At a Glance
- Tasks: Create photorealistic digital faces using cutting-edge AI technology.
- Company: Join a pioneering studio in the visual effects industry.
- Benefits: Flexible work environment, opportunities for creativity, and skill development.
- Other info: Dynamic team atmosphere with room for growth and experimentation.
- Why this job: Be at the forefront of visual effects innovation and make your mark.
- Qualifications: Experience in visual effects or CG, with a passion for learning.
The predicted salary is between 51750 - 63250 £ per year.
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; making 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: The Walt Disney Company
At The Walt Disney Studios, we foster a vibrant culture of innovation and creativity, making it an exceptional place for a Technical Director to thrive. Located in Iver Heath, our London-based production unit offers unique opportunities for collaboration with a global team, alongside generous benefits such as private medical insurance, free park entry, and a commitment to employee growth through diverse resource groups. Join us to be part of a team that not only values your technical expertise but also champions inclusivity and well-being.
