Senior Associate 3D Technical Designer

About the role

Where Performance Meets Purpose Join a team that values excellence and innovation, at a company known for its iconic golf brands. At Acushnet Company, your background and experience contribute to creating the best products for dedicated golfers worldwide. Here, your performance has purpose.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Design, Technical Design, Product Creation, and other cross-functional teams to develop high-quality 3D assets that support product development, visualization, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Create realistic, production-ready 3D models and rendered assets that accurately represent product intent, materials, fit, and construction.
• Support and expand the organization’s 3D asset libraries through creation, optimization, and management of models across multiple product categories.
• Facilitate conversion of 3D assets between platforms and applications, optimize textures and UV maps, and prepare assets for web, animation, and other digital experiences.
• Coordinate fabric digitization efforts, support garment fit analysis, and help establish standards, workflows, and best practices for 3D product creation.
• Continuously explore emerging technologies, tools, and workflows that enhance product visualization and development processes.
• Drive innovation while helping teams maximize the value of 3D throughout the product lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Product Design, Industrial Design, 3D Design, Apparel Design, Footwear Design, Accessories Design, or a related field focused on digital modeling, rendering, sculpting, or product creation.
• 3+ years of experience in product design, industrial design, apparel, footwear, accessories, hard goods, or a related design discipline.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience designing, modeling, sculpting, rendering, and developing assets within professional 3D digital applications.
• Advanced 3D design skills with ability to support multiple product categories including apparel, footwear, accessories, and hard goods.
• Experience creating high-quality, photorealistic rendered assets and digital product visualizations for product creation, marketing, or consumer-facing applications.
• Strong knowledge of 3D apparel simulation and fabric draping tools, including CLO3D, Style3D, Browzwear VStitcher, or similar platforms.
• Advanced proficiency with 3D modeling, texturing, and sculpting software such as Blender, Maya, Rhino, ZBrush, Adobe Substance Suite, or comparable applications.
• Demonstrated experience creating professional-quality renderings utilizing tools such as KeyShot, Cinema4D, Blender, or similar rendering platforms.
• Strong understanding of garment construction, pattern analysis, fit evaluation, specification review, technical fit sessions, and parametric avatar utilization.
• Experience creating and managing 3D asset libraries while maintaining consistency, quality standards, and scalability across product categories.
• Knowledge of material