Opportunities at VECTRE
Careers and Internships
We’re currently accepting applications for programmers and 3D artists!
3D Artist and Project Manager
- Responsibilities: Envision and actualize concept art and art assets needed for project completion
- Generate high-quality 3D models based on photo reference, scan data, and CAD files, amongst others source materials.
- Model and texture environments and other assets per client and company ideals
- Author Unreal Engine 4 materials
- Effectively communicate and follow-up with coworkers, managers, and clients.
- Ensure smooth operations throughout the production of a given project.
- Multi-task daily, manage project workflow, and assure tasks are met by team
- Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Design, Animation, Arts or equivalent
- Minimum 3-5+ years of modeling experience
- Proficiency in Maya or equivalent modeling program
- Proficiency in Adobe Suite, primarily Photoshop and Premiere Pro
- Proficiency in Substance Painter and Substance Design
- Experience in Bitmap2material / Substance Alchemist
- Strong organization, communication, problem-solving and time-management skills
- Strong leadership and organizational skills
- Ability to prioritize, delegate tasks, and meet deadlines
- Desire and talent for facilitating others
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to create and maintain strong sense of urgency
- Ability to accept responsibility and be accountable for achieving results
- Portfolio or ArtStation that can be viewed prior to and during an interview
- Project Management: 2 years
- 5+ years 3D modeling experience
- Valid driver’s license
- Comfortability and proficiency in using technology (VR headsets)
UE4 Programmer
Company Overview:
VECTRE is a virtual reality tech start-up in Cincinnati. We work with Fortune 50 companies creating immersive experiences for product visualization, architectural visualization, consumer testing, branding, training, and we also get to work in game development!
If a fast-paced start-up culture and success motivates you, you belong at VECTRE!
Our team brings the best of tech startups from Boston, Bay Area, Austin, and internationally!
We are seeking an experienced and hard-working programmer who has a strong knowledge of developing in Unreal.
Responsibilities:
- Implementing functions and events in Unreal Engine 4 using Blueprints and C++
- Working with custom dialogue system to create branching narratives
- Working with animation blueprints and integrating them with different characters and objects in working project
- Working in project pipelines to test the builds and correct any errors that occur
- Adapting experiences for different platforms (i.e. AR/mobile development)
Qualifications :
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology
- 2 years work experience
- Experienced in working with UE4 Blueprints and C++
- Experience in Virtual Reality Development is preferred
- Experience with mobile and AR development
- Source Control experience (Perforce preferred)
- Proficient in UE4 UI scripting
- Knowledge of Game Design and Development
- Knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming
- Experience with Visual Studio 2015/2017
- Proficient in vector math and algebra
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Performance optimization skills
Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology
- 2 years work experience
Requirements for Work:
- Valid driver’s license
- Must be comfortable and proficient in using technology (VR headsets)
Location:
- Northside, Cincinnati, Ohio
Office Manager
VECTRE is a virtual reality tech start-up in Cincinnati. We work with Fortune 50 companies creating immersive experiences for Training and Expo Marketing. We are a full-service VR company, making sure our customers needs are met from start to finish.
We are searching for an Office Manager to join our team!
If you believe in the power of relationships, we’ll give you the tools, training and support you need to connect with new and current customers, ranging from Fortune 50 corporations, small businesses, non-profit, to city wide initiatives!
The Office Manager’s goal is to support company-wide operations by maintaining office systems and supervising staff.
Responsibilities:
- Provide a broad spectrum of administrative and management support
- Scheduling office tasks and general day-to-day work
- Developing travel itinerary and tasks for team
- Organizing basic expense tracking and reimbursement
- Maintains office services by organizing office operations and procedures; preparing payroll; controlling correspondence; designing filing systems
- Being a point of contact for vendors, partners, clients and our inside team
- Maintains office efficiency by planning and implementing office systems and layouts
- Implementing office policies by establishing standards and procedures; measuring results against standards; making necessary adjustments
- Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees tasks; has employees claim ownership of their own tasks and place them into the task manager, following up on work
- Keeps management informed by reviewing and analyzing special reports; summarizing information; identifying trends
- Manages recruitment process through selecting employees for interview process, orienting, and training employees
- Administrating new hire orientation with the team
- Creating accounts company-wide for new hires, including G-suite, asana, discord, and other company logins
- Supports success of team by monitoring job results through coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and managing performance reviews
- Activities to grow culture
- Organize internal events with members of the team
- Maintains relevant professional and technical knowledge through research and attending educational workshops
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in management, or equivalent work experience
- Adaptable to changing priorities and tasks on a day-to-day basis
- Ability to organize, communicate, lead, and inform others in a workplace setting; this also includes delegation of work and taking necessary steps if office goals are not met
- Good eye for detail and organizational skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Marketing Coordinator
VECTRE is a virtual reality tech start-up in Cincinnati. We work with Fortune 50 companies creating immersive experiences for Training and Expo Marketing. We are a full-service VR company, making sure our customers needs are met from start to finish.
We are growing and are looking for a marketing; sales person to join our team!
If you believe in the power of relationships, we’ll give you the tools, training and support you need to connect with new and current customers, ranging from Fortune 50 corporations, small businesses, non-profit, to city wide initiatives!
Primary Objectives:
VECTRE’s marketing coordinator markets XR experiences by developing and implementing marketing and advertising campaigns, including social media and quarterly email subscriptions; tracking sales data and monitoring success rates of sales for future sales reference; maintaining promotional materials inventory and discovering new forms of PR for VECTRE; researching and applying for relevant grant funding for VECTRE; maintaining databases of contacts and reach-outs.
Responsibilities:
- Curates and schedules content across all of VECTRE’s social media platforms, including Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram
- Gathering content for socials across platforms, including taking company photos, development shots, and tech photographs
- Implements marketing and advertising campaigns by analyzing sales data, and preparing strategies accordingly; planning and organizing promotional presentations and; updating calendars
- Maintaining relationships with our existing clients and new organizations for exposure
- Prepares marketing reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing sales data
- Prepares various promotional materials for client reach-outs, social media, and marketing campaigns
- Supports Managing Partner in sales by providing sales data, market trends, forecasts, account analyses, new product information; relaying customer services requests
- Researches competitive products by identifying and evaluating product characteristics, market share, pricing, and advertising; maintaining research databases; building out target demographic
- Establishing contacts; developing schedules and assignments; coordinating mailing lists
- Search out events VECTRE can attend or sponsor for company exposure
- Creates innovative marketing PR tactics to create a larger reach
- Researching and applying for various grant funding
- Accomplishes organizational goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishment
- Ability to manage and guide interns in your field
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or Advertising or equivalent work experience
- Strong attention to detail and ability to keep organized and manage others
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Design experience preferred
- General Adobe suite knowledge specifically in photoshop
Internship Opportunities
Marketing interns have the responsibility to create and promote outreach for VECTRE’s products and services. This includes sales, outreach over LinkedIn and email, and setting up meetings with potential clients.
The job of the Marketing Intern is to maintain VECTRE’s professional image and generate potential new accounts for the company.
Specifics include:
- Creating a strategy
- Business plan
- Marketing plan
- Sales strategy
- Branding guidelines
- Attending Meetings and Events with Operations Department
- Assisting in event duty
- Conducting independent research on Venues, Guest, etc. as directed.
- Solving challenges/problems
- Deriving and interpreting the value of VR for different marketing options
- Finding opportunities that will expand VECTRE’s clientele connections
Digital Design
VECTRE’s design interns are responsible for creating image-focused content for the company. This includes photographs for social media pages, design of print media and other image-based marketing tools, and other design needed around the company.
Our designer’s goal is to keep our brand consistent and clean across the board, whether it be online presence or marketing tools.
Specifics Include:
- Photographing the team during daily activities and meetings
- Editing photos using Photoshop, Lightroom or comparative photo editing software to reflect branding guidelines
- Curating the brand’s Instagram- find regrams and throwback content when needed
- Selecting and editing stock photos for holidays and other happenings
- Tweaking past designs and create new designs to match brand aesthetics for flyers and other promotional material
- Assisting with logistics, including greeting cards, accommodations and restocking office supplies.
- Solving challenges/problems
- Organizing and maintain the database for Clear Cut recordings
Communications
The communications intern has the job of creating written content for VECTRE’s website, social media, and outreach. This includes captioning social media posts across all platforms, creating content for print media, writing blogs for both of VECTRE’s sites, and other general research needed within the company.
Specifics Include:
- Captioning company posts on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter
- Writing blogs for VECTRE’s company blog and for FWDVR
- Attending Meetings and Events with Operations Department
- Taking notes during meetings and discussions with outside parties
- Organizing notes
- Data entry, filing, spreadsheet management
- Implementing innovative methods into the business cycle
- Conducting independent research on Venues, Guest, etc. as directed.
- Solving challenges/problems
- Updating database for venue contacts and fee engagements
- Tracking and manage receipt of Guest Artist contracts
- Creating maps for transportation information sheets, parking passes
- Managing mailings, audition database
- Entering expenses in the budget spreadsheet
- Researching rental options for instruments/objects needed for events
- Working with coworkers to create an inventory of items in storage
