3D Product Animation Artist – 3-Month Contract

About VANN

VANN Lifestyle is a Dutch lifestyle brand built around beautifully designed, reusable drinkware and lifestyle products. We sell through our own Shopify webshop, major marketplaces, and retail, and we're growing fast. We're a small, sharp, AI-first team, and a fully remote team with most of our people based in Asia. Curious who we are? Take a look at our website: www.vannbottles.com

The role

You'll be the person who brings our products to life in 3D. You'll turn our products into accurate, high-quality 3D models and photorealistic renders, then use them to create scroll-stopping marketing videos for our ads, social media, webshop and marketplaces. Think product reveals, exploded views, feature animations, colorway showcases, liquid and pour shots, lifestyle scenes, and short-form video for Meta and TikTok.

You'll work closely with the founder and the marketing team to turn ideas and campaigns into visuals that sell. Because we're an AI-first team, we also expect you to combine classic 3D craft with AI tools to work faster and produce more creative output.

This is a temporary, full-time position for 3 months, with the potential to grow into a permanent role.We're looking for someone who has a sharp eye for detail, loves making products look their absolute best, and gets excited about producing a lot of great content in a short period of time. During these 3 months, you'll build our library of 3D models and create a strong set of product renders and marketing videos that we'll use across all our channels.

What you'll do

· 3D modeling: build accurate 3D models of our products (bottles, cups, jugs, lunchboxes and more) from photos, technical drawings and samples, true to the real product down to the last detail.

· Rendering: create photorealistic product renders with realistic materials (stainless steel, glass, matte and soft-touch finishes, colorways), lighting and environments.

· Product animation: produce marketing videos such as product reveals, 360° spins, exploded views, feature highlights, liquid simulations and lifestyle scenes.

· Ad & social content: deliver short-form video and stills for Meta, TikTok, Instagram, our webshop and marketplaces, in all the formats needed (9:16, 1:1, 4:5, 16:9).

· New product launches: create visuals for new products and colors, sometimes before the physical product even exists.

· AI-powered workflows: use AI tools for image and video generation, upscaling, and texturing, and combine them with your 3D work to produce faster and more.

· Asset library: build and maintain a well-organized library of reusable models, materials, scenes and templates.

What we're looking for (must-have)

· A strong portfolio of 3D product renders and animations (required, see "How to apply").

· Advanced skills in Blender (modeling, shading, lighting, animation, rendering with Cycles/Eevee).

· Experience creating photorealistic product visuals, ideally for consumer products or e-commerce.

· Experience making marketing or advertising videos: you understand pacing, hooks and what makes people stop scrolling.

· Strong video editing and compositing skills (e.g. After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve).

· An exceptional eye for detail: proportions, materials and colors must match the real product.

· Proven experience working remotely: reliable and self-managing, you deliver without close supervision.

· Ability to work fast and deliver a high volume of quality content.

· Good written and spoken English.

Strong plus

· Experience with AI tools for image and video generation

· Liquid, cloth or particle simulations (water, ice, condensation, splashes).

· Experience with other 3D tools such as Cinema 4D, Houdini, Substance Painter, KeyShot or Unreal Engine.

· Experience working remotely for a Western/European company.

· Experience with performance marketing creative: you know what works in paid social ads.

· Motion graphics and typography skills for text, callouts and feature highlights.

· Basic photography or product styling knowledge.

Freedom & responsibility

We're a modern team, and we give our people a lot of freedom. But freedom and responsibility go hand in hand, and that's one of our core values. We're looking for someone who can handle that freedom the right way: you own your work, communicate openly, and deliver without being chased. Remote work isn't easy and it isn't for everyone, so we're looking for the right person who truly fits our team.

Who you are

You're a creative perfectionist who can't stand a render that "looks almost right". You're proactive, organized and fast, and you take ownership of your projects from idea to final export. You're curious, always learning new techniques, and genuinely excited about how AI can push 3D and video production further.

What we offer

· A 3-month, full-time and fully remote contract with a lot of freedom: you plan your own hours.

· Creative ownership over the visual content of a fast-growing brand.

· A modern, AI-first way of working.

· Good compensation.

How to apply

Apply through LinkedIn and also send an email to info@vannbottles.nl. The email is required, and it must include:

· your portfolio: a link to your work (e.g. ArtStation, Behance, Vimeo, YouTube or a personal website) showing 3D product renders and animations. Applications without a portfolio will not be considered.

· your CV,

· a short motivation on why this role is a great fit for you, and

· your availability: when you can start and confirmation that you're available full-time for 3 months.

The email is our first filter: we personally read every application that comes in this way, and we don't consider applications that skip it (it helps us filter out automated, bulk applications). To show you've actually read this post, please start your email with the word "VANN-RENDER."