Hello! We're looking to hire a Unity 3D Lead Artist to join our small indie-team creating AUDION, a VR arcade game with musical elements. The general look for the game will be based in abstract geometry, audio-reactive visuals, and clever use of shaders, particles, and visual effects.  The game does not contain characters or realistic environments -- think Asteroids meets Geometry Wars meets RezHD meets Thumper.  

About the Game

Audion is currently being developed by Kasson Crooker (ex-Harmonix, Microsoft) and Ben Lane (Incode Games), and we are in the Oculus Start program. Audion is a fast-paced arcade-style indie-game being developed for Meta Quest 2 & 3, with potential to port to other VR platforms.  We have a vertical slice of the game with core gameplay mechanics and 8 playable levels, and are now ready to bring a Lead Artist onto the team to craft and implement the game’s artistic vision. 

Project Length

The project duration is 4-8 months depending on how your time is structured (est. 600-800 hours) and this is a contract, work-for-hire position. If you can dedicate all your time to the project... great!  Want to work on the project steadily part-time but take a bit longer... also great!

Compensation

To be transparent about the budget, this is game has a maximum art budget of $25K, broken up into 5 milestones and comes with a profit share of 15%. For those willing to lower the budget to $20K, the profit sharing would increase to 20%. The profit sharing kicks in after recoupables and post marketplace cut. Payment will be done via milestones which we will define with your involvement. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Portfolio or proven experience working on games
• Experience making and optimizing 3D assets for games
• Experience with Unity and Git
• Experience with 3D software tools (Maya, Blender, ZBrush, etc.)
• Experience in Photoshop or equivalent
• Experience with simple keyframe animation/rigging/blend shapes
• Comfortable creating particle systems/vfx/shaders
• Great eye for scale, composition and color

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience developing games or apps for VR
• Experience developing games or apps for Meta Quest2/3
• Experience leading art direction
• Technical art background, ability to author shaders

To Apply

To apply for this position, you need to have publicly shipped at least 1 game title. Please do not apply if you haven't yet shipped anything, or if you've only released game-jam projects.

If this all sounds of interest to you, please fill out as much information in the application form as possible and we'll get back to you with next steps.