Creative Technology Manager
$182,800–$247,300 year
On-site · New York City, New York, United States or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Creative Technology Manager at Duolingo leads a cross-functional Creative Technologists team at the intersection of design, animation, and engineering. You’ll manage the team, elevate how art, motion, and interactivity create delightful, performant, and scalable learning experiences, prototype new ideas, build production-ready systems, and shape tooling to enable faster delivery. You’ll act as the technical lead for product designers, product managers, and engineers, coach career growth, and collaborate with iOS/Android engineers to design asset functionality and optimize performance. You’ll help shape the design and animation ecosystem (Rive, Figma, Unity, internal tools) by developing tools, automations, and scalable systems. The role is based in Pittsburgh, PA or New York, NY.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years in roles adjacent to creative technology (e.g., technical animation, gameplay scripting, CG supervision, pipeline/TD work) with proven people management or leadership experience
- A portfolio or demo reel that demonstrates high-quality visuals delivered within real-world performance constraints
- Reducing complexity while achieving product goals
- Systems thinking (e.g., reusable animation or interaction systems)
- Tooling that meaningfully improves team workflows
- Prototyping savvy and end-to-end problem solving
- Strong programming or scripting skills (e.g., Python, C++, or similar)
- Excellent communication skills, including fluency in design-to-engineering handoffs, and communicating technical constraints to non-technical partners
- Experience operating in highly ambiguous environments and independently driving projects with cross-functional dependencies
- Ability to work from or relocate to Pittsburgh, PA or New York, NY
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