Freelance 3D Rendering Artist – Images & Video

Kirin

Freelance 3D Rendering Artist for AI startup creating product images and videos. Producing polished 3D renders and videos for smart ring using CAD files and material studies.

Posted 5/23/2026contractRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Amazon RedshiftRay

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Create photorealistic renders of a small consumer hardware product, primarily a smart ring.
Produce product images and videos for website, ads, social, pitch decks, and internal design reviews.
Create short product videos, turntables, motion tests, launch visuals, and social/ad clips.
Animate camera moves, product reveals, material transitions, LED states, charging moments, and simple interaction concepts.
Build realistic material studies across ceramic, metal, resin, glass, plastic, LED, and charging/contact details.
Create multiple CMF and finish explorations quickly from loose references.
Work with CAD/STP files, product photos, factory drawings, and reference images.
Set up clean lighting, camera angles, surfaces, and compositions that make a small wearable product feel premium.
Deliver organized source files and export-ready still/video assets in clean, reusable formats.
Iterate quickly based on feedback from product, marketing, and hardware teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong portfolio of product rendering work, ideally consumer electronics, wearables, jewelry, watches, rings, or small hardware.
Strong portfolio of product video, animation, motion graphics, or short 3D product ads.
Excellent sense of lighting, materials, composition, scale, and product detail.
Experience with Blender, Cinema 4D, KeyShot, Redshift, Octane, V-Ray, After Effects, Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, or similar rendering/video tools.
Comfortable working from imperfect inputs: CAD files, rough product references, factory samples, and written direction.
Able to move quickly and produce polished outputs without a large creative team around you.
Strong file organization and ability to deliver final images, final videos, and editable project files.
Good written communication and responsiveness.
Helpful but not required: Experience rendering jewelry, ceramic, titanium, PVD finishes, transparent/translucent materials, or compact electronics.
Ability to combine 3D renders with AI video/image tools where useful.
Familiarity with DFM, CMF, industrial design, or factory communication.
Experience using AI image/video tools as part of a rendering or concept workflow.
Ability to lightly retouch or composite final outputs in Photoshop.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

photorealistic renderingproduct animationmotion graphics3D product adslightingmaterials compositionfile organizationretouchingcompositing

Soft Skills

responsivenessability to iterate quicklystrong communicationability to work independently