3D Designer

**Description**:
Hi there, we’re Article. We’re a North American based furniture company creating remarkably better furniture experiences one sofa at a time. And as the **3D Designer**, you’ll create high-quality 3D models for furniture and product visualization by converting SolidWorks models and scanned OBJ files into optimized 3ds Max assets.

**Why We Need You**:
As a 3D Designer, your main tasks will include re-topology, UV mapping, and texturing using Substance Designer. You will also review and improve vendor-created models to ensure they meet our quality standards. There might be occasions that you need to travel within Vietnam to factories for data capture, scanning, or measurements.

**Why would a furniture company have a 3D & CGI team?**

Our new 3D & CGI team at Article plays a pivotal role in showcasing our products and driving customer engagement. Your work will contribute to the visual appeal of our brand and directly impact customer perception.

CGI enables Article to expand the horizons of the eCommerce shopping experience in many new ways, including augmented reality, product and space configurators, and beyond.

This transformative approach offers us the speed and flexibility to remain highly competitive and carve out new ways to impress customers and gain market share.

**Why Article?**

What started in 2019 as a project to strengthen our relationships with our Asian vendors has grown into a permanent operation in Ho Chi Minh City. Article currently has 70 employees in Vietnam, across our Sourcing, Technical Product Development, Quality, HR, Logistics, PMO and Accounting functions.

As a Particle (people of Article), you will have a high level of autonomy to solve challenging, meaningful problems the best way you can. That means you’re trusted to explore solutions you believe will work best (you’re the expert, after all). You’ll do all this while growing your skills within a company that is redefining the furniture industry.

At Article, we grow and have fun together through regular in-office training and team activities. These moments help us build connection, collaboration, and creativity across our teams all year long.

**What You’ll Do**:
You’ll join a team of 10 international marketing and product-visualization specialists and contribute to building Article’s 3D asset library with accuracy and consistency.

- Convert SolidWorks parts/assemblies and scanned OBJ files into clean, native 3ds Max models.
- Re-topologize geometry into efficient, accurate quad-based meshes.
- UV unwrap and texture assets using Substance.
- Recreate real-world products in 3D with high fidelity.
- Work within established pipelines for furniture and product visualization.
- Review and refine vendor-created SolidWorks or scanned models.
- Recommend tools and processes to improve 3D workflows.
- Occasionally travel within Vietnam for data capture, scanning, and photography.

**Who You Are**:

- 4+ years of experience in 3D modeling with a focus on 3ds Max and product visualization.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating furniture or product modeling.
- Skilled in UV mapping, retopology, and texturing in Substance.
- Experience converting SolidWorks and OBJ-scanned assets into 3ds Max files.
- Familiar with photogrammetry workflows and product scanning.
- Understanding of 3D pipelines for furniture or product visualization.
- Experience with Corona, V-Ray, and/or RealityCapture.
- Bonus: architectural visualization, AR/VR, or real-time rendering experience.
- Detail-oriented, ensuring accuracy and consistency across models.
- Strong verbal and written English communication skills.

**Perks & Benefits**:
**Wealth, Health & Life**:

- Salary range: 38,000,000 - 50,000,000 VNĐ Gross/Month
- 13th-month salary
- 15 days of vacation
- 11 National Holidays
- 2 extra days (Christmas & 1 day of your choosing)
- 6 well-being (sick) days
- Excellent extended health care benefits packages (dental, health check, mental health )

**Growth & Training**:

- We believe in fostering an environment of learning and growth at Article.
- Every role has a clear growth path that you and your manager create together, so you know what development looks like for you.
- Throughout the year, we have several in-office training sessions covering a range of topics.
- You’ll also have access to many learning and development modules through our internal online learning platform.

**Other**:

- Employee discounts on many of our products produced in Vietnam.

** Company & Office Space**:

- Our modern office is in Thao Dien, with first-come, first-served (limited) secure scooter parking.
- State-of-the-art laptops with the tech and tools to easily collaborate.
- Be a part of a multinational, collaborative office culture.

**About Article**:
Hi there, we’re Article. Since 2013 we’ve been redefining the furniture industry one sofa at a time.

- Vancouver, Canada is home to our HQ (and our first retail store)
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam is home to our