Visual Quality Expert, Film, VFX & Animation

Help advance foundational generative AI models by applying expert, pixel-level judgment to high-resolution video and still imagery. You will assess whether enhanced and upscaled visuals meet professional image-quality standards, drawing on deep expertise in film, visual effects, animation, or professional photography.

• Evaluate high-resolution video and still images frame by frame, identifying compression artifacts, noise, aliasing, banding, inconsistent grain structure, and excessive or insufficient sharpening.
• Flag visual output that falls below professional standards, including subtle defects an average viewer may miss.
• Create and improve evaluation templates and rating guidance so reviewers apply a consistent visual-quality standard, including in edge cases.
• Translate detailed visual observations into precise written descriptions for data captions and evaluation templates.
• Generate visual samples for targeted testing and side-by-side comparisons.
• Work with subject matter experts and program leads to maintain consistency across sequences and reviewers.

• At least 5 years of professional experience evaluating high-end visuals in film, VFX, animation, or professional photography.
• Professional experience as a VFX supervisor, rendering supervisor, lighting supervisor, lead, or artist, colorist, director of photography or cinematographer, effects or surfacing artist, high-end photographer, director with significant crowd and background-action experience, or digital projectionist.
• Training from a university or program with a highly regarded film, visual effects, or digital media curriculum.
• Reliable access to a 4K-resolution monitor or display for precise pixel-level review.
• Familiarity with AI tools and workflows, including generating visual samples for testing and comparison.
• Fluent English and the ability to describe complex visual details clearly and precisely.

• Remote role open to candidates in the United States.
• Part-time W-2 employment.
• Commitment of 20 hours per week, with working hours overlapping the PST to EST time window.

• $60 to $90 per hour.