Senior cgi & visual production designer (ai, animation & brand)

Senior CGI & Visual Production Designer (AI, Animation & Brand)
Location: Remote
Department: Marketing
Employment Type: Full-time, In-House
Important: Portfolio is required. Applications without a portfolio will be immediately rejected.
ROLE SUMMARY
We are seeking a senior, in-house CGI and visual production specialist to lead the creation of high-end CGI stills, cinematic animations, and AI-assisted brand visuals across real estate projects, marketing campaigns, and corporate content.
This role goes beyond architectural visualisation. You will produce creative CGI visuals, animated renders, AI-generated intros and outros, and brand-led motion content, while also delivering premium architectural imagery when required.
You will own the end-to-end visual production pipeline, ensuring all outputs meet tier-one UAE luxury and developer standards.
This is a senior role with creative ownership, not an execution-only position.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
AI-ASSISTED CONCEPT & VISUAL DEVELOPMENT
- Interpret AI-generated concepts and visual references (architecture, brand, creative)
- Translate AI outputs into accurate, buildable, production-grade CGI and motion content
- Recreate mood, lighting, materials, and spatial intent with realism and consistency
- Work tool-agnostic across modern AI image and video platforms
HIGH-END CGI STILLS (PROJECTS & CREATIVE)
- Produce 6 K–8 K photorealistic CGI stills for:
- Real estate projects (interiors, exteriors, lifestyle)
- Marketing and brand campaigns
- Brochures, billboards, websites, investor decks, and press assets
- Define and control:
- Camera angles and focal logic
- Depth of field and composition
- Natural, artificial, and cinematic lighting setups
- Maintain a consistent, premium visual language across all outputs
CINEMATIC CGI ANIMATION & MOTION
- Produce cinematic CGI animations, including:
- Brand films
- Project reveal and launch teasers
- Animated renders
- Lifestyle and atmosphere sequences
- Design and execute:
- Controlled cinematic camera movement
- Depth-of-field animation
- Day-to-night and lighting/material transitions
- Subtle environmental and atmospheric motion
- Deliver 4 K–8 K animation outputs suitable for digital platforms, events, and presentations
AI-DRIVEN VIDEO INTROS, OUTROS & BRAND MOTION
- Create AI-assisted intros, outros, and motion assets for:
- Brand videos
- Project films
- Corporate and social content
- Develop reusable intro/outro systems aligned with brand identity
- Ensure consistency between CGI, AI-generated visuals, and live-action footage
VISUAL STORYTELLING & CAMERA LOGIC
- Apply cinematic thinking to all still and motion outputs
- Select camera angles and movement based on:
- Brand positioning
- Emotional impact
- Spatial and narrative storytelling
- Maintain visual continuity across CGI stills, CGI animation, and marketing video content
POST-PRODUCTION & FINAL DELIVERY
- Perform professional post-production and polish:
- Colour correction and grading
- Material and texture refinement
- Lighting, sky, and reflection enhancement
- Ensure all deliverables are print-safe, broadcast-ready, platform-optimised, and future-proof
PIPELINE, WORKFLOW & OWNERSHIP
- Own the internal CGI and motion pipeline, including:
- File structures and naming conventions
- Scene organisation and render optimisation
- Coordinate closely with:
- Marketing and brand teams
- External architects, designers, and consultants
- Reduce dependency on external CGI, motion, and visualisation studios
REQUIRED TOOLS & TECHNICAL SKILLS
AI & CONCEPT GENERATION
- Strong experience with AI-based visual and video generation tools
- (e.g. Midjourney, Higgsfield, Kive, Flora, Stable Diffusion, or equivalent)
- Ability to translate AI outputs into controlled, high-quality CGI and motion content
3 D, RENDERING & MOTION
- Advanced proficiency in 3ds Max and/or Blender
- Strong command of Corona Renderer and/or V-Ray
- Unreal Engine 5 (cinematic real-time animation)
- After Effects (motion design, intros/outros)
- Da Vinci Resolve or Premiere Pro (final video delivery)
POST & MATERIALS
- Photoshop (final still polish)
- Substance Painter / Designer (preferred)
- Asset libraries and PBR workflows
EXPERIENCE & PROFILE
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- 6+ years in CGI, architectural visualisation, motion design, or visual production
- Proven experience delivering:
- High-end CGI stills
- Cinematic animations
- Brand and campaign visuals
- Portfolio demonstrating strong camera judgment, lighting realism, and motion quality
PROFILE
- Senior-level visual and creative judgment
- Strong ownership and accountability
- Comfortable working across architecture, brand, and creative campaigns
- Clear understanding of luxury, restraint, and premium visual language
WHAT THIS ROLE IS NOT
- Not a junior 3 D artist
- Not a render-only operator
- Not a basic flythrough animator
- Not limited to architectural visuals only
SUCCESS METRICS (FIRST 90 DAYS)
- Delivery of a complete AI → still → cinematic animation pipeline in-house
- Reduction of outsourced CGI and motion work
- Establishment of a consistent visual and motion language
- Trusted ownership of visual production standards
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS (MANDATORY)
Applications without a portfolio will not be considered.
Applicants must submit:
- Portfolio including CGI stills and cinematic motion work