Senior 3D Generalist

We are looking for a highly skilled Sr 3D Generalist who will embrace our philosophy and share their hard-earned expertise to build an incredible experience for our customers. We are picturing someone who is passionate about world-building and expert in crafting high quality, highly detailed real-time or offline environments and assets. We desire someone who is a forward-thinking about their craft and is dedicated to high quality production values.What you’ll be doing:Bring life through your design and implementation of high quality, believable 3D environments and assetsModel and texture realistic, modular, hard-surface and organic set pieces and props for a diverse set of environments using ground breaking art toolsBe able to take an art task from start to finish in its completion without any external support if needed. From modeling to final real-time engine implementationWork closely with the art director and other artists ensure that environments and assets match quality bar and vision for the projectEnsure that art assets are performant, and fit within their memory budgetsBe able to work from photo reference, style sheets during the art creation processCreate complete models and assemble scenes for both architectural and organic environmentsTroubleshoot projects and maintain them to stay in frame rate, memory and design specWhat we need to see:5+ years’ experience as a senior or lead artistMaster’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent experienceProven experience in working in games or movie industry on multiple AAA titlesDeep knowledge of physically based rendering (PBR)Proficiency of meaningful software packages such as 3ds Max, Substance Painter, Zbrush, Unreal 4 etc.Experience with procedural content creation packages a plus (Substance Designer, World Machine etc. )Very creative and an excellent eye for detailExperience working within an engine and implementing 3D work into real-time enginesExcellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skillsNVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most hard-working and talented people in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!The base salary range is 148,000 USD - 276,000 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.