3D Animator for Product Explainer Video

We're launching an innovative smart home device and need a skilled 3D Animator to create a stunning 90-second product explainer video showcasing how our device works, its internal components, and key features. The animation should include realistic product rendering, smooth exploded-view transitions showing internal parts, environmental scenes demonstrating real-world use cases, and sleek motion graphics highlighting specifications. Think Apple-style product videos—clean, sophisticated, and visually engaging.

You'll work from our CAD files and product photos to create accurate 3D models, animate component assembly sequences, render photorealistic scenes with proper lighting and materials, and add text overlays and transitions synchronized to our script. The video needs to balance technical accuracy with visual storytelling that excites potential customers. We're targeting a modern, premium aesthetic that matches our brand positioning in the smart home market.

This is a 3-4 week project with milestone payments upon storyboard approval, animation draft, and final delivery. We're looking for an animator with strong portfolio showcasing product visualization, experience with Blender or Maya, and understanding of how to make technical products look compelling. You'll receive detailed product specifications, reference materials, brand guidelines, and script. If your work demonstrates cinematic quality and attention to lighting and composition, we want to see it.

Key Responsibilities

Create 3D models from provided CAD files and reference images

Develop storyboard and animation sequence plan

Animate exploded views showing product assembly and components

Create realistic product renders with proper materials and lighting

Animate product in real-world environment scenes

Add smooth camera movements and transitions

Render high-quality output (1080p or 4K)

Integrate motion graphics and text overlays

Add particle effects or environmental elements as needed

Color grade final video for cinematic look

Provide revision rounds based on feedback

Deliver final video in multiple formats

Required Skills

3D Animation

Blender or Maya

Product Visualization

3D Modeling

Rendering (Cycles, V-Ray, Arnold)

Motion Graphics

Lighting & Materials

Camera Animation

Video Editing

After Effects

Compositing

Storyboarding

Tools

Blender or Autodesk Maya

After Effects (motion graphics and compositing)

Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro (editing)

Photoshop (textures and touch-ups)

CAD software (for importing models, optional)

Rendering engine (Cycles, V-Ray, Arnold, etc.)

Video codec tools

Google Drive or Dropbox (file sharing)

Email or Slack (communication)

Deliverables

Storyboard with shot breakdown and timing

3D product models (accurate to specifications)

90-second fully animated explainer video

Exploded-view animation showing internal components

Real-world usage environment scenes (2-3 scenarios)

Motion graphics and text overlays integrated

High-quality rendered output (1080p minimum, 4K optional)

Background music sync points identified

2 rounds of revisions included

Final video in multiple formats (MP4, MOV)

Source files and project files provided

Rendered individual scenes (for future editing)