Real Time Character Technical Artist

Synthesis AI

Full-time
From Sep 2022
Remote Work

Synthesis AI enables the world’s most advanced AI companies to build more powerful and ethical computer vision. The company’s synthetic data and simulation platform was recently recognized as a Top 10 Breakthrough Technology by MIT Tech Review and ranked #4 on Fast Company’s Global List of Most Innovative Small Companies. Synthesis AI is an ambitious team of technologists, researchers, creatives, and product designers driving a paradigm change in AI.


Through a proprietary combination of generative neural networks and cinematic CGI pipelines, Synthesis’ on-demand platform creates vast amounts of perfectly-labeled image data to train AI models at orders of magnitude increased speed and reduced cost.


Current customers include Fortune 10 companies, top smartphone manufacturers, global technology enterprises, and leading AR/VR/metaverse companies.


Learn more about Synthesis AI here.


About the Job

Synthesis AI is looking for a Mid to Senior Technical Artist for both Unreal and Unity-based initiatives in creating complex and dynamic worlds populated with wide varieties of AI-driven characters. As part of the Technical Art team, you will be integrally involved in building and maintaining real-time solutions and toolsets in Unreal/Unity. In addition to technical skills, applicants must have clear communication skills and be able to thrive in a fully remote team environment.


The impact you will have:

  • Identify opportunities for building scalable, automated character ingest pipelines within game engines
  • Author high-fidelity materials for use in automated material pipelines
  • Develop highly dynamic character-related scenes, materials, and generalized controllers for character rigs
  • Work closely with engineering and art departments on cross-team projects



What we look for:

  • At least 3 years of game engine experience in a similar role
  • Experience building PBR materials in multiple DCCs/game engines
  • Experience with various Unity/Unreal features:
  • AI - State Machine & Behavior Trees, Navigation/Pathfinding
  • Character Animation - Building animation libraries and controllers/blueprints to utilize them. Developing generalized rigging approaches
  • Unreal Material Networks, Unity Shader Graph
  • Knowledge and experience with verticals in both Unreal and Unity engines
  • Ability to light and render in Unreal Engine (baked and fully dynamic lighting)
  • Experience or understanding of CG production pipelines



Our benefits:

  • Health insurance coverage for employees, including vision, dental, and family coverage
  • Extended vacation time
  • Parental leave
  • Competitive salary
  • Equity
  • Remote flexibility


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Synthesis AI

We are pioneering the use of synthetic data to train more capable AI. By bringing together visual effects pipelines with generative neural networks, our platform enables leading technology companies to build AI models in virtual worlds.
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