Art Director, Avatars and Economy

2 days ago

Washington DC USA, United States META Full time
Art Lead, Avatars and Economy

Meta is seeking an experienced Art Lead to join our team and drive the visual direction of our avatars and economy in virtual reality. As a key member of our creative team, you will be responsible for realizing and evolving artistic direction, vision, and high production standards in the creation of products within the team.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain artistic direction, vision, and high production standards in the creation of products within the team.
  • Collaborate with 3D artists, technical artists, and engineers to advance the caliber of avatars art.
  • Communicate art direction goals and technical frameworks at an executive level to cross-functional product and technical partners.
  • Manage expectations for key stakeholders regarding the execution of quality VR experiences and content.
  • Regularly meet with art/tech art leads to define art quality standards, direct, and modify production artwork.
  • Coordinate creative and performance tradeoffs to deliver performant experiences at necessary quality levels.

Requirements:

  • Experience in clearly articulating visual vision and aligning a team of multidisciplinary contributors to arrive at the desired visual goal.
  • Experience in weathering change, being flexible with new information or goals, and setting a positive example through tough challenges.
  • Interest in driving varied art styles, from realistic to stylized, to bring visual quality within technical or performance guidelines.
  • Proven knowledge of art and visual design principles and real-time techniques relating to character pipelines.
  • Proven organizational skills with experience in managing multiple projects, setting priorities, and meeting deadlines and expectations.
  • Technical understanding of standard game engines such as Unity or Unreal.
  • Proficient in industry-standard art tools such as Photoshop, Maya, Zbrush, Houdini, or similar.
  • Experience collaborating closely on large-scale project strategy with other disciplines.
  • Portfolio demonstrating a keen interest in games and/or VR.
  • 5+ years of industry experience in games or other 3D interactive media.
  • 5+ years of experience as a lead in charge of significant aspects of visual development.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience scaling asset development through OpenUsd composition.
  • Experience developing modular asset creation pipelines.
  • VR development experience.

Compensation:

$149,000/year to $205,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry:

Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Accommodations:

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-

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