Job Description
The Technical Artist will support the design, development, and production of 2D, 3D, interactive, and immersive visualizations based on neuroimaging and biomedical data. The successful candidate will help bridge creative design and technical implementation, developing workflows that translate data into accurate, polished, and engaging visual content. Projects may include brain renderings, tractography visualizations, 3D anatomical models, animations, interactive applications, immersive visualizations, data-driven graphics, educational media, and visual assets for scientific presentations, publications, websites, events, and outreach campaigns. This role requires both strong artistic judgment and technical fluency. The ideal candidate is comfortable working with scientific data and software pipelines, collaborating with researchers to understand visual goals, and producing visuals that balance scientific accuracy with clarity and aesthetic impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Scientific Visualization & 3D Production
- Create high-quality 3D visualizations of neuroimaging, anatomical, and biomedical data.
- Develop renderings, animations, and interactive assets that clearly communicate complex scientific concepts.
- Work with MRI/diffusion MRI, tractography, brain surfaces, and volumetric datasets.
- Produce visuals for presentations, publications, web, video, social media, and outreach materials.
- Ensure scientific accuracy while enhancing clarity, composition, lighting, and storytelling. Technical Art & Pipeline Development
- Build and maintain workflows for importing, processing, rendering, and presenting 3D scientific data.
- Integrate datasets into visualization platforms, immersive environments, and interactive applications.
- Develop shaders, lighting, materials, and optimization strategies for real-time and rendered outputs.
Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelors Degree in related field
- 2-5 years of experience as a technical artist/ graphic designer
- Experience with medical, scientific, biomedical, or anatomical visualization (understanding of the brain anatomy)
- 3D Production: Experience with tools like Blender, Maya, Cinema 4D, or Houdini to create and animate 3D content.
- Real-Time / Interactive Platforms: Familiarity with Unity, Unreal Engine, TouchDesigner, or similar tools for building interactive or immersive experiences.
- Design & Creative Tools: Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and video editing tools like Final Cut Pro.
- Strong understanding of 3D fundamentals, including modeling, materials, lighting, rendering, animation, camera composition, and scene optimization.
- Portfolio or work samples demonstrating relevant 3D, technical art, visualization, animation, or interactive media experience.
- Understanding of the brain anatomy
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- Familiarity with neuroimaging data or concepts, including MRI, diffusion MRI, tractography, brain surfaces, segmentation, or volumetric imaging.
- Experience with visualization or analysis tools such as FreeSurfer, FSL, AFNI, 3D Slicer, ITK-SNAP, ParaView, VTK, Python-based visualization libraries, or similar platforms.
- Experience scripting or programming in Python, C#, JavaScript, GLSL/HLSL, or other relevant languages.
- Experience creating shaders, procedural materials, particle systems, or custom visualization tools.
Compensation:
$43-55/hour