AfterQuery
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3D Designer Blender Expert

45/hr
Remote
contract
Posted September 17, 2026
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Listing checked September 18, 2026 · pay as published by AfterQuery

Key details

Pay
$45/hr
Location
Remote
Job type
contract
Posted
September 17, 2026

Overview

AfterQuery brings on Blender artists for remote, project-based runs of about two to three weeks each. The tasks track a studio 3D role: modeling, texturing, lighting, rendering, animation, or visualization depending on the brief. Plan on 10 to 20 hours a week for the projects you accept, with assignments handled on your own schedule. The company is early-stage and Y Combinator-backed, so asset pipelines and documentation habits are still taking shape and your notes feed into them.

What You'll Do6

  • Produce 3D assets in Blender and the supporting tools each project calls for, matching the brief.
  • Write down scene setups, asset creation steps, and workflow choices so another artist can repeat the process.
  • Coordinate with the team on an asynchronous schedule, across handoffs and time zone gaps.
  • Diagnose render failures, slow scenes, and optimization problems, then apply a fix that holds.
  • Cover texturing, UV mapping, and lighting or rendering passes as a given project requires.
  • Keep delivered files organized and consistent with the pipeline notes you contribute.

Requirements5

  • 1 to 3 years of professional work in 3D design, modeling, animation, or a related field.
  • Solid Blender skill plus depth in at least one area: hard surface modeling, organic modeling, texturing and UV mapping, lighting and rendering with Cycles or Eevee, animation, or procedural workflows.
  • A degree in Digital Arts, Animation, Game Design, or similar, or a portfolio and work history that prove the same level.
  • Comfort solving technical and creative problems without someone standing over your shoulder.
  • Willingness to document what you build, not just deliver the final asset.

Who Should Apply

A junior to mid-level Blender artist with one to three years of production work who wants short paid project runs. The strongest fit shows a portfolio with hard surface or organic modeling, texturing, and lighting, plus scene notes clear enough for another artist to follow.

Salary Insight

The posting lists $45/hr and cites a project range from about $40 to $50 per hour. That band fits mid-level contract rates for Blender generalists, and since engagements are short, your total earnings track how many projects you take on.

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Required skills

Blender3d ModelingHard Surface ModelingOrganic ModelingTexturingUv MappingLightingRenderingCyclesEeveeAnimationProcedural Modeling3d VisualizationAsset CreationScene SetupRender Optimization

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