Senior Modeler (contractor)

Genies is an AI avatar technology company powering the visual and embodiment layer for AI. Through the Genies SDK, their proprietary avatar framework brings AI to life as fully realized AI personas that look, think, behave, and play like living identities. Genies powers AI companion, NPC, and agent use cases across enterprise, consumer, creator, entertainment, and gaming. Genies has raised $200M from Silver Lake, BOND, and Bob Iger. Genies is built on the belief that every website, app, game, brand, and human will have an AI persona. Genies' avatars are the visual identity of the next internet. This contract role sits at the center of that: you'll own the quality and technical integrity of 3D character and prop assets that ship into our real-time avatar platform, used by millions. What you'll own: - End-to-end production of avatar-ready 3D assets — from concept interpretation through high-poly sculpt, optimized lowpoly modeling, and texturing — that meet our technical budgets and raise our visual bar. - Pipeline fluency: you know when to use traditional tools and when to reach for AI-assisted workflows (generative model, textures, and mesh optimization, AI retopo) to move faster without sacrificing craft. - Collaboration with Art Directors and Engineers to ensure assets behave correctly inside our Avatar Framework — not just look good in isolation. What you bring: - A portfolio of real-time character work that demonstrates and understands both technical discipline (clean topology, correct UVs, optimized textures) and genuine artistic taste. - Deep experience in Maya, ZBrush, and Substance — and curiosity about what comes next. - Comfort working with ambiguity: concept-to-shipped without a step-by-step brief. - Familiarity with Unity import pipelines and real-time rendering constraints Bonus: experience with avatar systems, procedural asset generation, or AI-assisted modeling tools. How Genies will support you - Competitive salary and equity packages - Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance - Unlimited PTO - Parental leave - Hybrid work structure (minimum 4 days in office weekly) - Monthly wellness reimbursement Genies is a well-funded, fast-growing start-up that values innovation, creativity, and ownership. Our roles and their responsibilities are created with a breadth of scope that introduces each employee to exciting new challenges and opportunities that a growing start-up encounters. The actual base pay is dependent upon a number of factors, including: professional background, training, transferable skills, work experience, education, location, business and product needs, and market demand. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. These are for our full time, benefits eligible positions