{"id":17596,"date":"2016-03-29T14:41:37","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T18:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=17596"},"modified":"2016-03-29T14:41:37","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T18:41:37","slug":"job-future-colossal-creative-technologist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2016\/03\/29\/job-future-colossal-creative-technologist\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB: Future Colossal, Creative Technologist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Company Name:<br \/>\nFuture Colossal<\/p>\n<p>Company Overview:<br \/>\nWe are Future Colossal, an experiential innovation lab based in NYC.<br \/>\nWe explore and create new technologies, hack game engines, love<br \/>\ncomputer vision, physically compute, develop AI, and constantly<br \/>\ninnovate.\u00a0 On any given day we may be working on VR, AR, Mixed<br \/>\nReality, immersive installations, or creating a new experience that<br \/>\ndoesn\u2019t fit any conventional norms.\u00a0 We work with clients crossing<br \/>\nmany different industries and display our installations throughout the<br \/>\nworld.\u00a0 We are fast paced, constantly solving new challenges, and are<br \/>\nalways looking towards the future.<\/p>\n<p>Company Website:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/futurecolossal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">http:\/\/futurecolossal.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Job\/Internship Title:<br \/>\nCreative Technologist<\/p>\n<p>Job\/Internship Description:<br \/>\nWe are looking for talented, self-driven, curious low-level developers<br \/>\nand creative technologists for an entry level position.<\/p>\n<p>We provide a fun work environment with flexible office hours, access<br \/>\nto the latest tech toys as they come out (Hololens, Oculus, LIDAR,<br \/>\nRobots), a consistent flow of exciting high-profile projects, and an<br \/>\nopportunity for quick growth within the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Required Skills:<br \/>\nYou are:<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Passionate about exploring new technologies, staying on the<br \/>\nforefront of what\u2019s next<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Hard working, self-directed, and highly motivated<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Excited about working with many different programing languages<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Known to read academic papers on computer vision for fun<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Often found playing video games for \u201cresearch\u201d<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Currently developing something just for the enjoyment of it<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Thrive working alone or in a collaborative environment<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Comfortable wearing many hats, we\u2019re a startup and everybody<br \/>\npitches in<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Knowledgeable and opinionated, willing to share with the team<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Open to other perspectives and ideas, willing to learn<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Able to give and take criticism<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Organized, attentive to detail<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Able to work in an agile or highly structured environment<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Looking to get in on the ground floor of a growing company with a<br \/>\nseriously cool, talented team of dedicated individuals<br \/>\nYou have:<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Experience working with innovative technologies<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Shown a strong focus and expertise in one or more of the following<br \/>\nareas: Computer Vision, game engines, depth based gesture control,<br \/>\nAugmented Reality, Virtual Reality, point clouds, generative graphics,<br \/>\nand\/or programmatic real-time video compositing.<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Excelled with the following languages or game engines: C++, C#,<br \/>\nUnity 3D, Unreal<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0A passion for intelligent architecture and developing object<br \/>\noriented code<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Comfort with web tech and basic server side architecture<\/p>\n<p>Extra Bonus Points:<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0A deep understanding of computer vision and depth sensing<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Significant experience working with VR and\/or AR<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Experience with low level development: multi-threading, shaders,<br \/>\nCUDA, OpenCL<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Experience with robotics and physical computing<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Experience working with the PCL library<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Enjoy rock climbing (we have a climbing wall in the office)<\/p>\n<p>Type of Position:<br \/>\nPaid<\/p>\n<p>Weekly Hourly Commitment:<br \/>\nWe\u2019re open to both Full-time and Contract engagements, please indicate your preference as well 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