Virtual Production & 3D Animation Student Assistant

Innovative Education Studios (InEd Studios) at the University of South Florida is seeking a Virtual Production & 3D Animation Student Assistant for our team to assist with the production of innovative videos for online courses and USF initiative. The position is ideal for a USF student looking to gain hands-on experience in multimedia production while working up to 20 hours per week.

Schedule:Flexible around class schedule somewhat flexible within business hours of 8am 5pm. Please attach class schedule and resume.

InEd Studios at USF creates engaging multimedia content to enhance learning in blended and online courses. From video and animation to podcasts and graphic design the team collaborates with faculty and staff to produce high-quality immersive educational media. With state-of-the-art facilities like a custom LED volume for virtual production InEd Studios also partners on special projects pushing the boundaries of educational and creative media.

• Support the virtual production team on LED Volume/ICVFX shoots including camera tracking Unreal Engine scene operation motion capture and on-set troubleshooting.
• Assist with 3D asset creation 3D environment building for virtual sets and animated content.
• Assist on productions both in studio and on location.
• Post-production/editing rendering animation compositing and motion graphics.
• Pre-production: scheduling virtual production scouting pre-light previz and script writing.

Minimum Qualifications:Must be a degree seeking student in good academic standing at the University of South Florida.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Unreal Engine (virtual production nDisplay Switchboard or general real time rendering workflows is a plus).
• Enrolled in the College of Design Art and Performance or in the Zimmerman School of Mass Communications
• Experience editing video with Adobe Premiere & After Effects.
• Experience creating with 3D modeling/sculpting tools (blender Maya ZBrush or similar).
• Experience or interest in motion capture character rigging animation and rendering pipelines.
• Curiosity about AI tools in a creative production pipeline (image/video generations ML-assisted workflows).

Special Requirements:

• Must have an interest in virtual production animation and emerging 3D/AI workflows.
• Comfortable learning new fast-changing tools and hardware in a live production environment.
• Excellent writing researching proofreading and editing skills.

Standard Learning Objectives:

As a result of this position student will be able to:

• Demonstrate basic employability skills such as: timeliness to work appropriate dress interpersonal communication and time management
• Receive and solicit feedback from supervisor and effectively apply feedback on the job
• Assess workplace and demonstrate how personal talents skills and knowledge fit into the employers goals mission and vision
• Demonstrate his or her professional brand (identity)
• Communicate transferable and functional skills to prospective employers