3D Job Openings at Epic, Christine Dior Couture, Microsoft, Walmart, Crocs, and More!
Job openings for 3D Artists!
Epic
Technical Artist
USA - Cary, NC
Epic is looking for a Technical Artist with a strong focus on material creation to join the Fortnite team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for building visually rich, performant materials for characters and character accessories, using Unreal Engine and industry-standard texturing tools to deliver a wide range of effects. While this position favors a materials specialist, the ideal candidate brings a generalist mindset and a solid understanding of the broader game art pipeline. You’ll work closely with artists, engineers, and other tech artists to create scalable solutions that support Fortnite’s visual style across many platforms.
In this role, you will
Create high-quality, game-ready materials for characters and other cosmetics.
Build materials that leverage procedural textures and custom material logic to achieve distinctive visual effects.
Generate textures and bake data using tools such as Substance Designer, Substance Painter, and Houdini.
Develop reusable material frameworks and workflows that enable artists to efficiently create unique assets.
Collaborate with character artists, Tech Artists, and engineers to integrate materials with geometry, effects, and Blueprints.
Optimize materials and textures to meet performance, memory, and scalability targets across multiple platforms.
Contribute to improving Unreal Engine material pipelines and best practices.
Microsoft
Three-Dimensional Modeler (3D Modeler)
USA - Redmond, WA
The Microsoft Quantum art and design team is collaborative and interdisciplinary, delivering projects across a wide range of media while working closely with colleagues who bring diverse backgrounds, knowledge, and skills. We create novel, visual storytelling solutions that bring clarity to highly complex information.
At Microsoft Quantum, we aim to empower science and scientists to solve the world’s biggest problems by realizing advanced computing platforms at the intersection of high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and quantum information technology. Microsoft Quantum will change the world of computing and help address some of humankind’s most challenging problems. Learn more about our team at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/quantum.
Our work frequently involves creating three-dimensional (3-D) visual assets that translate highly complex technical concepts into clear, compelling stories.
As a 3D Modeler, you will bring technology to life with your technical design expertise. You’ll be part of a design team, creating outstanding visual content to drive and align to strategic messaging and corporate brand guidelines. You will be responsible for creating compelling, digestible visual storytelling solutions out of highly complex, technical data. This opportunity will allow you to refine your learning process, advocate for your own understanding, and hone your proactive communication skills.
Crocs, Inc
Director, 3D Digital Development
USA - Broomfield, CO - $160K/yr - $170K/yr
The Director, 3D Digital Development at Crocs will spearhead the integration of 3D technology across our product lifecycle. You will lead a globally distributed team responsible for transforming 2D design concepts into high-fidelity 3D models. This pivotal role bridges the gap between design, development, and manufacturing, ensuring that our digital assets meet rigorous quality standards and design intent.
What You’ll Do
Lead all aspects of 3D digital design and development, overseeing the complete pipeline from initial concepting to final production-ready files.
Collaborate closely with the 2D design team to translate sketches and drawings into accurate, detailed, and production-ready 3D models.
Partner with footwear development and factory partners to ensure all 3D products meet stringent company standards, quality requirements, and original design intent throughout the manufacturing process.
Manage and support the personalization and accessories teams, providing expert 3D creation services for a variety of projects.
Expand the utilization of our digital assets by exploring and implementing advanced applications, including creating high-quality renderings to support sales and marketing initiatives.
Drive innovation by exploring and integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into our digital creation processes to enhance efficiency and creative output.
Manage a globally distributed team of 3D artists and developers located in the US, Italy, and Asia, fostering collaboration and ensuring consistent workflow standards.
Establish and enforce guidelines for 3D modeling, file management, and quality control to maintain artistic consistency and technical accuracy across all projects.
Unity
Senior Technical Artist
Denmark - Copenhagen
The Unity Studio Productions team is a group of highly skilled Software Developers and Technical Artists with deep expertise in the Unity platform, whose main goal is to help our customers improve their projects and internal workflows and assist them in the resolution of very challenging technical problems. To do this, we provide a series of short-term and long-term co-development services that can range in duration from one week to eighteen months and beyond.
What You’ll Be Doing
Become embedded with external customer teams to develop games and game production tools.
Develop and maintain production workflows and pipelines by writing scripts and tools to aid artists in the creation of content.
Produce, integrate, and optimize assets such as particle systems, shaders, and other VFX into our customers’ games without sacrificing artistic vision or exceeding the technical limits of the platform.
Build close relationships with Unity’s internal development teams, and provide customer feedback and production verification of future features of Unity technology and services.
Efficiently solve problems, communicate, and educate our clients, both remotely and on-site at their offices.
Proactively train yourself to remain at the forefront of Unity Engine technology and game content creation technology.
Visit customers for short-term consultations and give them advice on how to improve their existing content and content pipelines.
Walmart
Graphic Designer, 3D Artist – eCommerce
USA - Bentonville, AR - $80K/yr - $155K/yr
Looking for a role that blends creative problem-solving with technical execution at scale? The eCommerce 3D Artist will be a key contributor to building immersive, high-quality digital shopping experiences across Walmart.com. This role focuses on developing production-ready 3D assets and scalable pipelines that power item pages and interactive commerce experiences. You’ll sweep us off our feet if:
You’re passionate about 3D modeling and digital commerce experiences
You have experience creating high-quality 3D models and environments in a production setting
You are highly proficient in Blender, including Geometry Nodes
You understand real-time engines and immersive media workflows
You think in systems and can improve asset creation and processing pipelines
You build strong relationships with cross-functional partners
You are organized, disciplined, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
You have high level knowledge of python scripting
You’ll make an impact by:
Designing and developing high-quality 3D models and environments – Create accurate, production-ready assets that enhance item pages and digital experiences
Building scalable pipelines – Develop, document, and improve 3D asset creation and processing workflows to support scale and efficiency
Collaborating cross-functionally – Partner with business, product, engineering, design, and graphics teams to translate requirements into structured 3D scenes
Optimizing for performance – Ensure assets are consistent, reusable, and optimized for real-time and interactive environments
Operating with excellence – Manage timelines, prioritize competing workstreams, and deliver high-quality outputs aligned to business goals
Peron Studios
3D Artist
USA - Los Angeles
The role is for a 3D Artist to join Perron Studios, working closely with the Live and Interiors teams. These departments focus on everything live and interiors related, with projects ranging from stage shows, events, and interior design.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Create photo-realistic materials, lighting, and rendered images for various uses including live and interiors projects.
Manage your time across multiple projects while adhering to project deadlines.
Be flexible in your hours in order to accommodate communication with other team members and to hit tight project deadlines.
Collaborate with colleagues, superiors, and members the design teams.
Christian Dior Couture
3D Fashion Designer
Italy - Padua, Veneto
For the PESPOW Center of Excellence, a company specializing in the design and development of sportswear outerwear, located in San Martino di Lupari (TV), we are seeking a 3D Fashion Designer to create and manage 3D digital garment models, supporting the product development and pattern-making team.
The role requires technical expertise in 2D/3D fashion-specific CAD software and a strong understanding of garment construction, fit, and virtual simulation.
Job Responsibilities
The Candidate Will Be Responsible For
Creating 3D models of clothing from 2D patterns, sketches, or technical specifications.
Creating virtual simulations of fabric fit and drape.
Importing, editing, and optimizing 2D patterns for integration into 3D software.
Collaborating with pattern makers, designers, and product developers to improve prototypes and virtual samples.
Preparing digital presentations and 3D renderings for collections, showrooms, or internal evaluations.
Manage digital libraries of fabrics and materials.
Verify the technical consistency between the 3D model, paper pattern, and technical data sheet.
Support virtual prototyping processes, reducing development times and costs.
Update and maintain files and databases according to company standards.
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