3D Artist (Redmond, WA)

Our Customer’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through their family of apps and services, they are building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together.

We are seeking a 3D Artist Generalist on a contract basis to help support our Customer’s business needs. An emphasis on matching lighting and material properties to the photographic reference is central to the role.

What You’ll Do:

• Collaborate directly with researchers to help invent the future of AR/VR
• Rapidly author complete 3D Assets that reach a high level of realism at varying levels of detail

Must-Haves:

• Ability to rapidly author complete 3D Assets that reach a high level of realism at varying levels of detail
• Skills including photogrammetry, working with scanned geometry, retopologizing geometry, modeling, PBR material authoring, texture baking, lighting, and rendering
• Experience producing CG photorealistic environment geometry (such as a building)
• Blender and Unreal Engine experience preferred
• Ability to create detailed environment assets (such as furniture) from scanned photogrammetry geometric reference
• PBR material authoring experience (substance painter/designer)
• Experience in texture authoring and baking
• Experience in setting up lighting to match a photographic reference
• Experience in VFX and Omniverse
• Experience working in Houdini
• Familiarity with GLTF/GLB and USD formats is nice to have
• Color matching renders to photographic color space experience is nice to have
• Houdini experience is nice to have
• Familiarity with 3D scanning and photogrammetry is nice to have

Education:

• Bachelor's degree preferred

Hours & Location:

• M-F, 40 hours/week. This role will be onsite at our customer’s Redmond, WA office.

All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States and are required to have US residency at the time of application.

Perks are available through our 3rd Party Employer of Record (Available upon completion of the waiting period for eligible engagements)

• Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, FSA, Commuter Benefit Program
• Accrued PTO: Up to 15 days per 12 months on assignment
• New Child Benefit: Up to $4,000 for the birth or adoption of a child while on assignment (conditions apply)