Job Description

Hiring: 3D Environment / Set Artist (Anime-Style / NPR) — Remote / Part-Time

We’re looking for a 3D Environment and Set Artist to help us create the future of live anime entertainment — working alongside industry-renowned animators and independent content creators. If you’re passionate about building stylized 3D worlds, anime-inspired environments, and NPR techniques — and want to work on high-profile projects that define the next generation of anime-style virtual spaces — we want to hear from you!

About the Role

Type: Part-Time / Contract

Location: Fully Remote (Flexible hours)

Responsibilities

• Design and model anime-inspired 3D environments and sets, including both fantastical and modern settings
• Create environment assets (e.g., props, modular pieces, architecture) that align with anime and otaku culture aesthetics
• Develop stylized textures and materials that support non-photorealistic rendering (NPR) pipelines
• Work closely with shader artists and technical teams to ensure environments are optimized for real-time use in Unity URP
• Collaborate with VFX and animation teams to integrate environmental storytelling elements, interactive set pieces, and dynamic staging
• Set up and light environments in Unity to maintain an anime-style mood and composition
• Support 2D/3D blending in environments to achieve anime-style depth, composition, and atmosphere

What We Offer

• Fully remote, flexible schedule
• Opportunities to build cutting-edge, anime-inspired 3D worlds for high-profile creators and live content
• A creative, collaborative team focused on stylized and NPR workflows
• Paid, long-term opportunities for growth in a growing, innovative team

Skills & Requirements

Requirements

• Strong portfolio showcasing anime-style or NPR 3D environments and sets
• Proficiency in modeling tools such as Blender, Maya, or similar
• Experience with UV unwrapping, baking, and texture painting for stylized assets
• Skilled in creating hand-painted or stylized PBR textures that fit NPR/anime workflows
• Familiarity with Unity3D, especially URP, for optimizing and setting up environments
• Familiarity with Bakery (GPU Lightmapper) for baked lighting and stylized light rendering in Unity
• Understanding of composition, color, and lighting in relation to anime-style art direction
• Self-motivated and collaborative, able to work efficiently in a remote team
• 3-5 Years of Professional Experience creating Games, Anime, or other entertainment-related fields.

Bonus / Nice-to-Have

• Experience with Shader Graph for NPR effects on environments (e.g., outlines, stylized shadows, rim lighting)
• Familiarity with VRChat, ChilloutVR, or avatar-based platforms and set design for live performance
• Knowledge of NPR shading and outline techniques specific to environment rendering
• Ability to create animated environmental elements (e.g., moving props, subtle environmental effects)
• Comfortable working on interactive/performable spaces for live avatars and real-time streaming

How to Apply

Send your portfolio, environment/asset reel, and resume to: [email protected]

(Stylized environments, NPR workflows, and anime-inspired set design highly encouraged!)

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