Senior 3D Artist/Creative Director (m/f/d) - Munich or Remote

Atopia is a VR and Web platform which enables users to remotely explore global museums, galleries, heritage sites, and concerts from home, while pioneering new, dynamic ways to consume Arts & Culture. We are trusted partners of some of the worlds most famous museums, have a fully remote team from the Gaming and Culture Sectors and are backed by leading VC-Funds in our industry.

If you are a visionary with the capability to translate abstract concepts into reality, and aspire to progress into a Creative Director role while creating exemplary 3D environments, we invite you to join our team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conceptualize, design, and produce high-quality 3D environments based on abstract ideas.
• Model and texture hard surface and environmental assets with exceptional detail and realism.
• Optimize models for performance without compromising visual quality.
• Maintain meticulous attention to all aspects of the environment while ensuring productivity.
• Seamlessly integrate environments into Unity, ensuring both functionality and visual excellence.
• Lead our product design and conceptualize feature ideas that create impactful experiences for our users in a scalable manner.
• Generate sketches and product design summaries, and effectively communicate them to the team.

• Self-Driven: You enjoy working independently and proactively, driving projects from concept to completion.
• Creative Mind: You excel at generating innovative ideas and thrive when faced with open challenges and creative, exploratory tasks.
• Hard Surface Modeling: Expertise in creating detailed, realistic hard surface models.
• Environment Modeling: Strong skills in creating immersive and visually compelling environments.
• Level Design: Experience in designing levels that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing.
• Texturing: Proficient in creating and applying textures that enhance the visual quality of models.
• Software Proficiency: Advanced knowledge of Zbrush, Maya, Substance Designer, and (most important) Unity.
• Lighting: Strong understanding of lighting principles to create mood and enhance visual storytelling.

We understand that excelling in all the listed skills may be challenging. If you have a strong foundation in any of these areas and are enthusiastic about our vision, we encourage you to apply. We highly value your portfolio and any demos you can provide, as they showcase your capabilities and potential.

Why Join Atopia?

• Be part of a visionary project that makes cultural experiences accessible to everyone, and creates a lighthouse project within the realms of immersive technologies.
• Work remotely from anywhere in the world.
• Collaborate with a diverse, talented team that unites their backgrounds in Culture and Gaming.
• Partner with some of the world's most famous cultural institutions, and lead the development of true global showcase experiences showing the potential of VR and 3D-Web for accessibility, entertainment and education.
• Potential to grow into our Creative Director role, shaping the future of our platform.

Please submit your resume, portfolio, and a cover letter explaining why you are the perfect fit for this role.

Studies show that men tend to apply for jobs when they meet about 60% of the criteria, while women and members of marginalized groups often apply only if they meet every single requirement. So, if you believe you have the potential but don't match every point in the job description exactly, we still encourage you to apply. We would love to talk with you and see if you could be a good fit for our team.