Junior 3D Modeller

A bit about us

We may have started small, but we’ve always had very big ideas. We launched in 2000 and we just haven’t stopped; a years’ worth of achievements always seems more like three at AO.

Our customers are now our biggest advocates, and we’ve made millions of them happy. We’ve even launched in new territories throughout Europe. Sometimes we have to pinch ourselves.

But, we’re determined to be the best electrical retailer in Europe, and for that, you need to be driven. We need to be bold enough to try new things, and smart enough to see them through. We need to care about people, and we always like to have a little fun as we do it.

More about the role

Multimedia is a crucial part of our customers' journey and with that in mind we’re expanding our 3D team to ensure that our customers receive the most engaging and creative content out there! We’re looking for enthusiastic and talented Junior 3D Modellers to become an integral part of the multimedia team as we continue to expand. Just in the last 12 months we have doubled the size of our Multimedia team, moved to a shiny new studio in Manchester city centre and invested heavily in our systems and software to ensure that we are ready for the next phase of growth!

Working on our online content you will apply your creative and technical art skills, using reference photography to generate animation ready models for our market leading product review videos – paying particular attention to realism, poly count and edgeflow.

This role would really suit a recent graduate in a relevant discipline or someone with a bit of experience who is looking for that next challenge.

Please include links to your portfolio / showreel on your CV to support your application as we are unable to consider applications without this!

Here's what you can expect to be doing

You will be part of a close-knit team, working with other Junior Modellers and Modellers to produce high quality, animation ready 3D models for our online product review videos

Collaborating with other modellers to develop new techniques and ensure that we work in the most efficient and effective way possible

Working to tight deadlines to deliver 3D models to the animation team; providing accurate updates on work in progress

Working with the wider team to find technical solutions to challenging models – especially when we have a new product to work on

A few things about you

We are looking for someone who:

- Possesses strong interpersonal and communication skills

- Is able to work under pressure to deadlines and multi task effectively, taking accountability for your own work

- Obsesses about the detail and has a huge passion for delivering quality work

- Has a knack for problem solving and technical thinking skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS - Essential

- Experience in hard surface modelling

- Strong high and low poly modelling experience

- Strong Photoshop skills

- Experience using Cinema4D, Maya, 3dsmax or other similar 3D packages. Our team all work on Cinema4D and training will be provided for candidates with experience in another software package.

TECHNICAL SKILLS – Nice to have

- Experience in Thea, Octance, Arnold, Vray or similar renderer

- Experience with zBrush

- Knowledge of rigging

- Good lighting skills

Why choose AO?

It’s not about the job you need now, it’s about who you want to be and where you want go. The thing about AO is that you don’t have to leave to move on. We have the kind of environment where people learn and thrive and be the best they can be. That’s our values talking.

We empower each and every person to push the boundaries of what’s possible. We’re growing rapidly and so should you. Our environment and our culture are vibrant and engaging, you almost have to feel it to believe it. We’ve got everything you could need in one place, so it’s really no wonder we were named Retail Week Employer of the Year 2015.

 “Our people are our biggest asset, they’re our culture: that unique, indescribable thing that makes us really different.”

Great people deserve great things

As an AO employee you can take full advantage of our benefits package. As well as fundamental benefits, like pensions and holidays, we have designed our “AO Perks” to help you out financially, make your work life a little easier or make your home life a lot more fun.