Art Director

Creative Circle
San Bruno, CA, US
Full-time

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 a 40 hours / week, 4-month assignment with possible extension that will be onsite 4 days / week in the San Bruno, CA office.

The 3D 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.

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
  • 11 hours ago
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