Character And Facial Animation Consultant

About OpenTrain

OpenTrain is the #1 platform for finding and building careers in AI training and data labeling. We connect qualified contributors with specialized projects where human expertise helps shape how advanced AI systems learn, perform, and are evaluated.

In this role, you will contribute your animation expertise to an AI evaluation project. Create a free OpenTrain account to build your profile and apply in minutes.

About AI Training Work

AI training is the human side of building artificial intelligence. Specialists review model outputs, create evaluation standards, and provide precise feedback that helps AI systems produce more accurate and natural results.

This work gives experienced professionals the opportunity to influence cutting-edge models while working part time and remotely, with occasional in-person sessions when a project requires them.

The Role

OpenTrain is seeking a Character and Facial Animation Consultant to help define evaluation standards for a performance-transfer model. The model takes an actor's original performance and carries it into a new output while preserving timing, emotion, and physical nuance.

You will critique the current evaluation approach, curate benchmark examples, and help shape the pool of human reviewers who assess model outputs at scale. This is a part-time W-2 position with a default commitment of 20 hours per week.

• Pay range: $60 to $90 per hour
• Schedule: 20 hours per week by default
• Employment type: Part-time W-2 position
• Location: United States
• In-person sessions: Playa Vista, California, or New York, New York, once or twice per month

What You'll Do

You will work alongside fellow subject-matter experts to make animation evaluations consistent, accurate, and useful for model development. The work requires close visual analysis and the ability to explain subtle performance qualities in language that reviewers can apply reliably.

• Define criteria for judging emotional resonance and physical fidelity in captured performances.
• Identify where current evaluation methods fall short.
• Select strong benchmark examples that are both easy to capture and genuinely difficult to measure.
• Help define the profile and expertise mix needed for human reviewers.
• Develop or refine rubrics for reviewers assessing outputs at scale.
• Collaborate with other subject-matter experts to maintain evaluation consistency.
• Translate visual details into clear, precise language for data captions and evaluation templates.
• Use AI tools and generate visual samples for testing.

Required Qualifications

This opportunity is designed for an experienced, hands-on character animator whose core craft is human or character performance. Candidates should be able to demonstrate professional credits and direct experience with facial animation or performance capture.

• At least 4 years as a hands-on character animator with performance as a core craft.
• Verifiable credits on at least 2 feature films, animated features, or AAA game cinematics at recognized studios.
• Direct experience with facial animation or performance capture.
• Experience with facial keyframe work, motion-capture solving, cleanup, or motion editing.
• A meticulous eye for micro-expressions, emotional beats, and the details that make a performance feel authentic.
• Proficiency with AI tools and the ability to generate visual samples for testing.
• Ability to attend in-person working sessions in Playa Vista, California, or New York, New York, once or twice per month.

Helpful Background

A 4K-resolution monitor is helpful for pixel-level review of animation and model outputs.

• Access to a 4K-resolution monitor for detailed visual review.

Why Join AI Training

Modern AI models depend on carefully prepared examples and expert human feedback. By evaluating character and facial animation, you will help clarify what authentic performance looks like and influence how AI systems preserve emotion, timing, and physical nuance.

• Part-time schedule with a default commitment of 20 hours per week.
• Work on a specialized AI evaluation project using your professional animation expertise.
• Help shape standards and reviewer guidance for emerging AI systems.
• Apply through OpenTrain and build experience in a fast-growing technical field.