Maya / VR Technical Director

Description

Description:

Evil Eye’s Maya / VR Technical Director position will be focused on the company’s VR and real-time work. Primarily using a combination of Maya and proprietary software, you will be collaboratively developing creative content and technical solutions with a major Bay Area tech partner in producing interactive experiences for VR and mobile of the highest quality.

Duration:

• Starts immediately and runs until the end of March 2018, with a review for renewal at the end of that duration.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Working with creative and technical leads to develop assets, tools and workflows in the production of feature-quality interactive animation for VR.

• Working with other TDs / artists and providing technical / creative feedback.

• Ability to achieve creative goals while working with software under development and providing feedback on its use.

Skills & Experience:

Required

• Broad knowledge of Maya, including Modeling, Texturing/Shading, Lighting, Rigging, FX and Rendering.

• Strong verbal & written communication skills to communicate effectively with internal & external producers / creatives / engineers.

• 5+ years experience in 3D animation / FX work.

• Strong eye for color / composition / design / animation.

• Desire and patience to use and debug developmental software in a production environment.

Preferred

• Python or other programming knowledge / proficiency strongly preferred.

• Aptitude in Photoshop, After Effects, Nuke, 3D paint programs and version control software (i.e. Perforce) very helpful.

• Experience with Unreal / Unity a big plus.

• Knowledge of real-time shaders, lighting and optimization very helpful.

• Experience in games, including the ability to optimize models, textures, FX, and rigs for VR / real-time platforms also a big plus.