Senior 3D Artist

4 months ago

Sydney, Australia Koala Full time

Koala’s mission is: Better furniture experiences, designed with the World in mind. Combining customer-centric products, a world-class technology and fulfilment platform, incredible customer service and social good; we are changing the way people buy and enjoy furniture to create happier, healthier habitats.

Why we have this role @ Koala

Koala is seeking an experienced 3D artist who specialises in the creation of realistic 3D renders for furniture industrial design and high impact film assets for marketing and communications. Reporting to the Head of Creative, you will be responsible for leading the development of realistic furniture renders to exact specifications, crafting visually stunning, detailed and operational digital representations of our award winning furniture. 

If you’re passionate about crafting the optimum lighting environment to show off hyper-realistic fabrics, and are interested in creating industry-disrupting 3D operational models for a company who’s disrupting the furniture industry, then you should have applied already.

What key responsibilities does this role have @ Koala?

  • Create realistic 3D renders of furniture industrial designs, focusing on accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Develop highly detailed and realistic fabrics and materials to enhance the realism of the renders.
  • Work closely with designers and engineers to ensure that each model meets specifications and design requirements.
  • Collaborate with the marketing team to create compelling visual assets for promotional materials and marketing campaigns.
  • Gathering information to create models: sketches, drawings, photographs, and video, materials, finished product samples – in general, everything that will help to understand the appearance and structure of the object.
  • Oversee and maintain library of furniture models built in collaboration with Cylindo
  • Manage the day-to-day project management and workflow of 3D Assets for Koala with both external and internal stakeholders.
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in 3D rendering and industrial design.

Ideal background…

  • An expert in 3D modelling able to accurately replicate furniture to provided specifications.
  • Exacting eye for detail and a passion for creating highly detailed and life-like fabrics and materials. 
  • Proven experience as a 3D artist specialising in furniture industrial design, with a strong portfolio showcasing previous work.
  • Proven experience in developing and optimising materials library - creating accurate and richly detailed materials and textured to accurately represent the products.
  • Experience working with the Chaos platform, with a strong understanding of web-based AR platforms.
  • Familiarity with Cylindo is preferred.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.

Treehouse Perks and Privileges…

Koala is only great when its employees are happy — and we’re one happy bunch 

    • WFB/Hybrid working - We’re mixing it up with a couple of days back in the Alexandria Treehouse (office) and work from bed/home (WFB); we want you to do your best work the way that works for you, including from anywhere on the globe (T&Cs apply)
    • Take a break - Generous time off - volunteer, parental, Koala life leave and more to help keep your work-life balance, balanced. 
    • Tuesday lunches, Monthly barbies, socials and stocked kitchen - With an emphasis on healthy, local and organic produce.
    • Pet-friendly - The Koala Treehouse is as pet-friendly as they get
    • Surprise & delight - The two-word combo at the core of everything we do. All Koalas can expect to enjoy free Koala products with ‘mates rates’ for your friends and fam. 
    • Support & wellbeing - Our employee experience respects and embraces all families, formed, found and evolving. You’ll have access to our Employee Assistance Program, which includes unlimited sessions for financial, work, relationship, family or wellbeing support.
    • Accelerate your career - via our Learning Management platform Juno, as well as individual and team growth budgets and dedicated days. 
    • Short and long-term incentive plans ensure you benefit as Koala succeeds  
    • Community & connection - We believe that simply doing ‘no harm’ isn’t good enough  So, how are we doing our part? BCorp Certified, WWF Partnership, volunteer days, a member of SoftLanding,  1% and so much more.

All in all, the Koala Kommunity is a great place to hang out and belong to

Koalities we look for…

At Koala, we do things a little differently and we don’t shy away from the fact that we expect a lot from our employees We are ambitious. We are curious. We are selfless. We want you to challenge expectations, always look to make a difference and give us something different from the norm. We want people that bring great energy, that have a long-game focus and are always trying to find new angles and approaches to the way we work. We're a team full of entrepreneurial spirit and have a relentless focus on 'what's next' but while always reviewing 'what's been done' and learning, growing and adapting. We're confident, but NEVER arrogant and we adapt to change like Steve Smith under a short ball.  Honesty and empathy drive everything we do, as well as a total focus on exceeding our customers’ expectations. So if you feel like this could be you... well what the bloody hell are you waiting for? Drop us a line, and let's see what you've got ;)

There’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate, Koala is a place where everyone has opportunity. So however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day. We’re an equal opportunity employer, and recognize that a diverse workforce is crucial to our success as a business.

To read more, check out our careers, LinkedIn, or the great work we do with Work180.

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