Job Description

Expected compensation: $53.00 - $60.00 per hour

HireArt is helping the world’s largest social network hire a 3D Artist (VR) to collaborate with a wide range of disciplines such as product design, engineers, producers, product managers, and art direction to ideate, improve art pipelines, and build assets to define the future of VR.

As a 3D Artist (VR), You Will

• Partner closely with the engineering and design teams to define and develop prototypes and polished content.
• Provide feedback on externally developed projects.
• Be responsible for outlining asset authoring guidelines, process and pipeline as needed.
• Work with engineers and technical artists to inform asset creation pipelines.
• Collaborate and iterate based on the team's needs.

Benefits

• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Employer (HireArt) Subsidized healthcare benefits
• Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
• HireArt covers all costs for short and long term disability and life insurance
• 401k package

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a 3D artist, including shipping one or more titles
• Experience in a wide range of artistic styles, with an emphasis on realistic art
• Knowledge of art and visual design principles and techniques relating to environmental design
• Experience communicating in a multi-disciplinary team, including engineers, artists, and designers
• Experience with one or more commercial game engines (e.g. Unreal or Unity)
• Knowledge of DCC packages e.g. Maya, Houdini, Substance Painter, Substance Designer, ZBrush, Marmoset, Photoshop, etc.
• Task driven, self-motivated, proactive and works well under deadlines
• Generalist knowledge in skills such as modeling, texturing, lighting, animation, physics and particle systems
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Demonstrate broad technical expertise to assist in a wide variety of technical and artistic tasks
• Strong time management and prioritization skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior virtual reality experience
• Experience working in a variety of visual styles
• Shader development experience a plus
• Experience as a senior artist in charge of significant aspect of visual development
• Experience with incorporating Matte Painting into environments

Commitment: This is a full-time, 12-month contract position staffed via HireArt. It will be fully remote and is available to candidates local to the Burlingame, CA; Los Angeles, CA; San Diego, CA; New York, NY and Denver, CO areas.

HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp-to-corp.