Technical Environment Artist

Job Description

A Technical Artist is the key bridge between artists and engineers, and the Horizon Technical Art team is looking for a new member to help us build the experiences, and capabilities that are core to our Metaverse efforts.

Story Behind the Need : The ideal candidate will be joining the Horizon Tech Art Team (team of 20) as an Application Builder to build out 3D experiences for others.

The team is seeking to attract and retain users to apps and having a CW Tech Artist would be very helpful in accomplishing this goal.

The ideal candidate will be joining a highly creative team that is building out what the future of the internet will look like.

The team cares greatly about work / life balance and prioritizes it!

Role Responsibilities (including, but not limited to) :

Partner with the engineering, and other partner teams to build demos / prototypes / experiences that demonstrate our platforms latest capabilities

Develop and create high-quality, optimized 3D assets, materials and shaders as needed

Implement runtime logic within a complex real-time environment with performance limitations in mind

Implement dynamic and responsive visual effects that enhance the player's immersive experience

Quickly solve issues with cross-functional leads

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day.

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Required Skills & Experience

Environment art experience

Experience modeling in Maya or Blender (Houdini is ok)

Can code and script in Python, JavaScript, C++ or C#

Minimum 4 years experience

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Experience developing real-time experiences for VR headsets

Deep understanding of graphics pipeline, runtime behavior systems

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching.

Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and / or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.