Motion Designer - AI Specialist
mercorNew York, NY
$70–$120/hour
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mercorNew York, NYSenior L5
$70–$120/hour
Teleproduction and Other Postproduction ServicesMotion Picture and Video ProductionCustom Computer Programming Services
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Mercorconnects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors includeBenchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers, andJack Dorsey.
Position: Senior Motion Designer & Creative Technologist (AI Evaluation)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$120/hour
Location:
Remote
Commitment:40 hours/week
Role Responsibilities:
Guide research teams to close knowledge gaps and improveAI model performancein 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 asAfter Effectsprojects and code-based animations with tools likeRemotion , Canvas , SVG, orThree.js.
EvaluateAI-generated motion graphicsand 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 intraining data.
Qualifications
Must-Have:
5+ yearsof shipped motion design work for agencies, motion studios, post houses, broadcast design teams, or in-house brand teams.
ExpertAfter Effectsskills including expressions, kinetic typography, 2.5D parallax, and tracked composites, withCinema 4DorBlenderfor 3D elements.
Shipped code-driven motion in at least one ofRemotion , HTML5 Canvas , SVG animation , Three.js , WebGL , GSAP , p5.js , TouchDesigner , Houdini, orFFmpeg -scripted rendering.
WorkingJavaScript , TypeScript, orPythonskills to write and debug render and animation code.
Fluency with editable source files and delivery formats: .aep, .mogrt, .c4d, .blend, Lottie.json, .riv, SVG , Gitrepositories, ProRes, andH.264masters.
Command-lineFFmpegfor 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 asRunway , Kling , Luma , Midjourney, orComfyUI.
A public portfolio or reel of shipped work, plus a public code sample that renders or animates video.
Ability to engage reliably for at least40 hours/weekduring weekdays.
Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain creative decisions clearly.
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