VFX Artist / Creator at Mercor

VFX Artist / Creator | $45/hr | Worldwide Remote

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to source video content creators with experience applying visual effects to short-form videos. This is a unique opportunity to apply your VFX expertise in a highly innovative, research-driven context—your work will be instrumental to the advancement of frontier AI models.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify the most visually appealing and impactful application of various VFX in different contexts
• Use video editing software (not AI tools) to tastefully add VFX to short-form videos
• Follow specific instructions regarding video content and/or VFX application
• Produce high-quality output within set time constraints
• Apply effects including: rain, snow, fire, clouds, explosions, debris, lightning, sparks, virtual characters, subject/object/outfit/background replacement

Ideal Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in VFX
• Degree in Visual Effects, Animation, Film/Media Production or similar preferred
• Strong aesthetic taste for applying VFX appropriately
• Experience applying visual effects to short-form videos for social media platforms
• Proven ability to produce high-quality work under tight deadlines
• Expertise in compositing, object removal, rotoscoping, tracking, and digital cleanups

Project Details

• Remote and asynchronous—control your own schedule
• Expected commitment: 20 to 50 hours per week
• Project-based work expected to run for several weeks with possibility of extension
• Independent contractor classification

About Mercor

Mercor is a talent marketplace connecting top experts with leading AI labs and research organizations. Thousands of professionals across creativity, law, engineering, and research have joined Mercor to work on projects that help shape the frontier of AI.