Unity Developer at Calico, West Midlands, £3,400 Fixed Fee

Calico - Unity Developer for VR VAWG Empathy Experience

Calico is looking for a Unity Developer to collaborate with us on our project, TfGM VR VAWG Empathy Experience: a training tool exploring the fem experience of public transport.

About Calico

Calico is an award-winning social enterprise, based in Birmingham, using creativity to combat gendered violence.

Creativity enables people to see differently, think differently, and act differently. We bring virtual reality, short films and live theatre into unusual places, like police training rooms, schools, the house of commons, or public space, to connect lived-experience communities with policymakers.

We aim to build a whole-system approach to tackling gendered violence.

About the Project

Calico is working together with Transport for Greater Manchester to develop a virtual reality (VR) training tool aimed at helping address gendered violence on public transport. The tool will be delivered to frontline transport staff in Greater Manchester. The app will be deployed to PICO VR headsets via the Pico Enterprise Dashboard.

The Role: Unity Developer

We are recruiting a West Midlands-based freelance Unity Developer to form part of the Creative Team for TfGM VR VAWG Empathy Experience. The developer will work alongside a team of creatives, made up of a Sound Designer, VR Artist, and Video Editor, and led by Directors Daz Cox and Martha Harrison.

The Unity Developer will:

• Build a VR app for PICO VR headsets
• Integrate 360° film footage, audio, and 3D art assets into the app.
• Develop an interactive 360° story with branching choices, guiding users through different video segments.
• Collaborate closely with the team to integrate assets and refine the experience.

This is a great opportunity for an early-career developer, as the app will follow an existing template, and there will be chances to learn from an experienced developer who will be consulting at stages of the project.

Dates:

• Monday 21st September: 1 day of Storyboarding Support in Birmingham
• 12th - 15th October: 4 days in-person to create a draft of the VR experience
• 19th - 22nd October: 4 days in-person to create a draft of the VR experience
• 2nd - 5th November: 4 days in-person to finalise the VR experience
• 4 ad-hoc days in-person to finalise the VR experience

Fee: 17 days at £200 per day. £3,400 total

Person Specification:

Essential:

• Based in the West Midlands
• Availability on all dates listed above, for in-person working in Birmingham
• Experience with building a Unity app for a VR headset
• Experience with asset integration (video content, art, audio)
• Strong communication & collaboration skills
• Your own equipment, including:
• A suitable laptop for previewing the app in a headset (Calico will provide PICO headsets)
• Git/version control (or a plan for backing up work, rolling back changes, and collaborating)
• 20–50GB free storage for Unity, the project, and video assets
• Confidence in offering your own creative input on visual aesthetics - e.g. where assets a placed
• A passion for political art.

Desirable:

• Experience building an app for PICO headsets
• Experience deploying to app stores or enterprise dashboards

TO APPLY:

• Send over a short bio (which includes 1-2 sentences on why you want to be involved in the project) and an example of your work/CV to by 11PM on Monday 27th July
• Online interviews will take place w/c 3rd August

Pay: £200.00 per day

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Employee mentoring programme
• Free or subsidised travel
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Application question(s):

• Where are you based?

Work Location: In person