Freelance 3D Rendering Artist

Our Story Launched in 2015, Sol de Janeiro is a globally recognized, award-winning beauty brand, drawing inspiration from Brazil's beauty rituals, warmth, and spirit. Sol de Janeiro delivers a sensory experience beloved by multi-generational consumers worldwide, with clinically proven results, transformative textures, and transportive fragrances. Headquartered in New York and launched as a digitally native brand, we have expanded globally with teams in Paris, London, and Germany. Our commitment to excellence has earned high-profile honors, including being named one of TIME100's 2024 Most Influential Companies, Fast Company's 2024 World's Most Innovative Companies, and WWD Beauty Inc's Power Brands of 2024, underscoring its leadership in the beauty industry and outstanding workplace. These accolades highlight our dedication to being a leading brand in the beauty industry and an exceptional workplace. What You'll Do The Freelance 3D Rendering Artist (20 hours per week) will support the Global Retail Experience team in visualizing design concepts across scales - from flagship environments to fixture-level detail. This role requires strong creative translation skills, fast iteration, and precision in rendering environments, materials, and lighting to bring design intent to life. The ideal candidate combines architectural visualization expertise with an understanding of storytelling and brand experience. They are agile, organized, and comfortable flexing between high-level concept development and detailed production support. This role will report to the Associate Creative Director, Global Retail Experience. What You'll Be Working On • Translate hand sketches and design concepts into 3D models and photorealistic renderings that capture brand tone, materiality, and spatial intent. • Collaborate with Retail Experience, Global VM, and Global Creative leads to visualize retail concepts, fixtures, and environmental details for review and approval. • Produce rendering variations across scales - from full store environments to furniture and fixture components. • Support the visualization of global concepts for flagships, department stores, pop-ups and travel retail executions. • Maintain brand visual standards across all renderings, ensuring color, light, and material representation are consistent with Sol de Janeiro's creative guidelines. • Manage workload and delivery timelines based on project priorities and seasonal needs. • Provide organized file structure, layer naming, and asset archiving for cross-functional access. Must Haves • 5+ years of experience in 3D visualization, environmental design, or related discipline. • Strong proficiency in Rhino and KeyShot; additional knowledge of AutoCAD, SketchUp, or Revit a plus. • Excellent sketching and spatial visualization skills - ability to translate loose concepts into refined, dimensional visuals quickly. • Strong understanding of materials, lighting, and composition in architectural renderings. • Portfolio demonstrating versatility in scale - from large retail environments to detailed furniture and fixture visualization. • Experience collaborating in fast-paced, cross-functional creative environments. • Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver high-quality output under tight timelines. • Understanding of beauty, lifestyle, or retail design is strongly preferred. #LI-Hybrid Why Sol de Janeiro? • Competitive salary and bonus program • Flexible hybrid work environment with opportunities for collaboration and growth • Inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives and celebrates individuality • The chance to be part of a fast-growing, award-winning global beauty brand The information contained herein is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee, as these may change or new ones may be assigned at any time. Sol de Janeiro is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Requests for accommodation due to a disability or any other protected characteristic can be made at any stage of the recruitment process and during employment by contacting our People Experience Team at [email protected]. Apply tot his job