Studio: HNTB
Job Opening: 3D Visualization Designer
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Creates models, textures, effects, and materials and animates objects for virtual environments and animations.
- Manages multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, working closely with the team to effectively meet project deadlines.
- Imports data from GIS, Engineering, and Architectural files into 3D software for environment creation.
- Plays an active role in all aspects of the creative team design process including identifying user needs, requirement definitions, and prototyping.
- Creates storyboards, mood boards, and draft animations that help guide the initial story of the project.
- Creates initial animation(s) or image(s) used for proposals, project interviews, public presentations, and publication in major media (periodicals, news media, national and international press).
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Associate degree in computer animation, game design, CAD, or related field and 3 years of relevant experience, or
- In lieu of education 5 years of relevant experience
- Proficient in using design software (e.g. Autodesk 3DS Max, Adobe Photoshop, Chaos Group Vray, Epic Games Unreal Engine / TwinMotion, GIS software) to create models and animations for pre-sells, proposals, and billable work with guidance from more senior staff.
- Assisting with the development of basic storyboards and camera or object animations.
- Developing materials and textures to enhance models for final output.
- Basic understanding of tools developed by the Technical Artist team for efficient workflow enhancements.
- Full compositing (e.g., layers, overlaying, color correcting, cloning) in Photoshop.
- Importing data from GIS, Engineering, and Architectural files into 3D software for environment creation.
