Tech Artist (Vegetation Specialist)

Job Description A Technical Artist is the key bridge between artists and engineers, and Horizon Worlds is currently looking for a passionate team member to specialize in creating cutting-edge real-time vegetation and foliage systems. You will work closely with a small team to build efficient, high-quality trees, plants, and foliage assets that bring natural environments to life across our Horizon Worlds platform while maintaining optimal performance on VR devices. Technical Artist, Reality Labs Responsibilities: u2003u2022 Partner closely with engineering and design teams to develop realistic vegetation systems across a range of VR devices with strict performance constraints u2003u2022 Design and implement efficient real-time foliage systems using SpeedTree and Houdini for procedural generation, optimization, and asset creation u2003u2022 Develop and optimize vegetation shaders including translucency effects, vertex animation systems, and wind simulation for natural plant movement u2003u2022 Build procedural tools in Houdini to generate diverse plant libraries, terrain systems, and biome-specific foliage collections u2003u2022 Optimize performance through LOD systems, draw call reduction, texture atlasing, vertex data compression, and mobile VR-specific techniques u2003u2022 Develop tools to streamline artist workflows for vegetation data authoring, vertex painting systems, and asset validation u2003u2022 Collaborate with artists and engineers to solve complex technical challenges related to vegetation rendering, instancing, and real-time performance We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: Skills and Requirements u2022 Experience developing real-time vegetation systems for games or VR applications with demonstrable performance optimization knowledge u2003u2022 Professional experience with SpeedTree for tree and foliage creation, including asset optimization and game engine integration u2003u2022 Expert-level knowledge of Houdini for procedural vegetation generation, including HDAs, node-based workflows, and asset pipeline integration u2003u2022 Experience with vegetation-specific optimization techniques including LOD systems, vertex animation, alpha-to-coverage, and VR performance constraints u2003u2022 Expertise with vegetation-to-game engine pipelines for real-time applications u2003u2022 Experience with vertex data optimization including vertex color channels, UV layout strategies, and memory-efficient asset preparation u2003u2022 Knowledge of shaders and rendering techniques including translucency, subsurface scattering, and wind animation systems u2003u2022 Experience collaborating on multi-disciplinary teams with strong communication skills for technical and artistic feedback u2022 Experience developing vegetation systems for VR headsets with knowledge of mobile rendering constraints and foveated rendering techniques u2003u2022 Advanced Houdini skills including custom VEX/Python scripting for tools and procedural asset generation workflows u2003u2022 Deep knowledge of real-time rendering engines (Unity/Unreal) with specific expertise in vegetation instancing and batching systems u2003u2022 Experience with procedural biome generation and large-scale environment creation using Houdini and game engine tools u2003u2022 Knowledge of vegetation physics systems including collision detection, interactive foliage, and player interaction systems u2003u2022 Understanding of mobile VR performance optimization including draw call budgets, texture memory constraints, and 72fps target optimization u2003u2022 Portfolio demonstrating vegetation art with examples of tools, shaders, and optimized real-time vegetation systems

Created: 2025-10-13