Immersive 3D Designer - Deloitte (Multiple U.S. locations)
We are looking for the next generation of innovators and dreamers to join our Unlimited Reality team helping our clients imagine a future of augmented experiences, virtual worlds and mixed reality applications. The Unlimited Reality team is composed of designers, developers, producers, and business managers—all working together to conceptualize and build out experiences that enable audiences to explore, learn, and access information through immersive platforms such as AR, VR, and games.
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If you are passionate about the growing landscape of immersive technologies and experiences, love working with creative and driven teams, and are dedicated to serving clients through thought leadership and delivery of excellence please join us in our journey!
You will play an integral role within our fast-paced interdisciplinary team to design interactive, immersive and engaging solutions for clients. Working with technical and creative leads, you will be responsible for bringing design continuity and expertise to all aspects of a project lifecycle. From supporting early concept exploration with visualizations, to creating final art assets for multiple platforms and devices, at various levels of fidelity. You should be prepared to interact with clients regularly, understanding their goals and determining the best approach to meet their needs.
What you'll do:
Work with stakeholders and design leads to understand project needs and translate them into objective-driven designs and 3D assets
Participate in client ideation sessions, create supporting visuals that communicate 3D visual direction for real-time experiences such as mixed realty (AR/VR) and immersive, computer-based applications
Explain 3D stylistic choices and 3D design principles to clients in a way that is meaningful and applicable to their given industry
Develop aesthetically pleasing and optimized 3D models that are technically accurate and/or stylized, while actively participating in technical and artistic problem solving
Work closely with a diverse team of designers (experience design, visual design) and engineers to iterate and implement assets in real-time engines
Work within an Agile methodology to support rapid prototypes and iterative builds throughout the design and development process
Required Qualifications:
3+ years of experience in 3D modeling, texturing, lighting, rigging, and basic animation (education/internships may be considered)
Experience Maya and the Unity game engine
Experience integrating and testing art assets in Unity
Experience lighting interior and exterior environments in Unity
Experience in level art (designing, building, and maintaining a complete Unity scene) and cohesive integration of 3D assets from multiple sources
Experience in high- and low-poly modeling, and asset optimization within real-time engine constraints
Experience working on a 3D asset from concept art through development, to polish and final delivery
Ability to work from concepts and images to produce accurate and consistent models
A portfolio that demonstrates well-rounded knowledge of 3D design principles and techniques, showing a variety of 3D environments, asset types, or styles; with an emphasis on optimized, real-time asset creation
Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (CC)
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong presentation and group collaboration skills
A self-motivated, problem-solving attitude
Ability to travel 20 - 50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
DoD Secret-level clearance highly desirable; candidate must be able to achieve Secret security clearance
Bonus points
Understanding of the Unity development pipeline and/or Git version control tools
Experience implementing and optimizing models for XR applications
Experience in basic scripting
Experience with real-time visual effects, such as particle systems
Experience with the Substance Suite (Painter/Designer) and PBR material principles
Experience with character modeling (realistic or stylized), rigging, and animation
Additional skills in illustration and visual design, 3D rendering for video, and/or game design
Willingness to learn new things and teach others what you know
Desire to research and develop eminence in the area of 3D design
Belief that all things can be better