At a Glance
- Tasks: Create stunning digital faces using cutting-edge AI technology in visual effects.
- Company: Join a pioneering team at a leading visual effects studio in London.
- Benefits: Full-time role with opportunities for growth and learning in a dynamic environment.
- Other info: Flexible work culture with a focus on creativity and innovation.
- Why this job: Be a trailblazer in the exciting world of FaceSwap technology and make your mark.
- Qualifications: Experience in visual effects or CG, with a passion for learning and experimentation.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
Position Summary: FaceSwap is a new, exciting, and growing discipline within the visual effects industry, using Machine Learning (AI) to create digital faces and likenesses. We are currently looking for people with a keen eye for, and interest in, photo realism, as well as those comfortable with the technical side of visual effects. The FaceSwap Artist will be a pioneer and trailblazer in a new area of visual effects technology. While a background in compositing is advantageous, artists with visual effects experience in any discipline are encouraged to apply.
What You’ll Do:
- Use a variety of deep learning based technologies to produce photorealistic images, including open source tools, and proprietary in house software.
- Create templates to facilitate model evaluation.
- Monitor the training progress, and assess improvements and quality.
- Make necessary adjustments to the configuration of training.
- Prepare datasets to train models, which includes gathering reference material from various sources, curating and managing images.
- Using trained models to perform faceswaps in a shot context, producing slap comps for review in dailies.
What We’re Looking For:
- Experience in visual effects or CG industry.
- A curious mind that is interested in learning new things, and enjoys experimentation and testing.
- Flexible and adaptable to changing workflows, detail oriented and meticulous.
- Working knowledge of Nuke to prepare precomps and slap comps.
- Some experience with CG compositing.
- Comfortable working with or learning command-line based tools.
- Interested in, or have basic familiarity with, deep neural networks.
- Familiarity with ComfyUI and other GenAI tools.
- Nice to have: Experience working on projects with realistic looking CGI humans or other face replacement approaches.
- Any experience using or training deep neural networks models, such as Nuke Copycat, DeepFaceLab or other face swapping tools.
- Experience with Keen Tools Python scripting skills to automate and streamline high volume of repeated day-to-day tasks.
FaceSwap Artist - all levels - London Studio employer: 9151 ILM (UK) Ltd.
At ILM (UK) Ltd., we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work culture that encourages creativity and innovation. As a FaceSwap VFX Supervisor, you will not only lead cutting-edge projects in a hybrid work environment but also have ample opportunities for professional growth and mentorship within a globally renowned team. Our commitment to employee development and collaboration ensures that you will thrive in your role while contributing to groundbreaking visual effects.
