Senior 3D Designer / 3D Artist

About This Role

This role involves transforming engineering and CAD assets into compelling, photorealistic visual experiences to support product launches, marketing initiatives, customer education, and sales enablement. The Senior 3D Designer will partner closely with engineering, product management, and creative teams to bring products to life through high-quality renderings, animations, and videos. The ideal candidate will have a strong portfolio of product visualization work and proven experience converting CAD models into polished, production-ready content.

Responsibilities

• Convert CAD models into optimized, rendering-ready 3D assets
• Create photorealistic renderings, animations, videos, and other visual assets for use across marketing, sales, product launches, web, packaging, trade shows, and customer-facing channels
• Partner closely with engineering, product management, and creative teams to ensure technical accuracy while delivering visually compelling content
• Develop realistic materials, lighting, textures, and environments that effectively showcase products
• Establish and maintain visualization standards, asset libraries, and rendering workflows
• Explore and implement emerging technologies, including AI-assisted visualization and real-time rendering solutions, to enhance efficiency and creative output
• Contribute to the development and evolution of the organization's product visualization capabilities and strategy

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience creating product visualizations, renderings, animations, or digital product experiences
• Experience working with CAD assets and converting engineering models into customer-facing visual content
• Strong portfolio demonstrating photorealistic product visualization and/or animation work
• Proficiency with CAD-based workflows; experience with platforms such as SolidWorks, Creo, Inventor, CATIA, Siemens NX, or similar is highly valued
• Experience with visualization tools such as KeyShot, Blender, Cinema 4D, 3ds Max, Maya, or similar platforms. Specific software experience is flexible
• Experience with animation, motion graphics, and/or video production workflows
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with both technical and creative stakeholders
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to visual accuracy
• Candidates interested in full-time conversion must be located within commuting distance of Minneapolis, MN and willing to work onsite four (4) days per week upon full time hire
• 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
• Must be physically located in and perform the work for our client in the United States