IT Manager

Job Purpose

The IT Manager maintains information technology strategies by managing staff; researching and implementing technological strategic solutions.

Responsibilities

• Accomplishes information technology staff results by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; initiating, coordinating, and enforcing systems, policies, and procedures.

• Maintain smooth operation of the IT infrastructure for a rapidly growing and exciting animation and digital content creation firm

• Create and maintain & blueprint/map of all user machines, software, plug-ins, etc.

• Maintains organization's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies.

• Provide desktop support, troubleshoot client base graphics workstations, render farm and back-up systems, install and update graphics and animation software

• Verifies application results by conducting system audits of technologies implemented.

• Preserves assets by implementing disaster recovery and back-up procedures and information security and control structures.

• Accomplishes financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective action.

• Recommends information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements.

• Assist management in the timely deployment of new systems while improving quality of IT work performed

• Act as an interface with the programming team on quality control and documentation of technical projects

KSAs

• 5-7 years of experience managing a multi-platform IT department

• Experience working in a digital animation, film/visual effects, or multimedia company is a plus

• Experience in providing desktop support (including user registration and deregistration to domains, software/hardware upgrades, access to network resources, end user backup and imaging of systems)

• Knowledge of system backup and verification: including all user and server backup and recovery, and performing data integrity checks

• Knowledge of networking, network security, and maintaining DNS, NFS, DHCP, Samba, DFS, mail, web, and FTP services

• Microsoft and/or Cisco Certification a plus

• Experience with installing, licensing, and configuring of the following software: 3dMAX; Lightwave; Maya, Deadline, Adobe After Effects, Digital Fusion, Final Cut pro

• Experience with Building and Repairing MAC and PC hardware

• Experience with cloning and restoring Hard Drives

• Supervise rack-mounting and Cable Management in a Server Room Environment

• Desktop Support and Troubleshooting

• Must be punctual, reliable, and flexible

• Strong multi-tasking ability

• Extremely detail-oriented

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Must work well in a team

Working Conditions

This position works in an office environment

Physical Requirements

This position regularly requires employees to lift up to 50 pounds, sit, stand, walk; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to repair and operate standard office equipment.

Direct Reports

IT Engineer

2D Designer

Reports to: Head of Art Department

YOU ARE a talented 2D designer. You bring stories to life by creating breathtaking designs and inspiring motion graphics. At times you will be creating concepts and style frames for pitches and mood boards, other times you'll be creating animation for a variety of clients in various formats. You are a versatile self-starter – you can skillfully execute on a given concept or reference. You thrive within the details and enjoy working on a wide breadth of projects. You thrive in dynamic and fast-paced work environments and offer the highest aesthetic of anyone you know. You are seeking a highly innovative culture where you can do ground-breaking design-work alongside the best talent in the industry.

INHANCE is a leading, digital creative agency. We are best known for transforming complex subject matter into compelling, interactive stories for our Fortune 500 clients. Our diverse team of artists, producers, programmers, and thinkers continuously develop pioneering, industry leading and award-winning content. Our talented team has brought home multiple Telly Awards (including work for brands such as Audi, Boeing, GE Healthcare and Textron). Our interactives are stunning and utilize the latest in digital technology. We love what we do and we love collaborating across disciplines with some of the best of best. Every day brings new, exciting work: from immersive environments to virtual and augmented reality to interactive murals and apps. We revel in pushing creative limits and always strive to deliver above and beyond.

• Minimum three (3) years of experience in design, UI and/or motion graphics

• Must be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite

• The ability to create designs, UI, 2D images, motion graphics, and compositing

• Maintain clear and ongoing communication regarding project status

• Ensuring the entire stack is designed and built for speed and scalability

• Help build on our creative legacy and award-winning work

• Other duties as assigned

• Minimum three (3) years of experience using Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects

• Working knowledge of Cinema 4D

• Knowledge of Dreamweaver and Azure is a plus

• Strong design aesthetics with layout, typography, and graphic design

• Experience with data driven visualization generated by Excel or JSON is a plus

• Experience Storyboarding and creating concepts is a plus

• Familiarity with VFX and post processing, video codecs and compression methods, and the latest software and plugins

• Must be able to balance quality with project timeframe

• Must be customer-focused, detail-oriented, and work well in a team environment

• Must be resourceful with excellent follow-through skills

• Must have strong multi-tasking ability

• Working knowledge of interactive media (e.g. VR/AR, display technologies, video 2D/3D animation and interactive software, mobile devices) is a plus

• Experience working collaboratively with cross-disciplinary, art, programming, production, and technology teams

• Experience working on short-timeline and fast paced projects

• Must be a strong leader and teammate. Must be punctual, reliable, highly flexible, and excellent at balancing multiple detail-oriented projects

• Must have excellent presentation and communication skills (written, oral, internal and client-facing)

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At Inhance Digital, we care deeply about maintaining a positive culture, as emphasized in our Core Values:

1. Foster innovation and embrace change

2. Take action and work hard

3. Strive for excellence

4. Value individuals

5. Work better together

6. Commit to integrity

7. Enjoy the work

8. Be kind, be considerate, do good

Inhance Digital greatly values diversity and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to consider themselves for this role. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

If you think you have what it takes, we’d love to hear from you. Please tell us a little bit about yourself and be sure to include your RESUME and links to examples of your work (cover letter is optional but appreciated).

Web 3D Developer

REPORTS TO Head of Programming

YOU ARE an experienced Web 3D Developer with knowledge and experience with PlayCanvas. You build exciting engaging interactive 3D web sites and web-based experiences, and mobile real-time 3D applications. In addition to your superior development skills, you are a creative-problem solver with excellent oral and written communication skills. You are self-motivated, work well under pressure, and can handle tight deadlines. You desire creative freedom and growth potential in your work. You seek a creative company with large, high profile customers, exciting and innovative projects, and excellent growth potential. You thrive in an entrepreneurial culture where you can do ground-breaking work alongside the best talent in the industry.

• Must have experience with PlayCanvas and WebGL. Similar real-time 3D development platforms are also helpful.

• Take responsibility for interpreting and implementing designs and customer requirements.

• Contribute ideas and improvements to project designs, pipelines, and tools.

• Commit to delivering high-quality, polished and reliable web-based applications.

• Design and implementation of the overall web architecture.

• Ensuring the entire stack is designed and built for speed and scalability.

• Provide ongoing support and documentation of Inhance-based software products and services.

• Document, organize, and maintain new code, helping to grow the company’s code base.

• Inspire colleagues to continuously generate forward-thinking ideas and actively contribute to a culture of innovation and excellence. Help build on our creative legacy and award-winning work.

• Must have experience with PlayCanvas and WebGL, optimizing code for real-time 3D scenes for web and mobile delivery.

• Professional development experience using Unity 3D, HTML (with HTML5 experience), XHTML, CSS3, XML, JavaScript, JSON and backend databases (such as MongoDB, etc.) is also helpful.

• Production experience in developing client-server data transaction solutions with modern database services.

• Competent skills with Photoshop, Illustrator, or other graphic design and layout tools for web development.

• A proven track record of taking storyboards, wireframes and concept art all the way to highly-polished interactive experiences or commercial web applications.

• A proven track record in applying new state-of-the-art web design tools and technologies to enhance the functionality and quality of online and interactive material.

• Experience creating QA test guidelines for QC operations.

• Desired skills in: PlayCanvas or other 3D platform experience, UX/UI, for web and mobile development experiences is a major advantage, Client/server networking and audio/video streaming, API development for multimedia hardware and software technologies.

• Working knowledge of interactive media (e.g. display technologies, video, 2D/3D animation and interactive software).

• Experience working collaboratively with cross-disciplinary, art, programming, production and technology teams.

• Experience working on short-timeline, fast-paced projects.

• Must be a strong leader and teammate. Must be punctual, reliable, highly flexible, and excellent at balancing multiple detail-oriented projects.

• Must have excellent presentation and communication skills (written, oral, internal, and client-facing).

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Real-Time 3D Game Programmer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Inhance is a leading interactive animation and immersive studio seeking real-time or game programmers to build exciting AR/VR, multi-screen 3D interactive presentations, multi-player immersive environments, experiential marketing installations, and casual games. You will be responsible for designing and implementing custom applications in Lua, C++, and C# using Unreal, Unity and/or our proprietary real-time 3D game engine. This is a wonderful opportunity in a creative company with high-profile customers and excellent growth potential.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Write applications to create engaging AR/VR, interactive installations, networked multi-screen experiences, high-quality 3D presentations, educational modules, and iOS/Android apps

• Program and script unique custom solutions using 3D game engines

• Utilize state-of-the-art XR technology, as well as stereoscopic 3D, multi-touch displays

• Take responsibility for interpreting and implementing designs and customer requirements

• Contribute ideas and improvements to project designs, pipelines and tools

• Commit to delivering high-quality, polished and reliable software

• Document, organize, and maintain new code, helping to grow the company’s code base

REQUIREMENTS

• At least one completed, commercially-shipped game title or interactive 3D product

• Experience programming with recent PC or console game engines or 3D frameworks

• In-depth knowledge of sophisticated high-level scripting

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to interact effectively with team members of varied backgrounds

• Self-motivated, with strong problem-solving and time-management skills

• Must be reliable, flexible and punctual

DESIRED SKILLS AND PLUSES 

• Expert knowledge of ARKit, ARCore, Unity and/or Unreal Engine

• Experience with WPF and .NET on Microsoft Surface an advantage

• Knowledge of JavaScript, ActionScript, Python, PHP, HTML, SQL a plus

• Experience with client/server networking and audio/video streaming a plus

• Experience interfacing with varied multimedia hardware and software technologies a plus

• B.S. in computer science or equivalent job experience

3D Artist

Reports to: Head of Art Department

YOU ARE a talented 3D artist. You bring stories to life by creating custom models and 3D animations. You are a versatile self-starter – you can skillfully execute on a given concept or reference. You thrive within the details and enjoy working on a wide-breadth of projects. You thrive in dynamic and fast-paced work environments and offer the highest aesthetic of anyone you know. You are seeking a highly innovative culture where you can do ground-breaking design-work alongside the best talent in the industry.

INHANCE is a leading, digital creative agency. We are best known for transforming complex subject matter into compelling, interactive stories for our Fortune 500 clients. Our diverse team of artists, producers, programmers, and thinkers continuously develop pioneering, industry leading and award-winning content. Our talented team has brought home multiple Telly Awards (including work for brands such as Audi, Boeing, GE Healthcare and Textron). Our interactives are stunning and utilize the latest in digital technology. We love what we do and we love collaborating across disciplines with some of the best of best. Every day brings new, exciting work: from immersive environments to virtual and augmented reality to interactive murals and apps. We revel in pushing creative limits and always strive to deliver above and beyond.

• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in video game animation and/or pre-rendered cinematics

• Must be proficient in 3DS Max and modern game engines such as Unreal or Unity

• The ability to create highly photorealistic models and animation of characters, aircraft, vehicles, and environments that match our highest standards

• Maintain clear and ongoing communication regarding project status

• Other duties as assigned 

• Must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

• Minimum three (3) years of experience modeling, texturing, and animation using 3D Studio Max

• Experience creating 3D passes from V-Ray or similar render engines for composting

• Experience using After Effects or Fusion to composite render passes

• Expert knowledge of Substance Painter

• Expert knowledge of Unreal, Unity or other game engines

• Experience with PBR materials

• Experience with V-Ray or similar rendering engine

• Knowledge of Zbrush, After Effects or Fusion is a plus

• Must be able to work on all aspects of a 3D scene – including but not limited to model set up, materials, lighting, and particles

• Knowledge of character animation/rigging is a plus

• Must be able to balance quality with project’s time frame

• Must be customer-focused, detail-oriented, and work well in a team environment

• Must be resourceful with excellent follow-through skills

• Must have strong multi-taking ability

• Working knowledge of interactive media (e.g. VR/AR/XT, display technologies, video, 2D/3D animation and interactive software, mobile devices) is a plus

• Experience working collaboratively with cross-disciplinary, art, programming, production and technology teams

• Experience working short-timeline, fast-paced projects

• Must be punctual, reliable, highly flexible, and excellent at balancing multiple detail-oriented projects

• Must have excellent presentation and communication skills (written, oral, internal)

Walking, bending, sitting

At Inhance Digital, we care deeply about maintaining a positive culture, as emphasized in our Core Values:

1. Foster innovation and embrace change

2. Take action and work hard

3. Strive for excellence

4. Value individuals

5. Work better together

6. Commit to integrity

7. Enjoy the work

8. Be kind, be considerate, do good

Inhance Digital greatly values diversity and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to consider themselves for this role. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

If you think you have what it takes, we’d love to hear from you. Please tell us a little bit about yourself and be sure to include your RESUME and links to examples of your work (cover letter is optional but appreciated).

To apply, please send your resume, cover letter, and work samples to jobs(at)inhance(dotcom). Your application will not be considered without writing samples or portfolio/reel (when applicable). Please include the name of the position in the subject line of the email.

Senior 3D Game Modeler/Texture Artist 3Ds Max

POSITION SUMMARY

Inhance is a fast growing interactive and digital animation agency with stellar Fortune 500 clients who seeks an experienced 3ds Max Game Artist with 3-5+ years of experience in AAA game title development – specifically for creating photorealistic vehicle and aircraft models to work in game engines. Please provide online examples of your work or demo reel. We are looking for people that may have worked on game franchises such as Battlefield, Call of Duty Modern Warfare, Ghost Recon or similar military or action titles.

You must be able to eventually work onsite in our Los Angeles CA office.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Create highly realistic models and texture mapping for vehicles, aircraft and other hard surface objects

• Create texture mapping, baked in lighting and normal mapping for objects

• Import complex CAD models and convert them to game engine ready models

• Create LOD models and derivative models

• Environmental Modeling, Lighting, texturing a plus

• Maintain quality, style and consistency across projects.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 3 to 5 years’ experience as a game modeler/texture artist using 3D Studio Max

• Must be able to create highly realistic looking vehicles and hard surface objects to work in game engines

• Experience working on action and military game titles a plus

• Vehicular animations including: Aircraft, tanks, cars, boats, helicopters a plus

• Knowledge of low poly game character animation/rigging a plus, but not required.

• Experience with 3rd party rendering tools, VRAY, Final Render.

SKILLS

• Customer-focused and quality oriented, works well in a team environment

• Extremely detail-oriented

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Resourceful with excellent follow-through skills

• Strong multi-tasking ability