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Job Title: Senior CG Artist - Product Visualization

Role Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior CG Product Visualization & Motion Generalist to create photorealistic product visuals and dynamic animations. The role requires expertise across modeling, texturing, lighting, rendering, and motion, with a strong focus on animating products and camera movement to highlight form, features, and functionality. The primary requirement is the ability to produce industry-standard product visualizations and engaging product animations.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, texture, and light 3D product models with material accuracy and high visual fidelity.
• Render photorealistic imagery with multiple angles, lighting setups, and SKU variations.
• Animate products and cameras to create dynamic product animations and highlight key features.
• Develop CG motion graphics or visual effects as needed to support product storytelling.
• Integrate product models into lifestyle or contextual scenes when required.
• Organize and deliver layered source files and final outputs suitable for reuse and cross-team workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on product representation, animation priorities, and asset quality.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7 - 10+ years of experience in CG product visualization and animation.
• Strong skills in modeling, texturing, lighting, rendering, and animation in industry-standard tools (Blender, Cinema 4D, Maya, V-Ray, or equivalent).
• Experience creating CG motion graphics to enhance product storytelling.
• Portfolio demonstrating photorealistic product renders and dynamic product animations, preferably with consumer electronics or hardware products.
• Comfort with AI models and tools

Education

Bachelor's degree or a specialized diploma in 3D Animation, Computer Graphics, Game Design, or Visual Arts, or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience integrating animated product models into lifestyle or real-world scenes.
• Familiarity with interactive 3D formats (GLB, USDZ).
• Experience in cross-functional studio environments working with design, engineering, or marketing teams.
• Experience with precision AI modeling or Digital twin implementation

Cross-Org Skills
Effective Communication
Results Orientation
Learning Agility
Digital Fluency
Customer Centricity
Impact & Scope
Impacts large functions and leads large, cross-division functional teams or projects.
Complexity
Provides highly innovative solutions to complex problems within established policy.
Disclaimer
This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

The pay range for this role is $130,700 to $205,200 USD annually with additional
opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United
States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related
knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits:

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:

* Health insurance
* Dental insurance
* Vision insurance
* Long term/short term disability insurance
* Employee assistance program
* Flexible spending account
* Life insurance
* Generous time off policies, including;
* 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
* 11 paid holidays
* Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview
[https://hpbenefits.ce.alight.com/])

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this
posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time,
with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

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