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Art

Motion Graphics Designer

Remote, United States

Wave brings people together through virtual entertainment. Our shows enable artists and audiences to collaborate in the creation of the most interactive live performance experiences in the world. Waves are live, interactive and immersive shows that are unlike any virtual concert you have ever experienced. We combine the best of live music, gaming and broadcast technology to transform the live music experience. Waves are live streamed globally on wave.watch and across popular social and gaming platforms including YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, TikTok, Facebook and Roblox.

We’re looking for an in-house Motion Graphics Designer who has experience creating stunning, effective design, such as key art, trailers and promos for marketing campaigns across digital platforms. You are a detail oriented individual who is experienced in managing more than one concurrent project in a high-speed, high performance environment and thrives in a team oriented setting. This role reports into the Creative Director and will partner closely with marketing, A&R, brand partnerships, and content teams.

We are accepting all remote candidates within the United States for this opening. The team has a slight preference for somebody on the West Coast since this team is based out of Los Angeles, CA.

Responsibilities

Produce work that demonstrates a proven knowledge of design, typography and animation, with a high level of creativity and innovation
Create brand campaigns, digital experiences, social media content, landing pages, activations and more
Work cross-functionally with content and marketing teams to deliver a cohesive message that is premium, polished and best in class

Required Qualifications

3+ years as a production artist in entertainment marketing
An excellent portfolio demonstrating strong design, typographic and animation skills
Expert knowledge of Adobe CC Suite
Design within Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop
Motion graphics / animation / compositing within Adobe After Effects
Video editing within Adobe Premiere Pro
Excellent attention to detail
Strong communication skills
A positive attitude and great sense of humor within a strong team environment
A self-starter with the ability to work effectively under tight deadlines
The ability to pivot and jump in where needed
Knowledge of current design trends

Desired Qualifications

Passion for all things music, art, gaming, pop and internet culture
UI/UX, C4D & Unity Software knowledge a plus

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Real-Time VFX Artist

Remote

You'll work with our Art Director and Technical Art Director to create engaging, stylized VFX that enhance the live, motion-captured performance of musicians, singers, and DJs, ranging widely in style and mood. From fire breathed by a giant demon rapper, to ribbons of magic flowing from a violinist’s bow, to abstract effects yet to be imagined, your work will bring to life the movement and music of a performer in a way only possible in an interactive virtual concert environment.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with the Art Director, Creative Team, and Engineers to create visual effects that match support gameplay systems and environmental storytelling, ranging from stylized real world effects like weather, fire, smoke etc, to abstract audio visualization and UI
Handle all aspects of the VFX pipeline, which includes creating content from pre-visualization concepts to final polished assets in game
Assist in the improvement and stability of VFX tools and pipeline
Balance quality with efficiency when working under tight deadlines
Plan, estimate and prioritise time frames for the completion of tasks and track progress using the designated tracking tools
Maintain style and consistency across products

Required Qualifications

5+ years of experience creating real-time VFX in Unreal Engine
Advanced skills in 3D/2D Software - Photoshop, Maya, 3DS Max
Excellent skills in VFX development, including timing, shape language, and color theory
Ability to collaborate, but also work independently, and creatively to solve VFX technical challenges
Understanding of VFX asset costs and impact on performance
Proficiency using Shader Graph tools
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, iterative development environment
Team player with strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
Demo reel required

Desired Qualifications

Experience creating materials and PBR assets within modern game engines (Unreal, Unity)
Experience working in Houdini application tools
Experience with audio reactivity and audio visualization software/ systems
Musician/Music lover
Passion for live events
Familiarity with new tech and industry trends

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Engineering

QA Manager

Remote

Come help us define the future of music! Together we'll create amazing experiences for the attendees, and drive creativity for concerts. You will be leading the QA team to deliver high quality interactive virtual concerts. You will be the owner of QA at Wave including all aspects of Game, Software, and Broadcast QA.

Personality Traits

Music Lover
Empathetic
Passion for live events

Responsibilities

Lead quality and test strategy efforts across multiple projects
Mentor and manage a team of embedded QA analysts
Own QA across the company and hold teams accountable for the quality of all deliverables
Work closely with other leaders across the organization to develop a holistic QA strategy
Perform testing as needed for major milestones

Required Qualifications

5+ years of experience in QA
2+ years of experience as a QA Lead or QA Manager
Experience empowering others to grow in their careers
Experience working with agile development teams
Experience with embedded QA
Experience recruiting and growing a QA team
Strong communication skills
Strong desire to learn new methodologies and approaches to testing

Desired Qualifications

Game development background
Software development background
Experience with live music events
Experience with remote management

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Senior Gameplay Systems Engineer

Remote

Come help us define the future of music! Together we'll create amazing experiences for the attendees, and drive creativity for concerts. You’ll be at the forefront, working with designers implementing the interactive moments in the concerts. Software Engineers at Wave, bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas and also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. We work with both new and current technology, creating innovative solutions to overcome high-volume obstacles and to deliver the future of music to millions. You will report into the engineering manager.

This is a direct hire, full time opportunity. We are not interested in C2C workers at this time.

Responsibilities

Work with content to create new interactions for shows
Work with engineering and content to create new systems to be used in shows
Work with content to create tools for art/design
Prototype and test new content features, collaborate with production, art, and engineering

Required Qualifications

Strong C++ knowledge
Strong math abilities
Strong communication skills
Knowledge of game mechanics
Shader knowledge
5+ years in game development
Experience identifying inefficiencies in processes, tools, workflows and creating solutions to eliminate these inefficiencies
Unreal experience

Desired Qualifications

C# knowledge
Unity knowledge
AAA gaming experience
Experience with profiling and addressing performance and scale problems.
Knowledge of music

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Senior Server Engineer

Remote

Come help us define the future of music! Together we'll create amazing experiences for the attendees, and drive creativity for concerts. You’ll be at the forefront, working to bring interactive concerts at scale. Software Engineers at Wave, bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas and also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. We work with both new and current technology, creating innovative solutions to overcome high-volume obstacles and to deliver the future of music to millions. You will report into the engineering manager.

This is a direct hire, full time opportunity. We are not interested in C2C workers at this time.

Personality Traits

Music Lover
Passion for live events

Responsibilities

Work with other engineers on the Platform team to develop server technologies
Lead architecture requirements, design, and implementation
Perform code reviews
Identify and provide solutions for performance and architectural issues
Provide mentorship to junior engineers

Required Qualifications

5+ years experience working on server technologies
Strong C# knowledge
Strong node.js knowledge
Excellent linux systems skills
Experience with profiling and addressing performance and scale problems
SQL and NoSQL database experience
Experience with Queueing systems such as RabbitMQ
Strong communication skills

Desired Qualifications

AWS experience
Testing framework experience
CPU and resource optimization experience
Experience supporting a live product
Web development

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Senior Software Engineer

Remote

This is a direct hire, full time opportunity. We are not interested in C2C workers at this time.

Responsibilities

Work with other engineers to develop game tools and technologies
Work with other engineers to develop the MMO client
Lead architecture requirements, design, and implementation
Perform code reviews
Identify and provide solutions for performance and architectural issues
Provide mentorship to junior engineers

Required Qualifications

5+ years experience working in games
Strong C++ knowledge
Strong math foundation
Experience with profiling and addressing performance and scale problems.
Strong communication skills
Unreal experience

Desired Qualifications

AAA gaming experience
Experience with audio programming
Experience with machine learning
Knowledge of music

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Software Engineering Manager (Server)

Remote

Come help us define the future of music! Together we'll create amazing experiences for the attendees, and drive creativity for concerts. You’ll be at the forefront, working with designers implementing the interactive moments in the concerts. You will be the technical director for the software engineering team building the interactive virtual concerts at Wave. Software Engineers at Wave bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas and also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. We work with both new and current technology, creating innovative solutions to overcome high-volume obstacles and to deliver the future of music to millions. You will report to the VP of Engineering.

Personality Traits

Music Lover
Empathetic
Passion for live events

Responsibilities

Deliver software to creative and broadcast teams in a timely manner
Manage engineers working on central services technologies, such as auth and chat
Work with creative and broadcast management to ensure priorities are being met
Setup processes to ensure servers are performant, and creative teams are able to determine what causes issues
Work with VP of Eng to ensure that engineer staff is set up for success with effective working structures

Required Qualifications

BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent with 5+ years of experience planning, designing, developing, and delivering large scale platforms and products.
3+ years of experience as an engineering manager leading software development teams.
Is a strong leader with ability to lead & manage a high performing team, can creatively balance high quality delivery with customer focus to meet business needs.
Proven track record of result-oriented leadership focusing on customer experience and delivering results in an aggressive and fast paced environment.
Passion for leading and developing direct reports; providing guidance, consultation, and opportunities towards improving their professional skill set.
Strong communication skills
Experience identifying inefficiencies in processes, tools, workflows and creating solutions to eliminate these inefficiencies

Desired Qualifications

Experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining high performance, large-scale distributed and highly available services, and platforms.
Game development background
Passion for music and live events

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Executive&Admin

Director, Human Resources

Los Angeles, CA or Austin, TX (Remote)

The new Director, Human Resources will lead the Human Resources function of the company and report to the President, Gary Shenk to provide effective guidance on all company HR strategies and their implementation. This role will be primarily remote but the Director must sit in either Los Angeles, CA or Austin, TX.

Core Values & Must Haves

Passion – A real fan of music and innovation technology; someone who understands the potential for virtual entertainment and wants to be at the forefront of creating the next great entertainment brand.
Energy -- A high-energy person who is hungry to be one of the top leaders of Wave at a unique moment in its growth history; someone eager to help take the company to the next level and beyond.
Compassion – Someone who is extremely sensitive to challenges in the workplace that are both visible and unseen, who always has his/her “ear” to the grindstone, who listens to diverse perspectives in the organization to reach fair and objective conclusions.
Inclusion - Someone who actively seeks diverse viewpoints, creating a culture where it's safe to dissent, with getting to the best decision/outcome being the only goal.
Communication -- Ability to communicate directly and succinctly to a variety of audiences (internal & external) who come from a diverse set of disciplines and cultures.
Collaboration - A team player who will be an exceptional partner with the CEO, Leadership Team and all other company managers.
Can-Do – someone who always seeks solutions to overcome key business challenges.
Ownership - someone who embraces full accountability.
Beyond Reproach – someone who has a track record of conducting themselves ethically, and with the highest integrity in all matters.
International experience, exposure, and interest is a plus as non-U.S. growth will be a key part of Wave’s strategy and operations going forward.

Responsibilities

Strategize with Wave leadership to identify organizational gaps, and transform the organization with top talent who can team together and execute the next phase of Wave’s aggressive growth plans.
Work in conjunction with recruiting for all open company positions, including writing job descriptions and managing the candidate pipeline, to attract top marketplace talent across functional roles – with a major focus on Wave’s value of a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Optimize and standardize Wave’s Compensation and Benefits programs across the organization.
Develop and oversee an ongoing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative that reinforces DEI through culture development, and institutionalizes DEI across all company practices and processes.
Serve as a daily resource for all employees to listen to constructive feedback and grievances, and troubleshoot conflicts among employees, and among employees and their managers, that limits top-level performance.
Conduct and process regular Employee Pulse Checks to determine overall employee health, and identify emerging issues that could be growth-limiting.
Develop, oversee and manage a comprehensive and transparent company-wide Performance Management Program that ties to overall business goals, rewards performers and aggressively manages underperformance.
Create a culture framework for reinforcement of Wave Values on a daily basis, and foster a culture conducive to results, productivity and high job satisfaction.
Establish a Learning and Development Program that supports Executive-level and employee development in a customized manner.
Develop comprehensive HR policies to establish company-wide standards and practices.

Required Qualifications

Undergraduate Degree from a top University, MBA a plus.
Broad HR knowledge and experience (Strategic HR, Change Management and Organizational Development, DEI, Compensation and Benefits, Recruiting, etc.) ideally in a media/entertainment business environment.
Minimum 10 yrs. experience as an HR lead in a company in growth stage or facing aggressive expansion of organizational size, scope and maturity (or equivalent experience).
Strong background in leading and implementing a regular Performance Management program.
Significant experience developing and leading company-wide Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
Significant recruiting experience – both in-house, and with a network of specialized technology and creative recruiters.
Developed understanding of Compensation and Benefits philosophy, strategy and implementation.
Experience developing and leading a company-wide Learning and Development, and culture/values program.
Significant experience and understanding of employment and labor law, and HR policy implementation to ensure compliance.

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Production

Show Producer

Los Angeles, CA

Wave is an entertainment technology company and creator of the world’s first multi-channel virtual entertainment platform for live concerts. Our platform harnesses technology that transforms performers into digital avatars in real-time, casting them onto a virtual stage built with stunning visuals and customized interactions that fit each performer's unique style. These virtual shows are distributed via YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, as well as other major digital and gaming channels.

Personality Traits

Passion for live event
Music lover
Gamer

Job Requirements

5+ years experience leading cross-functional development teams
Multiple titles shipped, preferably in games or AR/VR/XR space
Strong game-engine technical knowledge, preferably Unity
Knowledge of development and project-management tools such as JIRA, Plastic, Shotgun.
Highly organized with strong teamwork and communication skills.
Proven knowledge of the principles of game design.

Responsibilities

Applying your game-development knowledge to guide a team in building virtual shows produced in engine and streamed live.
Lead a team of artists and developers from inception to production of live WaveXR shows.
Translate high-level priorities into actionable project tasks and goals for a cross-functional team.
Foster communication in a team with multiple ongoing projects.
Using Agile principles in a flexible, creative way to successfully meet project goals.

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