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3D Unity Designer
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Mc Lean, VA, United States
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USA TODAY NETWORK is one of the top 20 digital companies in the country, sharing the list with Google, Facebook, and Amazon. And we have over 100 million unique visitors a month, which is more than Buzzfeed, Yahoo News, and Huffington Post. Because our team consists of over 110 local properties with USA TODAY at the helm, you’ll have the luxury of living in a community you love while making a national impact.
Explore the possibilities as a 3D Unity Designer inside our Innovation Lab.
3D UNITY DESIGNER – Innovation Lab
USA TODAY NETWORK's award-winning Emerging Technologies team is seeking an experienced 3D Unity Designer ready to take on the challenge of defining the future of interactive media. This role will be focused on designing product features and interactions in support of our virtual reality and augmented reality initiatives on mobile, web, and desktop platforms. The right candidate is a creative problem solver ready to be challenged and passionate about interactive design.
Required Technical Skills
• 3+ years of professional 3D/UX design within the Unity platform.
• Bachelor's degree in 3D Game Design or related experience.
• 3D real-time asset creation and animation experience.
• Strong understanding of Unity development to include but not limited to: Real-time rendering and optimization, 3D asset creation and animation, textures, UI design, and UX development.
• Experience working with 3D software creation packages (3ds Max, Maya, etc.)
• Experience working with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and After Effects)
• Ability to adapt to a highly-dynamic environment capable of shifting focus between multiple projects.
• Experience working with one more version control systems (Perforce, Git, etc.)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Skills
• Familiarity with emerging tech software, hardware, and immersive design trends.
• Motion graphics design and development for integration into 360° videos.
• Experience developing for one or more of the following VR and AR platforms (Rift, Vive, Daydream, GearVR, Tango, and ARKit.)
• Strong portfolio and experience shipping consumer products across several platforms.
Responsibilities
• Contribute to USA TODAY NETWORK's overall vision for interactive news and storytelling within emerging technology platforms.
• Support the Director’s vision through prototype development.
• Proactive collaborator within a cross-disciplinary team of designers and engineers to develop innovative and engaging interactive experiences.
• Analyze, design, and coordinate the development of cross-platform creative solutions.
• Work with stakeholders and provide UX and design solutions during the requirement gathering process.
• Problem solving as part of troubleshooting bugs.
• Consistently follow and continue to help improve our development processes.