3D Material & Shader Artist - Fabrics & V-Ray

DFS Head Office; Willenhall; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday

Enhanced parental leave

Health cash plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension with company contributions

Life assurance

Sharesave scheme

Learning Hub access

Leadership development and apprentices

Job summary

DFS Group is seeking a Shader Specialist to own a massive library of digital upholstery and ensure high‑fidelity V-Ray renders across distributed pipelines. You will create, optimize and bake shader networks into lightweight formats for web and AR, collaborating with commercial teams to colour-match fabrics against physical samples.

You will bring 3+ years in technical art/shading, advanced V-Ray skills, and proficiency in Substance tools, with strong DCC knowledge in 3ds Max or Maya, and a

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years specialised in technical art, shading or PBR material authoring.
• Advanced proficiency in V-Ray (3ds Max or Maya).
• Experience with Substance 3D Designer and Substance 3D Painter to create realistic materials.
• Core DCC fluency in 3ds Max or Maya with asset shading knowledge.
• Strong eye for textiles, textures, light interaction and realistic fabrics.

Responsibilities

• Create realistic PBR materials for fabrics (linens, bouclés, velvets, leathers, synthetics).
• Build and refine V-Ray materials for accurate fabric rendering.
• Optimize materials for web, real‑time 3D and AR pipelines.
• Ensure material consistency across CGI sites and AR experiences.
• Use Substance Designer/Painter to craft fabric variations.
• Support render farm workflows and troubleshoot material issues.
• Collaborate with commercial teams to colour-match fabrics against samples.

Skills

V-Ray

Substance Designer

Substance Painter

PBR materials

Technical art

3ds Max or Maya

Backburner rendering

Tools

3ds Max

Maya

Backburner

Job description

DFS Group is seeking a Shader Specialist to own a massive library of digital upholstery and ensure high‑fidelity V-Ray renders across distributed pipelines. You will create, optimize and bake shader networks into lightweight formats for web and AR, collaborating with commercial teams to colour-match fabrics against physical samples.

You will bring 3+ years in technical art/shading, advanced V-Ray skills, and proficiency in Substance tools, with strong DCC knowledge in 3ds Max or Maya, and a