Come join teams creating genuinely new experiences within virtual reality. This is a rare opportunity to use your artistic talent to help define the look and feel of this medium for a vast audience of participants. Join us in creating the future!

Art Lead, Avatars and Economy Responsibilities

Realize and evolve artistic direction, vision and high production standard in the creation of products within the team in direct collaboration with creative, technical, and product leaders

Devise and construct technical solutions with 3D Artists,Technical Artist, and Engineers to advance the caliber of Avatars Art

Communicate art direction goals and technical frameworks at an an executive level to cross functional product and technical partners

Manage expectations for key stakeholders regarding the execution of quality VR experiences and content. Will need to spend a significant amount of time collaborating with XFN partners, stakeholders and on communication channels

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

Minimum Qualifications

Experience to clearly articulate visual vision and align team of multidisciplinary contributors including technical artists, 3D artists, etc., to arrive at the desired visual goal

Experience to weather change, be flexible with new information or goals and set a positive example through tough challenges

Interest to drive varied art styles, from realistic to stylized, to bring visual quality within the technical or performance guidelines

Proven knowledge of art and visual design principles and real-time techniques relating to character pipelines

Proven organizational skills with the experience to manage multiple projects, set priorities, and meet 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 industry experience in games or other 3D interactive media

5+ years experience as a lead in charge of significant aspects of visual development

Preferred Qualifications

Experience scaling asset development through OpenUsd composition a plus

Experience developing modular asset creation pipelines is a plus

VR development experience is a plus

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About Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

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