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Located conveniently in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health, social and support services.  Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. More than 125 years later, St. Joseph's remains dedicated to its mission of caring for the poor and underserved.

We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care, medical education and research. St. Joseph's includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute, Norton Thoracic Institute, Cancer Center at St. Joseph's, Ivy Brain Tumor Center, and St. Joseph's Level I Trauma Center (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services. St. Joseph’s is considered a sought-after destination hospital for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day, approximately 20 percent of the hospital’s patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Joseph’s.

U.S News & World Report routinely ranks St. Joseph's among the top hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery.  In addition, St. Joseph's boasts the Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Joseph's, and a strategic alliance with Phoenix Children's Hospital.

St. Joseph's is consistently named an outstanding place to work and one of Arizona's healthiest employers. Come grow your career with one of Arizona's Most Admired Companies.

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The Neuroscience Publications Department at Barrow Neurological Institute leads the academic publishing industry in author services focused entirely on the neurosciences. We provide editorial and media expertise to support residents, fellows, attending physicians, and researchers at Barrow. Our illustrators, animators, graphic artists, and multimedia specialists work closely with authors to create elegant, accurate visual content using the latest industry standards and technology (including a state-of-the-art render farm) to achieve higher visibility and faster publication.

Neuroscience Publications is seeking a temporary Technical Artist to join our team! The candidate will support 3D animation production, workflows, and procedures to advance the academic publishing mission of all Barrow departments, including Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Research.

Essential functions:
● Support the medical animation team by troubleshooting 3D asset and scene issues, solving render problems, and addressing workstation and/or software complications as they arise.
● Assist Senior Technical 3D Artist with building pipeline scripts and toolsets for animation production and general department needs.
● Provide technical assistance to medical animation team as needed for shot assembly, render wrangling, 3D scene optimization, and automation.
● Support 3D asset archiving and cataloging.
● Collaborate with Senior Technical 3D Artist and Barrow Informatics to ensure compliance with latest cybersecurity guidelines.

Located in Phoenix, AZ, this is an in-person, 6-month temporary position. Individuals must live within driving distance of the Barrow campus.

A link to your portfolio is required.

REQUIREMENTS:

Expertise (two years’ experience preferred) with 3D computer animation, modeling and compositing software.

EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Digital Art, or related field required.
1-3 years of experience in 3D animation and/or interactive media preferred.

DESIRED SKILLS
● Expertise with operating systems such as Unix/Linux and Windows.
● Networking domain knowledge.
● Tools for monitoring CG system health and performance.
● Disaster recovery.

● Expertise with animation tools like Maya and Houdini.

● Custom tools, advanced shading, rigging, and special effects as demonstrated in portfolio.● Expertise with digital sculpting and animation tools such as Zbrush and Maya 3D.
● Advanced shading, rigging, and special effects as demonstrated in portfolio.
● Render distribution software.
● Python, Bash scripting, Windows Batch, LUA.

The following software skills are preferable (but not required): Autodesk Maya, Blackmagic Design Fusion Studio or DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Creative Suite, SideFX Houdini, V-Ray render engine, Substance Designer or Painter, Blender, C4D, or 3ds Max, a render manager software, Python, Lua, MEL scripting, Unreal, Unity, Godot, Mudbox, Wrap 3D, a database software, Linux.