Visual Quality Expert (Film & VFX) at Mercor

Visual Quality Expert (Film, VFX & Animation) | $60–90/hr | Remote (US)

Join a leading AI lab's GenAI team and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of AI-generated imagery. We're looking for seasoned visual quality professionals from film, VFX, animation, and high-end photography to evaluate and refine AI model outputs at the pixel level. This is a part-time W-2 position (approx. 20 hrs/week) through Cincinnatus LLC, embedded within a top-tier AI lab's extended workforce.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate high-resolution video and stills at pixel level, identifying compression artifacts, noise, aliasing, banding, grain-structure inconsistency, and over- or under-sharpening.
• Flag output that diverges from professional image-quality standards with precise, actionable feedback.
• Design and refine evaluation templates and rating guidelines to ensure consistent quality assessment across reviewers and edge cases.
• Translate complex visual observations into clear, structured descriptive language for data captions and evaluation frameworks.
• Generate your own visual samples for targeted testing and side-by-side comparisons.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts and program leads to maintain visual consistency across sequences and review teams.

Core Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in high-end visual evaluation across film, VFX, animation, or professional photography.
• Direct professional experience in at least one of the following roles:
  • VFX Supervisor — elite eye for pixel-level flaws and visual artifacts
  • Rendering Supervisor — experienced running dailies and owning final image quality
  • Lighting Supervisor, Lead, or Artist — deep expertise in illumination and digital cinematic motion
  • Colorist — skilled in color grading, artifact detection, and sequence consistency
  • Director of Photography / Cinematographer — critical evaluator of sharpness and high-resolution image quality
  • Effects or Surfacing Artist — strong command of textures, materials, and visual simulation
  • High-End Photographer — expert in lighting dynamics, depth of field, and color artifacts
  • Director — particularly with crowd and background action experience
  • Digital Projectionist — trained eye for final-output fidelity and visual anomalies
• Degree or training from a respected film, VFX, or digital media program.
• Reliable access to a 4K-resolution monitor for precise pixel-level evaluation.
• Familiarity with AI tools and workflows, including generating visual samples for testing.
• Fluent in English with the ability to articulate complex visual details clearly and precisely.
• Available for 20 hours/week with working hours overlapping the PST–EST window.

Cincinnatus LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.