VR Creative Artist

About the job

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in.

To start a career that is out of the ordinary, please apply…

Job Details

Why this job is important

Join our dynamic VR creative services team as a Virtual Reality Creative Artist at Kantar, a leading global consultancy. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in the management and creation of visually striking, cutting-edge content tailored for Animations, Immersive experiences, and Realtime deliveries.

As a key member of the Perfect Category team within Kantar’s Consulting division, you will be part of a specialized unit passionate about delivering innovative technology solutions. Your expertise will contribute to enabling brand owners and retailers to meticulously design physical retail environments in virtual reality, right down to the shelf-level. Simultaneously, your creations will facilitate forecasting the revenue impact of these decisions.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Accountable for your own project delivery and work, ensuring all VR service work is completed in budget, on time, and adheres to Kantar’s high-quality standards whilst ensuring it meets client expectations.
• Be responsible for your personal growth of technical capability to ensure deep knowledge and execution steps for all service software solutions in Kantar’s portfolio are known.
• Raise where appropriate quality or content issues, make recommendations for potential solutions, and/or complete these recommendations.
• Works closely with clients not only to deliver outstanding work but to inspire and excite them as to the possibilities of working with Kantar.
• Improve the quality of Kantar’s VR output through technical and artistic advancements, ensuring these findings are cascaded and implemented within the rest of VR team through feedback and training.

The Skills & Experience You’ll Need

• Have appropriate understanding of the relevant IT packages (Microsoft 365) and ensure this is maintained, alongside detailed knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite (specifically Photoshop and After Effects).
• Expert working knowledge of Unity Realtime game engine and Bakery GPU Lightmapping, alongside strong working knowledge of all aspects of 3D Studio Max (animation, modelling, texturing, lighting, etc.).
• Tenacity and creativity to solve problems efficiently under pressure and within tight deadlines, whilst also having the resilience to work in a fast-paced environment with competing demands.
• Strong communication and project management skills.
• Knowledge of Unreal Engine is a huge benefit.
• Knowledge of immersive hardware (Oculus Quest) and immersive technology is a benefit.
• Some experience with digital photography.

Why join Kantar?

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, nobody knows people better than Kantar.

And because we know people, we like to make sure our people are looked after as well. Kantar is committed to supporting the wellbeing of our colleagues and their family members in order to create a positive working environment where we can all thrive.

Benefits Include

• Flexible hybrid working
• Up to 30 days leave, 2 days paid for volunteering and life event leave
• Competitive salary and bonus (bonus dependent on role)
• Company pension
• Enhanced parental leave
• Healthcare options
• Wide range of flexible benefits

We are not able to offer visa sponsorship or assist with relocation support for this role. Please ensure you have the right to work in the country where this role is located before applying.

Location

Warwick, Olympus AvenueUnited Kingdom

Kantar Rewards Statement

At Kantar we have an integrated way of rewarding our people based around a simple, clear and consistent set of principles. Our approach helps to ensure we are market competitive and also to support a pay for performance culture, where your reward and career progression opportunities are linked to what you deliver.

We go beyond the obvious, using intelligence, passion and creativity to inspire new thinking and shape the world we live in. Apply for a career that’s out of the ordinary and join us.

We want to create an equality of opportunity in a fair and supportive working environment where people feel included, accepted and are allowed to flourish in a space where their mental health and well being is taken into consideration.

We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.

Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.