Job Description

Position:  Technical Art Director, AR/VR

Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Duration: Long-term

Job Summary

The Technical Art Director, AR/VR leads the design and implementation of cutting

edge real time 3D content and assets. The position calls for a proven record in

technical art production and design for AR/VR experiences. It requires broad and

deep understanding of state-of-the art real-time graphics platforms and

pipelines, and an ability to produce visually stunning 3D content while navigating

the unique technical challenges that come with cutting-edge platforms and

technologies.

Key Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in 3D computer graphics production in offline or

real-time rendering.

• A breadth of knowledge across the totality of technical art disciplines as

well as mastery in other areas such as VFX, character, environments,

procedural geometry, lighting, shading, etc.

• Proficient in real-time, physically-based rendering pipelines and able to

rapidly adapt to new formats, tools, and technologies.

• Capable of generating, optimizing, and integrating content across diverse

platforms at various stages of production.

• A natural collaborator and mentor who thrives in a group environment and

has experience communicating across disciplines – art, engineering, and

design.

• Experience architecting, developing, and extending tools and pipelines.

• Excellent working knowledge of Maya, Nuke, Substance, and Photoshop.

• Experience with Zbrush and Houdini as well as MEL and Python scripting

a plus.

• Excellent presentation, written, and oral skills.

• Able to collaborate, multitask, work within deadlines, and thrive in a

creative and dynamic work environment.

Description

The Technical Art Director, AR/VR will collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams

to plan and execute content production for experiential real-time projects. The

ideal candidate understands content workflow challenges and the need to push

technical boundaries of proven and in-development technologies to achieve

project goals. This role requires the ability to creatively solve technical

challenges arising from working with continually developing technology on the

fly to produce high-end visual concepts, rapidly prototype, and deliver

performant and scalable production assets.

Education

BA/BFA/BS in Graphic Design, Digital Media, Computer Science or equivalent

industry experience

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and

diversity. We also take affirmative action to offer employment and advancement

opportunities to all applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans,

and individuals with disabilities. We will not discriminate or retaliate against

applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of

other applicants.