Image Quality Specialist – VFX, Film

• Evaluate high-resolution still images and video sequences at pixel level
• Identify compression artifacts, noise, aliasing, banding, and other visual defects
• Assess grain structure, texture fidelity, edge quality, image consistency, and enhancement quality
• Evaluate rendering quality, lighting behaviour, textures, materials, compositing details, continuity, and visual consistency
• Review outputs against professional film, VFX, animation, photography, and production-quality standards
• Assess colour consistency, grading quality, tonal relationships, lighting, illumination, contrast, depth, and visual balance
• Design and refine visual-quality evaluation templates, rating guidelines, and defect-categorisation standards
• Develop criteria for consistent review across varied content and address ambiguous quality scenarios
• Generate visual samples for targeted testing and side-by-side comparison
• Evaluate enhanced, restored, generated, or upscaled content against reference material
• Translate visual observations into precise written feedback and structured quality criteria
• Review AI-generated visual outputs against technical and aesthetic standards
• Identify recurring artifact patterns and quality failures
• Collaborate with visual specialists and project leads to maintain evaluation consistency

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in film, VFX, animation, professional photography, digital imaging, or another high-end visual production environment
• Professional experience as a VFX Supervisor, Rendering Supervisor, Lighting Artist or Supervisor, Colorist, Cinematographer, Effects Artist, Surfacing Artist, Photographer, Director, Digital Projectionist, or comparable visual specialist
• Exceptional ability to identify pixel-level flaws, artifacts, and visual inconsistencies
• Strong understanding of image quality, visual perception, lighting, colour, texture, and digital-image behaviour
• Experience assessing high-resolution imagery and production-quality visual outputs
• Ability to explain complex visual defects and quality differences precisely in written English
• Familiarity with AI-assisted visual tools and workflows
• Ability to generate visual samples for testing and comparison
• Reliable access to a 4K-resolution monitor or display
• Must be based in the United States
• Able to work approximately 20 hours per week with availability overlapping PST through EST working hours
• Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, institution, studio, or other third party

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in evaluating high-resolution imagery and visual outputs, with a strong focus on identifying pixel-level flaws and ensuring adherence to professional quality standards. Proficient in generating visual samples and providing precise written feedback on visual quality.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• 5+ Years Experience In Film, VFX, Animation, Or Professional Photography
• Exceptional Ability To Identify Pixel-Level Flaws And Artifacts
• Strong Understanding Of Image Quality And Visual Perception
• Familiarity With AI-Assisted Visual Tools And Workflows
• Ability To Generate Visual Samples For Testing And Comparison

Hard Skills

• Image Quality Assessment
• Visual Perception Analysis
• Pixel-Level Flaw Identification
• Visual Consistency Evaluation
• Lighting And Colour Assessment
• Texture And Grain Structure Analysis
• Defect-Categorisation Standards Development
• Rendering Quality Evaluation
• Visual Feedback Translation
• High-Resolution Imagery Assessment

Soft Skills

• Precise Written Communication
• Collaboration With Visual Specialists

Industry Keywords

• VFX Supervisor
• Lighting Artist
• Colorist
• Cinematographer
• Effects Artist
• Surfacing Artist
• Digital Imaging
• Visual Production Environment
• Professional Film Standards
• Production-Quality Visual Outputs

Tools & Technologies

• 4K-Resolution Monitor
• AI-Assisted Visual Tools