Design Technologist, Visual Innovation Services - Amazon (CA, NY, WA)
DESCRIPTION
Want to build at the cutting edge of immersive shopping experiences? The Visual Innovation Team is at the center of all advanced visual and immersive content at Amazon. We're pioneering VR and AR shopping, CGI, and GenAI. We are looking for a 3D Technical Director who will help drive innovation in this space who understands technical problems the team may face from an artistic perspective and provide creative technical solutions.
This role is for if you want to be a part of:
* Building one of the largest content libraries on the planet
* Driving the success and adoption of emerging 3D experiences across Amazon
* Partnering with world-class artists and scientists to drive innovation in 3D content creation
Key job responsibilities
We are looking for a 3D Technical Director who can deliver pragmatic solutions to the technical problems related to Amazon visual experiences (AR, video, interactive & still imagery). The right person will bring an implicit understanding of the balance needed between artistry, communication, and partnership—help scale 3D content creation within Amazon by enabling our customers with -- to work smarter, not harder.
3D Technical Directors in this role will:
* Act as a bridge between art and engineering disciplines to solve multi-disciplinary problems
* Seek out and develop solutions to resolve workflow bottlenecks or asset quality issues through standardization and automation
* Collaborate with other tech artists and engineers to build and maintain a centralized suite of artist tools
* Work with art leadership to research and implement the latest industry trends that expand our production capabilities.
* Advise on the creation and maintenance of asset pipelines for partner teams looking to adopt 3D content
A day in the life
As a 3D Technical Director will include but is not limited to coding and development of tools, workflows, and automation to improve the artist's experience and increase productivity. A day could look like programming in unreal blueprints to advance real-time visuals. Developing tools for Maya/Substance to creating an automation workflow that advances the fidelity of 3D/CGI experiences. An ideal candidate is observant, creative, curious, and empathetic. They believe that there is never just one approach to solve a given problem.
Location:
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Los Angeles, CA, USA | New York, NY, USA | Seattle, WA, USA | West Hollywood, CA, USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years working in a computer-graphics related field (VFX, Games, Film, Motion Graphics) in a similar role (Tech Artist, Pipeline TD, Pipeline Engineer, Art Tools Engineer)
- Deep understanding of content creation and delivery process
- Proficiency in a modern programming language
- Experience building and maintaining internal pipelines and toolsets, including user documentation and education
- Experience designing and building artist tools that extend DCC (Digital Content Creation) software packages
- Understanding of current generation of real-time and offline rendering and shader techniques
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Broad knowledge of Maya, Unreal, Blender, Houdini, and Adobe Substance Suite
- Experience with VRay, Unreal, Unity, or equivalent renderers
- Interest or experience with e-commerce rendering trends (WebGL, glTF)
- Experience with Python/C++/C#/Java
- Experience with render farms, distributed rendering, and cloud architecture
- Experience extending creative project management tools (Jira, Shotgun, ftrack)
- Experience working with global outsourcing and contract-based content creation teams
- Ability to analyze and optimize assets for real-time rendering
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $105,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $205,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
