3D Artist

Summary

Join Higharc, a VC-backed startup revolutionizing new home design and construction, as a 3D artist specializing in game development. Contribute to our architecture visualization team, creating high-quality environment art assets and materials within an Unreal Engine pipeline. This remote-friendly position offers flexible hours and is based in Atlanta, Durham, or San Francisco. Candidates must showcase exceptional 3D environment creation skills through a portfolio and potentially an art test. Higharc provides competitive salaries, significant equity, and comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, unlimited PTO, and parental leave.

Requirements

• 3+ years professional experience creating high quality, game ready environment assets
• Have shipped at least 1 major project using the Unreal Editor/Engine
• Can demonstrate an incredible portfolio with the best examples of realistic 3D environment creation
• Able to work independently to a high level of quality solving visual and technical challenges
• Self-driven with strong communication skills and are comfortable working in an environment of honest feedback and iteration
• Detail focused with an eye toward accuracy and consistency with the ability to build assets from physical samples or reference images
• Experienced in hard surface modeling and UV creation using Maya and Zbrush (or equivalent 3D programs)
• Experienced with a standard PBR based realistic texture/material pipeline and toolsets (including Adobe Photoshop, Substance Painter and Designer)
• A passion for interior and architectural design

Responsibilities

• Create and refine detailed photo-realistic and representational scenes and assets that are visually and technically industry leading
• Creating and revising models, textures and materials for interactive environments
• Ensure that assets meet the performance and memory requirements
• Contribute to improvement of environment art pipelines and asset quality

Preferred Qualifications

Candidates must submit an online portfolio, and may require an art test

Benefits

• Competitive salaries with significant equity
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Unlimited PTO
• Meaningful maternity/paternity leave
• Short and long-term disability plans
• A 401K
• Stipend to create the ideal home office
• Flexible hours