Creative Technology & Innovation Studio
Associate Technical Director
Location
California
Posted
68 days ago
Salary
$120K - $130K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Associate Technical Director
Active Theory
• Own the technical delivery of cutting-edge interactive web experiences for high-profile clients • Lead end-to-end project delivery in close collaboration with producers and creative leads • Own technical discovery: define approach, risks, estimates, resourcing, and integration requirements • Manage and coordinate developer teams through production — planning, delegating, and unblocking • Facilitate regular dev reviews and WIP sessions; keep delivery on track • Serve as the primary day-to-day technical partner for clients • Proactively communicate with client teams; support producers on technical and build questions • Develop and maintain web platforms using JavaScript, Vue, Node.js, and studio-standard technologies • Ensure quality across performance, analytics, SEO, security, and accessibility (WCAG)
Job Requirements
- 3–8 years of full-stack engineering experience
- 2+ years in a technical management or team lead role
- Strong systems design and architecture skills for large, multi-stakeholder programs
- Proven client-facing communication: requirements facilitation, workshops, roadmap and risk framing
- Accurate scoping, estimation, and capacity planning
- Clear communicator who can translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
- Accountable, proactive, and calm under pressure especially on high-priority issue
Benefits
- Work alongside a highly talented, thoughtful, and creative team
- High trust, autonomy, and ownership over how you work and how projects get built
- Opportunity to shape technical direction and developer culture at a growing studio
- Build experiences for some of the world's most recognized brands
- A role with real impact on client outcomes, team health, and studio-wide craft
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