Gym Class - by IRL Studios
3D Artist - Generalist (Senior / Staff / Principal)
Gym Class - by IRL Studios, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Role Summary
Gym Class VR is the #1 most played sports game in virtual reality, and #1 best rated game on the Meta Quest platform. Millions of players download GC to play basketball with friends around the world, break a sweat, and compete to become a star.As a Senior 3D Artist for Gym Class you’ll be driving the creation of virtual assets which include both assets for avatars and environments. You’ll collaborate with our co-founders, artists, animators, content creators, backend and Unity engineers, and web designers across a wide variety of features.The company is backed by top technology and sports investors, including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Y Combinator, National Basketball Association (NBA), the Golden State Warriors, and top player-investors like Kevin Durant, Danny Green, Zaza Pachulia, Andre Iguodala, and Lonzo Ball.Join Gym Class if you’d like to work at the frontier of social gaming and virtual reality, love to ship company-critical work, get energized from the feedback of a hungry community, and want to grow your career alongside a world-class team.Responsibilities
Shipping: Has shipped 3D assets on high quality games and/or VR experiences with a large consumer baseCollaboration: Collaborates with stakeholders to develop task lists to ensure assignments are progressing in alignment with schedules, milestones, roadmaps, and individual project goals3D Assets - The Art:
Create high quality 3D models for characters, accessories, props and clothing, and environments. These models will be taken through the modeling, texturing, and high to low poly baking pipelineResponsible for asset setup and look development in Unity game engine - this includes setting up models, materials, textures, and shadersRigging and skin weight painting for avatar customizationManage draw-calls, batching, texture memory, and GPU and CPU limitationsCreate high quality stills and assets to be used in marketing, content drops, in-game UI, and video editsMaintain artistic unity across the game from reference images and concepts to the final art in the game engineValidate your work on device and review with stakeholders (Oculus VR Headset + in the Unity editor)
Qualifications
Strong in Autodesk Maya, Adobe Substance, and Unity (Proficiency in these tools is a must have)Ability to create both realistic and stylized assetsProficient in character skinning and weight paintingComfortable with managing scene budgets, draw calls, and performance profilingStrong in Physically Based Rendering (PBR) workflowsExperience with Unity render pipelinesFamiliarity with Unity shaders and materialsFamiliarity with Unity lighting and lighting methodsExperience with rigging and skin weight paintingHas a strong portfolio showcasing topology, texturing, material look development, environments, and propsPAY AND BENEFITSSalary ranges may be inclusive of several career levels and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Additional benefits for this role include: equity; and medical, dental, and vision benefits.
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Gym Class VR is the #1 most played sports game in virtual reality, and #1 best rated game on the Meta Quest platform. Millions of players download GC to play basketball with friends around the world, break a sweat, and compete to become a star.As a Senior 3D Artist for Gym Class you’ll be driving the creation of virtual assets which include both assets for avatars and environments. You’ll collaborate with our co-founders, artists, animators, content creators, backend and Unity engineers, and web designers across a wide variety of features.The company is backed by top technology and sports investors, including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Y Combinator, National Basketball Association (NBA), the Golden State Warriors, and top player-investors like Kevin Durant, Danny Green, Zaza Pachulia, Andre Iguodala, and Lonzo Ball.Join Gym Class if you’d like to work at the frontier of social gaming and virtual reality, love to ship company-critical work, get energized from the feedback of a hungry community, and want to grow your career alongside a world-class team.Responsibilities
Shipping: Has shipped 3D assets on high quality games and/or VR experiences with a large consumer baseCollaboration: Collaborates with stakeholders to develop task lists to ensure assignments are progressing in alignment with schedules, milestones, roadmaps, and individual project goals3D Assets - The Art:
Create high quality 3D models for characters, accessories, props and clothing, and environments. These models will be taken through the modeling, texturing, and high to low poly baking pipelineResponsible for asset setup and look development in Unity game engine - this includes setting up models, materials, textures, and shadersRigging and skin weight painting for avatar customizationManage draw-calls, batching, texture memory, and GPU and CPU limitationsCreate high quality stills and assets to be used in marketing, content drops, in-game UI, and video editsMaintain artistic unity across the game from reference images and concepts to the final art in the game engineValidate your work on device and review with stakeholders (Oculus VR Headset + in the Unity editor)
Qualifications
Strong in Autodesk Maya, Adobe Substance, and Unity (Proficiency in these tools is a must have)Ability to create both realistic and stylized assetsProficient in character skinning and weight paintingComfortable with managing scene budgets, draw calls, and performance profilingStrong in Physically Based Rendering (PBR) workflowsExperience with Unity render pipelinesFamiliarity with Unity shaders and materialsFamiliarity with Unity lighting and lighting methodsExperience with rigging and skin weight paintingHas a strong portfolio showcasing topology, texturing, material look development, environments, and propsPAY AND BENEFITSSalary ranges may be inclusive of several career levels and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and location. Additional benefits for this role include: equity; and medical, dental, and vision benefits.
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