Senior Character Animator - VFX Expert (Fully Remote)

Partner Company; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

Job summary

Partner Company, a remote-first AI research initiative, seeks a senior animator-evaluator to assess AI-generated performances and establish rigorous evaluation standards for realism. You will define benchmarks and rubrics, then apply them to character animation, facial nuance, and timing across projects.

You bring 10+ years in film or AAA game animation, deep knowledge of facial expressions and lip sync, and strong written communication to craft evaluation frameworks used by creative and

Qualifications

• 10+ years in character animation with film or AAA game credits.
• Deep understanding of facial expressions, lip sync, and human performance.
• Strong written communication for evaluation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Assess AI-generated performances and define evaluation standards for realism.
• Review character animation and provide feedback on body mechanics, facial nuance, and timing.
• Develop benchmarks and rubrics to track model accuracy.

Skills

Character animation

AAA credits

Facial animation

Lip sync

Human performance

Written comms

Unreal Engine

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

• Assess AI-generated performances and define evaluation standards for realism.
• Review character animation and provide feedback on body mechanics, facial nuance, and timing.
• Develop benchmarks and rubrics to track model accuracy.

Requirements:

• 10+ years in character animation with film or AAA game credits.
• Deep understanding of facial expressions, lip sync, and human performance.
• Strong written communication for evaluation frameworks.

Preferred:

• Experience with facial animation, Unreal Engine, or virtual production.
• Familiarity with generative AI video tools such as Sora or Veo.
• Interest in AI-driven character performance evaluation.

Partner Company

Our partner is an innovative AI research initiative focused on advancing AI-generated character performances. They are building a collaborative team of creative and technical specialists and currently operate with a remote-first culture.