3D Animator, Virtual Reality

Arizona State University

3D Animator focusing on virtual reality development to create educational animations. Collaborating with Dreamscape Learn team to advance innovative teaching methods.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeTempe • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $70,000 - $90,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonUnity

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for advancing the university's public image and reputation through intermediate to complex media engagement and outreach activities.
Create cutting-edge, animated educational products and solutions.
Use emerging technology tools and artificial intelligence to create new story-driven experiences.
Work on a team to create high-quality key-frame animations.
Manage timing and spatial layouts within Maya and Unity.
Build interactive mock-ups and prototypes to test gameplay and narrative concepts.
Develop high-quality key-frame animations using Maya.
Manage technical 3D development and implementation within the Unity engine.
Partner with the Lead Animator and production teams to meet project milestones.
Interpret and execute creative feedback from leadership and project stakeholders.
Identify technical constraints and provide feasibility recommendations for complex VR scenes.
Work in a high-speed iterative environment to refine animation concepts.
Mentor student workers to foster professional growth.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree
Five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field
Experience in professional 3D animation in the game or film industry
Experience in professional Virtual Reality development
Experience applying motion capture to enhance performances
Experience rigging 3D models for animation
Demonstrated proficiency in Maya and Unity, including timeline animations
Experience in previsualization, scene layout, and cinematography
Experience with animation pipelines
Experience with Shotgrid, Coda, JIRA and Confluence
Experience with motion graphics and/or FX animation
Experience in Adobe Premiere Pro or similar editing tools
Experience with version control software such as Perforce, PlasticSCM, Git and BitBucket
Evidence of basic scripting skills (e.g., C#, Python, MELscript)
Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple milestones and projects efficiently
Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing creative direction
Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team environment
Evidence of strong organizational skills including file management, revision tracking, documentation, and milestone-based production workflows
Evidence of professional curiosity and willingness to learn new tools, workflows, and emerging technologies relevant to animation, VR, and immersive storytelling.
A web link to an animation demo reel (required)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Healthcare
Financial Security
Retirement
Family Resources
Tuition Reduction (eligible ASU Employee, their dependents and spouse)
Discounts

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Hard Skills & Tools

3D animationVirtual Reality developmentmotion capturerigging 3D modelsMayaUnityprevisualizationanimation pipelinesscripting (C#, Python, MELscript)motion graphics

Soft Skills

organizational skillsability to prioritizeability to adaptteamworkindependenceprofessional curiositymentoringcommunicationcreative feedback interpretationtime management

Certifications

Bachelor's degree