London, UK
3D designer/visualiser
at Studio INI
Studio INI is hiring a 3D designer/visualiser to join its practice in London.
Location: London
Type: freelance, part-time or full-time
Category: 3D design and visuals, motion graphics
Salary: competitive and dependent on experience
Start date: immediately
Studio INI is looking for a creative 3D designer and visualiser to join its growing studio in central London. Working at the forefront of experimental design methodologies and cutting edge manufacturing technologies, Studio INI explores the intersection of digital design’s impact and influence on the material world through ambitious and exciting large-scale interactive installations.
Successful candidates will contribute to the conceptualisation and communication of its upcoming large-scale design projects and installations in London and across the globe. Ideal candidates will need to be effective communicators working in a team of highly creative and technical designers.
Our most recent installation Urban Imprint was exhibited in New York, from May- Sep 2019.We are looking to expand our team for the requirements of our full pipeline of projects. Potential upcoming projects are on an international basis, amongst which are: Salone del Mobile/Milan Design Week, Design Indaba- Cape Town, South Africa, Science Museum of Virginia. Studio INI is represented by PACE Gallery- its PaceX division.
Previous works and installations include:
- A/D/O by MINI, Brooklyn, New York, 2019
- London Design Biennale, Somerset House Central Courtyard, 2018 – London, UK
- Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A), London Design Festival, 2017- London, UK
- Triennale di Milano, Milan Design week, Lexus Pavilion, 2017 – Milan, Italy
- Kochi – Muziris Biennale, MAP Project, Cochin, India, 2018-2019
- Ithra Centre, King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture, 2018 – Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- Kolkata Centre for Creativity, Emami Art, 2018- Kolkata, India.
- RobArch, 2018- Zurich, Germany
- MIT Media Lab, Members week, 2016 – Boston, US
- Martinos Art, 2018 – Athens, Greece
More information can be found on our website.
Core responsibilities:
- to be able to quickly sketch ideas and effectively communicate concepts with a mixed creative and technical team
- fluent in using creative 3D CAD platforms such as (C4D, Maya, Blender etc)
- fluent in using 3D renderers such as C4D and Redshift or other, to create both photorealistic and stylised renders
- fluent in Adobe suite to be able to quickly create assets for pitches and presentations to clients
- experience using Unity for interactive digital prototypes is a bonus
- experience working with Grasshopper and creating animations of computational patterns, will work as a bonus
Language
All candidates must be fluent in English. The ability to speak Greek is a bonus as the studio is split between London and Athens.
Benefits:
- access to Somerset House Studios and Makerversity network, 24/7 working space and their workshops
- access to Somerset House and special discounts for SH members
- opportunities for research and to develop new skills
- be part of a small but ambitious and growing design studio, with opportunities to contribute to core design process and philosophy
- we welcome the creative ideas of our colleagues to drive future projects and research directions
- possibility of traveling abroad across the globe to work on various projects
If you feel that you fit the bill and you have the right to work in the UK, please submit your application using the ‘apply’ link below.
Please include:
- CV
- portfolio: if sending a website, please guide us through the projects
- cover letter
- briefly and clearly explaining how your practice would fit with this role
- date of availability
Positions are open to an immediate start. Successful applicants will be contacted within a week of the application deadline to arrange an interview.
Applications closing date: Monday 14 October 2019.