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Co-founder & CTO of Memcare
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Take your physical product to the virtual world. With the help of a professional 3D designer, you can let your customers play with a 3D model of your product and discover all of its great features from the comfort of their home.
Shock your players with stunning landscapes and realistic character models. Whether you are developing a game for mobiles or for the next-gen consoles, a professional 3D designer can build according to your needs.
Visualize complex ideas with well-designed 3D models and animations. Add a nice modern touch to your website, enhance your presentations, or present your company’s workflow to stakeholders with rendered videos.
Release state-of-the-art 3D prints with a premium feel. A talented 3D designer is a key to preparing stunning, well-optimized 3D models that can be later assembled with the help of a 3D printer.
According to a report published by Global Market Insights, the 3D rendering market will be worth over 6 billion dollars in 2025 — a significant upgrade from the 1.5 billion in 2018. The growth will be fuelled by factors like increased use of 3D rendering in product marketing, higher demand for customized products, as well as a growing number of construction and real-estate companies utilizing 3D rendering.
What threatens this growth? According to the authors of the report, one of the crucial issues is the lack of truly skilled 3D design professionals. There are not enough of them on the market and some of those available are not experienced enough to work on many of the commercial projects.
How then, in these unfavorable circumstances, hire 3D designers that really fit the specific needs of your business? Follow the 10 rules below to make sure you are fully prepared for the hiring process.
When reaching out to your candidate, ask for as many examples of their work as possible. PDFs, their own websites, Behance profiles, profiles on other platforms — the more types of portfolio you have, the bigger the number of projects you can review. Try also to look for your candidate’s designs by yourself. Search their name on Google, review their LinkedIn profile. Look for projects they haven’t added to any of their official portfolios.
What to consider when reviewing past projects of 3D designers? First, your own subjective opinion on their work. Secondly, assess whether their projects are done commercially or just out of pure passion. The latter should be, of course, highly praised, but you will get the best results with experienced 3D designers who have a history of working with clients on multiple different projects.
A portfolio of a 3D designer, alongside their CV, gives you also the opportunity to find out whether they actually have the right experience in the field relevant to your business.
3D design might sound like a specific niche, but it is actually a broad term for a process that can take different forms. For example, video game 3D modeling will be different from architectural design done with CAD tools or modeling based on motion capture. Different approaches have to be taken when building a 3D model that’s supposed to be generated on a mobile device and when building a 3D animation to be run on powerful hardware for movie industry professionals.
When you want to hire 3D designers, you should, then, focus on the project fit — pick the candidates that have previous experience in the type of 3D design you need them for.
The most important hard skill for a 3D designer is the experience with 3D design tools relevant in their field. For example:
Consider the tools used at your company (or the type of project you want to hire 3D designers for) and look for relevant fit among your candidates.
While the technological background is important, 3D designers are most importantly artists, meaning they also have to possess a set of specific soft skills. Their skillset should, therefore, include:
Many companies don’t actually need to hire 3D designers working in-house, as they don’t develop 3D-based projects on a regular basis. If that is your case, an experienced freelance 3D designer is surely the best solution for your needs.
However, remote work can now be easily implemented also for full-time 3D designers. Online communication tools, as well as cloud file sharing, are widely available and stable, meaning staying in touch with other team members is easy. Just make sure your candidate possesses hardware powerful enough to handle the type of project you are working on!
If you are looking to hire 3D designers with experience in a specific technology or field, you might consider focusing on candidates with relevant certificates. Some examples of such certifications are
University education is not enough to become a great 3D designer, but it is a great way to learn about all the best practices that should be followed in order to deliver amazing results.
Professional 3D designers most often hold degrees in:
To some extent, industry fit can be tightly linked to the project fit, but it’s not always the case. 3D product visualizations, for example, are done by companies in all possible industries.
To get the best results, we recommend you to hire 3D designers with previous experience in working with clients from your industry. This kind of fit means the designer most likely already has some understanding of your customer group and is able to build a 3D vision that sells.
Each company has its own values that represent their attitude to business and customers. Things like the approach to building diverse and inclusive environments, focus on the local or global market, push for innovation, and the preferred style of management are all having an impact on every member of the team. Hire 3D designers who match your vision and values to achieve the understanding that fuels great results delivered fast.
Before you hire 3D designers, you should have another expert look at their portfolios - especially if you are not experienced in 3D design yourself. This kind of unbiased review of your candidates’ work will broaden your perspective and allow you to understand the technical aspects of their craft.
As the demand for experienced 3D designers rises, it’s getting more and more difficult to hire ones that really fit your business and the project you are developing. But we can help.
At Ideamotive, we run a network of top IT professionals looking for new career opportunities. Our network does not only include a number of great 3D designers, but also all the other people you might need for your team, including developers, project managers, data scientists, and more.
After you reach out to us, we will connect you only with the candidates that best fit your company profile, project specification, and any other requirements you might have. This way, you will be able to hire 3D designers that can deliver the exact results you anticipate fast.
Contact us today to learn more and take your project to the next level.
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