Job Description

Expected compensation: $90.00 - $109.00 per hour

HireArt is helping the world’s largest social network hire an AR/VR Prototyper to research, design, and create prototypes in required areas, including augmented and virtual reality.

In this role, you'll build and enhance prototyping platforms in partnership with other prototypers and technical teams.

All candidates must be prepared to provide work samples or a portfolio.

As An AR/VR Prototyper, You’ll

• Research, design, and create interactive prototypes.
• Collaborate with other technical teams to build and enhance prototyping platforms.
• Set up and maintain prototypes and present them to various audiences.
• Communicate analyses them to your cross-functional partners.
• Give and solicit real-time feedback from others in order to approve the quality of the product.
• Partner effectively with PMs, engineers, user researchers, content strategists, and QA, overseeing the implementation of the user experience from product conception to launch—as well as post-launch design support.
• Contribute to strategic decisions, working with the Design, Product and Executive teams.
• Create product-ready assets for internal rapid testing and external release.
• Advocate for product design throughout the company.
  

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

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Expert experience prototyping in AR/VR
• Experience prototyping in high fidelity on mobile using APIs and real user data
• High degree of design excellence, visual polish, and strong track record of solving real user needs
• Experience with real-time 3D development
• Strong programming ability in one or more languages (e.g. C#, C/C++, Python, Java, Swift, or React)
• Experience with AR/VR/XR and game development or a similar industry
• Experience leveraging real data and APIs in mobile prototypes for User Testing
• Creativity, verbal and written communication skills, and problem solving ability
• Expert ability to visualize in 3D and understand aesthetic aspects of design
• Previous experience using the computer to create layouts and generate new images
• Expert problem solving and conflict resolution skills
  

Good-to-have Skills

• Some understanding of Machine learning and common libraries in this space, such as PyTorch
• History of working with designers and production software engineers
• Self-directed and able to manage a large number of asks, prioritizing where your time will be most valuable
• Problem solving in a technical sense, but also when it comes to people and the ability to speak/write convincingly and explain tradeoffs of different technologies as well as prototyping fidelity levels
• Experience, skill, and interest in traditional mobile interfaces is a strong plus
  

Commitment: This is a full-time, 6-month contract position (with the potential for extension) staffed via HireArt. It will be fully remote until offices reopen in July 2022 and is available to candidates local to the San Francisco, CA; Menlo Park, CA; or New York, NY 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.