Founding Designer – 3D Collectibles

Founding Designer – 3D Collectibles & FanstoreCompany: Punt

Location: Remote (UK / Europe preferred)

Commitment: Full-time (early stage)

Compensation:Equity-first (salary introduced post-fundraise)⚠️ Please read before applyingThis is a founding-level, equity-based role.

• There is no full-time salary at the start.
• Compensation is equity-led, with salary introduced after fundraising.

This role is also focused on small, repeatable 3D collectibles and digital items used inside a consumer mobile app.

It is not an environment, character, scene, cinematic, or visualisation role.

If your background is primarily in environments, characters, cinematic 3D, or photorealistic renders, or you require a salary immediately, this role is unlikely to be the right fit.

About PuntPunt is a sports prediction app built for everyday sports fans — the kind who follow matches, have opinions, and want to feel involved without the complexity or risk of gambling.We’re building an easy-to-understand, skill-based alternative to gambling, where fans make predictions, earn Fancoins, and unlock digital collectibles and items that let them express who they are as supporters — without betting real money.

We’re currently focused on cricket, but Punt is designed to scale across every major sport over time. Everything we build — especially collectibles — needs to work across different sports, cultures, and fan identities.

Digital collectibles aren’t cosmetic add-ons at Punt. They’re how fans show identity, progression, and pride, and they sit at the centre of our long-term monetisation and product strategy.

Why this role mattersThis role sits at the heart of Punt’s mission. We’re intentionally designing a product that replaces odds and money with identity, expression, and progression.

The challenge is to design a collectibles and item system that feels rewarding and expressive without being complex or intimidating. Everything should feel playful, approachable, and instantly understandable to casual fans — whether they’re following cricket today or another sport tomorrow.

The way our collectibles look, feel, and evolve will directly shape how fans experience that difference.

The roleWe’re looking for a product-minded 3D Designer to take full ownership of Punt’s digital collectibles, rewards, and item-based systems used across the Fanstore and product.

This is not a freelance execution role. This is a founding-level position with real ownership, creative control within your domain, and equity in the company.

What you’ll do

• Own the end-to-end design of Punt’s 3D collectibles and digital items
• Define and evolve a scalable, sport-agnostic item system (variants, scarcity, progression, drops)
• Design small 3D objects (collectibles, rewards, select icons) that sit cleanly inside a 2D mobile UI
• Set the visual language for:
• Scarcity and value
• Limited vs evergreen items
• Seasonal, event-based, and sport-specific drops
• Shape the long-term vision of the Fanstore and digital goods ecosystem
• Work closely with the founder and engineers to ship quickly and iterate
• Ensure all assets are mobile-optimised, lightweight, and performance-friendly
• Help define how casual sports fans express identity across multiple sports through digital items

What we’re looking forMust-have

• Experience designing small 3D objects or item-based systems (e.g. collectibles, rewards, cosmetics) for live consumer products
• Strong understanding of low–mid poly, real-time 3D
• Proven ability to design systems, not just one-off visuals
• Strong product and UI sensibility
• Confident working in Figma alongside 3D tools
• Experience designing for mainstream or casual audiences, with clarity and restraint
• Comfortable designing within constraints (performance, reuse, scale)

Nice-to-have

• Experience with games, sports products, or reward systems
• Motion design (subtle reveals, shimmer, micro-interactions)
• Familiarity with Unity, Three.js, or similar pipelines

What this role is not

• ❌ Environment, character, or scene design
• ❌ A pure 3D art or cinematic role
• ❌ An NFT or crypto art project
• ❌ A salaried role at this stage
• ❌ A short-term freelance contract

We’re looking for someone who wants to own a core product pillar and grow with the company.

Why join Punt

• Founding-level ownership of a core product system
• Real creative control and long-term influence
• Meaningful equity in an early-stage startup
• Direct collaboration with the founder
• The chance to build a healthy, accessible alternative to gambling for sports fans — starting with cricket, expanding far beyond it

Compensation

• Equity-first compensation (founding-level grant, vesting)
• Salary introduced post-fundraise
• Remote-first and flexible working

How to applySend:

• A short intro about you
• Your portfolio (especially work showing repeatable items, variants, or live product systems)

Email: hello@wearepunt.comOr DM directly on LinkedIn.