Senior Technical Artist

Genies, a leading avatar technology company, is seeking a Senior Technical Artist to join their R&D team in Los Angeles. The ideal candidate will have experience in real-time 3D content creation, Unity/Unreal, Maya/Blender, and programming/scripting languages such as C#, Python, and C++. The role involves prototyping and integrating avatar technology, collaborating with creators and engineers, and designing real-time creation tools. Genies offers competitive salaries, equity compensation, and comprehensive health insurance, among other benefits.

• Build prototypes of experimental features in Unity and other real-time platforms
• Develop and implement new tools, techniques and workflows to push the capabilities of the avatar framework
• Collaborate with creators and engineers to optimize, integrate and debug new content and features
• Design and extend real-time creation tools for our users, partners and internal studio
• Be well versed in real-time 3D content creation, including modeling, texturing, materials, lighting, rigging and animation
• Have professional experience with Unity / Unreal for mobile and desktop target platforms
• Have professional experience with Maya / Blender and other digital content creation tools
• Have professional experience with character dynamics and effects (clothing, hair, particles)
• Have a strong understanding of 3D skeletal systems and animation (retargeting, ik, mocap)
• Have 3+ years experience in games, film/television, AR/VR, or related fields
• Have 3+ years experience with programming/scripting languages such as C#, Python, C++
• Have a BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Be familiar with Git/Source Control and other change management frameworks
• Have experience with Mobile AR (AR Foundation, ARKit, ARCore and relevant APIs)
• Have a practical understanding of linear algebra and data structures
• Have strong initiative, be highly organized with the ability to work independently
• Have excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

• Build prototypes of experimental features in Unity and other real-time platforms
• Develop and implement new tools, techniques and workflows to push the capabilities of the avatar framework
• Collaborate with creators and engineers to optimize, integrate and debug new content and features
• Design and extend real-time creation tools for our users, partners and internal studio
• Be well versed in real-time 3D content creation, including modeling, texturing, materials, lighting, rigging and animation
• Professional experience with Unity / Unreal for mobile and desktop target platforms
• Professional experience with Maya / Blender and other digital content creation tools
• Professional experience with character dynamics and effects (clothing, hair, particles)
• Strong understanding of 3D skeletal systems and animation (retargeting, ik, mocap)
• 3+ years experience in games, film/television, AR/VR, or related fields
• 3+ years experience with programming/scripting languages such as C#, Python, C++
• BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• Familiarity with Git/Source Control and other change management frameworks
• Experience with Mobile AR (AR Foundation, ARKit, ARCore and relevant APIs)
• Practical understanding of linear algebra and data structures
• Strong initiative, highly organized with the ability to work independently
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills