14 hours ago

Blender Tutor

Varsity Tutors, a Nerdy Company

Hybrid
Full Time
$35,000
Hybrid

Job Overview

Job TitleBlender Tutor
Job TypeFull Time
Offered Salary$35,000
LocationHybrid

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About The Job

The Varsity Tutors Live Learning Platform seeks online Blender Tutors nationally. As a Blender Tutor on the Varsity Tutors Platform, you'll enjoy the flexibility to set your own schedule, earn competitive rates, and significantly impact students' academic success and understanding, all from the comfort of your home.

Why Join Our Platform?

  • Earn incrementally higher pay for each session with the same student, reaching up to $40/hour.
  • Get paid up to twice per week, ensuring fast and reliable compensation for the tutoring sessions you conduct and invoice.
  • Set your own hours and tutor as much as you'd like.
  • Tutor remotely using our purpose-built Live Learning Platform. No commuting required.
  • Get matched with students best-suited to your teaching style and expertise.
  • Our AI-powered Tutor Copilot enhances your sessions with real-time instructional support, lesson generation, and engagement features, helping you save prep time and focus on impactful teaching.
  • We handle the logistics—you just invoice for your tutoring sessions, and we take care of payments.

What We Look For In a Blender Tutor

Advanced Subject Mastery

Deep knowledge of Blender 3D modeling, sculpting, UV unwrapping, texturing, materials with shader nodes, lighting, rigging, animation, physics simulation, and rendering with Cycles and Eevee engines. Ability to explain polygon modeling workflows, procedural texturing, and compositing while preparing students for 3D art, game development, animation, and visual effects careers.

Conceptual Teaching & Problem-Solving

Skilled at teaching 3D modeling techniques, material creation, and animation workflows in Blender. Guides students through box modeling, sculpting organic forms, unwrapping UVs, building shader node materials, setting up lighting, rigging characters, animating with keyframes, and rendering final output. Emphasizes understanding the full 3D production pipeline and connects Blender skills to indie game development, motion graphics, and digital art creation.

Curriculum Awareness & Adaptive Instruction

Familiar with Blender curricula and common challenges such as navigating the interface, understanding 3D space manipulation, and creating clean topology for animation. Adapts instruction using progressive modeling tutorials, project-based learning, and render workflow exercises to support students from complete 3D beginners through advanced users developing professional modeling, animation, and rendering skills.

Effective Teaching Methods
  • Ability to identify concepts students commonly struggle with, explain material using multiple approaches, and adapt instruction to meet individual learning needs and styles.
  • Strong communication skills and a friendly, engaging teaching style.
  • Ability to adapt to different learning styles and student needs.

Ways To Connect With Students

  • 1-on-1 Online Tutoring - Provide personalized instruction to individual students.
  • Instant Tutoring - Accept on-demand tutoring requests whenever you're available.

About Varsity Tutors And 1-on-1 Online Tutoring

Our mission is to transform the way people learn by leveraging advanced technology, AI, and the latest in learning science to create personalized learning experiences. Through 1-on-1 Online Tutoring, students receive customized instruction that helps them achieve their learning goals. Our platform is designed to match students with the right tutors, fostering better outcomes and a passion for learning.

Key skills/competency

  • Blender 3D Modeling
  • 3D Animation
  • Texturing & Materials
  • Rigging
  • Rendering (Cycles/Eevee)
  • UV Unwrapping
  • Physics Simulation
  • Game Development
  • Visual Effects (VFX)
  • Adaptive Teaching

Tags:

Blender Tutor
3D Modeling
Animation
Texturing
Rigging
Rendering
Game Development
Visual Effects
Online Tutoring
Education Technology
Curriculum Development
Remote Work
Self-paced learning
Instructional Design
Student Engagement
AI Tools
Creative Arts
Digital Art
Teaching Methods
Problem Solving

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How to Get Hired at Varsity Tutors, a Nerdy Company

  • Research Varsity Tutors' culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor to understand their commitment to personalized learning.
  • Showcase your Blender expertise: Customize your resume to highlight deep knowledge in Blender 3D modeling, animation, and rendering, along with practical teaching experience.
  • Demonstrate adaptive teaching skills: Prepare to discuss how you identify student struggles, explain complex Blender concepts using multiple approaches, and tailor instruction effectively.
  • Highlight communication and engagement: During interviews, emphasize your strong communication skills and engaging teaching style, crucial for connecting with students virtually.
  • Familiarize yourself with the platform: Understand the benefits of remote tutoring and the AI-powered tools Varsity Tutors offers to support tutors, as this shows preparedness for the role.

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