CGI Artist

DFS Head Office; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

22 days holiday

Enhanced parental leave

Health cash plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension with company contributions

Life assurance

Sharesave scheme

Structured induction

Learning Hub access

Leadership and apprenticeship programs

Colleague discounts

Job summary

DFS Group is seeking a Mid-Weight CGI Artist to create photorealistic CGI assets for DFS and Sofology across websites and campaigns. You’ll render product and lifestyle imagery, refine scenes, and employ AI tools to enhance workflows in a hybrid role based in Golborne near Warrington.

You will manage render pipelines, perform post-production in Photoshop, and develop PBR materials with V-Ray. Collaboration with a cross-functional team and adherence to brand quality are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience using 3DS Max.
• Experience with V-Ray.
• Experience with Photoshop and Photoshop action scripts.
• Ability to create lifestyle imagery to a high standard.
• Works well with an inter-disciplinary team.
• Great communication skills.
• Experience in the creation of PBR shaders and materials with V-Ray.

Responsibilities

• Creating high-quality, photorealistic CGI assets for the DFS and Sofology websites, digital channels and marketing campaigns, ensuring every render accurately reflects the finished product.
• Producing engaging product and lifestyle imagery, including hero renders, editorial-style scenes, cameo images and close-up detail shots that bring our products to life.
• Building and refining render scenes by applying realistic lighting, materials, textures, composition and environmental elements to achieve exceptional visual quality.
• Using AI-powered creative tools and emerging technologies to enhance workflows, improve efficiency and support the delivery of outstanding CGI content.
• Managing render workflows using Backburner and render farm tools, monitoring progress, troubleshooting issues and ensuring assets are delivered on time.
• Completing post-production work in Photoshop, including retouching, compositing, colour correction and batch processing to produce polished, production-ready imagery.
• Creating and maintaining realistic PBR materials and shaders, ensuring fabrics, finishes and product details are represented accurately and consistently.
• Organising and managing final assets within our catalogue and asset management systems, maintaining accurate file structures and naming conventions.
• Working closely with the wider CGI team and colleagues across the business to deliver projects on time and to the highest creative and technical standards.
• Maintaining consistency across all CGI outputs, ensuring every asset meets our brand guidelines and quality expectations.
• Taking ownership of your workload, managing multiple projects while applying strong attention to detail and a proactive, solutions-focused approach throughout the production process.

Skills

Lifestyle imagery

Inter-disciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

PBR shaders & materials with V-Ray

Tools

3DS Max

V-Ray

Photoshop

Photoshop action scripts

Job description

About the role

As a Mid-Weight CGI Artist, you'll help create high-quality, photorealistic CGI assets that showcase the DFS and Sofology product ranges across our websites and digital marketing channels. Using a blend of 3D technology and emerging AI tools, you'll produce engaging product and lifestyle imagery that brings our products to life. Working as part of a collaborative Creative team, you'll manage your own projects, contribute new ideas and work closely with colleagues to deliver outstanding visual content. This is a great opportunity for an experienced CGI Artist looking to further develop their skills while creating inspiring imagery for two of the UK's leading furniture brands. This is a fixed term contract for six months - hybrid working based in Golborne near Warrington.

What you'll be responsible for

• Creating high-quality, photorealistic CGI assets for the DFS and Sofology websites, digital channels and marketing campaigns, ensuring every render accurately reflects the finished product.
• Producing engaging product and lifestyle imagery, including hero renders, editorial-style scenes, cameo images and close-up detail shots that bring our products to life.
• Building and refining render scenes by applying realistic lighting, materials, textures, composition and environmental elements to achieve exceptional visual quality.
• Using AI-powered creative tools and emerging technologies to enhance workflows, improve efficiency and support the delivery of outstanding CGI content.
• Managing render workflows using Backburner and render farm tools, monitoring progress, troubleshooting issues and ensuring assets are delivered on time.
• Completing post-production work in Photoshop, including retouching, compositing, colour correction and batch processing to produce polished, production-ready imagery.
• Creating and maintaining realistic PBR materials and shaders, ensuring fabrics, finishes and product details are represented accurately and consistently.
• Organising and managing final assets within our catalogue and asset management systems, maintaining accurate file structures and naming conventions.
• Working closely with the wider CGI team and colleagues across the business to deliver projects on time and to the highest creative and technical standards.
• Maintaining consistency across all CGI outputs, ensuring every asset meets our brand guidelines and quality expectations.
• Taking ownership of your workload, managing multiple projects while applying strong attention to detail and a proactive, solutions-focused approach throughout the production process.

We're looking for someone who has

• Experience in the use of 3DS Max
• Experience with V-Ray
• Experience with Photoshop and Photoshop action scripts
• Demonstrates an ability to create lifestyle imagery to a high standard
• Works well with an inter-disciplinary team
• Great communication skills
• Experience in the creation of PBR shaders and materials with V-Ray

Don't let it discourage you if you don't have all of this experience, it's a guideline that will help you hit the ground running.

About us

At DFS Group, we're proud to help people create spaces they love to live in. We're home to DFS, Sofology, and The Sofa Delivery Company: three brands with their own personalities, brought together by a shared mission. Behind our brands is a passionate Group team. From Finance and Technology to People, Marketing and Supply Chain, our Group functions power everything we do. They create the foundations that allow our brands to thrive, innovate and grow. Whether you're supporting our brands or serving our customers, the mindset that connects us means we expect more of ourselves and each other. It means every customer is our favourite, every voice is valued, and every interaction is one we're proud of. When you're part of a community that shares your way of thinking, the wins feel bigger. The effort feels worth it. It's a place where people stay because they feel valued, and find room to grow because they're challenged.

Everyone at DFS Group begins with a structured induction designed to help you understand our brands, our culture and how we work together. From day one, you will have access to our online Learning Hub, filled with digital courses, tools and resources to support your development. For leaders, we offer virtual workshops focused on building confident, capable leadership. We also run skills-based workshops to strengthen core capabilities across the business. Colleagues can also undertake nationally recognised qualifications through our apprenticeship programmes, giving you the opportunity to gain external accreditation while you grow your career with us.

Our DFS Group benefits

• 22 days holiday, plus the option to buy up to 5 more
• Enhanced parental leave
• Health cash plan from £1 a month, with everyday cashback
• Employee Assistance Programme for support when you need it
• Extras like flu vouchers, menopause support and health check
• Pension with company contributions
• Life assurance for peace of mind
• Sharesave scheme to save each month and invest in our future
• Structured induction from day one
• Access to our Learning Hub and skills workshops
• Leadership development and apprenticeship programmes
• 30% colleague discount, plus 15% for friends and family, three times a year
• Discounts and cashback at hundreds of retailers
• SmartTech scheme to buy tech up to £1,000
• Cycle to Work scheme for bikes and accessories up to £1,500 through salary sacrifice
• Electric vehicle lease scheme with Octopus to help you save and reduce your impact
• One paid volunteering day each year

Equal opportunities

We're proud to be an equal opportunities employer, committed to building a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and makes room for different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We turn that commitment into action through colleague networks, trusted partnerships and recognised accessibility initiatives such as the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower.

If your experience does not quite match every part of the role, we'd still love to hear from you.

If you need any adjustments or additional support during the application process, please contact our Talent Team at and we will be happy to help.

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