Senior Character Animator for AI Performance Benchmarking

Mercor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Part time

Job summary

Cincinnatus LLC is seeking senior character animators to help define and evaluate advanced GenAI performance transfer models. You will judge how a performance carries into new output, focusing on timing, emotion and small acting choices across feature films, VFX, and AAA game cinematics.

Role requires on-site work in Playa Vista, CA or New York, NY, with occasional in-person sessions. Strong portfolio and collaboration with cross-functional experts are essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years hands-on character animation focused on human 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 in acting.
• Strong written communication and ability to define evaluation templates.

Responsibilities

• Set the quality bar for carried-over performances in body mechanics and emotion.
• Critique model outputs shot by shot with precise notes.
• Build benchmarks with reference performances across difficulty levels.
• Shape reviewer profiles, rubrics and calibration for scalable evaluation.

Skills

Character animation

Senior/Lead/Principal

Lip sync

Micro-expressions

Real-time engines (Unreal/Unity)

Performance capture

Generative tools (Sora, Veo, Midjourny

Tools

Sora

Veo

Midjourney

Runway

Kling

Job description

Cincinnatus LLC is seeking senior character animators to help define and evaluate advanced GenAI performance transfer models. You will judge how a performance carries into new output, focusing on timing, emotion and small acting choices across feature films, VFX, and AAA game cinematics.

Role requires on-site work in Playa Vista, CA or New York, NY, with occasional in-person sessions. Strong portfolio and collaboration with cross-functional experts are essential.