AI-Driven Character Animation & Evaluation Specialist

Obsidian; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading AI lab's GenAI team as a senior character animator. Part-time W-2 with Cincinnatus LLC, with potential placement at a top AI lab as part of the extended workforce.

Role focuses on defining evaluation standards, curating benchmarks, and shaping the reviewer pool for model outputs. Requires 4+ years in character animation, credits on multiple feature projects, facial animation/performance capture expertise, and the ability to work on-site in Playa Vista or New York.

Qualifications

• 4+ years as a hands-on character animator with performance as core craft.
• Credits on 2+ feature films, animated features, or AAA game cinematics.
• Direct experience with facial animation and/or performance capture.
• Meticulous eye for micro-expressions and emotional beats.
• AI proficiency and ability to generate visual samples for testing.
• Translate visual details into clear data captions and templates.
• On-site in Playa Vista, CA or New York, NY for monthly sessions.
• Optional: access to a 4K monitor.

Responsibilities

• Establish evaluation standards for emotional resonance and fidelity.
• Curate benchmarks of performances for model testing.
• Shape the reviewer pool profile, expertise mix, and rubric.
• Collaborate with fellow experts to keep evaluations consistent.

Skills

Character animation

Facial animation

Motion capture

AI proficiency

Data captioning

Tools

Mocap software

3D animation tools

Job description

Join a leading AI lab's GenAI team as a senior character animator. Part-time W-2 with Cincinnatus LLC, with potential placement at a top AI lab as part of the extended workforce.

Role focuses on defining evaluation standards, curating benchmarks, and shaping the reviewer pool for model outputs. Requires 4+ years in character animation, credits on multiple feature projects, facial animation/performance capture expertise, and the ability to work on-site in Playa Vista or New York.