Virtual Production, 3D Animation Student Assistant

USF Health

Virtual Production & 3D Animation Student Assistant at USF supporting multimedia content production. Assisting with video, 3D animation, and virtual production for online courses.

Posted 7/10/2026part-timeTampa • Florida • 🇺🇸 United StatesEntry Level💰 $15 per hourWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Unreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the virtual production team on LED Volume/ICVFX shoots, including camera tracking, Unreal Engine scene operation, motion capture and on-set troubleshooting.
Assist with 3D asset creation, 3D environment building for virtual sets, and animated content.
Assist on productions both in studio and on location.
Post-production/editing, rendering, animation, compositing, and motion graphics.
Pre-production: scheduling, virtual production scouting, pre-light, previz, and script writing.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be a degree seeking student in good academic standing at the University of South Florida.
Experience with Unreal Engine (virtual production, nDisplay, Switchboard, or general real time rendering workflows is a plus).
Enrolled in the College of Design, Art, and Performance or in the Zimmerman School of Mass Communications
Experience editing video with Adobe Premiere & After Effects.
Experience creating with 3D modeling/sculpting tools (blender, Maya, ZBrush, or similar).
Experience or interest in motion capture, character rigging, animation and rendering pipelines.
Curiosity about AI tools in a creative production pipeline (image/video generations, ML-assisted workflows).

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Life insurance
Retirement plan options
Employee tuition programs
Generous leave
Employee perks and discounts

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Hard Skills & Tools

3D Asset Creation3D Environment BuildingAnimationCompositingRenderingCamera TrackingScript WritingCharacter RiggingPrevizPost-Production

Soft Skills

CuriosityTroubleshooting