Senior ArchViz & Unreal Artist, Auckland, New Zealand

About the Position

Title of Role:

Senior Arch Viz Unreal Artist

Position Overview:

Reporting to the Creative Director, as the Senior Arch Viz Unreal Artist, you will work closely with the Realtime Technical Art Director, art team, and programmers to use the latest gaming technology to create interactive real-time visualizations of unbuilt architecture, master plans, and city-scape digital twins within the Real Estate, Hospitality, eCommerce, and Digital Twin Sectors.

Responsibilities

1. PRODUCTION

• Creating and leading 3D Realtime scenes & environments.
• Developing 3D model assets & props for architecture, infrastructure & experiential projects.
• Lighting, texturing & optimising 3D Realtime scenes & environments.
• Managing Real-time projects independently.

2. MANAGEMENT & SUPPORT

• Managing & presenting in-progress & final work to clients.
• Managing, supporting, teaching intermediates, juniors & interns.

3. FUTURE WORK

• Work with the Sales team to scope & quote future projects.
• Create demonstrations, mock-ups, and presentations for new project pitches to clients.

Requirements

5 Critical Skills and Level of Experience

• Degree in the area of VFX, Technical Director, or similar, and work experience.
• At least 5-7 years of extensive hands-on experience creating high-quality 3D models, textures, lighting, and materials.
• Proven experience in delivering successful real-time 3D content & environments.
• An expert-level understanding of general real-time 3D rendering pipelines and workflows.
• An excellent knowledge of Autodesk 3dsMax.
• An excellent understanding of Unreal Engine.

Preferred Work Experience

• Specific domain/industry they should come from or have had exposure to: Real estate, property, architectural, or construction.

Nice to Have

• Learning Agility

  • Ability to take on and utilize new tools as & when required.
  • Actively keep up to date and seek out relevant technology and creative techniques.

• Mindset & Attitude

  • Manage projects independently.
  • Strong ability to provide mentorship.
  • Strong ability to problem solve and have the foresight to see issues before they arise.
  • Strong ability to confidently work through complex projects unsupervised.
  • Strong ability to reflect on challenging projects and turn them into learnings.

• Communication

  • Expert ability to communicate with the internal team.
  • Masterful ability to communicate with clients and stakeholders.
  • Proficient ability to teach concepts, processes & tools to artists from Intermediate to Interns.
  • An Expert end-to-end understanding of the relevant workstream pipeline with the ability to provide feedback and suggestions to help achieve business goals.

• Process/Delivery Management

  • Self-directed to manage projects & teams independently.
  • Strong ability to self-check projects & teamwork.

We Offer

• Competitive salary: 110K - 140K annual in NZD
• Relocation assistance to Auckland, New Zealand
• Wonderful international team, offices in Auckland, London, and New York

About the Company

RELOCATION TO AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ROLE

Fast Forward Recruitment New Zealand acts as the Recruitment Partner for New Zealand-based clients in the Emerging Tech space.

Additional Information

Relocation is necessary for this role as well as the need to secure a visa for New Zealand.