Junior Visualization Artist

Stantec is seeking a highly motivated Junior Visualization Artist to join our Visualization Services team in Denver, Colorado. This role is ideal for an emerging creative professional with a passion for architectural visualization, digital storytelling, and real-time experiences.

As a member of our multidisciplinary visualization team, you will help create photorealistic renderings, cinematic animations, interactive presentations, and virtual reality experiences that support some of Stantec's most significant projects across architecture, engineering, planning, and urban design. You will collaborate with architects, designers, engineers, and visualization specialists to communicate complex ideas through compelling visual media.

Our team leverages industry-leading tools including Unreal Engine, Revit, Blender, Adobe Creative Suite, and emerging AI-enabled workflows to deliver premium visualization experiences that help clients, stakeholders, and communities better understand the future built environment.

• Create high-quality photorealistic renderings for projects across multiple sectors including civic, healthcare, education, science and technology, commercial, transportation, and federal.

• Support the production of animated content, flythroughs, and cinematic presentations.

• Assist in developing virtual reality and interactive real-time experiences using Unreal Engine.

• Contribute to image composition, lighting, material development, environmental storytelling, and scene optimization.

• Prepare, organize, and manage digital assets for production workflows.

• Develop and refine 3D content from Revit, BIM, CAD, GIS, and other design sources.

• Create and optimize models, materials, textures, vegetation, furniture, and supporting assets for visualization purposes.

• Prepare project models for real-time rendering and animation environments.

• Collaborate with project teams to ensure visualization content accurately reflects design intent and technical requirements.

• Support the development and maintenance of Unreal Engine project environments.

• Assist with scene assembly, lighting workflows, material creation, and performance optimization.

• Participate in real-time visualization, interactive review sessions, and immersive experiences.

• Contribute to the implementation of emerging technologies and visualization methods.

• Work closely with visualization leads, architects, designers, and project teams to understand project goals and communication objectives.

• Participate in project reviews and incorporate feedback efficiently and professionally.

• Support multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining quality, organization, and schedule commitments.

• Help document visualization processes and best practices.

• Contribute to the growth and maintenance of asset libraries, templates, and visualization standards.

• Stay current with advancements in visualization technology, rendering techniques, artificial intelligence, and real-time workflows.

• Participate in team learning initiatives and knowledge-sharing activities.

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Architecture, Visualization, Digital Arts, Game Design, Environmental Design, Industrial Design, Animation, or a related field.

• Some years of professional experience in architectural visualization, digital media, gaming, animation, or a related discipline.

• Demonstrated proficiency with at least two of the following platforms:
  
  - Unreal Engine

• Revit

• Blender

• 3ds Max

• Twinmotion

• Rhino

• Strong understanding of:
  
  - Composition

• Lighting

• Materials and textures

• Color theory

• Visual storytelling

• Portfolio demonstrating high-quality rendering, animation, or…