Cinematographer for Generative AI Video Lab

Marketframe; United States; Presencial; USD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Cincinnatus LLC is seeking an experienced cinematography and lighting specialist to join a leading AI lab's GenAI team. This full-time role focuses on defining and testing camera and lighting standards for generated footage, with a strict eye for optics and sensor behavior.

You will help curate benchmarks, critique model outputs, and shape reviewer guidelines while collaborating with a network of experts to ensure precise, high-fidelity evaluations. 40 hours/week on weekdays.

Formación

• 7+ years of professional experience in film, television or virtual production.
• Credits on 2+ professional films.
• Background in at least one of: Director of Photography / Cinematographer; Gaffer / Chief Lighting Technician; Camera Operator, 1st AC or DIT; or Virtual Production / CG Lighting & Camera Layout Supervisor.
• Meticulous eye for lens optics, sensor behavior, lighting, exposure and color spaces.
• Hands-on use of generative image and video tools (Runway, Midjourney, Sora, Kling) to create samples for testing and comparison.
• Nice to have: reliable access to a calibrated 4K display for pixel-level review.
• Ability to engage reliably for approximately 40 hours/week during weekdays.
• Strong written communication and the ability to turn optical and lighting detail into precise language for captions and evaluation templates.

Responsabilidades

• Set the quality bar: Define clear standards for optics, sensor behavior, camera motion, lighting motivation and exposure, critique current evaluations, and help build a taxonomy of the ways generated footage fails.
• Curate benchmarks: Identify, generate and curate strong examples of excellent and genuinely hard camera and lighting setups, and test early model capabilities against them.
• Critique model outputs: Review generated footage shot by shot and write precise, actionable notes on lensing, movement, lighting and exposure.
• Shape the reviewer pool and captions: Help define how human reviewers are vetted and calibrated, and review captioning guidelines so optical and lighting detail is described accurately.
• Collaborate with other experts to keep evaluations consistent and accurate.

Conocimientos

Cinematography

Camera operation

Gaffer/Lighting

DIT/Camera data work

Generative tools

4K display ready

Herramientas

Runway

Midjourney

Sora

Kling

Descripción del empleo

Cincinnatus LLC is seeking an experienced cinematography and lighting specialist to join a leading AI lab's GenAI team. This full-time role focuses on defining and testing camera and lighting standards for generated footage, with a strict eye for optics and sensor behavior.

You will help curate benchmarks, critique model outputs, and shape reviewer guidelines while collaborating with a network of experts to ensure precise, high-fidelity evaluations. 40 hours/week on weekdays.