VFX Artist / 3D Animator

Remotebridge; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Frontier AI Lab is seeking a VFX Artist / 3D Animator to annotate robotic arm videos for AI training. Remote contractor role with detailed guidelines, you will review footage, label motion, interactions, and outcomes, applying your timing, transforms, and spatial reasoning.

No prior AI or robotics experience required, but a solid background in visual effects or 3D animation and proficiency with major tools helps. Strong notes and attention to visual consistency are essential.

Qualifications

• Professional or academic background in visual effects, 3D animation, motion graphics, technical art, computer graphics, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of motion, timing, spatial relationships, object tracking, occlusion, and visual continuity.
• Familiarity with tools such as Blender, Maya, Houdini, Cinema 4D, Nuke, After Effects, or similar software.
• Excellent attention to detail, particularly when identifying subtle motion changes, visual artifacts, or inconsistencies.
• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to describe visual observations and edge cases clearly.
• Experience with video annotation, visual QA, computer vision datasets, AI training projects, or robotics is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Review video footage of robotic arms performing tasks per guidelines.
• Identify and label motion, interactions, spatial changes, and outcomes.
• Apply understanding of transforms, trajectories, timing, and occlusion.
• Use annotation tools to tag video content precisely.
• Flag visual anomalies and explain observations in concise notes.
• Contribute to quality control by reviewing annotations.

Skills

Motion + timing expertise

Object tracking

Occlusion handling

Visual continuity

Attention to detail

Written communication

Education

Visual effects/3D animation background

Tools

Blender

Maya

Houdini

Cinema 4D

Nuke

After Effects

Job description

# VFX Artist / 3D AnimatorFrontier AI Lab · Remote · Full-time## Ready to see if you fit?Upload a resume once, then run an honest fit check on this role in seconds. Access is free and always will be.Sign up to check your fit## About the roleRole Title: VFX Artist / 3D Animator (AI Video Annotation)Role Type: Contractor, RemoteLocation: North America, Latin America, Europe, UK, and OceaniaOur team is engaging VFX Artists and 3D Animators for a project focused on reviewing and annotating video sessions of robotic arms completing real-world tasks. This is an AI training and video annotation project rather than a traditional asset creation, animation, or rendering assignment.Your understanding of motion, spatial relationships, object tracking, occlusion, and visual anomalies is highly valuable for interpreting robotic activity. You will use that expertise to identify what objects are doing, how they move and interact, and whether each task is completed correctly. Your work will help create precise, consistent training data for next-generation AI systems. No prior experience in AI, robotics, or data annotation is required.### Scope of Work• Review video footage of robotic arms performing tasks, following detailed annotation and grading guidelines provided by the customer.• Identify and label motion, object interactions, spatial changes, task outcomes, errors, and other relevant events within each video segment.• Apply your understanding of animation, transforms, trajectories, timing, occlusion, and physical behavior to interpret activity accurately.• Use dedicated annotation tools to tag video content precisely and consistently.• Flag visual anomalies, tracking challenges, or ambiguous moments and explain your observations in concise written notes.• Contribute to quality control by reviewing annotations and providing constructive feedback when requested.• Complete assigned batches accurately and within established deadlines.### Preferred Qualifications• Professional or academic background in visual effects, 3D animation, motion graphics, technical art, computer graphics, or a related field.• Strong understanding of motion, timing, spatial relationships, object tracking, occlusion, and visual continuity.• Familiarity with tools such as Blender, Maya, Houdini, Cinema 4D, Nuke, After Effects, or similar software.• Excellent attention to detail, particularly when identifying subtle motion changes, visual artifacts, or inconsistencies.• Strong written communication skills, with the ability to describe visual observations and edge cases clearly.• Experience with video annotation, visual QA, computer vision datasets, AI training projects, or robotics is helpful but not required.