3d Designer

Target Target · Retail · Minneapolis, MN

This role focuses on leveraging Generative AI and 3D design tools to create compelling product visualizations and accelerate the design process. The 3D Designer will partner with product teams, explore concepts using AI-driven workflows, and integrate AI outputs into 3D design processes to deliver production-ready assets. The role emphasizes innovation by applying emerging trends in 3D visualization and AI-enabled design, and enabling team capability through knowledge sharing.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the creation of high-quality 3D assets and visualizations, translating 2D concepts, sketches, and design direction into compelling product storytelling while driving excellence in modeling, materials, lighting, rendering, and composition.
  2. Leverage Gen AI and prompt-driven workflows to rapidly explore, refine, and communicate product concepts, materials, colorways, and styling directions.
  3. Integrate Gen AI outputs with 3D design workflows to deliver production-ready visualizations that accelerate concept development and decision-making.
  4. Partner closely with product designers to co-create, iterate, and influence product concepts through rapid visualization, prototyping, and reduced reliance on physical samples.
  5. Collaborate cross-functionally with technical artists, merchandising, marketing, digital teams, and external partners to ensure scalable, optimized, and brand-consistent design outcomes.

Skills

Required

  • Proficient in industry-standard 3D design, visualization, and rendering tools such as SolidWorks, Rhino, 3ds Max, Maya, Blender, Substance Suite, Unreal Engine, KeyShot, CLO, Browzwear, or similar platforms
  • Experience using Gen AI design tools such as ChatGPT, Adobe Firefly, Vizcom, Runway, or similar tools to support ideation, concept development, and design exploration
  • Strong understanding of modeling, materials, lighting, rendering, scene composition, scale, proportion, and visual storytelling
  • Knowledge of real-time, interactive, digital, and production environments, including optimization and production-ready asset creation
  • Highly collaborative and able to successfully work with designers, technical partners, merchants, marketers, and business teams
  • Effective at presenting ideas, influencing decisions, and communicating new workflows and creative approaches

Nice to have

  • Four-year degree in Design, 3D Design, CGI, Digital Media, Product Design, Industrial Design or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 4+ years of relevant experience in 3D design, visualization, CGI, digital product creation, creative technology, or related fields
  • Motivated and self-directed with strong ownership, accountability, and follow-through from concept through delivery
  • Ability to respond to business objectives with creative, original, and efficient design solutions
  • Strong aptitude for design, visualization, emerging technology, and AI-enabled creativity, with a demonstrated curiosity for trends, innovation, and continuous learning

What the JD emphasized

  • 3D and Gen AI as core design tools

Other signals

  • Leverage Gen AI and prompt-driven workflows to rapidly explore, refine, and communicate product concepts
  • Integrate Gen AI outputs with 3D design workflows to deliver production-ready visualizations
  • Drive innovation by identifying and applying emerging trends, tools, and workflows in 3D visualization and AI-enabled design