Character Animation Expert - AI Focus

About the Role

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. This is a contract position for a Character and Facial Animation Consultant, offering $60–$90/hour, and is remote with occasional on-site requirements in Playa Vista (Los Angeles), CA or New York, NY.

Responsibilities

• Establish evaluation standards and define criteria for capturing performance in emotional resonance and physical fidelity.
• Identify where current evaluations fall short.
• Curate benchmarks by identifying examples of performances that are easy and hard to capture, ensuring the model has meaningful tests.
• Shape the evaluation pool by defining the profile, expertise mix, and rubric for human reviewers assessing outputs at scale.
• Collaborate with other experts to maintain consistent and accurate evaluations.

Qualifications

• 4+ years as a hands-on character animator with human or character performance as your core craft.
• Verifiable credits on 2 or more feature films, animated features, or AAA game cinematics.
• Experience with facial animation and/or performance capture.
• Meticulous eye for micro-expressions and emotional beats.
• AI proficiency with tools and workflows.
• Ability to translate complex visual details into clear language.
• Able to work on-site in Playa Vista (Los Angeles), CA or New York, NY once or twice a month.

For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome. For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com.