PRE-CONSTRUCTION DESIGN SPECIALIST & 3D VISUALIZER

Confidential — Luxury Residential Construction Company (Los Angeles, CA)

About Us
We are a family-owned luxury custom home builder based in Los Angeles, California. We build high-end homes in some of the most desirable neighborhoods in the city, with project values in the $1M–$3M+ range. We are growing fast — we currently have multiple active builds and a strong pipeline of upcoming projects.
We treat our team like family, we pay fairly, and we reward performance with bonuses. The right person here will grow with us for years — this is a long-term role, not a short-term gig.

The Role
You will be our in-house Pre-Construction Design Specialist & 3D Visualizer — the creative right hand who works directly with our luxury clients to bring their vision to life before construction begins.
You will own the entire pre-construction design experience: building the client's needs and wants list, creating photorealistic 3D renderings of every space they want to visualize, helping them select fixtures and finishes that match their budget and the home's style, and producing concept designs for kitchens, bathrooms, closets, and cabinet layouts.
This role does NOT involve technical drafting or producing stamped construction drawings. Our licensed architect handles all final construction documentation. Your job is to design the vision, communicate it visually, and hand off a clear concept package to our architect.
This is a senior creative role for someone with strong design taste, polished 3D rendering skills, and the people skills to guide a $2M+ client through dozens of design decisions without overwhelming them.
You will be trusted with sensitive client information and design data. A signed NDA will be required before onboarding.

Work Schedule

Hours: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST), Monday through Friday (40 hours/week, with a 1-hour unpaid break)
For you in the Philippines: approximately 12:00 AM – 9:00 AM the following day (Manila time)
Why this schedule: You will be on Zoom calls with US clients regularly. Most luxury clients prefer late-morning or afternoon meetings. This schedule gives you full overlap with our team and our clients during their normal hours.
Live overlap: Full overlap with our team and clients in California during their workday.

This schedule is non-negotiable. We need someone whose body clock can adapt to a true overnight Manila shift long-term — please do not apply if you cannot commit to this.
We are also looking for someone willing to work additional hours when needed for urgent client deliverables. Extra hours are paid, and strong performance is rewarded with bonuses.

What You Will Do
Client Needs Discovery

Lead structured discovery sessions with new clients to capture their full needs and wants list — lifestyle, family, entertaining style, daily routines, must-haves, dealbreakers
Translate vague client wants ("I want a warm modern kitchen") into specific design directions with reference imagery
Build a per-client design brief that lives in our project file and guides every subsequent design decision
Maintain client mood boards on Pinterest, Milanote, or similar tools

3D Rendering & Visualization

Produce photorealistic 3D renderings of every space the client wants to visualize — kitchens, primary bathrooms, primary suite, family rooms, exteriors, pools, outdoor kitchens, etc.
Render multiple options for any given space (e.g., the same kitchen with 3 different countertop materials, 2 cabinet finishes, and 4 faucet options) so clients can compare visually before committing
Render to scale — every cabinet, fixture, and finish is dimensionally accurate so the client sees what they will actually get
Use SketchUp + V-Ray, Lumion, Enscape, 3ds Max, or Twinmotion to deliver photorealistic quality (not stylized)
Iterate quickly when clients request changes — a typical luxury client will want 4–8 rounds of revisions per space

Fixture, Finish & Material Selection

Help clients select countertops, tile, flooring, plumbing fixtures, lighting, hardware, paint colors, cabinetry styles, and appliance packages
Match selections to (a) the client's budget allowances, (b) their personal taste, (c) the home's architectural style, and (d) what's actually available and reasonable to source
Coordinate with our Estimator/Purchasing Manager to confirm vendor availability, lead times, and pricing for selected items
Build per-room selections sheets the client signs off on
Manage the full selections schedule per project — track what decisions are due by when so the project never gets held up by a missing selection

Concept Design

Produce conceptual layouts for kitchens, bathrooms, closets, mudrooms, laundry rooms, pantries, bars, and any custom millwork space
Design closet and cabinet layouts at the concept level — shelving, drawer placement, hanging rod heights, integrated lighting, hidden storage
Lay out furniture plans to confirm spaces work for the client's lifestyle
Produce concept floor plan adjustments when clients want to modify the architect's plans (e.g., "can we move this wall, expand this room") — communicate the concept clearly to our architect for final drafting and stamping
Generate elevation views and section views as needed to communicate concepts

Client Presentation & Handoff

Present design concepts to clients via Zoom — walk them through 3D renderings live, take notes on feedback, set expectations on next iteration
Build clean, polished presentation decks for every client meeting
Once a client signs off on a design package, produce a clean handoff document for our architect with all dimensions, specifications, fixture cut sheets, and design intent
Coordinate directly with our architect during their drafting phase to answer design questions and protect the client's vision

Documentation & Library Building

Maintain a master selections library — every fixture, finish, and material we have ever specified, with vendor info, pricing, and links
Build a 3D model library — reusable cabinet styles, fixture models, furniture, lighting that can be dropped into new projects
Organize all client design files in Google Drive — every project, every revision, every approval logged


Requirements

3+ years professional 3D rendering and interior design experience. You must have a portfolio of completed photorealistic renderings — residential interiors strongly preferred. We will review your portfolio in detail.
Photorealistic rendering software fluency. Required: SketchUp + V-Ray, OR Lumion, OR Enscape, OR 3ds Max + V-Ray, OR Twinmotion. You must be able to produce client-ready photorealistic renderings, not stylized 3D models.
Strong design taste. Your eye matters more than your technical skills. We will evaluate this through your portfolio. If your past work looks like a 1990s builder catalog, please do not apply.
Knowledge of luxury residential design. Familiarity with high-end materials, fixtures, and brands — Calacatta marble, Sub-Zero/Wolf, Waterworks, Ann Sacks, Visual Comfort, Holly Hunt, Restoration Hardware, etc.
Excellent written and verbal English. You will be on Zoom calls with luxury clients regularly. Your English must read and sound completely professional. We will test this in the interview.
Client-facing polish. You will be representing our company directly to clients spending $1M–$3M+. Your presentation, manner, and communication must reflect that.
Tech fluency. SketchUp, your rendering tool of choice, AutoCAD or Revit (basic), Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator or Figma, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Zoom, Pinterest, Milanote.
Detail orientation. You will be selecting hundreds of items per project. Mistakes (wrong fixture model, wrong finish code, wrong dimension) cost real money and damage client trust.
Discretion and trustworthiness. You will see private client information, design preferences, budgets, and home plans. NDA required.
Reliable workspace. Stable high-speed internet, backup power, quiet workspace, working webcam, modern computer with strong GPU for rendering, dual monitors strongly preferred.
Schedule commitment. You must be able to consistently work 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM PST (overnight in Manila) long-term. Confirm in your application that this works for you.
Available immediately. We are hiring for an immediate start.


Bonus Points

Background in interior design, architecture, or industrial design from an accredited program
Direct experience designing for U.S. luxury residential clients
Familiarity with California design trends (Modern Farmhouse, Spanish Revival, Coastal Modern, Mid-Century Modern, Contemporary)
Experience working with U.S. luxury vendors and showrooms
Photography or visual storytelling background (strengthens rendering composition and lighting skills)
Comfortable using AI tools (Midjourney, ChatGPT, Claude, etc.) to generate concept directions faster


What We Offer

Competitive hourly pay (we will discuss based on experience and portfolio strength — top-tier portfolios earn at the top of our range)
Performance-based bonuses tied to: (a) client design package sign-off speed, (b) revision rounds per project (fewer is better), (c) zero selections errors per project, (d) client satisfaction scores
Long-term, stable role with a rapidly growing company
Real career growth — as our company scales, this role grows into a Design Director position with junior designers underneath you
Direct mentorship from the CEO
Direct creative collaboration with luxury clients on multi-million-dollar custom homes — your portfolio will be loaded with high-end residential work
A respectful, family-owned culture that treats remote tea ---------- mbers like real teammates — not like outsourced help


How to Apply
To be considered, your application must include all of the following:

A short paragraph explaining why this role fits you and why you can handle the 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM PST schedule (overnight in Manila) long-term
Your portfolio link (Behance, personal site, Issuu, PDF link, or Google Drive folder) — must include at least 5 photorealistic interior renderings you have personally produced
A list of luxury residential projects you have worked on — type of home, project value if known, your specific role, and the rendering software you used (no client names needed)
Identify 1 rendering in your portfolio that you are most proud of and explain in 3–4 sentences why — your design choices, your lighting, your materials, your composition
Identify 1 rendering you would do differently today if you could redo it, and explain what you'd change — we want to hire someone who keeps growing
A 1-paragraph mock client brief response: "A client wants a 'warm modern' primary bathroom in a Pacific Palisades coastal home, $80K finish budget, married couple in their 40s with two kids. What 3 questions would you ask them first, and what design direction would you initially propose?"
Confirmation that you understand the schedule and can commit to it long-term
Your expected hourly rate in USD

Applications missing any of the above — especially the portfolio link — will not be reviewed. We are looking for someone with both technical skill and real design taste. Your portfolio is the first test.

We look forward to seeing your work and growing together.