Senior Character Animator — AI Performance Transfer Lead

Mercor; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

Cincinnatus LLC is seeking senior character animators to guide GenAI performance transfer development. You will set quality standards for body mechanics, facial nuance and emotion, then critique model outputs shot by shot and provide precise notes.

The role supports a part-time W-2 arrangement with opportunities to be placed at a leading AI lab for in-person sessions in Playa Vista or New York, NY, up to monthly.

Qualifications

• 10+ years hands-on character animation in feature films, VFX, or AAA games.
• Credits on multiple projects with recognized studios.
• Sharp eye for micro expressions, lip sync, timing, and acting choices.
• Strong written communication for evaluation templates.

Responsibilities

• Set the quality bar for performance transfers in body, face, timing and emotion.
• Critique model outputs shot by shot and write actionable notes.
• Build benchmarks with varied reference performances.
• Define reviewer profiles, rubrics and calibration for scalable scoring.
• Collaborate with other experts to ensure consistent evaluations.

Skills

Character animation expert

Film/VFX/AAA game credits

Real-time engines (Unreal/Unity)

Facial animation experience

Performance capture pipelines

Tools

Sora

Veo

Midjourney

Runway

Job description

Cincinnatus LLC is seeking senior character animators to guide GenAI performance transfer development. You will set quality standards for body mechanics, facial nuance and emotion, then critique model outputs shot by shot and provide precise notes.

The role supports a part-time W-2 arrangement with opportunities to be placed at a leading AI lab for in-person sessions in Playa Vista or New York, NY, up to monthly.