VR 3D Design Jobs | Virtual Reality Modeling & Art Careers

VR 3D design jobs focus on creating the visual worlds, characters, props, and interactive assets that make virtual reality feel real. Compared to offline rendering, VR demands efficient real-time content that still holds up at close viewing distances in a headset. Artists and designers in this category often work as environment artists, prop artists, character artists, technical artists, or generalists supporting immersive experiences.

Typical responsibilities include 3D modeling, UVs, texturing, and materials using PBR workflows, plus lighting and scene composition. Because VR users can lean in and inspect assets, craftsmanship matters—but so does performance. Many roles involve optimizing meshes, creating LODs, baking normal maps, and keeping draw calls and shader complexity under control. Understanding how assets behave under different lighting setups and on different devices (PCVR versus standalone) is valuable.

The toolchain frequently includes Blender, Maya, 3ds Max, ZBrush, and Substance Painter/Designer for asset creation, with Unity or Unreal Engine for integration. Some roles include animation, rigging, VFX, or UI elements in 3D space. Technical art positions may add scripting, shader development, pipeline automation, and profiling to keep the project running smoothly.

Hiring teams often look for strong portfolios that show both artistic quality and game-ready constraints: wireframes, texture sets, and evidence that you understand real-time budgets. Keywords like environment art, PBR, optimization, LOD, light baking, Unity/Unreal, and technical art are especially relevant for VR-focused studios and product teams.

With salary only15 jobs

Senior Conversation Interaction Designer, XR

Google

Kirkland, USA • Los Angeles, USA • New York, USA

151k-222k $

Posted 14 days ago

Senior 3D Designer / Product Visualiser - Remote - Contract

PlayStation

London, UK

Posted 15 days ago

Senior Product Manager - XR Graphics

Unity

Remote, USA

135k-203k $

Posted 1 month ago

Senior Technical Animator , Amazon Industrial Robotics

Amazon

North Reading, USA

118k-205k $

Posted 1 month ago

Experience Designer - Apple Vision Pro

Apple

Cupertino, USA

163k-290k $

Posted 1 month ago

AR/VR, iOS Development Engineer

Apple

Cupertino, USA

139k-258k $

Posted 1 month ago

Software Engineer C++, 3D Graphics, Level 4

Snap Inc.

Santa Monica, USA

157k-235k $

Posted 1 month ago

Concept Modeling Designer

Sr Staff VFX Artist

PlayStation

Los Angeles, USA

143k-215k $

Posted 1 month ago

Product Designer

Lucid Reality Labs

Remote, Poland

Posted 1 month ago