Mid-level / Senior VFX Artist

Role Overview

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI lab to source video content creators with experience applying VFX (visual effects) to short-form videos.

This is a unique opportunity for creators to apply their 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 to tastefully add VFX to short-form videos

• Tasks may include: rotoscoping, 3d modeling, compositing

• Follow specific instructions regarding of video content and/or VFX application

• Produce high quality output within set time constraints

• Example VFX: Rain, snow, fire, clouds, explosions, destruction, debris, lightning, sparks, virtual characters, subject/object/outfit/background replacement

Ideal Qualifications

• You have 5+ years of experience in VFX

• You have good aesthetic taste when it comes to how to apply VFX

• You can execute diverse types of VFX from end to end

• You have experience producing high quality work under tight deadlines

• Design and execute high-quality visual effects for video content

• Handle tasks like compositing, object removal, rotoscoping, tracking, and digital cleanups

• Have your own VFX hardware / software tools

More About the Opportunity

• Remote and asynchronous - control your own schedule

• Expected commitment: project-based, 20 to 40 hours a week

• This project is expected to run for several weeks with possibility of further extension

Compensation & Contract Terms

• You will be paid an hourly rate between $45 to $70 per hour for this project, with actual pay rate based on years of experience and skillset

• You’ll be classified as an independent contractor

About Mercor

• Mercor is a talent marketplace that connects top experts with leading AI labs and research organizations

• Thousands of professionals across domains including creativity, law, engineering, and research have joined Mercor to work on projects that help shape the frontier of AI