Jewelry CAD Designer – Rhino 3D + ZBrush + Rendering | Casting Company

Jewelry CAD Designer – Rhino 3D + ZBrush + Rendering | Casting Company **We are a jewelry casting company building a reliable CAD team for ongoing production and are looking for experienced jewelry CAD designers skilled in Rhino 3D, ZBrush, and high-quality jewelry rendering.** We need designers who understand not only how to create attractive 3D models, but also how to make them **production-ready for real-world jewelry manufacturing and casting**. Required Skills * Strong experience with **Rhino 3D** * Strong experience with **ZBrush**, especially for organic, sculptural, and detailed jewelry * Ability to create **high-quality photorealistic jewelry renderings** * Experience designing jewelry specifically for **lost-wax / investment casting** * Understanding of wall thickness, durability, shrinkage, stone settings, tolerances, and other casting considerations * Ability to work from sketches, photos, measurements, reference images, and existing designs * Clean, organized, production-ready CAD files * Ability to make revisions quickly Rendering Rendering is an important part of this position. We need designers who can produce professional-quality jewelry renders that can be used for: * Customer design approvals * Custom jewelry presentations * Product visualization * Website and marketing purposes Please include examples of your **rendering work** along with your CAD portfolio. Very Important: Turnaround & Communication We operate a fast-moving jewelry casting business, so **speed, reliability, and communication are extremely important.** We are looking for designers who: * Respond quickly during active projects * Can provide realistic turnaround estimates * Can handle revisions without long delays * Are available for ongoing work * Can potentially handle multiple projects per week as our relationship grows Our goal is to build a **long-term CAD team**, not simply hire someone for one project. Jewelry Experience Required Please do not apply if your experience is primarily architectural, mechanical, product, or general 3D modeling. We specifically want designers with **jewelry manufacturing and casting experience**. Experience with rings, pendants, charms, religious pieces, detailed relief work, lettering, pavé/stone settings, sculptural jewelry, and custom jewelry is a plus. When Applying Please include: 1. Your jewelry CAD portfolio 2. Examples of pieces you personally designed that were successfully cast 3. Examples of your **photorealistic jewelry renderings** 4. Your experience with Rhino 3D 5. Your experience with ZBrush 6. What software you use for rendering 7. Your typical turnaround time for a standard jewelry CAD 8. Your availability for revisions 9. Your preferred pricing structure (hourly or per design) **Please start your proposal with the words “JEWELRY CAD” so we know you read the entire posting.** We have **consistent ongoing work** available for the right designers and are looking to build a dependable, responsive CAD team that can grow with our casting company.