Mercor
Senior Character Animator
- Pay
- $60–90/hr
- Type
- Hourly
- Location
- Remote
- Who can apply
- USA only
- Posted
- Oct 16, 2026
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About this role
Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team to be at the core of the AI revolution, where your expertise fuels the development of the most advanced AI models. 1\. Overview A leading AI lab is building a performance transfer model: one that takes an actor's original performance and carries it faithfully into a new output, keeping the timing, the emotion and the small physical choices that make it feel real. We're looking for senior character animators who have spent their careers bringing acting to life on feature films, VFX and games, to help define what a well transferred performance looks like and judge where the model gets it right or wrong. This is a part-time W-2 employment position with Cincinnatus LLC, with the opportunity to be placed at a leading AI Lab as part of their extended workforce. 2\. Key Responsibilities Set the quality bar: Define clear standards for when a…