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title: 'Academic Lead (3D Design & Implementation), CLO - Munich at CLO Virtual Fashion'
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# Academic Lead (3D Design & Implementation), CLO - Munich at CLO Virtual Fashion

- **Company:** CLO Virtual Fashion
- **Location:** Munich, Germany
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-06-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/clovirtualfashion/534d2a7a-325d-4943-a665-5ab8e49c8ec1

## Job description

Founded in 2009, CLO Virtual Fashion is committed to innovating how we communicate fashion through our true-to-life 3D garment simulation technology. Our solutions and services connect all teams involved in the product life cycle, enabling more direct collaboration and reduced lead time while maintaining the intricacies of garment design. We envision our garment simulation technology becoming not only the tool to create virtual garments but also the platform to provide valuable data about garments, designs, and trends by virtualizing every garment on Earth.

We currently have 13 offices located in 11 countries across North America, Asia, Europe, and South America, and we continue to expand to serve our users around the globe.We gather talents from all over the world with diverse profiles and expertise. We are tight-knit, dynamic, local teams that work in a global collaborative environment.

Our company and the markets that we cater to are in constant evolution, which makes a day at CLO Virtual Fashion never the same!

## The role

As an Academic Lead at CLO Virtual Fashion, main responsibilities range from software licensing to presenting the company's vision and products to potential clients, spearheading the implementation, managing sales records and invoicing, arranging project timelines, and offering software support and train clients in, but not limited to, your region.

## KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (not limited to)

- Managing license acquisition and renewal process
- Deliver inspiring presentations to academic institutions of all sizes with the relevant reference manuals and user reports
- Train new and existing academic users on-site and off-site, fostering proficiency in our solutions.
- Guide academic clients in their 3D implementation strategy
- Provide technical support for CLO and CLO-SET, ensuring high user satisfaction
- Manage sales pipeline, client conversations, and onboarding projects for academic users
- Research market trends in academia and the apparel industry
- Identify challenges and collaborate with other teams to develop solutions
- Serve as a liaison with global CLO offices to connect users worldwide
- Collaborate with software developers and UX designers to propose innovative features and improvements based on user feedback and beta testing of the latest release

Requirement

- 2-3 years of work experience in the academia, fashion or tech industry with knowledge of garment construction and operations management
- Strong base in CLO software and knowledge of CONNECT and CLO-SET
- Critical thinking and creative strategizing
- Knowledge of the apparel industry’s supply chain
- Knowledge in the Adobe suits (especially Photoshop & Illustrator)
- Good professional writing, presentation, and public speaking skills
- Customer focused
- Must be fluent in English and German
- Willingness to travel
- Must be a European citizen or have a working/residential visa for the EU

Desirable Soft Skills

- Be user-focused
- Resourceful - with a can-do attitude, takes initiative and is self-drivenTeam player and a great ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Strong organization and prioritization skills
- Positive and enthusiastic attitude with a desire to invest in long-term
- Tech-savvy and interested in new technologies related to 3D and the apparel and textile industry.

Plus if you have

- Knowledge of other 2D CAD software (Modaris, Gerber, Optitex, etc..) and other 3D software (blender, Rhino, 3dsMax, etc...)

## Benefits

- WFH Allowance
- Refresh month after 5 years of ancestry in the company
- 1 week extra holidays between Christmas and new years
- DB Deutschland Ticket

## About CLO Virtual Fashion

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: CLO Virtual Fashion provides 3D garment simulation software and digital collaboration tools that virtualize every garment on earth, enabling fashion brands, designers, and game/animation studios to design, produce, and market clothing digitally.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C, last round December 2024)
- **Headquarters**: Seoul, South Korea (Gangnam Finance Center, Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu)
- **Founded**: 2009
- **Founders**: Prashant NM (Founder and Director)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Fashion technology, 3D design software, digital content management, gaming and animation character design
- **Target customers**: B2B – apparel designers, fashion brands, retailers, gaming and animation studios
- **Mission or purpose**: “Empower everything related to garments – from concept to design, manufacturing to marketing, and fitting to styling.” CLO envisions a world where every real garment is tagged to a virtual garment, reducing material waste and resource consumption.

## Products & Services
- **CLO**: Professional 3D design software for apparel designers and fashion brands – enables realistic garment simulation, pattern drafting, and virtual sampling.
- **Marvelous Designer**: 3D character clothing creation tool used extensively by game and animation studios (e.g., EA, Disney) for realistic fabric behavior on characters.
- **Jinny**: Simplified 3D costume creation tool for non-professionals.
- **CLO-SET**: Virtual collaboration and creation workspace for managing digital assets, reviewing samples, and streamlining workflows across teams.
- **Connect by CLO-SET**: Community platform for fashion creatives to share, showcase, and discover digital designs.
- **CLO-Vise**: Integration plug-in system that connects CLO’s ecosystem with other enterprise tools (e.g., PLM, ERP).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$40.7M** across four rounds, including a **$34.8M Series C** in December 2024 led by Atinum Partners.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Epic Games (investor and strategic partner), Atinum Investment, IMM Investment, Stonebridge Capital, KDB Capital, Mirae Asset Capital.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Acquired **swatchbook** (July 2025) to strengthen material digitization and sustainability.
  - Acquired **GoVise Technologies** (October 2022) for integration and visualization capabilities.
  - 356 employees across 13 offices in 11 countries (NYC, Munich, LA, Tokyo, Seoul, Madrid, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bengaluru, Paris, São Paulo, Jakarta).
  - Active job postings: 53 (yearly growth of +29.3%).
  - Has filed **93 patents** related to cloth simulation and 3D rendering.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary 3D Cloth Simulation Algorithm** developed over 20+ years of R&D – considered industry-leading for accuracy and realism.
- **End-to-end ecosystem** covering design (CLO), collaboration (CLO-SET), community (Connect), and integration (CLO-Vise) – creates high switching costs for users.
- **Cross-industry appeal**: Dominant both in fashion (adidas, BESTSELLER, etc.) and gaming/animation (Electronic Arts, Walt Disney Animation Studios).
- **ISO 27001 certified** security and data privacy, using AWS and Cloudflare infrastructure – a trust signal for enterprise clients.

## Strategic Focus
- **Digital transformation of fashion**: Pushing the industry to replace physical samples with 3D to reduce waste, air travel, and water pollution.
- **Ecosystem expansion**: Integrating acquired companies (swatchbook, GoVise) to create a seamless pipeline from material digitization to final product.
- **Sustainability**: Promoting CLO CARES initiatives and positioning 3D as a key enabler of sustainable fashion practices.
- **Enterprise adoption**: Recent hiring of Business Development Managers globally indicates aggressive scaling into new regions (India, Brazil, Europe, Asia).

## Why Work Here
- **Global & multicultural environment**: Employees speak 15+ languages; offices are locally staffed to reflect regional culture.
- **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Most roles are on-site at specific office locations (e.g., New York, Seoul, Munich). Some positions may offer flexibility; the careers page lists mostly “On-site – Full Time” roles.
- **Innovation at scale**: Work on cutting-edge 3D simulation technology used by leading global brands and game studios.
- **Culture**: Emphasis on “People at the heart of everything we build” and sustainability mission. The company invests in security and compliance, providing a stable and professional work environment.
- **Growth opportunities**: Rapidly expanding team with active hiring across Business Development, Engineering (R&D, Data), Legal, HR, and Design. Yearly job posting growth of +29.3% signals strong momentum.
- **Note on hiring process**: The company discloses use of AI tools to assist with resume review and candidate assessment, but final decisions are human-made.

## Sources
1. [clovirtualfashion.com](https://www.clovirtualfashion.com/)
2. [jobs.lever.co (CLO Virtual Fashion Careers)](https://jobs.lever.co/clovirtualfashion)
3. [cbinsights.com (Company Profile)](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/clo-virtual-fashion)
4. [linkedin.com (CLO Virtual Fashion)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/clovirtualfashion)
5. [clovirtualfashion.com (Responsibility Page)](https://www.clovirtualfashion.com/responsibility)

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