--- title: 'Freelance CG Artist - Product Rendering & Video at Kirin' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/freelance-cg-artist-product-rendering-video-kirin-seoul-vpazx7pgrjm9' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # Freelance CG Artist - Product Rendering & Video at Kirin - **Company:** Kirin - **Location:** Seoul, South Korea - **Employment:** contract - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-05-23 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kirin/38cf1212-972e-4970-91d6-99e1b5c66e2b ## Job description We are a startup building AI agents and consumer devices. Users prompt agents to take actions across their tools, and use our custom devices to capture intent on the go. We are a small team based in Shenzhen and New York and our founder previously started a unicorn company in Silicon Valley. We are looking for a few freelance CG artists to help create high-quality product images and videos for our smart ring. You will work from product references, CAD/STP files, CMF direction, and factory samples to produce polished renders, short videos, turntables, and motion assets for website, ads, social, investor materials, and product decision-making. This is a freelance role. We care most about taste, speed, realism, motion sense, and the ability to turn loose direction into strong visual output without heavy hand-holding. ## RESPONSIBILITIES - Create photorealistic renders of a small consumer hardware product, primarily a smart ring. - Produce product images and videos for website, ads, social, pitch decks, and internal design reviews. - Create short product videos, turntables, motion tests, launch visuals, and social/ad clips. - Animate camera moves, product reveals, material transitions, LED states, charging moments, and simple interaction concepts. - Build realistic material studies across ceramic, metal, resin, glass, plastic, LED, and charging/contact details. - Create multiple CMF and finish explorations quickly from loose references. - Work with CAD/STP files, product photos, factory drawings, and reference images. - Set up clean lighting, camera angles, surfaces, and compositions that make a small wearable product feel premium. - Deliver organized source files and export-ready still/video assets in clean, reusable formats. - Iterate quickly based on feedback from product, marketing, and hardware teams. ## REQUIREMENTS - Strong portfolio of product rendering work, ideally consumer electronics, wearables, jewelry, watches, rings, or small hardware. - Strong portfolio of product video, animation, motion graphics, or short 3D product ads. - Excellent sense of lighting, materials, composition, scale, and product detail. - Experience with Blender, Cinema 4D, KeyShot, Redshift, Octane, V-Ray, After Effects, Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, or similar rendering/video tools. - Comfortable working from imperfect inputs: CAD files, rough product references, factory samples, and written direction. - Able to move quickly and produce polished outputs without a large creative team around you. - Strong file organization and ability to deliver final images, final videos, and editable project files. - Good written communication and responsiveness. ## HELPFUL BUT NOT REQUIRED - Experience rendering jewelry, ceramic, titanium, PVD finishes, transparent/translucent materials, or compact electronics. - Ability to combine 3D renders with AI video/image tools where useful. - Familiarity with DFM, CMF, industrial design, or factory communication. - Experience using AI image/video tools as part of a rendering or concept workflow. - Ability to lightly retouch or composite final outputs in Photoshop. ## WHAT WE CARE ABOUT - Can you make a tiny object look expensive, real, desirable, and dynamic? - Can you create several visual directions fast, not just one perfect render slowly? - Can you create motion that explains the product without making it feel like a generic tech ad? - Can you understand product constraints without needing every detail specified? - Can your work help us make product and marketing decisions, not just look nice? ## APPLICATION QUESTIONS - Portfolio: link to your best product rendering and product video work. - Tools: what software/render engines/video tools do you use? - Hardware experience: have you rendered jewelry, wearables, consumer electronics, or small physical products before? - Workflow: if we give you a STEP file, product references, and CMF notes, what is your usual process from intake to final stills and video? - Motion: what types of product videos can you make well: turntables, short ads, product reveals, material studies, UI/device interaction, or something else? - Speed: how quickly can you usually turn around a first pass for 3-5 product render or video directions? - Availability: how many freelance hours per week can you take on? ## About Kirin ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Kirin is a technology startup building AI-powered agents and devices to transform how people interact with information and work. - **Entity Type**: Private (Seed/Series A stage based on headcount and hiring activity) - **Headquarters**: New York, NY, USA - **Founded**: 2025 - **Founders**: Not publicly available ## Core Business - Primary industry/industries: Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Hardware/AI Devices - Target customers: B2B (enterprise and SMB), with potential B2C applications for AI-powered devices - Mission or purpose statement: Not publicly available, but company branding focuses on building AI agents and devices to augment human capabilities ## Products & Services For each major offering: - **AI Agents + Devices**: Software engineering internships and roles focused on building AI-powered agents and hardware devices; the company is developing both software agents and physical devices that leverage AI for real-world interactions. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private, early-stage startup) - **Key Metric**: 26 total employees (as of mid-2026), actively hiring across multiple roles - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly available - **Growth Signals**: Hiring aggressively with 23+ open positions as of mid-2026, including software engineering, quantitative research, logistics, and M&A roles; expanding operations to Shenzhen, China for logistics; founded in 2025 and already scaling rapidly ## Competitive Advantages - Early mover in the AI agent + device space, combining software intelligence with physical hardware - Multidisciplinary team spanning AI, software engineering, quantitative finance, and logistics - Strong hiring momentum suggests significant funding and ambitious product roadmap ## Strategic Focus - Building AI agents and devices that can operate autonomously in real-world environments - Expanding technical talent across AI, software engineering, and quantitative research - Establishing global operations with logistics hub in Shenzhen and engineering/management in New York - Exploring M&A opportunities (MBA Buyout M&A Intern role) for inorganic growth ## Why Work Here - Culture highlights: Fast-paced startup environment with cross-functional collaboration; roles span AI, hardware, finance, and operations - Remote/hybrid/office policy: Mix of remote, hybrid, and in-office options depending on role (e.g., Logistics Coordinator is remote, Software Engineering Intern is in-office or remote, Quantitative Research Intern is hybrid) - Notable perks or engineering culture: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI agents and devices; exposure to both software and hardware development; international operations (NYC + Shenzhen) - Growth trajectory: Early-stage company (founded 2025) with aggressive hiring, offering significant upside for early employees ## Sources 1. [kirin.com](https://kirin.com/) 2. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/kirin](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/kirin) 3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/kirin/jobs) 4. 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