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I am Elia Youssef, a Technical Artist specializing in Unreal Engine, VR/AR, and immersive cinematic experiences. I bridge creative direction with hands-on pipeline optimization to deliver real-time visuals that spark imagination. Over 12 years I have led cross-functional teams and built pipelines for virtual production, LEDs, volumetric capture, and metaverse projects. Notable achievement: launched the Shiba Inu Metaverse with a 25-person Unreal Engine team. I’m passionate about performance optimization, tool development, and pushing the boundaries of immersive storytelling.…I am Elia Youssef, a Technical Artist specializing in Unreal Engine, VR/AR, and immersive cinematic experiences. I bridge creative direction with hands-on pipeline optimization to deliver real-time visuals that spark imagination. Over 12 years I have led cross-functional teams and built pipelines for virtual production, LEDs, volumetric capture, and metaverse projects. Notable achievement: launched the Shiba Inu Metaverse with a 25-person Unreal Engine team. I’m passionate about performance optimization, tool development, and pushing the boundaries of immersive storytelling.

Elia Youssef

3D Designer, 3D Visualizer, Game Developer, +3

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I am Elia Youssef, a Technical Artist specializing in Unreal Engine, VR/AR, and immersive cinematic experiences. I bridge creative direction with hands-on pipeline optimization to deliver real-time visuals that spark imagination. Over 12 years I have led cross-functional teams and built pipelines for virtual production, LEDs, volumetric capture, and metaverse projects. Notable achievement: launched the Shiba Inu Metaverse with a 25-person Unreal Engine team. I’m passionate about performance optimization, tool development, and pushing the boundaries of immersive storytelling.…I am Elia Youssef, a Technical Artist specializing in Unreal Engine, VR/AR, and immersive cinematic experiences. I bridge creative direction with hands-on pipeline optimization to deliver real-time visuals that spark imagination. Over 12 years I have led cross-functional teams and built pipelines for virtual production, LEDs, volumetric capture, and metaverse projects. Notable achievement: launched the Shiba Inu Metaverse with a 25-person Unreal Engine team. I’m passionate about performance optimization, tool development, and pushing the boundaries of immersive storytelling.

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I am Elia Youssef, a Technical Artist specializing in Unreal Engine, VR/AR, and immersive cinematic experiences. I bridge creative direction with hands-on pipeline optimization to deliver real-time visuals that spark imagination.

Over 12 years I have led cross-functional teams and built pipelines for virtual production, LEDs, volumetric capture, and metaverse projects. Notable achievement: launched the Shiba Inu Metaverse with a 25-person Unreal Engine team. I’m passionate about performance optimization, tool development, and pushing the boundaries of immersive storytelling.

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Expert

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Expert

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Expert

Language

English

Fluent

Arabic

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French

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Work Experience

Co-Founder | Chief Creative at Rebel Art Studios

January 1, 2024 - Present

Co-founded Rebel Art Studios; provided creative direction for immersive cinematic experiences, VR/AR applications, and games; cultivated client relationships; oversaw documentation and workflows.

Technical Director | Team Lead at Shiba Inu Metaverse

December 1, 2023 - March 1, 2025

Orchestrated a 25-person cross-functional Unreal Engine 5 team to build and launch the Shiba Inu Metaverse. Supervised level design and development, gameplay, scene setup, optimization, deployment, and monitoring.

Virtual Production Technical Consultant | Pipeline Architect at Titan Virtual Productions

September 1, 2023 - February 1, 2024

Engineered a complete virtual production pipeline for multi-stage LED volume setups and sound stages. Developed technical documentation for server infrastructure, automation scripts, and real-time optimization.

Director of Development | Team Lead at Departure Lounge XR

December 1, 2021 - November 1, 2023

Championed Unreal Engine development for virtual production, volumetric capture, and immersive experiences.