Unity Developer for VR VAWG Empathy Experience
Calico Closing date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026
- Part time
- Under £10K
Wed, 08 Jul 2026 "> published -
Job Summary
Job Description
We are recruiting a West Midlands-based 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.
This is a great opportunity for an early-career developer, as the app will follow an existing template, with the chance 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
Job Requirements
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
Job Responsibilities
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.
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Job Overview
- Job Title: Unity Developer for VR VAWG Empathy Experience
- Salary: Under £10K
- Hours: Part time
- Artform: Combined arts
- Role: Creative
- Contract: Temporary
- Closing date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026
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Location:
West Midlands
How 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 [email protected] by 11PM on Monday 27th July
Online interviews will take place w/c 3rd August
- Contact name: Siobhan Kilsby
- Contact email: [email protected]
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.