🏢 Company: Vtoku Llc
🇺🇸 Location: United States
🌎 Work Model: Remote
Hiring: 3D Environment / Set Artist (Anime-Style / NPR)
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
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