Interactive Experience Designer (Unity)

TL;DR

Interactive Experience Designer (Unity): Creating immersive and interactive experiences for medical, scientific, and technical industries with an accent on Unity scene building, 3D asset integration, and professional visual polish. Focus on developing high-fidelity XR and web-based content using emerging tools and generative AI to enhance the creative pipeline.

Location: Hybrid: 3 days in-office in Durham, NC, and 2 days work-from-home

Company

A custom game and interactive experience studio that helps medical and technical leaders transform complex science into immersive educational and training experiences.

What you will do

• Create polished 3D art assets and integrate them into Unity scenes for VR, AR, mobile, and web experiences.
• Build and polish environments, UI, animation states, lighting, materials, and visual effects within Unity.
• Implement basic interactivity hookups and prototype visual concepts to test ideas quickly.
• Explore and pilot emerging tools, including generative AI for 2D/3D and AI coding assistants, to improve studio pipelines.
• Collaborate with the Creative Director to translate brand requirements and scientific content into cohesive visuals.
• Perform playtesting, bug fixing, and performance optimization throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience working as part of a collaborative studio or in-house team.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating presentation-grade, client-ready polish and brand-aligned design.
• Hands-on proficiency in Unity for scene building, asset integration, and basic C# scripting.
• Solid foundation in 3D asset creation, animation fundamentals (timing, easing), and visual composition.
• Experience with version control for Unity (Unity Version Control, Perforce, or Git).
• Ability to work on-site in Durham, NC, three days per week.

Nice to have

• Experience with XR development in Unity.
• Background in agency, brand, or client-services creative environments.
• Familiarity with Substance Painter, Adobe Creative Suite, or Figma.
• Experience with Apple Vision Pro, iOS, Unreal Engine, or WebGL.
• Knowledge of medically accurate art assets.

Culture & Benefits

• Employer-sponsored health, vision, and dental insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Responsible Paid Time-Off and Parental Leave policies.
• Hybrid work flexibility with a downtown Durham office.
• Monthly team-building events and a transparent leadership culture.