Job Description
YOU’LL BE AN EARLY PARTNER OF THE NEWLY FORMED DESIGN TEAM WITH OUR ROBOTICS GROUP. YOU WILL BE WORKING WITH A SMALL -BUT GROWING - TEAM OF HIGHLY COLLABORATIVE AND PASSIONATE DESIGNERS AND MAKERS; WHOSE RESPONSIBILITY IS ULTIMATELY TO HELP THE PROGRAM DELIVER ON OUR MISSION AND VISION; AND ALSO BUILD DESIGN AS A POINT OF VIEW AND DESIGNING AS A PROGRAM CAPABILITY.
AS AN UX/ HRI ANIMATOR YOU WILL CONCEPT AND CRAFT UNIQUE AND COMPELLING 3D ANIMATIONS. YOU WILL COLLABORATE WITH DESIGNERS, RESEARCHERS, ENGINEERS AND PRODUCT MANAGERS THROUGHOUT
THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT LIFECYCLE. AS A TASTEMAKER AND STORYTELLER, YOU WILL ADVOCATE FOR DESIGN EXCELLENCE - CONTRIBUTING TO PRODUCT VISION, AND COLLABORATING WITH A TEAM THAT DEFINES AND DESIGNS USER INTERFACES, FRAMEWORKS, AND THE INTERACTION, VISUAL, AND MOTION DESIGN PATTERNS FOR OUR CURRENT AND NEXT GENERATION ROBOTS.
RESPONSIBILITIES
WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITHIN THE DESIGN TEAM TO IDEATE, PROTOTYPE AND CREATE NEW TOOLS AND HRI EXPERIENCES
DEFINE SCALABLE MOTION PATTERNS FOR HRI AND UX
BRING PERSONALITY AND PRECISION TO THE ROBOTIC GROUP'S BODY, LIGHT AND SOUND MOVEMENT
ADVOCATE AND EVANGELIZE CONSISTENT CHARACTER AND DESIGN PRINCIPLES, TO BE APPLIED ACROSS MANY USE CASES AND FEATURES
CREATE SIMPLE AND ELEGANT DOCUMENTATION TO BE CONSUMED BY ENGINEERS AND PRODUCT MANAGERS
WORK IN PARALLEL WITH HRI, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND SOUND DESIGNERS.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
BACHELORS/MASTERS DEGREE IN SCIENCE, ART, ENGINEERING OR EQUIVALENT WORKING EXPERIENCE
2-5 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN CREATIVE INDUSTRY, ANIMATION, DESIGN, ROBOTICS, START-UPS OR RAPID PROTOTYPING ENVIRONMENTS
STRONG EXPERIENCE WITH 3D ANIMATION SOFTWARE SUCH AS C4D, MAYA, BLENDER OR ANY OTHER INDUSTRY STANDARD ANIMATION TOOLS
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE WITH 2D DESIGN TOOLS: ADOBE SUITE: PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, INDESIGN, FIGMA, PREMIERE PRO, ETC
FAMILIAR WITH 3D SOFTWARE SUCH AS SOLIDWORKS, RHINO, UNITY
ALGORITHMIC THINKING AND PROGRAMMING KNOWLEDGE (PYTHON, JAVASCRIPT)
PHYSICAL DEMAND & WORK ENVIRONMENT:
MUST HAVE THE ABILITY TO PERFORM OFFICE-RELATED TASKS WHICH MAY INCLUDE PROLONGED SITTING OR STANDING
MUST HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE FROM PLACE TO PLACE WITHIN AN OFFICE ENVIRONMENT
MUST BE ABLE TO USE A COMPUTER
MUST HAVE THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY
SOME POSITIONS MAY REQUIRE OCCASIONAL REPETITIVE MOTION OR MOVEMENTS OF THE WRISTS, HANDS, AND/OR FINGERS
Additional Information
Astreya Partners is an equal employment and affirmative action employer. We evaluate qualified applicants on merit and business needs and not on race, color, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status or any other factor protected by law.
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