Image Quality Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $90/hr

Obsidian; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 41,328 - 82,656; Part time

Job summary

Obsidian is seeking experienced visual quality reviewers to join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team in San Francisco. The role involves reviewing AI-generated video outputs for quality, identifying issues ranging from pixel-level flaws to visual artifacts.

The ideal candidates will have 7 to 10 years of experience in visual effects, cinematography, or professional photography, and will utilize AI tools for effective evaluation. Opportunities for part-time, remote work with flexibility are also available.

Qualifications

• 7 to 10 years of experience in high-end visual evaluation across film or VFX.
• Reliable access to a 4K-resolution monitor for pixel-level review.
• Proficiency with AI tools and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Review AI-generated video for quality at the pixel level.
• Identify visual artifacts, noise, and quality issues in video output.
• Translate visual details into precise language for evaluation.

Skills

Visual Effects supervision

Rendering expertise

Lighting skills

Color grading experience

Cinematography skills

Texturing and materials knowledge

High-end photography

Directing experience

Digital projection knowledge

Education

Training from a respected film or digital media program

Job description

Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team

Overview

A leading AI lab is building models that sharpen and upscale video, and it needs people who can tell, frame by frame, whether the result actually holds up. We are assembling a small group of reviewers with a rigorously trained eye, the kind that catches the compression artifacts, noise, aliasing, and softness that most viewers never notice. If you have spent years judging image quality at a professional level, this is that same skill applied to AI output.

This is a part-time W-2 employment position with Cincinnatus LLC, with the opportunity to be placed at a leading AI Lab as part of their extended workforce.

Who We Are Looking For

• Visual Effects (VFX) Supervisor: the authority on final image quality, with an elite eye for pixel-level flaws, grain-structure inconsistencies, and visual artifacts.
• Rendering Supervisor: used to running dailies and owning visual quality down to the pixel.
• Lighting Supervisor, Lead, or Artist: a specialist in illumination and the building blocks of digital video and cinematic motion.
• Colorist: deep experience in color grading, artifact detection, and visual consistency across a sequence.
• Director of Photography (DP) or Cinematographer: skilled at framing and at judging sharpness and detail in high-resolution images.
• Effects or Surfacing Artist: strong command of textures, materials, and complex visual simulation.
• High-End Photographer: a feel for lighting, depth of field, and color artifacts in high-resolution captures.
• Director: especially with experience directing crowd and background action.
• Digital Projectionist: a trained eye for final-output quality, screen-level fidelity, and visual anomalies.

Core Qualifications

• Fluent in English.
• 7 to 10 years of experience: in high-end visual evaluation across film, VFX, or professional photography.
• Training from a university or program with a highly respected film, visual effects, or digital media program.
• Reliable access to a 4K-resolution monitor for precise, pixel-level review.
• AI proficiency: familiarity with AI tools and workflows, including the ability to generate your own visual samples for testing and comparison.
• The ability to translate complex visual details into clear, precise language that can be captured in data captions and evaluation templates.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cincinnatus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Cincinnatus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans throughout the job application process.