Senior Character Animator - VFX Expert in United States at Jobgether

As a Senior Character Animator, you will apply your animation expertise to assess AI-generated performances, establish evaluation standards, and support the development of reliable quality-assessment processes.

• Define clear standards for evaluating performance transfer, including body mechanics, facial nuance, timing, and emotional intent.

• Review AI-generated character performances and provide precise, actionable feedback to improve realism and accuracy.

• Establish benchmarks using reference performances to assess model quality and track performance accuracy.

• Evaluate subtle animation details, including micro-expressions, lip synchronization, weight distribution, movement, and timing.

• Develop reviewer profiles, evaluation rubrics, and calibration processes to ensure consistent assessments.

• Help structure and refine the human reviewer pool to support high-quality and reliable evaluations.

• Collaborate with other animation and technical experts to align evaluation criteria and maintain consistent standards.

• Create clear written feedback, evaluation templates, and documentation to communicate findings effectively.

• Contribute industry-level expertise to improve the quality and authenticity of AI-generated character animation.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate is a highly experienced character animator with a strong artistic eye, a deep understanding of human performance, and the ability to translate complex animation observations into clear evaluation criteria.

• Have at least 10 years of professional experience in character animation, with a focus on human and character acting.

• Hold animation credits on feature films, visual effects productions, or AAA game cinematics at recognized studios.

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of facial expressions, micro-expressions, lip synchronization, body mechanics, weight, timing, and emotional nuance.

• Be able to identify subtle performance issues and provide specific, constructive, and actionable feedback.

• Possess excellent written communication skills, particularly for developing evaluation rubrics, templates, and structured feedback.

• Be comfortable collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and applying consistent evaluation standards.

• Be available to attend in-person sessions in Playa Vista, California, or New York, New York, as required, despite the role being primarily remote.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in facial animation and advanced character performance.

• Familiarity with Unreal Engine or Unity.

• Experience with virtual reality (VR), extended reality (XR), or performance-capture pipelines.

• Hands-on experience with generative image and video tools such as Sora, Veo, Midjourney, Runway, or Kling.

• Interest in applying traditional animation expertise to emerging AI technologies and evaluation workflows.

Benefits:

• Hourly compensation: $60–$90 per hour.

• Contract opportunity: Work on a project supporting the development and evaluation of AI-generated character performances.

• Remote work: Primarily remote, with availability for in-person sessions in Playa Vista, California, or New York, New York.

• Creative and technical impact: Apply your animation expertise to help improve AI performance generation and evaluation.

• Expert collaboration: Work with other specialists to establish benchmarks and advance animation quality standards.