About the role
Technical
• Expert-level Blender skills — this is non-negotiable: modelling, retopology, UV unwrapping, PBR texturing (Principled BSDF), baking high-to-low poly, scripting with Python, and render-ready FBX/glTF export.
• Deep familiarity with Blender’s node-based material editor and non-destructive modifier stack for jewellery assets.
• Strong understanding of real-time asset constraints for Three.js: polygon optimisation, texture atlasing, glTF/GLB export.
• Hands-on experience authoring PBR maps (Albedo, Normal, Roughness, Metallic, Opacity/Masks) to production standard for a real-time renderer.
• Proven ability to reproduce complex material effects found in jewellery: gemstones, enamel, Murano glass, glitter, custom surface patterns.
• Experience identifying and implementing pipeline automation — Blender Python scripting, export presets, or equivalent tooling.
Professional
• Experience setting or enforcing asset standards in a multi-designer production environment.
• Ability to communicate technical constraints clearly to both engineers and less experienced designers.
• Highly organised with a systematic, documentation-first approach to pipeline work.
• Portfolio demonstrating jewellery, luxury goods, or similarly detail-oriented product visualisation.
Nice to Have
• Direct experience delivering assets for Three.js or another web-based real-time renderer.
• Familiarity with the glTF/GLB format and its PBR material extensions.
• ZBrush experience (reading/understanding sculpt files, retopology context) — useful but not required; FBX files will be provided.
• Background in jewellery design or luxury retail.
• Experience building Blender add-ons or automation pipelines beyond simple scripts.