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Weekend 3D Product Visualization Jobs in California

Perfict

Sr Product Manager, - Visualization

San Jose, CA · On-site

$148K - $195K/yr

Responsibilities : • 5+ years of experience in product management, with a focus on visualization technologies (e.g., AR/VR, 3D, CAD, room planners, and product configurators) in eCommerce or mobile ...

ALO

3D Visualization Associate

Beverly Hills, CA

$85K - $110K/yr

As a 3D Visualization Associate at ALO, you will assist the Architecture and Store Design Team on ... Strong production, technical and research skills * Ability to prioritize in order to meet deadlines

ALO

3D Visualization Associate

Beverly Hills, CA · On-site

$85K - $110K/yr

As a 3D Visualization Associate at ALO, you will assist the Architecture and Store Design Team on ... Strong production, technical and research skills * Ability to prioritize in order to meet deadlines

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What is a weekend 3D product visualization?

Weekend 3D Product Visualization jobs involve creating digital 3D models and realistic renderings of products specifically on weekends. These roles are ideal for freelancers or part-time professionals who specialize in using 3D software to help clients visualize products for marketing, prototyping, or e-commerce. Responsibilities typically include modeling, texturing, lighting, and rendering products to create high-quality images or animations. Strong knowledge of software like Blender, 3ds Max, or Cinema 4D is usually required.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a weekend 3D product visualization specialist?

To excel as a Weekend 3D Product Visualization Specialist, you need strong 3D modeling, rendering, and texturing skills, often supported by a background in graphic design, industrial design, or a related field. Proficiency in industry-standard software such as Autodesk 3ds Max, Blender, Cinema 4D, and Adobe Creative Suite is typically required. Attention to detail, creativity, and effective time management are crucial soft skills for delivering high-quality visual assets on a deadline. These abilities ensure the production of compelling, accurate visuals that meet client expectations and tight weekend project timelines.

What are some common challenges faced in a weekend 3D product visualization role, and how can they be managed?

Weekend 3D Product Visualization specialists often work with tight deadlines, as clients may expect quick turnarounds for product renders needed early in the week. Balancing high-quality output with limited time can be challenging, especially when last-minute revisions are requested. Effective time management, clear communication with clients or project managers, and maintaining a well-organized workflow are key to overcoming these challenges. Additionally, staying updated with the latest 3D software tools can help streamline the visualization process and improve efficiency.

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Senior 3D Generalist, Product Visualization (Contract)

San Mateo, CA • On-site

Skydio, Inc
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing • 51 - 200 employees
Learn more about Skydio, Incexternal

Full-time

Posted 20 days ago

Job description

Skydio is the leading US drone company and the world leader in autonomous flight, the key technology for the future of drones and aerial mobility. The Skydio team combines deep expertise in artificial intelligence, best-in-class hardware and software product development, operational excellence, and customer obsession to empower a broader, more diverse audience of drone users, from utility inspectors to first responders, soldiers in battlefield scenarios, and beyond.
About the role:
Skydio is looking for a highly skilled Senior 3D Generalist to join our Brand Creative team for a full-time, three-month contract. This role will support the development of product imagery, illustrations, animations, and interactive 3D assets for our annual user conference keynote and other high-priority brand and product-launch initiatives. You will report to the Senior 3D Art Director and Creative Director and collaborate closely with designers, animators, product marketers, engineers, and other cross-functional partners. This is a hands-on production role for someone who can take projects from prepared product CAD through final, polished visual deliverables. You should be equally comfortable cleaning and preparing complex product geometry, building physically accurate materials, lighting photorealistic scenes, animating product features, compositing final imagery, and optimizing assets for real-time web experiences.
  • Employment Type: Full-time, 3-month contract
  • Work Authorization: We welcome every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in The United States to apply. However, at this time, Skydio does not currently offer employment-based work permits or visa sponsorship for this role.
  • Location: U.S. Remote or hybrid/onsite at our HQ in San Mateo, California.

What You'll Do:
  • Create highly photorealistic product renderings, illustrations, and animations for keynote presentations, product launches, marketing campaigns, web experiences, decks, manuals, and other brand communications.
  • Work from engineering and industrial-design CAD models to create production-ready visualization assets in Blender.
  • Prepare complex CAD-derived geometry through tessellation, topology cleanup, normal correction, mesh organization, material separation, UV creation, and scene optimization.
  • Preserve the accuracy, construction, proportions, materials, and fit and finish of Skydio hardware throughout the visualization process.
  • Build realistic, physically based materials using Blender and Adobe Substance 3D Painter.
  • Create studio-quality lighting that accurately communicates product form, surface finish, scale, and industrial-design details.
  • Produce both clean studio imagery and environmental or conceptual scenes showing Skydio products in use.
  • Create product animations that demonstrate assembly, operation, movement, workflows, features, and product interactions.
  • Composite and finish rendered imagery primarily in Adobe Photoshop, with occasional motion graphics and compositing work in Adobe After Effects.
  • Adapt product assets for multiple output formats, resolutions, aspect ratios, and campaign needs.
  • Prepare optimized real-time 3D assets for interactive product viewers, web experiences, and augmented-reality applications.
  • Export and validate assets in formats such as glTF and GLB for implementation in three.js and related browser-based experiences.
  • Optimize real-time assets through efficient topology, UV layouts, texture atlases, baked maps, level-of-detail strategies, texture compression, and thoughtful polygon and material budgets.
  • Maintain organized scenes, materials, textures, naming conventions, and file structures that can be shared and reused across the broader creative team.
  • Collaborate closely with creative leadership, incorporate feedback quickly, and deliver polished work on compressed production timelines.

Types of Deliverables:
  • Photorealistic product renderings
  • Product-launch and keynote imagery
  • Technical and illustrative product visuals
  • Product feature and assembly animations
  • Conceptual product artwork
  • Environmental and in-situ product visualizations
  • Product UI and hardware interaction visuals
  • Web-optimized glTF and GLB assets
  • Interactive 3D product-viewer assets
  • Augmented-reality-ready product assets
  • Presentation, campaign, manual, and website graphics

What Makes You a Good Fit:
  • A portfolio demonstrating exceptional photorealistic visualization of consumer electronics, industrial products, automotive products, robotics, or other hard-surface products.
  • Advanced proficiency in Blender, including modeling, scene organization, shading, lighting, rendering, and animation.
  • Strong experience creating realistic hard-surface materials in Adobe Substance 3D Painter.
  • Excellent command of product lighting, composition, color, materials, and visual storytelling.
  • Experience converting engineering or industrial-design CAD data into clean, efficient, production-ready 3D assets.
  • A strong understanding of common CAD-to-DCC challenges, including dense tessellation, poor topology, shading artifacts, duplicate geometry, inconsistent normals, complex assemblies, and large datasets.
  • Strong compositing and image-finishing skills in Adobe Photoshop.
  • Working knowledge of Adobe After Effects for animation finishing, compositing, and motion-graphics integration.
  • Ability to match real-world product materials and finishes accurately, including plastics, coated metals, machined components, glass, optical surfaces, fabrics, and soft goods.
  • Experience balancing physical accuracy with the visual clarity required for marketing and brand communication.
  • Ability to work efficiently across multiple deliverable types while maintaining a consistently high level of craft.
  • Strong organizational skills and experience working with shared production assets, versioning, naming standards, and structured file systems.
  • Ability to receive direction from creative leadership, communicate progress clearly, and respond constructively to feedback.
  • Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities and deadline-driven launch work.

Primary Tools:
  • Blender
  • Adobe Substance 3D Painter
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • glTF and GLB asset workflows
  • Photogrammetry capture and asset creation workflows
  • three.js familiarity or equivalent web-based 3D experience

Portfolio Requirements:
Please include a portfolio or reel demonstrating:
  • Photorealistic hard-surface product rendering
  • Lighting and material-development skills
  • CAD-derived product visualization
  • Product animation or motion work
  • Examples of real-time, interactive, or web-optimized 3D assets, when available
  • A brief description of your individual responsibilities for collaborative projects

Compensation: This is a temporary independent contractor (1099) position with an initial contract duration of three (3) months, with the potential to extend or evolve based on business needs and mutual fit. The hourly rate range for this contract is $80.00-$90.00* per hour and will vary based on factors including skill level, relevant experience, proficiencies, transferable knowledge, and geographic location. This position is not eligible for company-sponsored benefits. As an independent contractor, the individual is solely responsible for maintaining any required liability insurance, other applicable insurance coverage, benefits, and for the payment of all applicable federal, state, and local taxes. We consider qualified applicants consistent with applicable law. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with legal requirements. This contract position is subject to applicable federal, state, and local laws, as well as the terms of the contractor agreement.
*Compensation for certain positions may vary based on location.
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At Skydio we believe that diversity drives innovation. We have created a multidisciplinary environment that embraces the power of diverse perspectives to create elegant solutions for complex problems. We are committed to growing our network of people, programs, and resources to nurture an inclusive culture.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local anti-discrimination laws.
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