Job Description

THE THIRD FLOOR is the world’s leading visualization company with offices in Los Angeles and London as well as on location with productions around the world. Since 2004, the studio has helped clients visualize and maximize content by producing computer-animated blueprints, known as “previsualizations”. The Third Floor is a fun, creative company founded by artists, for artists. We work on extremely high-profile projects, while maintaining a small studio culture. The company has won multiple Emmy and VES awards for its work. Recent projects include Avatar: The Way of Water, House of the Dragon, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, For All Mankind, Masters of the Air, and many more.

The Third Floor is looking for an Unreal Engine TD for an immersive experience project using the Unreal Game Engine. The ideal candidate will come with extensive Unreal experience. They will work within our Immersive team to support development utilizing game engine technology within the Film, Gaming, Theme-Park and VR industries.

Project Based. Full Time. Remote Position. Must be in the state of California, Georgia, Texas, Oregon, Connecticut, Florida, New Jersey, New York (Outside NYC), Colorado, Washington, or Canada for remote positions.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to building amazing VR/AR experiences Unreal
• Support the art team with exporting Art Content (Environments, Props, Animations) from Maya to Unreal
• Drive the planning and implementation of editor and tools features
• Create and debug shader and materials graphs throughout production
• Support the project teams with the technical implementation in Unreal
• Support performance profiling and run time efficiency efforts
  
  

Essential Skills

• Inside out knowledge of Unreal
• Experience working with Maya or other DCC software
• Excellent Python skills, particularly for Maya
• Experience producing pipeline tools for Maya and Motion Builder
• Experience with performance profiling in Unreal
• Experience creating functional levels in Unreal
• Excellent knowledge of Unreal Blueprint and gameplay system development
• Experience with Perforce and/or other source control software
  
  

Desirable Skills

• Excellent C++ skills
• Proven games industry experience, with a Technical Director credit on at least one published title
  
  

Personal Attributes

• Able to think creatively and resolve technical challenges and limitations.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels, both on a technical and creative basis.
• Artistically as well as technically inclined
• Strong time management & organisation skills.
• Strong teamwork ethic
  
  

The pay scale is between $20 - $70 / hour based on experience, skillset and other factors. We work an average of 5 hours of paid overtime a week. Additional TTF benefits: Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision), Sick Time, 401k (staff only), PTO (staff only), and additional Perks & Benefits.

U.S. & Canada Applicants only: TTF participates in E-Verify and we will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. All documents provided for proof of work authorization must be current and unexpired. We cannot accept expired proof of identity.

IMPORTANT: If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, TTF is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact DHS and/or the SSA before taking adverse action against you, including terminating your employment.