Fully Remote Subject Matter Expert – VFX Artists (Manchester)

Role overview Join a remote expert network for a project involving computer generated scenes and assets for AI video research. The work combines licensing suitable existing material from personal or studio archives with technical preparation; some assignments may also call for scene variations and new renders. This is an on demand opportunity, with eligibility for projects depending on demand and fit.

Responsibilities - Offer existing 3D or VFX assets for licensing under a flat fee arrangement. - Prepare approved files to project specifications through rendering and layer separation. - Organize scenes into usable components for compositing. - Create variations of scenes and render them again when requested.

Requirements - Professional experience as a 3D, technical or VFX artist, or compositor in games, film or digital production. - Existing assets suitable for licensing, with scenes divided into coherent, compositable layers. - Experience with relevant 3D and production tools such as Unreal Engine, Unity, Houdini, Maya, Blender or Cinema 4D. - Skills in rendering, lighting and texturing, and comfort with technical production workflows.

Nice to have - Experience in the gaming industry. - Familiarity with depth, albedo, shading, gloss or cryptomatte elements, as well as complex occlusion, atmospheric effects or crowd dynamics.

Benefits and work setup The work is fully remote and flexible, with compensation including a flat licensing fee and hourly payment for technical processing. Assignments are ad hoc and depend on project availability.