# Creative Technology Manager
**Company:** [Duolingo](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/duolingo)
**Location:** New York, NY, Pittsburgh, PA
**Salary:** $183K-$247K
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Rive, Python, C++, Figma, Unity, iOS, Android, Maya, Blender, Houdini
**Posted:** 2026-04-23
> Leads a team of creative technologists at the intersection of design, animation, and engineering to prototype interactive experiences, build production systems, and develop tools for scalable learning apps. Requires 5+ years in creative tech roles with leadership experience, strong scripting skills, and a standout portfolio.
## Job Description
## Responsibilities

- Act as the technical lead for cross-functional partners (product designers, product managers, and engineers) to unblock bold ideas and drive them from concept through delivery
- Develop your team’s skills and careers, giving clear, actionable feedback and coaching toward greater scope and impact
- Create and evolve complex animated UI using **Rive** or similar technologies for high-visibility features across the app
- Collaborate directly with **iOS** and **Android** engineers to design asset functionality, troubleshoot, and optimize performance
- Shape our design and animation ecosystem (**Rive**, **Figma**, **Unity**, internal tools) by developing tools, automations, and systems that scale high-quality output

## Requirements

- 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**

## Nice-to-Haves

- Experience creating interactive animation for mobile products at scale
- Proficiency with **Rive** for building UI and designing complex user interactions
- A strong motion and design sensibility across 3D or 2D animation pipelines (**Maya**, **Blender**, **Houdini**, or **Toon Boom**, etc.)
- Understanding of game design principles, especially for learning contexts
- A passion for the craft and a care for their people

## Compensation

**Salary Range: $182,800—$247,300 USD**

Equity compensation and benefits available.
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