Pava Applications International Corporation is hiring: 3D Artist Game Art in San

ABOUT US

We are a dynamic SaaS company building innovative software solutions that make a difference in the Environmental Risk and Safety industry.

Our collaborative team is passionate about technology and committed to excellence.

We're looking for a talented and creative 3D Artist-Game Art to join our team in San Diego, CA and help drive our company’s vision forward.

*THIS IS AN ON-SITE/IN PERSON/FULL TIME/BENEFITED POSITION IN SAN DIEGO, CA 92127.

• Competitive Salary: $20.00-$27.00 per hour depending on experience
• Full time position with benefits.

SUMMARY:

As a 3D Artist-Game Art, you will be responsible for creating optimized game-ready 3D art for multi-platform instructional media applications using Unity.

This position will author textures and materials for use in a game art pipeline.

Create technically accurate animations depicting maintenance, operation, or inspection procedures.

Assist with development of storyboards and development of 2D graphics as required.

This position will also have an emphasis in performance optimization techniques for lower spec hardware.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The statements below is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job.

It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Create optimized 3D game art models for the Unity game engine, i.e. structures, characters, props, tools, vehicles, environment, etc.
• Create 2D assets as needed, i.e. UI elements, textures, logos, dialog, signs, etc.
• Modify existing art assets to meet performance standards based on platform.
• Collaborate with designers and other artists to ensure requirements are being met and delivered on time.
• Author game ready textures and materials including baking high resolution models down to game ready assets with normal maps using PBR for desktop and traditional texture pipelines for mobile.
• Set up or modify character rigs for animations.
• Create and edit animations for humanoid and generic rigs.
• Create prototype art assets as required by designers.
• Conduct research on performance optimizations relating to asset creation.
• Use Unity engine to test 3D asset and animation exports.
• Set up environments within Unity for level design needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Gaming, Graphics, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
  
  
  • 3+ years of experience creating high detail industrial/mechanical models using Autodesk Maya and Photoshop (or equivalent 3D and 2D programs).
  • Experience in animation of maintenance or operational procedures.
  • Experience with Substance Painter or equivalent (3D Coat, etc)
  • Experience with creating shaders in Unity Shader Graph.
  • Experience creating particle effects in Unity.
  • Experience working in an agile environment with Azure DevOps.
  • Experience working with git version control
  • Expert-level experience working in Autodesk Maya or equivalent program.
  • Intermediate-level experience working in Adobe Creative Cloud applications.
  • Intermediate-level experience working in Unity or equivalent program.
  • Experience working in Microsoft Office applications.
  • Experience creating measurement-accurate hard surface models from photographs or technical drawings.
  • Superior eye for detail and an understanding of complex modeling techniques.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Competitive Salary: $20.00-$27.00 per hour depending on experience
• Full time position with benefits.

BENEFITS

1. 401K Retirement with a generous 6% employer match – 100% vested immediately
2. Medical Coverage (HMO & PPO options) – 100% paid by employer for you, spouse, and children
3. Employer-paid life insurance
4. Dental and Vision coverage
5. Accrued Vacation Hours
6. Paid Holidays
7. Sick Leave
8. Wellness Program including weekly chair massage and in-office gym
9. Training and advancement opportunities
10. Company-provided daily office snacks
11. Dog-friendly office (Yes, you can bring your dog to work!)

WORK SCHEDULE AND LOCATION:

• Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM with 1-hour unpaid lunch break
• On-site/In-person position in San Diego, CA 92127

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Continually required to utilize hand and finger dexterity
• Continually use and utilize visual acuity to operate equipment, read work related information, and/or use a keyboard, monitor, telephone and other related office equipment
• Continually required to read, write, hear and speak
• Continually required to sit
• Frequently required to stand
• Frequently required to walk
• Occasionally required to lift/push/carry items up to 25 pound

The statements are intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job.

It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or physical requirements.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Equal Employment Opportunity

AIC is an Equal Opportunity employer.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, breast feeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military and veteran status, marital status, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, physical disability, mental disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.