We are looking to expand our team of expert consultants with 15 Senior Technical Artists from AAA studios for part-time, fully remote work supporting frontier AI research. Projects start at $75-100 USD per hour, with top-performing experts on our platform earning $150+ USD / hour.
This role includes stress-testing leading AI models on real technical art problems, creating and verifying complex questions and explanations in your area of expertise, and assessing whether AI-generated reasoning meets the standards of a working technical artist.
About Aligned
At Aligned, we partner with the world's leading AI labs to push the frontier of AI knowledge in fields like STEM, medicine, finance, and the humanities. Our platform matches subject-matter experts (like you) with paid consulting work on frontier projects at these labs.
Who We're Looking For
You work on the line between art and engineering at a AAA studio, and you can explain a tradeoff in terms both artists and engineers would recognize.
Ideal backgrounds include
Senior technical artists, technical art leads, and technical art directors at AAA studios anywhere in the world
Shader and material systems specialists
Pipeline and tools developers working in Python, C++, or engine scripting
Specialists in rigging, simulation, or procedural content systems
Technical artists who profile and optimize art content against performance budgets
Minimum Qualifications
Fluent English reading and writing skills
Senior technical artist, technical art lead, or technical art director on at least one shipped AAA title
Hands-on experience with shaders, tooling, rigging, or pipeline development
Currently working in the games industry