What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead 3D Production Artist position at Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation?
Job Description:
As a Lead 3D Production Artist, you will drive high-impact product visualizations that elevate brand storytelling and customer engagement. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, creative vision, and strategic leadership to produce photo-realistic renderings, optimize workflows, and push the boundaries of digital visualization. You will lead innovative initiatives, ensure brand consistency, and collaborate cross-functionally to enhance design execution.
Duties and Responsibilities
Creative & Technical Execution
- Produce photo-realistic product visualizations using procedural methods.
- A sharp eye for materials, lighting, and overall quality to ensure accuracy and realism with high and low-poly workflows.
- Maintain brand consistency by adhering to stringent photo and design guidelines.
- Identify gaps in current approaches and advocate for innovative solutions that enhance visualization processes.
- Maintain an organized digital asset library, ensuring consistency across all rendered materials.
Strategic Thinking & Project Leadership
- Understand how projects align with company objectives and leverage that insight to improve processes and outcomes.
- Take the initiative to learn about our end users, exploring how to engage them effectively through digital content.
- Effectively communicate risks and opportunities in proposals with a company-wide perspective.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and effectively prioritize tasks.
Collaboration & Problem Solving
- Work closely with photographers, industrial designers, and brand and product teams to ensure seamless execution of product visualizations.
- Provide constructive feedback, set clear expectations, and facilitate open team communication.
- Manage multiple projects independently, adapting to shifting priorities while maintaining quality and deadlines.
- Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills to tackle complex challenges.
- Identify obstacles and proactively develop cross-functional plans to overcome them.
- Foster an open and communicative team environment, encouraging collaboration across departments.
- Develop a deep understanding of project concepts through cross-functional collaboration and active listening.
- Encourage knowledge-sharing across teams to enhance skill development and overall efficiency.
Innovation & Process Improvement
- Lead planning sessions, aligning team tasks, ensuring efficient execution, and encouraging problem-solving.
- Identify opportunities to evolve workflows and visualization techniques, sharing best practices with the team.
- Adapt to unstructured environments, guiding others and promoting continuous learning.
- Share insights and tested initiatives with the broader team to drive continuous improvement.
- Invest time in mentoring and teaching key competencies, contributing to team growth.
Job Requirements
- Experience & Education: 5-7 years of professional experience in 3D modeling, product visualization, or a related field; bachelor’s degree in 3D modeling, photography, or a related field.
- Portfolio & Expertise: Strong portfolio showcasing photo-realistic renderings with detailed project contributions.
- Technical Skills: Strong understanding of materials, textures, and lighting. Proficiency in Blender for modeling and Redshift or other rendering engines; knowledge of Adobe After Effects, digital asset management, and project management software is a plus.
- Brand & Market Understanding: Ability to analyze market, consumer, and customer insights.
- Collaboration & Communication: Strong ability to work with and influence cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Mindset & Approach: Results-driven, detail-oriented, open to feedback, and continuously seeking improvement.
Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.
