Welcome to team / RAPP 

team x is t the customized, global communications & marketing agency for Mercedes-Benz, which Omnicom has been building up since January 2022. Our mission is to create a consistent brand experience for Mercedes-Benz worldwide with one voice, one presence, & one look & feel for all brand-shaping activities.   

Our team is made up of best-in-class talent from across different Omnicom agencies, including RAPP. We bring together the best talent along the customer journey to help the world's most valuable luxury car manufacturer lead the electric mobility of the future & build the most desirable cars. Help us & you can expect: a strong passion for luxury cars, the collective energy of an international team & a lot of fun. 

As part of team x, you will have the opportunity to work at RAPP, which is an integral part of Omnicoms Precision Marketing Group. At RAPP, we focus on improving each individual's experience with a brand. 

Your Role 

At team x, we are about implementing next-gen production solutions that enable engaging, hyper-realistic digital product experiences. Our goal is to make "every product playable", by combining the science of technology with the artistry of computer-generated content. Our CG artists, interactive designers, & developers focus on creating virtual versions of our clients' products, so lifelike it feels like you could reach out & touch them. Our culture brings together creative, tech & data in an integrated way. 

We are seeking a proficient Unreal Engine Senior Artist for our Automotive product team. As part of this role, you will oversee & drive high-quality real-time visualisations & rendered sequences, lead a small team of other 3D modellers & software engineers. 

We have an exciting opportunity to join a Berlin based CGI team, dedicated to our automotive client, to produce cutting edge, hyper-realistic 3D visuals. The role will both lead & manage the development of all 3D builds, integrating into existing processes & supporting the growth of the team & service. 

Working as a Senior CGI Automotive Artist, you will be responsible for producing product visualizations for our clients products. In this role you create photo-realistic renders, which are part of our interactive solutions. As a Senior CGI Artist, you help bring our clients products come to life through top-notch visualizations & bring them to a level where you will not be able to tell them apart from real-life or photography. You will also have the opportunity to bring our real-time rendering pipeline to the next level of realism, working in environments such as Unreal Engine or Unity.

Our goal is to build virtual worlds for our automotive client. Powered by the Unreal Engine, we will build cityscapes, country roads & scenic tours around the global allowing us to adapt & localise these environments for global markets all the while providing photo-realistic quality of both stills & motion content.  

Your Responsibilities 

• Utilising Unreal Engines full suite of world building tools to create top quality content for still, video & interactive projects. Modelling optimised assets, from hard surface to photorealistic environmental elements.
• Contributing to the R&D pipeline & maintaining a strong knowledge of the latest tools & processes.
• Shader & Texture authoring for assets.
• Setting cameras, blocking, lighting & shooting a scene.
• Working closely with other artists, designers & programmers to implement the Producer or Creative Directors vision.
• Creating convincing Real-Time VFX throughout all stages of the development process, from conception to completion.
• Maintaining consistently high-quality visuals across a range of effects, from vast environments to small technical objects & everything in between.
• Optimising effects to run efficiently whilst maintaining high visual quality.
• Contributing innovative ideas to help improve your workflow & mentoring less experienced members of staff.

Your Experience 

• Excellent artistic skills with an emphasis on photorealistic product visualization & animations
• At least 2 years of experience with 3D modelling tools
• At least 2 years of experience with Unreal Engine or other real time engine
• Basic understanding of Blueprint scripting in Unreal Engine.
• Portfolio demonstrating artistic abilities in colour selection, materials, & lighting. Including demonstrating skills in translating concept sketches to realistic 3D scenes. The portfolio should include projects using Unreal Engine.
• Proficiency with at least one 3D modelling tool (Maya, Blender, etc.) & one 2D graphics tool (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects.)
• Experience in asset workflows, materials development, lighting development, animations, & basic VFX in Unreal Engine.
• Know-how on basic mechanical-animations
• Experience with 3DsMax, Photoshop, Aftereffects, Vray
• Be able to prepare 3D models for real-time usage, including textures & material creation, as well as be aware of optimizations
• Passion for digital product design
• English / German proficiency

What we offer you 

• A great team & a collaborative culture 
• Exciting products & the opportunity to work for the world's most valuable luxury automotive brand 
• Central & beautiful workplace in Berlin, with hybrid & remote opportunities 
• Flexible working time 
• 30 vacation days 
• Customize your ideal benefits package using our Benefitsy portal, offering access to a diverse selection of options like Urban sports, Spotify, REWE, Sixt, IKEA, & many more. 
• First-class learning & development opportunities through access to LinkedIn Learning catalogue, that includes 20,000+ diverse courses. 
• 20% employer contribution to our pension scheme. 

We believe that diversity helps us add value to brands. That's why we foster an environment where differences are respected, where people take pride in unique talents & where individual perspectives are encouraged & celebrated.