3D Generalist: Modeling, Rigging & Animation (AI Evaluation)

• Guide research teams to close knowledge gaps and improve AI model performance in 3D modeling, texturing, rigging and animation, and 3D product modeling.
• Design challenging, real-world 3D tasks drawn from studio and client workflows, and produce reference deliverables in editable source formats such as .blend, .fbx, .glb and, where CAD is involved, .step or .stl.
• Evaluate AI-generated 3D assets and give clear, written feedback, catching problems with topology, UVs, materials, scale, skin weights, rig behavior and animation loops.
• Develop guidelines, rubrics and quality checks for 3D work, including scripted mesh, UV and rig checks in Blender Python.

• 5+ years of shipped 3D work at a game studio, animation or VFX studio, product-visualization or e-commerce 3D team, or creative agency (for example Riot, Ubisoft, Epic, Blizzard, Pixar, Blue Zoo, Framestore, The Mill, Buck, Wayfair, IKEA, Nike, Apple, Threekit); crowd rating, data labeling and personal projects do not count.
• Daily, production-level Blender, with Maya, 3ds Max, ZBrush, Substance Painter or Houdini as secondary tools; you can open a stranger's .blend and diagnose it quickly.
• Python scripting in Blender (bpy): you have written scripts or add-ons that batch, validate, rig, export or otherwise automate production work, and can share them.
• Clean quad topology, retopology of sculpts or scans, UV unwrapping and packing, baking from high to low, and PBR metal-rough texturing at 4K.
• Skeletal rigging and skinning: joint placement, weight painting, IK/FK controls, shape keys, and looping animation exported as .glb or .fbx that plays correctly in a real-time engine or web viewer.
• Fluency with editable source formats: .blend, .fbx, .glb/.gltf, .usd/.usdz, .obj, and CAD exchange formats (.step, .stl, .3dm, .iges); CAD modeling in Rhino, Fusion 360, SolidWorks or FreeCAD is a plus.
• Hands-on use of generative 3D and image tools (for example Meshy, Tripo, Hunyuan3D, Rodin, Luma Genie, Midjourney, Flux) in real work, with a clear view of what their output still gets wrong and the judgment to tell a strong result from a plausible-looking weak one.
• A public portfolio or reel of shipped work on ArtStation, Sketchfab or a personal site, plus a code link for scripts where possible; you will be asked to walk through it.
• Ability to engage reliably for at least 40 hours/week during weekdays.
• Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain creative decisions clearly.

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Also listed: written communication.

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