Pixel-Perfect Visual QA for GenAI (Part-Time)

Mercor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 69,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

Cincinnatus LLC is seeking a senior image quality evaluator to join a leading AI lab's GenAI team on a part-time W-2 engagement. You will assess 4K footage frame-by-frame, identifying artifacts and quality issues, and help define standardized evaluation templates for cross-team consistency.

The role requires 5+ years in high-end visual evaluation across film/VFX/photography, fluency in English, and the ability to work ~20 hours weekly overlapping PST/EST.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in high-end visual evaluation across film, VFX, animation, or professional photography.
• Direct experience in VFX Supervisor, Rendering Supervisor, Lighting Supervisor/Artist, Colorist, DP/Cinematographer, Surfacing Artist, High-End Photographer, Director, or Digital Projectionist.
• 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 pixel-level evaluation.
• Familiarity with AI tools and workflows, including generating visual samples for testing.
• Ability to engage reliably for 20 hours per week, overlapping PST to EST.
• Fluent in English with the ability to translate visual details into precise descriptive language.

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 intricate details that typically go unnoticed, and flag where output diverges from professional image-quality standards.
• Design and refine evaluation templates and rating guidelines to ensure consistent visual-quality bars.
• Translate complex visual details into clear, precise descriptive language for 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 reviewers.

Skills

Pixel-level evaluation

Visual quality standards

4K monitor access

English fluent

AI tools familiarity

Data captioning

Education

Film/VFX/digital media degree

Tools

4K monitor

Job description

Cincinnatus LLC is seeking a senior image quality evaluator to join a leading AI lab's GenAI team on a part-time W-2 engagement. You will assess 4K footage frame-by-frame, identifying artifacts and quality issues, and help define standardized evaluation templates for cross-team consistency.

The role requires 5+ years in high-end visual evaluation across film/VFX/photography, fluency in English, and the ability to work ~20 hours weekly overlapping PST/EST.