Specialist, Creative Services (3D Animator)

Summary

L3Harris Technologies is seeking a 3D Animator for its in-house Creative Services team. The role creates 3D renders, animations, and video content for marketing, customer engagements, events, and internal communications, translating technical subject matter into clear visual stories while collaborating with creative, engineering, marketing, and program teams.

Responsibilities

• Model, light, animate, and render three-dimensional (3D) content that visualizes products, systems, and capabilities for marketing, events, customer engagements, and internal use
• Assist in editing and finishing video content, incorporating animation, motion graphics, audio, titling, and live footage under direction from senior creatives
• Translate engineering or technical information into accurate, accessible visual stories, working closely with engineers and program teams with support from senior staff as needed
• Use AI-supported tools where appropriate and in alignment with company policy to enhance workflow efficiency
• Manage individual tasks and smaller components of larger projects, maintaining organized files and meeting deadlines under guidance from team leads
• Apply brand standards across delivered assets to maintain consistent color, type, motion, and tone
• Collaborate with creative peers, marketing partners, and internal stakeholders, incorporating feedback while maintaining quality and accuracy
• Support the maintenance of shared asset libraries, project files, and render pipelines for team-wide usability
• Travel up to 10% may be required for events, shoots, or on-site production support

Skills

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience
• Proficiency with industry-standard 3D tools such as Cinema 4D, Blender, Unreal Engine, Maya, or 3ds Max, and rendering tools such as Redshift, Octane, or Arnold
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, including After Effects and Premiere Pro
• Familiarity with color grading, basic compositing, and sound design
• Experience with motion graphics and 2D animation
• Comfort working with CAD or engineering model data

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience
• In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience

Nice to Haves

• Proficiency with industry-standard 3D tools such as Cinema 4D, Blender, Unreal Engine, Maya, or 3ds Max, and rendering tools such as Redshift, Octane, or Arnold
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, including After Effects and Premiere Pro
• Familiarity with color grading, basic compositing, and sound design
• Experience with motion graphics and 2D animation
• Comfort working with CAD or engineering model data

Benefits

• 9/80 schedule: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off
• Health insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Education assistance
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Company-paid holidays
• The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.