Job Description

Subtropic is looking for a passionate AR Designer to create new AR experiences for social. You will work in close collaboration with concept designers and strategists to deliver the best AR experiences to our partners.The ideal candidate for this role will have an extensive understanding and interest in concepts as well as generate high-impact and innovative AR results. 

What you’ll do:

• Create AR experiences for social platforms
• You will be engaged in the development and growing lenses community by participating in partner programs designed for educational establishments, community creators, agencies etc.
• Work with guidelines to create the most optimized AR experience
• Communicate with clients regarding lens production process
• Provide creative ideas for AR related projects as well as creative ways of different new tech implementations

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience in Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator
• Advanced compositing skills (After Effects, Nuke, etc.)
• Experience in real-time engines (Unreal engine, Unity, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in 3D package - Cinema 4D / Maya / Houdini
• Basic scripting skills (Javascript, Python etc.)
• Experience in GIT version control system
• Strong design chops
• Good communication skills, proven ability to work in a team
• Ability to work with not clear briefs (or frequently changing)
• Ability to prioritise tasks and work independently
• A self-starter, collaborator and team player

What you’ll do:

• Develop AR experiences that involve surface tracking and face recognition technologies.
• Own the development of new interactive experiences from prototype to product release.
• Collaborate with Creative and Engineering teams to make the most fun, surprising, and stable products possible.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience in software engineering
• BA/BS in Computer Science or other related technical field
• Strong mathematical background (analytic geometry, linear algebra, IT or Maths olympiad winner)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with Social platform AR Studios (Facebook’s AR Spark, Snapchat’s Lens Studio, Tiktok’s Effect House)
• Experience with one or more of the following programming languages: JavaScript, Typescript
• OOP, OOD
• Experience in working with graphics
• Unity3D, Unreal Engine
• Own game-like pet projects developed in collaboration with somebody
• A self-starter, collaborator, and team player