AfterQueryDomain experts
3D Designer/Blender Expert
$45/hr
About this role, in AfterQuery's words
This is a remote, project-based role for 3D design professionals with 1–3 years of work experience in Blender. You will complete tasks similar to those performed in 3D modeling, texturing, rendering, animation, or visualization roles. Work is over the next 2-3 weeks, asynchronous, and assigned on a project-by-project basis, with an expected commitment of 10–20 hours per week for the projects you accept. This position offers highly competitive pay, exposure to real-world 3D design and production challenges, and an excellent opportunity to boost your resume.
What you'll do
Responsibilities
- Document workflows, scene setups, and asset creation pipelines
- Collaborate asynchronously on 3D design and production projects
- Create and deliver 3D assets using Blender and industry-standard tools
- Troubleshoot and resolve rendering issues, optimization challenges, and technical problems
Candidate background
Required qualifications
- 1–3 years of professional experience in 3D design, modeling, animation, or related fields
- Strong proficiency in Blender and one or more of the following: hard surface modeling, organic modeling, texturing/UV mapping, lighting and rendering (Cycles/Eevee), animation, or procedural workflows
- Bachelor's degree in Digital Arts, Animation, Game Design, or related field (or equivalent professional experience/portfolio)
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently on technical and creative tasks
Quoted from selected sections of AfterQuery's posting. The full posting may state other conditions. Read the full posting
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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in AfterQuery's words
Posted by AfterQuery, reproduced here so you can judge the role before clicking. Original posting ↗
This is a remote, project-based role for 3D design professionals with 1–3 years of work experience in Blender. You will complete tasks similar to those performed in 3D modeling, texturing, rendering, animation, or visualization roles. Work is over the next 2-3 weeks, asynchronous, and assigned on a project-by-project basis, with an expected commitment of 10–20 hours per week for the projects you accept. This position offers highly competitive pay, exposure to real-world 3D design and production challenges, and an excellent opportunity to boost your resume.
Responsibilities - Document workflows, scene setups, and asset creation pipelines - Collaborate asynchronously on 3D design and production projects - Create and deliver 3D assets using Blender and industry-standard tools - Troubleshoot and resolve rendering issues, optimization challenges, and technical problems
Required qualifications - 1–3 years of professional experience in 3D design, modeling, animation, or related fields - Strong proficiency in Blender and one or more of the following: hard surface modeling, organic modeling, texturing/UV mapping, lighting and rendering (Cycles/Eevee), animation, or procedural workflows - Bachelor's degree in Digital Arts, Animation, Game Design, or related field (or equivalent professional experience/portfolio) - Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently on technical and creative tasks
Why apply - Fantastic Pay & Growth Opportunities – project based pay starts at est. $40/hour and can go up to $50/hour - Flexible Time Commitment – Work on your schedule while gaining valuable experience - Startup Exposure – Work directly with an early-stage Y Combinator-backed company, gaining hands-on experience that sets you apart - Portfolio Building – Gain experience with diverse 3D projects and expand your Blender skills across modeling, rendering, and animation
Working with AfterQueryPay, getting started and work, from AfterQuery's own pages
What the platform publishes in general. These are not extra terms confirmed for this particular role.
- Getting paid
- Approved work is paid every Friday for the prior week, by Stripe to a bank account, with no fees. Stripe holds the first payout for 7 days. docs.afterquery.com/articles/payments-taxes/payment-setup
- Before your first paid task
- One assessment per expert pool, unpaid and with no retake. Onboarding takes about 10 minutes: legal documents, phone, ID through Persona, and payments. docs.afterquery.com/articles/onboarding/assessments, docs.afterquery.com/articles/onboarding/complete-your-onb...
- How much work
- Projects are assigned by assessment fit as they come up, and higher-rated contributors get priority. docs.afterquery.com/articles/onboarding/assessments, docs.afterquery.com/articles/about/contract-work
- Contract
- Independent contractor. Most contractors register as individuals. docs.afterquery.com/articles/about/contract-work, docs.afterquery.com/articles/onboarding/complete-your-onb...
Read on the pages linked above on 23 Sep 2026. Platforms change these terms, so check the linked page before you rely on one.
How does the pay compare?Across Domain experts roles, not this role alone
From our own daily reads of every open listing on the platforms we follow, not from AfterQuery's posting. How we count.
Pay across the field: Domain experts
Across 692 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 18 platforms, the middle half pays $65 to $130 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $100. This role's top rate, $45, is in the bottom quarter. Of the 259 distinct rates we count, 23 are lower and 230 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Alignerr | 149 | $24 to $200 · median $80 |
| micro1 | 130 | $28 to $400 · median $110 |
| AfterQuery (this platform) | 87 | $45 to $175 · median $100 |
| Handshake AI | 79 | $30 to $300 · median $85 |
| Mercor | 78 | $55 to $450 · median $120 |
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This listing's history
- First seen here on 26 Aug 2026, and still on AfterQuery's list when we last read it on 12 Oct 2026.
- Listed pay changed on 29 Sep 2026: up to $50/hr before, $45/hr after.
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- Posted by AfterQuery
- First seen by AIPayList
- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- 1770064353636
Pay as the source states it: “$45/hr”.
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