3D Shader & Materials Artist — V-Ray Fabric Specialist

DFS; Golborne; Presencial; GBP 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

23 days holiday

Enhanced parental leave

Health cash plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Descripción de la vacante

DFS Group is seeking a highly skilled 3D Material & Shader Specialist to own our growing library of digital upholstery. You will focus on V-Ray rendering, shader networks, and web/AR optimization, delivering photorealistic fabrics for showrooms and digital channels.

You will manage complex shading across distributed pipelines, bake shaders into efficient formats (glTF/USDZ) and collaborate with commercial teams to ensure accurate colour and texture across all platforms.

Formación

• 3+ years in technical art/shading or PBR material authoring with high-end product visuals.
• Advanced V-Ray proficiency in 3ds Max or Maya.
• Strong understanding of light transport and shading bottlenecks.
• Experience managing complex scenes for network rendering using Backburner and UNC paths.
• Proficiency with Substance 3D Designer and Painter for materials.

Responsabilidades

• Create realistic PBR materials for fabrics (linens, bouclés, velvets, leathers, synthetics).
• Build and refine V-Ray materials to capture fabric textures and properties.
• Optimise materials for web, real-time 3D and AR platforms.
• Ensure material consistency across CGI, websites and AR experiences.
• Use Substance 3D Designer to create fabric variations efficiently.
• Support render farm workflows and troubleshoot material issues.
• Collaborate with commercial teams to colour-match fabrics across platforms.

Conocimientos

PBR material authoring

V-Ray shading

Light transport knowledge

Network render management

Texture/material detail

Herramientas

V-Ray (3ds Max or Maya)

3ds Max

Maya

Substance 3D Designer

Substance 3D Painter

Backburner

Descripción del empleo

DFS Group is seeking a highly skilled 3D Material & Shader Specialist to own our growing library of digital upholstery. You will focus on V-Ray rendering, shader networks, and web/AR optimization, delivering photorealistic fabrics for showrooms and digital channels.

You will manage complex shading across distributed pipelines, bake shaders into efficient formats (glTF/USDZ) and collaborate with commercial teams to ensure accurate colour and texture across all platforms.