Senior Modeling Specialist

The Talent Advantage Group
Royaloak, MI
08 Feb 2025

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#1423 Senior Modeling Specialist Job Description

POSITION SUMMARYThe Senior Modeling Specialist is responsible for creating 3D models for use in high-end rendering, real time, and low poly apps and experiences. The Senior is also responsible for building new skills to be up to date with all technologies and software.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
  • The Senior Modeling Specialist will work under the Modeling Team Manager, receiving daily tasks, feedback, and direction from the Manager.
  • The Senior Modeling Specialist will be expected to model 3D geometry where client supplied data is not available or too low quality for high-end visualization
  • Utilize Maya, to model soft parts for interior vehicle (seats, steering wheels, shifter boots, etc.)
  • Create 3D modeled assets ranging from shoes, clothing, and accessories to environments and interior design
  • Create 3D models at varying level of details ranging from high resolution print models to real time mobile app/video game models
  • Utilize DeltaGen, DeltaBatch, and other software products ranging from engineering-grade CAD software (CATIA, NX) and consumer-grade modeling software (Maya, 3D Studio Max) to convert, clean, sort, assemble, model and tessellate data
  • Owns modeling procedures and workflow documentation
  • Owns modeling asset library
  • Preserves pipeline expertise
  • Develop knowledge of modeling, and data preparation procedures and workflows
  • Analyze, comprehend, and configure product variants from multiple reference inputs
  • This role will develop workflows and standards to help create repeatable and measurable tasks.
  • Escalate problems or concerns to project leadership regarding missing reference or data
  • Maintain open and clear communication with project leadership
  • Coordinate workflow within the team and ensure the high quality of services
  • Support department with modeling tasks and/or data preparation
  • Support clients with high end visualization of engineering, design, and/or marketing projects
  • Handles special assignments, investigations, and confidential reports
  • Requires general supervision
  • Other duties as required

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

Required
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required
  • Minimum of 4 years’ experience in Poly Modeling required.
  • Requires extensive Autodesk Maya skills
  • Ability to model in polygons a must
  • Ability to model in NURBS a must
  • Requires exceptional advanced/high-end poly modeling skills
  • Exceptional attention to detail and desire to deliver consistently high-quality work displayed in portfolio
  • Proper understanding of geometry, edge flow, and topology when creating sub-d models is required
  • Requires knowledge of computer-generated image processes
  • Requires ability to efficiently unwrap UVWs for all models created
  • Requires knowledge of high-quality texture baking and texture creation

Preferred
  • Familiar with vehicle build process and feature availability requirements is preferred
  • Knowledge of 3DS Max, Zbrush, and Mudbox a plus.
  • Possessing knowledge of basic rendering and post/comp work a plus
  • Domestic or international travel may be required for this role
  • This role may require work performed outside normal business hours to include nights and weekends

DEMONSTRATED ABILITIES
  • Adapt – ability to maintain effectiveness when experiencing changes in work tasks or the work environment, structures, processes, requirements, culture
  • Collaborate – ability to work effectively and cooperatively with others both establishing and maintaining relationships
  • Communicate – ability to clearly convey information and ideas through various methods that engages people and helps them to understand and retain the information
  • Continuously Improve – Ability to originate action to improve existing conditions and processes
  • Continuously Learn – ability to identify new areas for learning and use gained knowledge and skill on the job
  • Contribute to Team Success – ability to actively participate as a member of a team to help achieve the team/business objectives.
  • Uphold Customer Focus – ability to make customers and their needs a focal point of actions
  • Make Decisions – ability to identify and understand issues, problems, and opportunities by comparing information, using various approaches to determine course of action or solution (considering facets, risks, and constraints)
  • Follow-up – ability to monitor and track results of projects and assignments
  • Manage Work – ability to manage time and resources effectively to ensure work is completed as necessary
  • Advocate Quality Orientation – ability to focus on all aspects of a project and show concern for each aspect of the job regarding quality and delivery
  • Maintain Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills – ability to achieve a satisfactory level of technical and professional skill or knowledge in identified positions and keep current with new developments and technology

Additional Abilities
  • Conduct Formal Presentation – ability to present ideas using appropriate technology while tailoring to the specific audience
  • Gain Commitment – ability to use styles and techniques to gain acceptance of ideas and plans and can modify style according to specific people, task, and situation
  • Monitor Information – ability to set up ongoing process and procedures to gather and analyze information necessary for management of tasks, projects, or people
  • Initiate Action – ability to take action to reach objectives sometimes doing it before it is necessary
  • Promote Innovation – ability to generate creative solutions for situations that resolve problems and create opportunities
  • Manage Conflict – ability to deal effectively with others in a difficult or controversial situation
  • Plan and Organization – ability to establish courses of action for self and others to achieve goals
  • Display Stress Tolerance – ability to maintain stable performance standards under difficult time constraints or opposition
  • Work Standards - ability to set performance standards for self and possibly others while assuming responsibility and taking accountability for successful achievement
  • Build Customer Loyalty – ability to effectively meet customer needs; build productive customer relationships and take accountability for customer satisfaction

Leadership Abilities
  • Align Performance for Success – ability to focus and guide others in the accomplishment of work objectives
  • Build Partnership – ability to identify opportunities and take action to build strategic relationship between one’s area and others (both internal and external)
  • Build a Successful Team – ability to use appropriate methods and a flexible interpersonal style to help build a cohesive team
  • Coach – ability to provide guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas
  • Delegate Responsibility – ability to allocate decision making authority or task responsibility to appropriate people to maximize effectiveness
  • Develop Others – ability to plan and support the development of employee skills and abilities to better fill the needs of the organization from a positional or holistic standpoint
  • Lead through Vision and Values – ability to reflect the organization’s strategy through actions and decisions
  • Negotiate – ability to identify and explore alternative and positions to reach outcomes that gain the support and acceptance of the parties involved
  • Risk – ability to weigh the positives and negatives before acting in a situation
  • Sales Ability / Persuasiveness – ability to use appropriate interpersonal styles and communication to gain acceptance of a product, service, or idea from clients
  • Strategic Decision Making – ability to understand what is needed to achieve a long-range goal or vision
This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. But this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, or responsibilities associated with the position.