[Hiring] Motion Designer & Creative Technologist (AI Evaluation) @Mercor

Role Description

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. The position is for a Senior Motion Designer & Creative Technologist (AI Evaluation) on a contract basis, with compensation ranging from $70–$120/hour, and a commitment of 40 hours/week, fully remote.

• Guide research teams to close knowledge gaps and improve AI model performance in motion design, kinetic typography, animated overlays, and code-driven video.
• Design challenging, real-world motion design tasks and produce reference deliverables in editable source formats, such as After Effects projects and code-based animations with tools like Remotion, Canvas, SVG, or Three.js.
• Evaluate AI-generated motion graphics and video, providing clear, written feedback on timing, easing, typographic hierarchy, safe areas, tracking, and sync.
• Develop guidelines, rubrics, and quality checks for motion design, including scripted technical checks on rendered output.
• Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of shipped motion design work for agencies, motion studios, post houses, broadcast design teams, or in-house brand teams.
• Expert After Effects skills including expressions, kinetic typography, 2.5D parallax, and tracked composites, with Cinema 4D or Blender for 3D elements.
• Shipped code-driven motion in at least one of Remotion, HTML5 Canvas, SVG animation, Three.js, WebGL, GSAP, p5.js, TouchDesigner, Houdini, or FFmpeg-scripted rendering.
• Working JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python skills to write and debug render and animation code.
• Fluency with editable source files and delivery formats: .aep, .mogrt, .c4d, .blend, Lottie .json, .riv, SVG, Git repositories, ProRes, and H.264 masters.
• Command-line FFmpeg for encoding, concatenation, overlays, frame extraction, and probing duration, frame rate, and audio.
• Hands-on use of generative video and image tools in professional work, such as Runway, Kling, Luma, Midjourney, or ComfyUI.
• A public portfolio or reel of shipped work, plus a public code sample that renders or animates video.
• Ability to engage reliably for at least 40 hours/week during weekdays.
• Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain creative decisions clearly.

Application Process

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

Resources & Support

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