Our client is the in-house creative studio of a leader in retail seeking a 3D Art Director, known as the 3D Technical & Aesthetic Director, for 40 hours/week, ongoing, and onsite 3 days/week in the San Bruno, CA office.
The 3D Photo Art Director will choose environments, textures, surfaces and product types that will best render the most photorealistic tableaus, allowing 3D-based images to reside alongside traditional photography and create a seamless experience for the shopper. Communicating directly with 3D studio vendors, the ideal candidate will have experience working in photo studio-type settings and understand technical aspects around lighting, environments, styling, etc.
While 3D experience is a plus, candidates without 3D experience can still be considered for this role as long as they have Photo Art Direction and set creation experience.
The 3D Art Director will:
- Provide 3D-specific aesthetic & technical direction that brings to life the editorial campaigns and merchandising of products and services
- Create mockups of products and/or scenes in Photoshop
- Provide creative and technical direction on scenes, products, objects and environments, to be rendered in 3D
- Mentor members of the 3D creative team to further their knowledge of 3D capabilities
- Partner with various clients from across the company's retail groups to fulfill their commerce goals
- Collaborate with 3D vendors to ensure your vision is being translated accurately to 3D
- Leverage curations provided by merchants and source furniture and decor ideas from existing products
- Oversee storytelling and functioning in a 3D technical sense and as the set designer, lighting designer, photographer and interior designer
- Gather requirements and product priorities from merchandising and marketing
- Collaborate with merchandising and marketing teams to ensure alignment on the creative vision as it relates to product representation
- Partner with 3D operations on 3D model requests
The 3D Art Director must have:
- 5+ years as an Art Director within retail home furnishings, consumer electronics, beauty or fashion and the design trade
- Experience working with photo studios, product rendering, set creation, scenes or environments
- Knowledge of 3D technical aspects and ability to communicate feedback to 3D studios and modelers
- Proficiency in Photoshop (to create mockups)
- Knowledge of the facets of commercial image creation, spatial computing and GenAi spaces
- Experience using a project management tool
Bonus:
- Experience in next-gen commerce (NGC)
- Proficiency in 3D software tools and formats
- Skills in Figma
In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.
Benefits
Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.Looking forward to receiving your resume through our website and going over the position with you. Clicking apply is the best way to apply, but you may also:
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danielle.aranya@jobalert.creativecircle.com
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Danielle Aranya - Lead Recruiter
For Creative Circle to represent you for this opportunity, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need of employer sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa such as a H-1B, TN, or O visa. We do not support or provide training for STEM/OPT programs. Additionally, you must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States.
Creative Circle will consider for Employment in the City of Los Angeles qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring (Ban the Box) Ordinance.
This job was first posted by Creative Circle on 02/25/2025 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.
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