Technical Artist III – UI/UX

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Contributes to the creation of high-quality and innovative real-time software for medical visualizations, including surgical techniques, advertisements, medical education, AR/VR products, and more.

• Develops realistic, optimized, real-time visualizations while working collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.

• Continuously explores and applies new experimental features, technical art tools, and solutions for emerging visual and XR technologies.

• Designs technical art solutions for interactive visual applications using established industry standards and technologies.

• Aids in the development of 3D models, animations, rigging, UI design, and textures utilizing computer graphics software.

• Integrates models, animations, VFX, graphics, audio, video clips, and other graphic assets into real-time applications.

• Crafts art solutions for generating highly realistic renderings for VR/AR, web, and desktop 3D applications using state-of-the-art technologies.

• Creates artist tools and scripts in 3D software such as Maya and engines like Unreal and Unity.

• Collaborates with fellow artists and developers to enhance the 3D product library for real-time applications.

• Works with developers to create real-time visualizations that are easy for multidisciplinary teams to programmatically manipulate and utilize.

• Ensures proper documentation of processes, workflows, and configurations is maintained.

• Regularly reports progress and status of assigned tasks in a timely manner.

• Functions productively and collaboratively with medical education teams, developers, 3D animators, modelers, and artists in a team-oriented environment.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience.

• Proven experience in creating, integrating, or optimizing models, assets, graphics, lighting, materials, animations, animation rigs, skinning, and VFX with real-time engines like Unity and Unreal.

• Familiarity with the automation and preparation of engineering models from CAD software such as Solidworks for use in real-time graphic applications.

• Experience with distributed version control systems, including Git or PlasticSCM.

• Knowledge of tracking artistic solution development through project management tools like Jira, Trello, or Cloud CMS.

• Understanding of company practices, standards, and collaborative work in a team with diverse skill sets.

• Advanced knowledge of real-time applications and engines.

• General understanding of the 3D real-time art pipeline, encompassing new AI art tools and traditional 3D art tools such as Maya, 3DS Max, Zbrush, Houdini, Adobe Substance 3D Suite, and Photoshop.

• Proficiency in scripting and automation, with expertise in two or more of the following areas: art tool development, material nodes, rigging/skinning, VFX nodes, UI design, and shader creation/modification.

• Advanced knowledge of cutting-edge real-time graphics technologies, including virtual geometry, dynamic lighting, global illumination systems, ray tracing, particle systems, super sampling, and custom shaders.

• Experience with one or more of the following: VR/AR-specific rendering features, virtual production, and graphics profiling and optimization.

• Intermediate understanding of automating art tasks, developing art pipelines, improving art workflows, and enhancing art reusability using scripting in real-time engines or 3D software tools.

• Advanced knowledge of documentation practices.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Company-Provided Life Insurance

• Voluntary Life Insurance

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• Supplemental Insurance Plans (Accident, Cancer, Hospital, Critical Illness)

• Matching 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Annual Bonus

• Wellness Incentive Program

• Free Onsite Medical Clinics

• Free Onsite Lunch

• Tuition Reimbursement Program

• Trip of a Lifetime

• Paid Parental Leave

• Paid Time Off

• Volunteer PTO

• Employee Assistance Provider (EAP)