Junior 3D Modeler

Harding Display; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Harding Display Corp (HDC) is seeking a Junior 3D Modeler to support modelling product displays for international clients. You will work under Senior Designers, focusing on accurate execution and adherence to brand guidelines.

The role involves rendering concepts and preparing presentations, with a hybrid schedule requiring three days in the Scarborough office. You will collaborate with teams across design, production and logistics, ensuring timely on-brand asset delivery while managing multiple

Qualifications

• Experience with 3D modeling and rendering workflows.
• Ability to interpret design briefs and produce accurate assets.
• Strong collaboration with design and client teams.

Responsibilities

• Review design briefs and produce accurate 3D assets.
• Develop concept renderings based on customer requests.
• Prioritize workload to meet milestones and deadlines.
• Revise designs based on feedback from internal and external teams.
• Manage project files per company standards and policies.
• Deliver projects on-time in-full.
• Collaborate with internal teams to meet client deliverables.

Skills

3D modeling

Rendering

Attention to detail

Job description

Location: 150 Dynamic Drive, Scarborough

Location Type: Hybrid (3 days in office)

Vacancy Type: This is an existing vacancy

WHO WE ARE

Harding Display Corp (HDC) is one of Canada’s pre-eminent point-of-sale and in-store marketing solution providers. Based in Scarborough, Ontario, we’re a family-owned company that’s proudly served clients across Canada and the U.S. since 1927!

Our clients include premier tier-1 CPG organizations who rely on us for our best-in-class customer-focused approach and innovative designs of temporary and permanent displays. More importantly, though, we are backed by a strong team of dedicated, diverse employees in all segments of our temporary and permanent business divisions including Sales, Graphic/Structural/Industrial Design, Production, Manufacturing, Logistics, Accounting, and People & Talent.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Reporting to the Head of Graphic Design, the Junior 3D Modeler is responsible for providing design support by modelling product and displays for our international clients.

This is a production-focused role working under the direction of Senior Designers, with a primary focus on accurate execution rather than concept ownership.

This role ensures assets adhere to design tolerances and brand guidelines and supports internal teams in preparing presentations.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT

Operational Excellence

• Review design briefs to ensure comprehension and completeness of information provided in order to execute on requested deliverables and achieve the deliverable objectives
• Working with Senior 3D modelers, develop concept renderings driven from customer requests that meet customer expectations and specifications and highlight the key design features
• Must be self-motivated to prioritize and manage workload and meet critical milestones and deadlines
• Revise designs based on feedback from internal and external teams
• Manage project files in accordance with Company standard requirements and policies
• Adheres to company standard operating procedures and policies and utilizes company tools and resources to operate as required on a daily basis
• Manage and execute on multiple projects simultaneously during their lifecycle in the studio
• Deliver projects On-time In-Full

People

• Works collaboratively and professionally with internal teams to execute on client deliverables
• Work timely and diligently with internal teams to comprehend and/or clarify customer or project requirements
• Keeps project teams up to date, as necessary, with respect to key project milestones, issues and/ or challenges
• Works with the project team when negotiating solutions surrounding project issues/challenges
• Communicates effectively and efficiently with internal teams

Leadership & Growth

• Ensures team compliance with design brief process and related procedures so as to not compromise project success
• Obtains a complete and thorough understanding of the project scope at project hand off in order to effectively and efficiently execute the deliverables
• Proactively addresses and delivers solutions on project challenges in order to ensure On-Time In-Full delivery and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of deliverables and requests assistance when necessary
• Identifies and communicates in timely fashion, issues with estimated project times and/ or execution time overages that will impact deliverable deadlines and/or compromise upcoming project deadlines
• Proactively monitors current and upcoming workload so as to invest the appropriate amount of time into deliverable and not compromise upcoming deliverables
• Participate in brainstorming sessions
• Demonstrate continuous skill development in modelling, rendering, and retail display fundamentals
• Actively seek feedback and apply learnings to improve output quality
• Provides deliverables that meet customer expectations while maintaining focus on customer and internal project budgets
• Appropriately controls project scope changes, to ensure project budgets are maintained and/or elevates issues and concerns to internal teams when necessary
• Identifies work or projects that are “Out of Scope” from normal activity so as to find a solution to optimize timelines and/or project profitability and elevates to senior designers or the head of graphic design when necessary
• Adheres to company standard operating procedures and policies and utilizes company tools and resources to operate as required on a daily basis
• Support efficient use of team resources through accurate execution and reduced revision cycles

* Perform other job-related duties consistent with the nature, level, and responsibilities of the position as assigned.

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