Ability to accept feedback and adapt to it
• A keen eye for detail
• Curiosity, flexibility, and resourcefulness – you can find creative solutions to problems with no clear answer (just yet)!

What to send our way

• Your CV highlighting your education, experience, and skills
• Please feel free to send us samples of your work (attach files or send us a link to your demo reel or online portfolio)

Job Description

As a Technical Designer, you’ll create and implement complex, technical, and systemic design elements in a game.

You’re essentially a game or level designer recognized for your technical skills on a design or multidisciplinary production team.

A technical reference within your team, you’ll help, support, and advise your peers as needed.  You may also be called upon to become the project's technical expert on a specific element of the game.

What you’ll do

• Create and implement the technical elements of a game feature with technical directors, programmers, and colleagues from other job families.
• Act as a technical expert on a specific topic + oversee tools and documentation, provide technical assistance and define and promote best practices.
• Participate in data optimization and validation, taking budget into account and ensuring that technical standards are respected.
• Participate in the advanced debugging of data throughout production.
• Provide regular feedback to design directors (e.g. suggestions for improving tools and methods, etc.).
• Help test new features and tools before their launch.
• Perform production tasks within the game and level design team + prototype gameplay features.
• Design and implement more complex, abstract, technically challenging, or game-wide design elements in the game.

Qualifications

What you bring

• Experience in game or level design (with a technical focus) 
• The ability to understand and communicate in technical language & clearly express your ideas (both on paper and in person)
• Flexibility + solid analysis and problem-solving skills
• A user-oriented spirit
• Curiosity: you have a passion for understanding how things work
• Experience with various game engines and platforms (nice to have)
• Experience with a range of 2D/3D design software programs (nice to have)
• Experience in programming/scripting (nice to have)

What to send our way

• Your CV highlighting your background and skills

A real live person will review your application. In this case, it’s our talent acquisition specialist Charlotte.

Job Description

As a Gameplay UX Designer at Ubi MTL, you will be the glue that binds game design, UI, sound, VFX, and other feedback channels to create a seamless and engaging experience. You’ll make sure content is communicated clearly and navigation flows intuitively, so that players can fully immerse themselves in gameplay. Throughout the user-centric development process, you focus on the game as a whole while considering the impact of every design choice. As a creative problem-solver, you come up with solutions to prevent any (frustrating) discontinuity in the player experience. You smooth out any unwanted friction that stands between our players and the enjoyment they are – and should always be – having.

What you’ll do

• Partner with ergonomists and the user research team to get a clear picture of player behaviours, goals, motivations, values, needs, etc.
• Develop the overall core gameplay experience (flow, layout, logic, navigation, controls, feedback, etc.).
• Design the onboarding experience to ensure a smooth learning process.
• Build prototypes and wireframes to test concepts, explore opportunities, and look for pain points.
• Collaborate with interdependent teams (audio, art, animation, narrative, game design, level design, etc.) to support game features.
• Work (very) closely with UI artists and game designers to balance usability and functionality with visual appeal.
• Adapt your designs based on play test results and comments from cross-functional teams.
• Stay up to date on interaction design best practices + promote them across the studio.

Qualifications

What you bring

• A college diploma in Game Design, Computation Arts, or equivalent (undergraduate degree an asset)
• At least 2 years of experience in UX, game design, level design, or related experience
• Experience with the Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign) and prototyping tools (e.g. Axure RP) *
• Understanding of interface & interaction design, information & product architecture, and research techniques
• A highly collaborative, creative, empathetic, and innovative spirit
• Ability to accept feedback and adapt to it
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• A keen eye for even the subtlest of details + a passion for video games
• Knowledge of gameplay programming (a huge plus)

What to send our way

• Your CV, highlighting your education, experience, and skills
• Samples of your best designs (attach files or send us a link to your personal website or online portfolio)

Job Description

In this role at Ubisoft Montréal, you will lead a small level design team for which you will create and distribute tasks. You will also oversee its productivity and make sure it meets the deadlines and quality standards defined by the Project Lead (CP)/Production Manager (PM).

In charge of a part of the development of the game, you will supervise and validate the work of your team members. You will also coach them and offer training opportunities. Always a good listener, you’ll also know how to mobilize them and contribute to their well-being for the whole duration of the project.

What you’ll do

• Create, prioritize, assign and regularly follow up on tasks and their advancement with regards to deliverables.
• Represent your team.
• Organize and lead productive team meetings.
• Know the game’s story and gameplay and understand the technical/artistic constraints so as to be able to lead your team.
• Draft regular reports for the Project lead (CP)/Production manager (PM) on the advancement of your team’s work and recommend corrective measures whenever necessary to meet project objectives.
• Anticipate and recognize potential conflicts and recommend solutions to the Project lead (CP)/Production manager (PM) for your team.
• Be a mentor for team members in terms of technical/artistic aspects.
• Take part in performance assessments in collaboration with the Project lead (CP)/Production Manager (PM).
• Coordinate bug correction as it pertains to your team’s work.
• Help recruit new team members and ensure that new employees are well integrated.

Qualifications

What you bring

• College diploma in a video game-related field (or equivalent)
• Certification or experience in project management (an asset)
• Two to four years of experience in game design (or equivalent)
• Participation in at least one complete game production (or equivalent)
• Knowledge of the technical constraints of real time, 3D engines and level editors
• Knowledge of databases (like JIRA and Perforce) and of the MS Office suite (an asset)
• Leadership enabling you to build productive teams and assign tasks in an efficient way
• Great time and priority management skills benefiting your whole team
• Good collaboration, interpersonal, and communication skills (French and English)
• Resourcefulness and sense of initiative helping you find innovative solutions
• Stress and change management skills

What to send our way

• Your CV highlighting your education, experience, and skills
• A portfolio of your best work (if applicable—attach images or send us a link to your personal website or online portfolio)

Job Description

As a Product Manager within TG, you will be responsible for a range of in-house products related to content creation for game production teams.

You will be responsible for your own product(s). He/she is responsible for managing the product lifecycle and promoting them within the Content Creation Technologie Group (CCTG) portfolio.

You will join a team of product managers with whom you will share responsibilities and best practices across the entire CCTG portfolio. You will work closely with the development teams and design and research specialists to maximize the impact of the initiatives put in place.

Responsibilities :

Product management

• Identify customer needs (production, management);
• Develop the vision of the products for which he/she is responsible in order to elaborate the long-term vision and roadmap of your products, in collaboration with a cross-functional team;
• Establish development priorities and follow up with IT project managers;
• Measure product impact to maximize ROI;
• Ensure product competitiveness by conducting strategic positioning studies and keeping abreast of new developments in the field;
• Define clear, measurable metrics (success plan, KPIs, etc.) to monitor the progress of your products;
• Produce and distribute steering data to ensure effective communication;
• Determine the acceptable level of quality for product delivery;
• Ensure technology watch for the products for which he/she is responsible;
• Contribute to the CCTG portfolio vision;
• Develop links with strategic external partners.

Customer management

• Develop knowledge of customer base;
• Participate in post-mortem with customers;
• Participate in the animation/management of the communities served by its products;
• Ensure the implementation of programs promoting the adoption and use of the products for which he/she is responsible.

Communication and positioning

• Complete strategic positioning studies (product usage, etc.);
• Analyze the needs of your community (with the help of your developer relations colleagues) + define priorities;
• Develop and ensure proper execution of communication plans;
• Act as a competition expert for the products for which he/she is responsible.

Qualifications

Skills :

• Be customer-oriented;
• Ability to analyze and synthesize, formulate proposals and make informed decisions on assigned subjects;
• Ability to be critical of products and suggest improvements;
• Good interpersonal and communication skills;
• Ability to listen;
• Comfortable dealing with members of all hierarchical levels;
• Initiative;
• Ability to work under pressure.

Knowledge :

• Bilingualism (French and English);
• Knowledge of product management software (Aha! or other) is an asset;
• Knowledge of SCRUM/AGILE is an asset;
• Knowledge of the video game industry is an asset.

Education:

• University studies in a technical field, or equivalent experience;
• Business training or experience is an asset.

Relevant experience:

• Minimum 5 years experience in a similar position in software product development or product management.

Job Description

When you’re a 3D Programmer at Ubi Montreal, you connect with our players on two of the most basic aspects of a AAA game: its visuals and its performance. Your exceptional maths skills, your sharp eye for visual detail and your knowledge of GPUs allow you to write a game’s most fundamental code and deliver a stunning visual experience.

As a dependable member of a larger production team, you collaborate with colleagues from a range of disciplines who depend on you for quickly getting something that is clear and good looking up on screen. You work well with technical artists, transforming their requirements into efficient, working code.

Essentially, what you care about is image quality; you’re probably a photography or cinematography buff. You have a good understanding of the physics of lighting and a working knowledge of physically based shading. You use these passions, skills and knowledge to create striking work, and are eager for your colleagues’ feedback.

What you’ll do

• Program code customized to the hardware you are working with
• Explore new hardware and deal with the interesting new challenges it poses
• Meet up with artists to assess their needs and vision
• Review code to improve its performance, in search of that vital extra millisecond
• Read the latest relevant academic literature in order to stay at the forefront of your field
• You might attend a 3D tech talk by one of your colleagues on another project or brand – or give one yourself

Qualifications

What you bring

• An undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent
• A minimum of 3 years' experience in general programming, ideally in the video-game industry, of which at least 2 years in graphics programming (having shipped a video game is an asset)
• A proficiency to communicate with all disciplines and to support and elevate the team in terms of visuals and performance
• Experience with HLSL, DirectX
• Proficiency in C++ (understanding of C# is an asset)
• Experience developing on video-game consoles and in performance optimization for consoles
• You are a Philomath (a.k.a. a lover of maths – algebra, geometry, calculus, the whole set)
• You are creative and thirsty for innovation

What to send our way

Your CV highlighting your background and skills

Job Description

At Ubisoft Canadian User Research Lab, we contribute to creating the best gaming experiences by putting players – their behaviours, motivations, and more – at the centre of the player experience. Working hand in hand with production teams, we deliver in-depth player insights to guide decision-making, combining state-of-the-art qualitative and quantitative analysis through a variety of methodologies and data sources to do so.

About the role

The Craft Lead’s responsibilities can be summarized by the onboarding and continuous development of craft experts, the implementation of initiatives ensuring the continual improvement of their craft, leading to the delivery of accurate, relevant, and actionable player insights to productions. This key role contributes to the development and implementation of strategic initiatives that drive growth of our team and strengthen the partnership mindset with our stakeholders.

The User Research Craft Lead focuses on helping experts carry influence on projects and productions while providing impactful insights. Their mandate is to guide experts into adopting a big-picture mindset for creating efficient partnerships with productions. As a Craft Lead, you help strike the balance between the theoretical mindset of research and the actionable insights that provide value and impact. As an experienced User Researcher, you invite your experts to assess the why of doing things to become efficient partners with production leadership in their continuous effort to extend the reach of research. As a group, the impact of our research ranges from positively influencing player experience decision making process in our stakeholders to embedding the mindset of User Research into production to help anticipate their needs.

The Craft Lead, as an integral part of the Academy pole, will be on the forefront of the latest and greatest methods and continuously foster collaboration through communities of practice at Ubisoft. Craft Leads both contribute and keep track of the continuous innovation efforts at the Lab by various experts. They stay on top of the most recent breakthroughs in User Research and play a key role in democratizing the latest and greatest methods and trends. Their contribution can range from the beginning of the study (needs assessment, choice of KPIs and methods) to data analysis, both quantitative and qualitative, during and after the fieldwork and finally to report preparation & presentation.

What you'll do

• Contribute to overseeing the research quality and continual professional growth of 20+ User Research experts with managers by adopting a role of coach/mentor;

• Deliver learning and development resources on User Research (KPI definition, efficient data analysis, report writing, presenting…) based on experts’ deliverables;

• Change-manage improvements to practice by documenting our learnings and innovations;

• Arrange internal project retrospectives to ensure systematic reflection and adoption of new practices;

• Explore opportunities to design state-of-the-art methods, tools & processes to increase the impact and depth of our insights;

• Establishing and maintaining efficient communications with various stakeholders involved in the department’s activities;

• Collaboratively drive the recruitment and onboarding of new User Research experts, especially in terms of data analysis and reporting;

• Work hand-in-hand with team leads in a dotted-line structure with experts;

• Foster collaboration by working closely with other craft leadership colleagues and other team members to further drive knowledge development (e.g. Community of Practice, sharing sessions, best practices alignment,…)

Qualifications

What you bring

• A minimum of 5-7 years of experience with handling and presenting insights to high-level stakeholders in user research and/or game related environments;

• Significant hands-on experience in data analysis and insights writing/presenting;

• Experience presenting insights to diverse audience and adapt messaging;

• Knowledge of video games, user experience, and game development;

• Advanced knowledge of applied research methods and best practices - behavioural and attitudinal, quantitative and qualitative;

• Demonstrable experience supporting the growth of others, e.g. through coaching, mentorship, and/or formal training;

• Strong communication skills and an empathetic leadership;

• Experience conducting and presenting research embedded on a production or product tea

What to send our way

• Your CV highlighting your education, experience, and skills 

A real live person will review your application. In this case, it’s our talent acquisition specialist Alexis. As he learns more about you through your profile, get to know him through the video below.  

Job Description

As a technical leader, you are the point of reference for technological issues related to the front-end stack for all tools developed within the Content Creation Technology Group (CCTG) team.

As a technical specialist, you play a key role in the team's success by guiding the technological vision, guaranteeing code quality, and resolving complex technical issues. You are the technological pillar on which the team can rely to achieve its goals.

What you'll be doing

• Manage technical mandates given by the IT Project Manager (CPI) or IT Team Leader (TL) or Technical Architect;- Act as the reference person for the web front-end teams for technical aspects related to our technology stack within CCTG;
• Act as senior programmer and participate in the programming of risky elements;
• Make proposals on technological evolutions and choices related to the front-end technology stack;
• Solve the most complex technical problems;
• Act as a mentor to the Frontend team, helping them to develop their skills and meet technical challenges;
• Reflect on challenging topics of UI/UX improvement, automation, code factorization, API interaction and dialog;
• Advise the Architect and/or CPI, proposing corrective measures where necessary to meet set objectives;
• Participate in performance monitoring in collaboration with the Team Lead;
• Maintain a constant watch on technologies and best practices.

Qualifications

What you bring to the team :

• A bachelor's degree in computer science or computer engineering or other equivalent training;
• A minimum of 10 years' experience in Web programming, including 2-3 years' experience as a technical lead;
• In-depth knowledge of custom Web application development, with an advanced level of Javascript technology (Vue.js, Node.js, Typescript, SASS, etc.), development tools (git, monorepo, NX, etc.) and Build systems (ci/cd, gitlab-ci, yaml, etc.);
• In-depth knowledge of unit test writing (jest) and end-to-end test writing (cypress, gherkin);
• Have good interpersonal and communication skills that enable you to collaborate with your peers in the company;
• Be autonomous, resourceful and have a sense of initiative;
• Analytical and detail-oriented;
• A solution-oriented mind, capable of analysis and synthesis;
• A thirst for innovation that drives you to explore and propose new ways of doing things;
• Results-oriented;
• Ability to communicate in French and English, both orally and in writing.

Job Description

*Please note that this is a 6-month internship/entry level job*

 

As a Subscription Assistant, you will provide valuable support to the Ubisoft+ Subscriptions team. Under the supervision of the Ubisoft+ Senior Manager Engagement located in France, you will collaborate with various internal teams (Store, Marketing, Solutions, Business Development, ...) to carry out various projects. 

You are a curious, autonomous, and positive collaborator, eager to work in the context of digital and/or subscription. You are comfortable with project management, interacting with a variety of different collaborators, managing multiple priorities, are passionate about what you do, and make work enjoyable. You also have a real knowledge of the gaming industry.  

 

What You Will Do: 

• Assist the subscription team on Engagement, Retention, Experience, and Content topics, including: 
  • Supporting the management, execution (including quality assurance), and continuous optimization of projects. 
  • Coordinating the production, distribution, and updating of content with various partners. 
  • Coordinating the addition of content (games, DLC, rewards) on our platforms. 
  • Coordinating geo-expansion operations and localization 
  • Participate in retention and content strategies. 
• Document and maintain key tools and references (calendar, roadmap, pricing, budget, deadlines, etc.) and share information with cross-functional teams. 
• Perform competitive analysis 
• Promote teamwork and foster engagement, act as an ambassador of the program, highlight achievements. 

Qualifications

What You Will Bring: 

• Strong project management skills and ability to deliver high-quality work. 
• Organized, autonomous, meticulous, and curious. 
• Analytical and comfortable working with data. 
• Demonstrate teamwork, coordination ability, and strong communication skills. 
• Knowledge of project management process and tools. 
• Knowledge of the gaming industry. 
• Bilingual (French/English) 

Job Description

The incumbent is the focal point for internal teams on strategic projects involving changes within the organisation. He or she focuses on the human aspect of change using recognised standard change management methods, but also helps to identify other types of change (business, technological, etc.) as part of the projects in which he or she is involved. 

The nature of the projects requires broad and in-depth knowledge of change management in the context of strategic, transformational and organisationally complex projects. 

He/she acts as a specialist and advises decision-making bodies and work teams on change management.

The main and usual duties of this job are : 

• Accompany management and engage stakeholders in the change management process using a structured analysis methodology, implementing appropriate action plans, while keeping the human aspects at the heart of the change in order to achieve project objectives; 
• Carrying out various analyses relating to stakeholders, their concerns, impacts, issues, risks and people's ability to adapt to change; 
• Developing change management plans; 
• Define, implement and monitor change management performance indicators throughout projects; 
• Coordinate all change management activities and prepare, lead and contribute to the various project workshops; 
• Participate in the drafting of communication plans, key messages, memos, presentations to stakeholders, intranet messages, etc. with internal key partners; 
• Work with the project manager to ensure that change management actions are in step with the production of project management deliverables; 
• Act as a change management specialist on committees set up as part of a project (project monitoring, steering committee, etc.). 
• To develop and implement a change management strategy that is tailored to the needs of the organisation and promotes understanding and use of the change by those involved, in a continuous improvement process; 
• In partnership with the various departments, to provide ongoing support and evaluation for the implementation of and support for change; 
• Carry out any other related tasks.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• University degree in business administration, human resources or a relevant discipline. 
• Recognised training and/or certification in change management (PROSCI, CCMP, CMS, etc.) is an asset. 
• Relevant experience: 
• More than 8 years' relevant experience in change management on major projects. 
• Bilingualism (French and English) 
• Previous involvement in transformational projects with significant change management implications. 
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; 
• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills, as well as being a team player; 
• Demonstrate a high degree of autonomy and flexibility; 
• Leadership and persuasive skills. 
• Ability to manage several projects at once 
• A flair for creativity and innovation  
• Ability to collaborate and advise

Job Description

As a programming project lead, you will have the important mission of ensuring that the technological vision and creative ambitions of a game are realized.  Technical, budgetary, and human constraints and requirements may test your leadership, organizational skills, and ability to delegate, but your talents will always allow you to find ways to keep things on track.

You will not be doing this alone! You will work with teams of talented and inspired programmers, supervised by equally passionate team leaders. You will work with these managers to guarantee team cohesion and to plan and oversee the work so that every issue is addressed, every deadline is met, and every person is engaged and able to grow.

Every initiative you take, whether it’s about time management, optimizing tools and features, or making sure technology works properly, will have a direct impact on the quality of the game. In other words, you will have the chance to see the fruit of your efforts and the genius of your teams reflected behind the players’ controllers.

What you’ll do

 In this role, where no two days will be like, you will:

• Organize and coordinate the project’s various technical activities and resources required throughout the production cycle based on needs and priorities.
• Act as a bridge between management and the programming teams to confirm that the vision and needs of one are understood and met by the other.
• With the help of your team leads, make sure that the roadmap stays on track and those cohesive systems are developed in parallel.
• Define and implement new ways of doing things that will make it easier for teams to do their work in the long run.
• Suggest improvements and solutions that will help achieve the project's objectives.
• Report the concerns, recommendations, and observations of the programmers to the management team.
• Monitor the evolution of the game architecture’s and ensure the technologies are working well.
• Oversee resource planning and recruitment
• Adopt a respectful and caring approach to maintain the professional well‑being of the members of your team.

Qualifications

What you bring

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or an equivalent field
• 10+ years of programming experience and at least five years of experience managing a game programming team
• Experience in the production of at least one full game
• A thorough understanding of video game production (animation, sound, 3D, etc.) and the reality of the different working units
• Excellent mastery of various programming principles
• A sense of leadership and team spirit enhanced by good communication skills
• An empathetic approach when it comes to managing stress in a fast-paced environment (there’s always a solution, and you know it)
• An open and innovative mind coupled with excellent synthesizing skills
• An educational approach and a desire to share your extensive technical expertise

What to send our way

• Your CV highlighting your background and skills

Just a heads up: If you require a work permit, your eligibility may depend on your education and years of relevant work experience, as required by the government.

Job Description

As a team lead, you will guide a group of talented and inspired programmers who develop technologies needed to create the games that Ubisoft fans have come to expect. Your technological know-how, leadership skills, and ability to make informed decisions will help you fulfill your ambitions. Your work will be filled with passion and pride.

Driven by a desire to see your team members flourish, you will support them in their professional development by seeing to their well-being, acting as their spokesperson in meetings with other teams and management, and ensuring that each person is in a position that stimulates them and lets them shine.

Your global vision and deep understanding of what everyone does on your team will allow you to coordinate the work and multiply the results of everyone’s efforts. What motivates you the most is to see your team grow and deliver quality, consistent systems that will help provide the rich gaming experience our players are looking for.

What you'll do 

• Distribute tasks and follow-up on the progress of the various projects during team meetings.
• Provide your team with the tools they need to work independently and contribute to the long-term technological vision of the projects.
• Meet individually with each member of your team to discuss performance, well-being, and career advancement.
• Go over notable bugs and determine the best way to fix them.
• Communicate regularly with leads in other disciplines to plan ahead, assess risks, and deliver on time.
• Code alongside your team members.
• Keep your project lead informed of the progress of your assignments and meet with other leads, both on your project and others, to discuss ways to improve processes and share technologies.

Qualifications

What you bring

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or an equivalent field
• Vast experience in video game programming
• A minimum of three years of experience managing a team of programmers
• Proficiency in C++ and other programming languages commonly used for developing games
• Experience participating in the full production of at least one game or the equivalent as a programming team lead
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent communication and strategic leadership skills coupled with strong empathy and diplomacy
• The ability to remain calm in difficult situations (you know that there is always a solution)
• A real understanding of video game production and the ability to put yourself in the shoes of the other professionals involved in production

What to send our way

• Your CV highlighting your education, experience, and skills

Job Description

In this role, you will ensure that the tools and infrastructures used for the studio’s various activities are working properly. More specifically, you will guarantee that they are viable, stable, durable, and efficient.

A true chameleon, you will use your technical expertise and observation skills to manage the systems associated with different areas. In addition, you will act as a contact person to resolve and prevent incidents that may occur in these areas.

With agility, you will move from the technical to the teaching side to facilitate the bridge between development and operations. You will teach these teams the best practices for testing, development, validation, and automation. This will result in the delivery of stable, quality products in a timely manner.

 

What you’ll do

• Guide development teams in choosing technologies to improve the visibility, control, and robustness of systems.
• Automate processes as much as possible to make everyone’s job easier.
• Implement tools and work methods to facilitate the safe and controlled deployment of services as well as set up and improve incident management processes.
• Participate in diagnosing and correcting anomalies and failures related to tools and infrastructures.
• Coordinate resources to restore and ensure service level objectives.
• Design, deploy, secure, and maintain various reliable environments.
• Provide ongoing technical support and proactively address and resolve issues.
• Create and maintain deployment guides and document infrastructure implementation and technical specifications in addition to problems encountered and their solutions for future sharing.

Qualifications

What you bring

• An undergraduate degree in computer science, computer engineering, or an equivalent field
• Extensive experience in software development, system administration, and database administration (or other relevant experience)
• Experience in infrastructure automation (cloud and on-premises)
• In-depth knowledge of programming languages; observability technologies (Grafana, Splunk, Elasticsearch, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, etc.,); development tools (Docker, GitHub, Terraform); CI/CD processes; cloud services; and network infrastructures
• Experience with configuration management software (Ansible, Chef, etc.) and system administration (Linux and Windows)
• Understanding of redundant and scalable architecture design, analysis and debugging; code optimization; and routine task automation
• The ability to work and adapt in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills coupled with a strong sense of teamwork
• A solution-oriented mindset that is capable of analysis and synthesis
• An insatiable thirst for knowledge that keeps you up to date on technological advances

What to send our way

• Your CV highlighting your education, experience, and skills 

Job Description

As a Technical Lead at Ubi MTL, you’re an established leader, an expert in your field, who relies on past learnings to guide decisions in the present and proactively plan for the future.

You steer a team of programmers towards a technical vision, plus produce high-quality code and navigate constraints to turn it into reality.

With a responsibility to help your team of programmers develop their skills, you coach and mentor them, empowering them to innovate and perform at their best.

Thanks to your expertise, credibility, and reliability, not only can developers on your project turn to you for information and direction, but so can others. You’re a go-to person for guidance and a trusted advisor for Ubisoft employees worldwide. 

What you’ll do

• Define the technical vision within your area of specialization (e.g. tools, web, middleware, gameplay, animation, UI, physics, AI, 3D, engine, etc.) + plan its technical roadmap.
• Regularly meet with your programming team to discuss progress, tackle setbacks, share updates, present features, give feedback, and informatively and constructively explain the root causes of risks and issues.
• Mentor and motivate programmers to develop their technical skills + provide them with what they need to work efficiently and achieve quality (tools, pipelines, etc.).   
• Write elegant code customized to the hardware you’re working with.
• Provide technical oversight by reviewing code and making technical validations.
• Anticipate and assess complex, escalated issues + propose adapted solutions.
• Synch up with other technical leads to remove blockers and keep production moving forward.
• Communicate with interdependent teams on other projects to exchange information.    
• Stay up to date on technological advancements and industry standards to define our best practices + share them with our studios.     

Qualifications

What you bring

• An undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering,  Software Engineering, or equivalent 
• Around 7 years of programming experience + 2 years of technical leadership
• A deep understanding of a variety of systems, programming languages, interdependencies, and critical issues or game engines
• The ability to make informed, immediate decisions with minimal long-term impacts
• A strategic approach to problem-solving: you don’t just patch problems, you solve them so that they never happen again
• Excellent mentorship, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• A highly innovative and collaborative spirit
• Effective cross-departmental communication: you can easily communicate with all disciplines + break down complex information for various audiences 
• A desire to share your knowledge to push the boundaries of technology & help others improve their skills

What to send our way

• Your CV highlighting your education, experience, skills, and any games shipped 

Job Description

Joining the Tests Specialized Department (TSD) in Montreal as a Network Tester (UOR), you’ll be joining a department specialized in quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC ) that support to Ubisoft titles from all around the globe and is responsible for certification validation, internal requirement compliance and live QA.

In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that the standards of the Ubisoft Online Requirements (UOR) are respected. In addition, you’ll validate the online gameplay of a title ensuring it meets the expected criteria with regards to quality of service tests and Network Address Translation (NAT) behavior.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage reports based on the tests performed, as well as maintaining test documents.
• Report the evolution of the tests to the project management on a weekly basis.
• Perform multiplayer NAT testing on games using a variety of routers and network configurations and assisting the Development Teams with debugging the NAT implementation and interoperability.
• Provide clear and concise descriptions of a problem, and the steps to consistently reproduce it.
• Follow and maintaining bugs in the database.
• Advise the production teams on the implementation and integration of the UOR standards.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of project-specific documents that are made available, all the company and department internal applications and procedures related to the testing and validation process.
• Facilitate and maintaining contact with the Online Services & Development Teams with regards to the UOR/NW reported issues.
• Seek new ways to improve their skills, the tools and procedures used in testing.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills (French and English, spoken and written);
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and Teams.
• Knowledge of bug reporting database software (JIRA in particular).
• Strong time management and organizational skills required to juggle multiple projects and tasks at the same time.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a group in order to find solutions to various issues and perform complex tests requiring multiple people.
• Proactivity and curiousness in order to catch issues ahead of time and manage communications across different time zones.

Job Description

Ubisoft IT is looking for a Digital Asset Management Specialist to join the Publishing Service team which is a content product and operations team. This team’s main mission is to provide its internal partners, the video game production companies, with the keys to understanding the gamers, the market, the evolutions, and long-term trends so that we can make the most informed strategic and operational decisions possible.

As a Digital Asset Management Specialist, you will participate in the configuration of the new solution and manage the lifecycle of all marketing digital assets such as key art, trailers, and screenshots, across the company with an emphasis on asset ingestion, tagging, organizing, distributing, and archiving assets. You will also define and ensure that the best Digital Asset Management (DAM) practices and processes are applied for the efficient use of the system. Finally, you will drive the organization of collections, the nature of the relationships between assets, and establish naming conventions, taxonomy, and metadata schema.

Responsibilities

• Digital Asset Management: Collaborate with the internal/external marketing teams, to manage, organize, and curate digital assets such as images, videos, and graphics, as well as manage user creations and permissions;

 

• Metadata Management: Drive the development and maintenance of asset taxonomy, and metadata models incorporating industry standards. Enhance asset searchability and categorization;

 

• Asset Optimization: Ensure digital assets are appropriately formatted, tagged, and optimized for various marketing channels, including websites, social media, email campaigns, and advertising. Define and set a policy for archiving of inactive titles and content;

 

• Asset Retrieval: Assist in the retrieval of digital assets by guiding the support team and users to the expected assets and ensuring that the correct versions are used for marketing materials;

 

• Quality Control: Conduct quality checks and reports on digital assets to ensure they meet established standards, are error-free, and align with guidelines. Participate in quality assurance steps to validate that DAM features and updates are working as expected;

 

• Process improvement: Identify ways to organize and manage the entire digital asset lifecycle from creation to distribution, production, and archiving.

Qualifications

• Taxonomy: working experience and knowledge of metadata schemas, taxonomy, tagging, and content categorization;

 

• DAM background: Strong organizational skills and previous experience with Digital Asset Management tools such as Orange Logic (Coretex);

 

• Process: ability to create and follow best practices and processes to make Digital Asset Management (DAM) operations more reliable and stronger;

 

• Monitoring: capacity to conduct digital asset quality checks to ensure they meet standards;

 

• Support: demonstrated ability to help customers, system users, or patrons in solving problems or locating information;

 

• Creative: good understanding of digital marketing concepts and/or graphic design principles.

Job Description

The Ubisoft Editorial team is looking for a talented Content Director with outstanding communication skills, proven leadership experience, a strong design background, and a track record of shipping AAA games.  

As a Content Director, your mission is to support your VP and the top management in their assessment of all the issues, challenges and opportunities related to the player experience, for a variety of Ubisoft titles. 

With your extensive knowledge of the industry, you can accurately diagnose what a game needs to succeed. Your expertise allows you to move between many game genres, break them down and help formulate action plans. 

You can clearly and concisely communicate with development teams, your VP, and top management to drive maximum impact, providing key stakeholders with the necessary visibility for decision-making. 

What you’ll do: 

Contribute to setting the top priorities for player experience related topics, ensuring that projects release with the highest quality possible.  

• Partner with the development teams and the VP to make sure that the games’ pillars are sufficiently strong, unique, and attractive. 

• Verify that the top priorities related to player experience are clearly defined at the beginning of each project (mandate) and ensure that they will be followed throughout the whole development lifecycle, including live and operations. 

• Share accountability with the VP for the projects’ alignment with the group’s editorial vision. 

• Conduct thorough reviews of all the topics associated with the games’ content to attest that the quality targets are reached at each stage of the projects’ development.  

• When necessary, collaborate with the development teams to help reorient the projects. 

• Follow-up on the status of the projects and regularly update the leadership team on the evolution of relevant KPIs, proactively alerting them of major risks when necessary. 

• Continuously integrate the reality of production in your assessments and when offering solutions or suggestions to the development teams. 

 

Collaborate with partner teams to deliver compelling game experiences. 

• Collaborate closely with various teams at the head office (HQ producers, Brand Portfolio Management, Financial planning, etc.) to establish effective channels of communication with the development teams. 

• Be mindful of insights from User Research, our games’ communities and QC when assessing a project’s quality and promote a player centric approach to game development.  

• Partner with the brands teams to guarantee the alignment of each project with their respective brand's guidelines. 

 

Foster a creative work environment and promote a culture of success. 

• Manage a team of content specialists – Line Designers – defining their review priorities and planning. 

• Provide coaching and mentorship to guide them towards achieving their career goals. 

 

It's important to note that this job involves several annual trips. 6-10 times/year, mostly in North America but also in Paris 1-2 times/year.

Qualifications

What you’ll bring: 

 

• Knowledge and passion about the AAA video game industry. 

• Significant practical design experience as part of a video game production studio or in a relevant support role. You have shipped multiple AAA games.  

• Solid understanding of brand’s DNA and an ability to support both the evolution of existing brands and the creation of new IPs.  

• Thorough understanding of video game production. 

• Excellent communication skills and a proven ability to convince and influence all development disciplines effectively while being considerate of the multiple stakeholders involved. 

• Positive leader who believes in the power of diversity: you are authentic, honest, and know how to create a climate of trust. 

Job Description

The person in this position will provide support to the various stakeholders in the management and execution of studies on player behavior, in order to ensure a high level of quality in the processes and deliverables, while ensuring optimal management of the resources under his/her supervision.

What you will do

• Monitor and manage the day-to-day progress of projects;
• Collaborate with other team leaders: resource sharing, support, etc.;
• Participate in the development and improvement of processes in line with your team's reality;
• Collaborate with other Team & Craft Leads to operationalize individual team development plans;
• Ensure follow-up with clients & partners;
• Ensure that the right projects are assigned to the right team members by providing the necessary visibility to the production manager;
• Participate in the recruitment, training and coaching of team members;
• Ensure collaboration between research assistants and user research analysts on studies and projects;
• Ensure that their team has the appropriate resources and knowledge leading to quality deliverables;
• Ensure cohesion and a healthy work climate among team members;
• Conduct performance appraisals and ensure follow-up;
• Participate in the development of the User Research Lab.

Qualifications

What you'll bring to the team

• You have experience in user research, UX or user testing (experience in the video game industry is a plus);
• You're a good communicator and can lead constructive discussions in a fast-paced environment;
• You are autonomous, organized, and practical;
• You are able to adapt quickly to change and are able to make suggestions;
• You have a good knowledge of video games (consoles, PC, mobile);
• Bilingual (English, French).

Job Description

The Ubisoft Editorial team is looking for a talented Content Director with outstanding communication skills, proven leadership experience, a strong design background, and a track record of shipping AAA games.  

As a Content Director, your mission is to support your VP and the top management in their assessment of all the issues, challenges and opportunities related to the player experience, for a variety of Ubisoft titles. 

With your extensive knowledge of the industry, you can accurately diagnose what a game needs to succeed. Your expertise allows you to move between many game genres, break them down and help formulate action plans. 

You can clearly and concisely communicate with development teams, your VP, and top management to drive maximum impact, providing key stakeholders with the necessary visibility for decision-making. 

What you’ll do: 

Contribute to setting the top priorities for player experience related topics, ensuring that projects release with the highest quality possible.  

• Partner with the development teams and the VP to make sure that the games’ pillars are sufficiently strong, unique, and attractive. 

• Verify that the top priorities related to player experience are clearly defined at the beginning of each project (mandate) and ensure that they will be followed throughout the whole development lifecycle, including live and operations. 

• Share accountability with the VP for the projects’ alignment with the group’s editorial vision. 

• Conduct thorough reviews of all the topics associated with the games’ content to attest that the quality targets are reached at each stage of the projects’ development.  

• When necessary, collaborate with the development teams to help reorient the projects. 

• Follow-up on the status of the projects and regularly update the leadership team on the evolution of relevant KPIs, proactively alerting them of major risks when necessary. 

• Continuously integrate the reality of production in your assessments and when offering solutions or suggestions to the development teams. 

 

Collaborate with partner teams to deliver compelling game experiences. 

• Collaborate closely with various teams at the head office (HQ producers, Brand Portfolio Management, Financial planning, etc.) to establish effective channels of communication with the development teams. 

• Be mindful of insights from User Research, our games’ communities and QC when assessing a project’s quality and promote a player centric approach to game development.  

• Partner with the brands teams to guarantee the alignment of each project with their respective brand's guidelines. 

 

Foster a creative work environment and promote a culture of success. 

• Manage a team of content specialists – Line Designers – defining their review priorities and planning. 

• Provide coaching and mentorship to guide them towards achieving their career goals. 

 

It's important to note that this job involves several annual trips. 6-10 times/year, mostly in North America but also in Paris 1-2 times/year.

Qualifications

What you’ll bring: 

 

• Knowledge and passion about the AAA video game industry. 

• Significant practical design experience as part of a video game production studio or in a relevant support role. You have shipped multiple AAA games.  

• Solid understanding of brand’s DNA and an ability to support both the evolution of existing brands and the creation of new IPs.  

• Thorough understanding of video game production. 

• Excellent communication skills and a proven ability to convince and influence all development disciplines effectively while being considerate of the multiple stakeholders involved. 

• Positive leader who believes in the power of diversity: you are authentic, honest, and know how to create a climate of trust. 

Job Description

We’re working on a Splinter Cell remake, assembling a team with passion, drive and respect for the trifocal goggles. This is an opportunity to be part of a treasured franchise, rebuilt on Ubisoft’s Snowdrop engine to deliver next-generation visuals and modernized stealth gameplay, while preserving what's at the heart of the Splinter Cell experience.

On being a Production Manager at Ubisoft Toronto

As a Production Manager at UbiTO, you’ll guide the teams producing Gameplay Objects. You will help secure the Direction, plan the work and follow up across multiple team to aid in creating and placing these impactful components in the game, aligning with other content teams to adhere to the broader vision.

Support direct reports, while being responsible for defining, planning, prioritizing, communicating, and tracking project deliverables. You have a wide perspective of the production of assets: a realistic grasp of your team’s capabilities, thorough understanding of interdependencies, knowledge of steps to be taken, and awareness of where to focus energy. You support your team by fostering a supportive environment and ensuring they are prepared and able to ship quality content to our players on time.

What you'll do as a Production Manager at Ubisoft Toronto:

• Partner with the core team to understand the overall game vision & requirements;
• Work with the Production Director, Associate Producers, Art Directors and Team Leads to develop the production strategies to ensure the teams involved in the production of Gameplay Objects are delivering to the best of their abilities;
• Define and plan the project scope of your specific deliverables in conjunction with the relevant teams, build and maintain a roster of our Gameplay Objects, complete with all the pertinent information related to them;
• Collaborate with the other Production Managers to help maintain the roadmaps of the participating teams’ work and ensure that our planning remains achievable within time, quality and scope and take measures to rebalance when necessary.
• Keep production tools (JIRA, Confluence, and others) up to date to properly reflect status and progression. Ensure that proper practices are followed when using these tools, so that other teams you collaborate with know when and where their input is needed.
• Regularly meet with the pertinent Directors and Team Leads to discuss task allocation,  progress and setbacks, communicate milestones, prioritization of deliverables, present updates, address concerns, give direction and gather feedback. This includes collaborating with the other Production Managers in sprint planning.
• Track, monitor, and assess the overall Gameplay Object production schedule; rescoping & adjusting your strategies when need be;
• Maintain the working relationship with other Production Managers. Ensure that the delivery, the approvals and debugging of the Gameplay Object deliverables runs smoothly, on a timely manner, and keep other teams up to date on progress and issues;
• Liaise with other production managers to ensure consistency, remove blockers, and mitigate risks.
• Prepare and evaluate post-mortems to continuously improve our Gameplay Object production processes.

Qualifications

We know that skills and competencies show up in different forms and can be based on different experiences. If you are excited about the role, we strongly encourage you to apply even though you may not have all the qualifications listed below. 

• Solid knowledge of Gameplay, AI and Mission pipelines, and their relationship to the other teams and technical roles participating in the creation of Gameplay Objects;
• Experience working with Game Design, Missions and Features disciplines is an asset;
• Knowledge of the Office Suite and familiarity with project management software like Jira;
• Ability to balance shifting short-term priorities and long-term goals;
• A highly collaborative, attentive, empathetic, and solution-oriented spirit. With the ability to ensure smooth communication across teams that depend on yours.
• Excellent time management, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills;
• Critical thinking, curiosity, resourcefulness, and plenty of flexibility;
• knowledge of Waterfall and Agile methodologies are a plus.
• Around 3 years of management experience, or other relevant experience.

We Offer:

• A hybrid, flexible work model
• Five weeks of vacation + one week office closure around the December holidays
• An enhanced parental leave program
• Comprehensive Total Rewards Package:
  • Disability Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Extended medical insurance
  • (Optional) RRSP contribution
  • Relocation Assistance (If Applicable)
  • Bonus (If Applicable)