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Job Description Job Location: Any U.S.–based Hazen and Sawyer office Work Setting: Hybrid (three in‑office days/week) #LI-hybrid Are you a creative, curious, and collaborative motion graphics artist looking for a challenging role with a growing company? Hazen and Sawyer is seeking a highly skilled Senior 3D Animator and Motion Designer to join our creative video production team. We are looking for a heavy-hitting 3D generalist to lead our high-end corporate and client projects. While 2D skills are required, this role is designed for a master of the 3D pipeline who can deliver cinematic, photoreal, or highly stylized 3D animation from concept to final render, including character rigging and animation. In this role, you will produce visually compelling animations that help communicate technical concepts related to water, sustainability, and environmental engineering. You’ll collaborate closely with video producers, editors, engineers, and communicators to tell meaningful stories through high‑quality motion design and advanced 3D animation. Hazen helps water utilities and related organizations manage the world’s most precious resource: water. Our work includes the planning, design, and oversight of infrastructure for water, wastewater, and stormwater management. As an employee‑owned firm founded in 1951, we offer a work environment that values creativity, curiosity, and collaboration. This position will support multiple offices across the country. Key Responsibilities • Execute end-to-end 3D pipelines, including organic modeling, complex character rigging, and expressive animation to drive narrative content., • Translate complex engineering or scientific processes into clear, engaging visual narratives through 2D and 3D motion design., • Contribute to pre-production by storyboarding and offering visual solutions in collaboration with producers and subject matter experts., • Deliver high-quality animations that integrate seamlessly into live-action or fully animated videos under tight deadlines., • Minimum of 8 years of professional animation experience in a collaborative production environment., • Proven track record of delivering various visual styles, from "matte-clay" and stylized characters to photorealistic technical visualizations., • Demonstrated ability to bring characters to life through advanced rigging and performance-based animation., • Expert proficiency in Blender (especially for character/NPR workflows) and Adobe Creative Suite, with a mastery of stylized look development (e.g., matte clay finishes)., • Strong understanding of animation principles (timing, keyframing, typography) with the ability to adapt styles from infographic motion graphics to realistic 3D. Preferred Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree in animation, video production, graphic design, film, visual arts, or a related field., • Experience visualizing technical, engineering, environmental, or scientific processes., • Familiarity with real‑time engines (Unreal/Unity) or photorealistic render workflows (Cycles)., • Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans), • Pre-tax flexible spending plans for medical, dependent care, and transportation, • Short and long-term disability, and employer paid life insurance, • Paid holidays, floating holidays, and paid time off (PTO), • Employer-contributed 401(k) plan and additional financial planning support, • California & New York offices: $110,000 – $135,000

Job Description We’re looking for a Graphic Designer with a strong fashion and trend sensibility to help shape the visual direction of Hydrapeak across designing product, packaging, and retail. This role is ideal for someone who understands color trends, pattern development, and packaging aesthetics, and knows how to translate fashion and lifestyle trends into commercially successful retail products. You’ll work closely with product development, sales, and licensing teams to create designs that are not only beautiful—but shelf-ready, scalable, and aligned with current and future trends. Key Responsibilities • Design packaging, labels, hangtags, inserts, and PDQ / retail displays for stainless steel drinkware and accessories, • Create trend-driven graphics, patterns, and color palettes inspired by fashion, beauty, and lifestyle trends, • Research and present seasonal color, material, and graphic trends (CMF) relevant to mass and premium retail, • Translate trend insights into commercially viable designs for large retail partners, • Develop print-ready artwork and production files, including dielines and vendor-ready specs, • Collaborate cross-functionally with product, sales, and licensing teams to support new launches and custom programs, • Ensure brand consistency across all touchpoints while allowing flexibility for trend-led collections, • Assist in building trend decks, mood boards, and design presentations for internal and buyer-facing meetings, • 3–6+ years of experience in graphic design for fashion, accessories, beauty, or consumer lifestyle products, • Strong understanding of color theory, trend forecasting, and seasonal design cycles, • Proven experience with packaging design (physical products, not just digital), • Ability to design for mass retail while maintaining a premium aesthetic, • Highly proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign, • Experience working with dielines, print vendors, and production files, • Strong typography, layout, and pattern-design skills, • Detail-oriented with a strong sense of organization and follow-through, • Experience designing for drinkware, accessories, or fashion-adjacent categories, • Familiarity with trend forecasting platforms or fashion/beauty trend cycles, • Experience with licensed brands or retailer-specific programs, • Work on products that ship to thousands of retail doors nationwide, • Influence real, physical products—not just screens, • Fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment with room to grow, • Strong emphasis on design, trends, and innovation, • Collaborative team that values creativity and execution

Job Description We are seeking a Senior Graphic & Packaging Production Designer to lead the execution of packaging and product graphics from concept through final production. This is a hands-on, production-driven role for a detail-oriented designer who understands print processes, dielines, manufacturing realities, and how to deliver clean, accurate files in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate is comfortable owning multiple projects simultaneously and communicating proactively when challenges arise. Requirements: • Minimum of 5+ years of design experience in consumer electronics, beauty products, toys, fashion, or similar industries, • Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field (or equivalent professional experience), • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, • Strong portfolio required, • Proven experience creating accurate dielines and print ready files Responsibilities: • Design and execute product graphics and packaging, with a deep understanding of dielines, materials, and print specifications, • Create presentation decks for new product concepts and line extensions, • Collaborate with creative, sales and product teams, • Stay updated on design trends and integrate them into concepts, • Creation of hand mockups, • Advance photo-retouching and color correction, • Capacity to solve structural, logistical, and mechanical issues concerning design and delivery, • Manage multiple projects with transparency and accountability, • Communicate clearly and promptly about conflicts, delays, or any other potential problems with the job or task, • Photography or 3D rendering, even if at level entry, • Sketching and illustration skills, • Product development Company DescriptionDGL Group is a leading manufacturer and distributor of electric rideables (electric hoverboards, scooters, bikes) consumer electronics, and Health & Beauty products. Our products can be found in over 250,000 individual retail locations and e-commerce sites, including major retailers such as Walmart, Target, Amazon, Best Buy, Walgreens, Five Below, Burlington and more.DGL Group is a leading manufacturer and distributor of electric rideables (electric hoverboards, scooters, bikes) consumer electronics, and Health & Beauty products. Our products can be found in over 250,000 individual retail locations and e-commerce sites, including major retailers such as Walmart, Target, Amazon, Best Buy, Walgreens, Five Below, Burlington and more.

As a Fashion Product Receiver, you will inspect the condition of all products that funnel into our warehouse, ranging from designer clothing and handbags to fine jewelry and watches. If you are a self-motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced, production-driven environment, this could be the