Blender Tutor

About the role

The Varsity Tutors Live Learning Platform connects you with thousands of students nationwide seeking online Blender tutors. Enjoy the flexibility to set your own schedule, earn competitive rates, and make a meaningful impact on students' academic success—all from home.

Benefits

• Earn incrementally higher pay for each session with the same student, reaching up to $40/hour.
• Get paid up to twice per week for fast and reliable compensation.
• 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.
• AI-powered Tutor Copilot provides real-time instructional support, lesson generation, and engagement features to save prep time.
• We handle logistics; you simply invoice for sessions and receive payments.

Responsibilities

• Teach 3D modeling techniques, material creation, and animation workflows in Blender, including box modeling, sculpting organic forms, UV unwrapping, shader node materials, lighting, rigging, keyframe animation, and rendering.
• Guide students through the full 3D production pipeline, connecting Blender skills to careers in indie game development, motion graphics, and digital art.
• Adapt instruction using progressive modeling tutorials, project-based learning, and render workflow exercises for students ranging from beginners to advanced users.
• Identify and address common student challenges, such as navigating the interface, manipulating 3D space, and creating clean topology for animation.
• Provide personalized instruction through 1-on-1 online tutoring or accept on-demand tutoring requests when available.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of Blender, including 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 careers in 3D art, game development, animation, and visual effects.
• Strong conceptual teaching and problem-solving skills, with the ability to adapt instruction to different learning styles and student needs.
• Familiarity with Blender curricula and common student challenges, such as interface navigation and 3D space manipulation.
• Effective communication skills and a friendly, engaging teaching style.

Please note: Varsity Tutors does not contract in Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, or Puerto Rico.