• Reporting to the Creative Director. • Help us unite our art and development into fantastic, compelling experiences. • Delivering excellence Help define the technical quality standards, overseeing the development of art pipelines • Contribute to the development of artistic techniques and processes utilized to define and achieve a product's visual style and encourage artistic technical evolution within the studio • Provides input on the technical methods to achieve the artistic goals and vision through all phases of the game development cycle • Create tools and processes that assist in authoring environment art, VFX, destruction simulations, animation, lighting, and post-process effects • Create and maintain technical documentation • Able to independently tackle technical tasks with close to no supervision • Assist in the technical evaluation of new incoming project • Communicates regularly with the Creative Director & Producer regarding the status of current project milestones and initiatives • Stays current on industry-standard content creation tools and techniques • Work with other tech artists/engineers to identify and implement art-pipeline optimizations and to create technical benchmarks to be used in production • Guide other art team members in solving day-by-day production issues • Assist in game profiling and generating report to help content creators get their assets within budget

• Create/implement particle- and shader-related special effects; • integrate them seamlessly into gameplay or cinematics; • mentor and provide feedback; • ensure visual effects meet performance budgets; • use visual scripting to drive VFX logic. • Maintain artistic direction and quality • Produce high-quality visual effects that are technically and artistically appropriate for the project's world and visual direction. • Collaborate with the Art Director to define the artistic vision and uphold quality standards throughout development. • Translate art concepts and other game design documents into prototypes and implement them as real-time visual effects in the game. • Oversee and facilitate the creation of ambient effects that enhance atmosphere, tell a story, and bring the world to life.

About Us Higharc is a VC-backed startup that is changing how new homes are designed and built. Join a founding team who’ve shipped products for Autodesk, Electronic Arts, Nike, and Apple. We have raised a total of $83M with support from top-notch venture capital firms and more than 18 strategic investors—industry leaders in construction, building products manufacturing, and distribution. Higharc's cutting edge Visualization team is growing! We are seeking a 3D Prop Artist to lead outsourced asset production and oversee the translation of large manufacturer product libraries into high-quality, optimized, production-ready 3D assets. What You'll Do You will help scale our visualization capabilities by establishing clear asset standards, building efficient prop pipelines, and ensuring consistent quality across both internal and external production. Expect to: - Lead outsourced prop production, including vendor selection, briefing, quality control, and continuous improvement of workflows - Translate large manufacturer product catalogs into efficient, standardized, high-quality 3D prop libraries - Define and enforce asset standards for modeling, UVs, materials, naming conventions, LODs, and optimization - Create and refine photo-realistic 3D props and materials that meet both artistic and technical requirements - Build scalable pipelines for asset ingestion, review, iteration, and deployment into a custom web based platform and the Unreal Engine - Partner with internal visualization, engineering, and product teams to ensure assets integrate cleanly into production environments - Identify automation opportunities and leverage AI-assisted workflows to improve velocity without sacrificing quality About You You're a systems thinker brings strong game development experience, has shipped major projects, and understands how to turn real-world products into performant, reusable digital assets at scale. You have: - 5+ years in game development or real-time production managing outsourced art production at scale - Expert knowledge utilizing Unreal Engine Editor - Professional experience utilizing Maya, Zbrush, Adobe Photoshop, and Substance Painter/Designer - Proven experience leading complex asset initiatives independently with strong ownership and a high quality bar - A track record of building or improving structured, scalable asset pipelines and asset standards - Experience developing automation or AI-enhanced production tools - Exceptional attention to detail--you work fast and accurately - Passion for architecture and interior design with a deep understanding of real-world materials, manufacturing logic, and construction details Working at Higharc Higharc has been remote first since our founding in 2018. We offer flexible hours so you can do your best work without missing out on life. Higharc offers competitive salaries with significant equity, in a fast-growing, well-funded company. Personal healthiness is an important value for us- we provide comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with unlimited PTO, and meaningful maternity/paternity leave to all U.S based employees that are full-time. You'll also have access to other big-company benefits such like short and long-term disability plans and a 401K. Haven't worked remotely before? We provide a stipend to create the ideal home office.

Mid-Senior Level. 12 month fixed term contract. We're looking for a Technical Animator to sit at the intersection of art and engineering. You'll own and evolve our animation pipeline, build tools that empower the animation team, and ensure characters feel responsive and alive in engine. Python scripting is a core requirement for future pipeline development. Responsibilities - Build and maintain the animation pipeline from DCC tools (Maya/Blender) into engine - Write and maintain Python scripts and tools to streamline animator workflows - Implement and debug animation state machines, blend trees in engine - Set up and support character rigs for gameplay and cinematic use - Collaborate with designers, artists, and engineers to help define technical standards - Document animation systems, pipelines, and toolsets