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Job Description

The Times Graphics team is looking for a creative and versatile 3-D specialist who can build, animate, style and render models for breaking news, enterprise and investigative projects.

3-D modeling has been the foundation of many high-profile visual stories in recent years, including:

• A reconstruction of what the Tulsa massacre destroyed.
• A detailed demonstration of the effectiveness of masks at a microscopic level.
• An investigation into the causes of a Miami building collapse.
• A spatial investigation into a deadly fire in the Bronx.
• A 3-D tour of where classified documents were stored at Mar-a-Lago,
• A forensic analysis of an apartment building collapse in the Turkey earthquakes.

Working closely with fellow members of the Graphics team and reporters across the newsroom, you will play an important role in helping shape visual reconstructions and investigations, and stories that rely on spatial analysis or provide immersive experiences for readers.

Attention to detail and precision are essential for this job. A background in news graphics, engineering, architecture or forensic reconstruction is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create and build detailed and accurate 3-D models from scratch, using a variety of open source references and other material.
• Analyze and interpret detailed construction plans, engineering reports, photos and videos.
• Interview experts and officials to obtain details necessary to build 3-D models.
• Identify details in the 3-D model that are important and relevant to the story.
• Execute camera movements and choreograph 3-D scenes on deadline.
• Composite, stylize and add polish to finished renders.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of 3-D modeling experience
• Demonstrated experience with multiple levels of the 3-D workflow, including modeling, animation, lighting, texturing, rendering and compositing.
• Expertise in at least one of the major 3-D applications, like Blender, Maya or Cinema 4D, and working knowledge of other 3-D softwares.
• Strong After Effects skills to composite scenes after rendering and to execute motion graphics.
• Proficiency in other Adobe Suite programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Python and/or MEL.
• Familiarity with GIS and cartography.
• Familiarity with parametric modeling.
• Experience working with 3-D content in a WebGL pipeline.
• Ability to execute different rendering styles.

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.

The annual base pay salary for this role is between $109,521.19 and $136,000.00.

The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.

The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com.  Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

The Company will further consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable “Fair Chance” laws.

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