Senior 3D Artist

Who We Are:

Caraway is a home goods brand on a mission to craft well-designed, non-toxic essentials that thoughtfully raises the standards of what you cook with. We’re passionate about creating elevated products, made without forever chemicals, that are better for you, your family, and the planet. We prioritize a holistic approach to the creation of Caraway products. We partner with ethical manufacturers where their employees are safe, paid fairly, given benefits, and work regulated hours. Our eco-friendly manufacturing process emits less CO2 than traditional non-stick coatings, and we use sustainable packaging practices and ship in packaging made from recycled materials. We pride ourselves on continuously striving to do and be better—for you and the planet—in every step of the process.

Since launching in November 2019, we’ve become one of the fastest growing digitally-native brands of the last decade and are now sold in retailers including Target, Bloomingdale’s, Crate & Barrel, The Container Store, Costco, Zola, and many more.

We’ve amassed over 150,000+ five-star reviews from more than 2.5M+ happy customers and thousands of press hits from the likes of Vogue, Domino, Good Housekeeping, Food & Wine, Architectural Digest, PureWow, Fortune, and CNN.

Caraway is a fully-remote company filled with motivated and hardworking innovators and doers. We’re continually developing programs to support our distributed team to ensure a successful remote experience. If you’re looking to join a brand that folks love, read on and apply!

The Opportunity:

As our first Senior 3D Artist, you’ll play a key role in defining how Caraway products come to life visually—owning high-end, photorealistic static and motion renderings across campaigns, launches, and digital experiences. You’ll collaborate closely with creative, design, and product teams to evolve our rendering style and motion language, while having the freedom to experiment, explore new techniques, and push the boundaries of product storytelling. This is a hands-on, highly creative role for someone excited to blend technical excellence with bold visual ideas.

Who You Are:
You have a portfolio that showcases high-end product rendering work, motion and creative exploration. You have a strong design point of view with the ability to both follow and help evolve brand standards. You are technically strong, creatively curious, and excited to push beyond traditional product rendering to explore new techniques, workflows and visual storytelling methods. This role collaborates closely with creative, design and marketing teams and will have the opportunity and space to experiment, innovate and push creative boundaries (ie - here’s the behind the scenes look). 
Responsibilities:

• Own the creation of high-quality, photorealistic static & motion based 3D renderings across all major touch points
• Partner closely with art directors, designers, & our digital product team to shape and evolve Caraway’s rendering style, motion language, and visual systems 
• Partner closely with Product Design to ensure accuracy in form, materials, finishes and color 
• Develop and execute short-form 3D motion pieces (product narratives, feature callouts, dynamic interactions, etc) 
• Lead exploratory rendering efforts to test new approaches, lighting styles, materials, motion techniques and emerging tools 
• Participate in concept development, ie sketches, mood boards, render ideas for product launches and campaigns
• Help define and maintain rendering best practices, workflows and asset standards
• Execute at production-ready scale, delivering polished work on tight timelines

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• 5-10+ years experience in 3D rendering with premium product brands
• Advanced proficiency in 3D software (Cinema 4D, Blender, KeyShot, or equivalent)
• Familiarity with Solid models, ability to transfer files to mesh for rendering 
• Strong post-production and compositing skills (After Effects, Photoshop, etc)
• Strong experience producing motion-driven renders and animations, with a refined sense of storytelling
• Obsession with detail, asking questions to understand the full product 
• Excellent communication skills across cross functional teams and external partners
• Interest in non-toxic lifestyle, materials, manufacturing processes, and product innovation

The anticipated base salary range for this role is $125,000 - $140,000 - Final compensation will depend on a variety of factors determining the base pay at offer, including but not limited to: skills, qualifications, experience. This range provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role.
Please note that the duties and responsibilities outlined in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the role. Additional tasks and responsibilities may be assigned as needed to meet business needs.

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Life at Caraway:

Team: You will be joining a passionate and collaborative fully-remote crew that prides itself on high-quality work, supporting one another, sharing our successes, and building a brand we truly love, together.

Culture: At Caraway, we value continuous learning and career growth. We strive to continually optimize our processes, ensuring that we’re thoughtful in everything we do, both internally and externally. We listen to our employees, celebrate our wins, and constantly look for ways to be better for our crew, and the world. 

Workplace: Being a fully-remote company, we have no headquarters and are truly distributed across the US and internationally. Our leadership team sits in the US. We offer a monthly stipend towards co-working space should folks need to switch up their working environment every now and then.

Benefits: We value you and your family. With this in mind, full-time eligible employees are provided: 

• Equity: We believe in our product and that the sky's the limit for where our business is going. You are an asset to Caraway’s success and we think you should be rewarded for it.
• 401k: A 3% company match to help you plan for for your future
• Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental + vision coverage options with generous employer contributions + access to FSA/HSA/Dependent Care FSA’s
• Parental Leave: Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, depending on tenure, and access to additional fertility care services via KindBody
• A Setup that works for you: From MacBook to PC, we’ve got you covered. Let us know what you prefer and we’ll get your at-home set up stocked! 
• Elevate your Workspace: Annual reimbursements for you to elevate your workspace, from standing desks to desktop succulents, you got it!
• Fully Remote: Need to pick up the kids? No problem. Have a doctor’s appointment? Enjoy! Flexibility when you need it most. 
• Coworking Reimbursement: Need a break from the home setting? Monthly reimbursements for you to get out of the house and work from anywhere. From day passes, to monthly memberships, the world is your oyster, we mean office. 
• Events + Swag: Connection is top of mind (Yes, even in our completely remote environment). We have monthly virtual events, company wide offsites, and many opportunities for new Caraway swag!
• Leveling Up with Caraway: In addition to exciting opportunities and exposure in your day-to-day work, we offer annual reimbursements to all full-time employees to support their professional development aspirations!
• #AwayFromCaraway: We believe healthy, happy humans do better work. We offer PTO in addition to annual holidays and quarterly wellness days.
• Wellness Reimbursement: Monthly reimbursements for you to stay well. From meal services to gym memberships to monthly massages, we want our team to have the flexibility to choose what wellness means for them.
• Employee Discount: We provide an employee discount on all Caraway Home products so you can continue to level up your kitchen and home life, too! 
• Home Upgrade(s): Complimentary product as a new hire + continuous  to expand your Caraway Home collection.

Caraway is an Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any testing, or otherwise participating in this hiring process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected]. Only requests related to accommodations will be responded to.