VR Art Director -- BigBox VR -- Seattle
About BigBox VR
BigBox VR is a venture-backed startup founded by experienced entrepreneurs. We are passionate about Virtual Reality, Multiplayer Games, and eSports. The team is composed of industry veterans who have created best-selling products at companies like Sony, Disney, and Valve.
We are looking for ambitious people who want to get in at the ground floor. You will help shape the culture of the company and create the future of multiplayer and VR.
How To Apply
Send an email to careers@bigboxvr.com with your resume and the position you're interested.
About You
You are a talented Art Director with the creative vision to establish the look and feel of a product, combined with the technical skills to make the art direction possible in VR. You are passionate about blending art, technology, and gameplay to build the next generation of multiplayer games for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and PlayStation VR. You have multiple years of experience with the Unity Editor (or other 3D game engines like Unreal).
- Strong communicator who loves an iterative creative process
- Desire to understand a product holistically and contribute creatively
- Know when to be pragmatic and when to be blue sky
- Love to work on both big picture art direction and hands-on implementation
- Possess wily and unconventional thinking
- Must embrace teamwork, as well as solve problems independently
- Eager to roll up your sleeves to make contributions outside of your specialty
Responsibilities:
- Establish and articulate a unified artistic vision within a highly iterative team environment
- Direct a broad range of real-time art disciplines (concept, character, environment, animation, VFX, etc) within technical constraints
- Create high quality in-game 3D assets, concepts, style guides, paint-overs, etc.
- Collaborate with a cross-functional team to solve creative and design problems in VR
- Develop and maintain an art production pipeline, process, schedule, and workflow
- Create prototypes to test and research new ideas, tools, and technologies
- Provide mentorship and guidance to internal artists and outside vendors
Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience as a Lead Artist or Art Director on high quality products for consoles or PC. (Must have experience completing a ship cycle for a product)
- Broad art experience (including concept, character, animation, environment, VFX, lighting, and shading), with strong hands-on abilities with 3D asset creation
- Expert level of proficiency with game development tools such as 3DS Max, ZBrush, Maya, Photoshop, Substance Painter, etc.
- Strong creative vision, with knowledge of techniques and technologies used to achieve high quality visual targets within constraints
- Extensive experience setting up and maintaining technical art processes and production pipelines
- Strong experience with 3D game engines. (Unity, Unreal, etc..)
- BA or BS degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience
- Demonstrated experience working in self-managed, fast-paced environments
- Ability to rapidly learn new software, tools and technologies
- Excellent verbal communication skills
Bonus Points:
- Passion for eSports
- Has experience developing games as a service