VFX Artist, Freelance

Publicis Groupe

. Work mainly with CAD assets provided by manufacturers .

Posted 11/2/2026contractUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $32 - $42 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in creating photorealistic consumer product renders, with advanced skills in lighting, shading, and materials. Proficient in optimizing CAD files and integrating products into realistic backgrounds while maintaining a strong understanding of photography and composition.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Photorealistic RenderingCAD File Optimization3D Application ProficiencyLighting And Shading SkillsCompositing Skills

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Hard Skills

Photorealistic RenderingCAD File OptimizationLighting SkillsShading SkillsTexturing SkillsRendering SkillsCamera MatchingBasic CompositingImage FinishingGenerative AI Workflows

Soft Skills

CollaborationCreativityAttention To Detail

Tools & Technologies

Cinema 4DMayaBlender3ds MaxPhotoshop

Industry Keywords

CAD AssetsComplex GeometryEnvironmental InteractionVFX IntegrationAdvertisingMarketing

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work mainly with CAD assets provided by manufacturers
Clean up and optimize complex geometry for rendering
Integrate products into supplied photographic or AI-generated backgrounds
Analyze background images and recreate perspective, scale, lighting, reflections and shadows in 3D
Match cameras and lighting so products appear photographed in the scene

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience creating photorealistic consumer product renders for advertising or marketing
Experience importing, cleaning up and optimizing dense CAD files, including Parasolid (.x_t), STEP and STL
Proficiency in at least one major 3D application, such as Cinema 4D, Maya, Blender or 3ds Max
Advanced lighting, shading, materials, texturing and rendering skills
Solid understanding of photography, lenses, perspective and camera matching
Ability to create believable reflections, contact shadows and environmental interaction
Basic compositing and image-finishing skills (Photoshop or similar)
A sharp eye for materials, proportion and composition
Comfortable collaborating and iterating in a creative production environment
Portfolio showing high-end photorealistic product work
Experience with AI-generated imagery or generative AI workflows is nice to have
Experience with VFX integration techniques is nice to have

Benefits

Comp & perks

Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements
Tuition Assistance
Paid time off including Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
Matching Gifts programs
Flexible working arrangements
‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances
Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met
For regular roles: medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off