{"id":17765,"date":"2016-06-27T13:12:32","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T17:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=17765"},"modified":"2016-06-27T13:12:32","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T17:12:32","slug":"job-3d-designer-for-vr-at-google-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2016\/06\/27\/job-3d-designer-for-vr-at-google-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB: 3D Designer, for VR, at Google NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>PS Let me know if you apply so I can put in a good word. &#8211; from ITP Alumna<\/p>\n<table class=\"ajC\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"UszGxc ajv\">\n<td class=\"gL\" colspan=\"2\"><span class=\"gI\"><span class=\"gD\">Amanda Gelb<\/span> <span class=\"go\">&lt;gelbamanda@gmail.com&gt;<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h1 dir=\"ltr\">Opportunity with Google (NYC)<\/h1>\n<h1 dir=\"ltr\">3D Designer for Virtual Reality (6-12 months contract)<\/h1>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Play a vital role in building out a new medium for computing and productivity. As a 3D Designer, \u00a0you\u2019ll help create the future of Virtual Reality. You are a detailed-oriented 3D Designer who understands how form influences function, can create high-quality components helping the team bring life and motion to VR experiences.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Responsibilities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Contribute to the overall vision and strategy for the VR team, from concept exploration through implementation, working closely with UX, Software Engineers and Product Managers to build designs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Communicate the user experience at various stages of the design process by making compelling designs and concepts and expressing them in compelling visual and verbal ways: \u00a0create stories, sketches, wireframes, flow diagrams, models, 2D\/3D mockups, interactive prototypes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Execute design projects from concept to production, defining and achieving creative and technical requirements<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Create and evolve design while maintaining consistent interaction models, patterns and design language, when important to the UX.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Focus on the user. Interpret and translate complex technologies into simple and beautiful products and user experiences.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Help the team bring beauty, life, and motion to VR experiences:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Create high-quality components and UI geometry<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Shader and rigging and animation setup<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Visually tweaks on 3D meshes according to Art Direction<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Create production-ready 3D assets<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Implement 3D assets to production environment<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Optimize according to performance requirements<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Create and contribute to a great design team culture. Stay inspired and inspire the people around you.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Minimum Qualifications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">BA\/BS degree in Design (e.g. graphic, interaction, visual communications, product, industrial), HCI, or a related field or equivalent practical experience<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Expert with 3D design and engineering tools (e.g., Maya, Zbrush, Modo, Photoshop, Blender, Unity)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Experienced with game engines (e.g., Unity, Unreal Engine) and proficiency with Unity3D<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ability to demonstrate a range of styles: high and low poly modeling, experience imagining and creating fantastical elements, without direct photo-reference<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Strong core design skills; ability to establish visual hierarchy, layout, typography, and color effectively<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Experience shipping consumer products, games and\/or experiences<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Preferred Qualifications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Strong design portfolio of client or personal projects<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3D animation, rigging experience, understanding of animation theory and technique<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ability to quickly establish credibility with Engineers, Product Managers, Designers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Thrive collaborating in multidisciplinary teams: research scientists, UI and 3D artists, interaction designers,, full-stack software and hardware engineers, marketing and business teams.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Excited about VR!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Please send your resume and portfolio to <a href=\"mailto:darwiny@google.com\" target=\"_blank\">darwiny@google.com<\/a> and <a href=\"mailto:crossproduct@google.com\" target=\"_blank\">crossproduct@google.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PS Let me know if you apply so I can put in a good word. &#8211; from ITP Alumna Amanda Gelb &lt;gelbamanda@gmail.com&gt; Opportunity with Google&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-job","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17765\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}