Position: Senior Motion/3D Designer
Company: Star
Category: Artist
Experience required: 3y
English level: upper
Published: 2021-12-01T00:00:00+02:00

We are looking for a 3D/Motion Design Generalist with experience and capabilities to create graphics that elevate the story to the next level. Someone who has excellent taste and hard skills to visualize engaging stories. You will be working together with our design and product team and play a key role in project execution.  

The ideal candidate has a creative mindset and is willing to contribute to the projects that shape humanity’s future. We believe that amazing things happen when you bring together great minds, diverse experiences. We anticipate bringing your unique perspectives and industry best practices and fusing these with our existing processes and methodologies. If you have a passion for innovation, interest in the latest interactive technology, a keen eye for elegant, modern design, and obsess over the finest details at the right time, you’re welcome here.

**Who we are looking for?**
- This role is for a creative individual with an excellent taste & skillset, a team player eager to collaborate in a creative UX design professional environment;
- Help shape the product vision by breathing life into it, showing the products & ideas in the best light possible, whether we’re designing a smart virtual assistant or visualizing scenes from life in a connected city of the future;
- You’ll create immersive pieces that celebrate and inform the beauty of our product and inspire engagement;
- Lead the definition of motion design best practices & behaviours for select projects;
- Look for opportunities to solve problems in unique and innovative ways;
- Navigate constraints of some technologies and leverage what’s possible in cutting edge AR & VR spaces;
- You’ll inspire and elevate the team by producing work that constantly raises the bar and takes a people-first approach to solve problems;
- A large part of your focus is on creating products and experiences that are meant to be used, not just looked at.

**Responsibilities:**
- Cross-disciplinary 3D design and Motion graphics design;
- Ability to create models according to sketches, 2d digital illustrations, technical documentation, photos and CAD models with a lot of creative freedom;
- Ability to craft motion design following animatics or storyboards produced by fellow UX designers adding unique perspective and flavor; 
- Control over the pipeline and active promotion of best practices in running 3D/Motion design projects.

**Qualifications:**
- 3+ years of experience working in a gaming studio or VFX production studio and/or 3D-based digital product/high-end motion graphics company; 
- Focus on interface design (digital products or game interfaces) is a must;
- Efficient modeling skills and solid animation experience;
- Flexible and comfortable with ambiguity and changes during conceptual phases of a project;
- A strong portfolio, rich with examples of 3D and motion skills;
- Teamwork skills;
- Upper-intermediate English level to collaborate with our global design team and customers.

**Will be a plus:**
- Willingness to explore new hardware, including 3D-based and VR-based emerging experiences and technologies;
- Knowledge of game engines (UnrealEngine, Unity, etc.) is a plus;
- Knowledge of a Substance, X-Particles and Houdini is a plus;
- Experience working with UX designers and researchers; 
- Expertise with content optimizations for run-time performance.
- You will work together with our global UX design team to create outstanding products and concepts across various industries, including Automotive & Mobility, Healthtech, and beyond.