GenAI Pixel-Perfect Visual QA Specialist

Obsidian; New York (NY); On-site; USD 83,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

Cincinnatus LLC is seeking a senior image quality evaluator for a part-time W-2 role to help assess AI-generated imagery at a leading AI lab. You will review high-resolution video and stills, flag artifacts, and contribute to standardized evaluation templates.

Qualified candidates have 5+ years in film/VFX/photography, experience with pixel-level QC, and the ability to work 20 hours per week overlapping PST/EST. This contract entails placement within top-tier projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in high-end visual evaluation across film, VFX, animation, or professional photography.
• Direct professional experience in at least one of: VFX Supervisor, Rendering Supervisor, Lighting Supervisor/Artist, Colorist, DP/Cinematographer, Effects/Surfacing Artist, High-End Photographer, Director, or Digital Projectionist.
• Training from a university or program with a respected film, visual effects, or digital media program.
• Reliable access to a 4K-resolution monitor to perform precise, pixel-level evaluation.
• Familiarity with AI tools and workflows, including the ability to generate visual samples for testing and comparison.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate high-resolution video and stills at pixel level, identifying compression artifacts, noise, aliasing, banding, grain-structure inconsistency, and over- or under-sharpening.
• Apply an uncompromising focus on the intricate details that typically go unnoticed, and flag where output diverges from professional image-quality standards.
• Design and refine evaluation templates and rating guidelines so reviewers apply the same visual-quality bar consistently, including under edge cases.
• Translate complex visual details into clear, precise descriptive language that can be captured in data captions and evaluation templates.
• Generate your own visual samples for targeted testing and side-by-side comparison.
• Collaborate with other subject matter experts and program leads to maintain visual consistency across sequences and across reviewers.

Skills

Visual QC

AI tools familiarity

English fluency

Part-time availability

Education

Film/VFX/digital media program

Tools

4K monitor

Job description

Cincinnatus LLC is seeking a senior image quality evaluator for a part-time W-2 role to help assess AI-generated imagery at a leading AI lab. You will review high-resolution video and stills, flag artifacts, and contribute to standardized evaluation templates.

Qualified candidates have 5+ years in film/VFX/photography, experience with pixel-level QC, and the ability to work 20 hours per week overlapping PST/EST. This contract entails placement within top-tier projects.