Senior Character Animator & AI Evaluation Lead

Mercor; Pennsauken Township (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

Cincinnatus LLC is seeking a senior character animator to guide evaluation of performance-transfer models. You will review actor performances, define quality standards and provide actionable feedback for in-house and client projects.

The role is part-time W-2 employment with opportunities to work on-site in Playa Vista, CA or New York, NY for in-person sessions once or twice a month, collaborating with a cross-functional team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years as a hands-on character animator focused on human and character acting at Senior/Lead/Principal level.
• Credits on feature films, VFX features or AAA game cinematics at recognized studios.
• Sharp eye for micro expressions, lip sync, weight and timing, and small acting choices.

Responsibilities

• Set the quality bar for carried-over performances across body, face, timing and emotion.
• Critique model outputs shot by shot with precise notes.
• Build benchmarks with reference performances from easy to hard to test the model.
• Shape the reviewer pool with rubric and calibration for scoring outputs at scale.
• Collaborate with other experts to keep evaluations consistent and accurate.

Skills

10+ years hands-on animation

Strong eye for micro expressions

Tools

Sora

Veo

Midjourney

Runway

Kling

Job description

Cincinnatus LLC is seeking a senior character animator to guide evaluation of performance-transfer models. You will review actor performances, define quality standards and provide actionable feedback for in-house and client projects.

The role is part-time W-2 employment with opportunities to work on-site in Playa Vista, CA or New York, NY for in-person sessions once or twice a month, collaborating with a cross-functional team.