3D Artist (VR)

Location: Remote / Global; must be available for 3–5 hours during Eastern Time work hours.

Salary: $30–$45 per month; contractor engagement.

Company

DLVR is a VR game studio creating immersive competitive games and live experiences, including BIG BALLER and Animal Rivals.

What you will do

• Create production-ready 3D assets for gameplay, live operations, marketing, and promotional content.
• Model and texture characters, environments, props, and other in-game assets.
• Take assets from concept or reference through implementation in Unity, including materials, prefabs, lighting, and presentation elements.
• Optimize geometry, textures, materials, shaders, and draw calls for reliable VR performance.
• Collaborate with developers, designers, artists, and animators while maintaining a consistent visual style.
• Participate in art reviews, iterate on feedback, and improve art pipeline documentation and processes.

Requirements

• Strong portfolio demonstrating versatile, production-ready 3D artwork.
• Professional experience creating assets for games or other real-time interactive products.
• Hands-on experience implementing and optimizing assets in Unity.
• Proficiency in Blender and relevant texturing or 3D-production tools.
• Understanding of real-time rendering, polygon and texture budgets, materials, lighting, and draw-call optimization.
• Ability to work independently, collaborate remotely, incorporate feedback, and deliver within sprint deadlines.

Nice to have

• Experience with VR, mobile, free-to-play, or live-service games.
• Skills in concept art, illustration, or character design.
• Experience with animation, rigging, shaders, VFX, or motion design.
• Experience creating marketing or promotional artwork.
• Familiarity with responsible use of AI-assisted tools in creative workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote, global contractor position.
• Work on immersive VR games and live experiences.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary remote team.
• Work within an established art direction and contribute to pipeline improvements.

Hiring process

• Submit a résumé and portfolio.
• Include examples describing contributions, process, tools, technical constraints, and final in-game results where possible.