Digital Human Specialist
De Art · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Apply & track with Apply EdgeThis is a hands-on interdisciplinary role focused on creating believable, expressive, responsive, and technically robust digital humans that can communicate and interact naturally with users.The role requires someone who can understand both the artistic and technical dimensions of digital humans and collaborate effectively with artists, animators, AI specialists, developers, writers, performance specialists, and other members of the production team.ResponsibilitiesSupport the end-to-end development of digital humans, virtual humans, AI characters, and interactive avatars.Contribute to the creation and refinement of digital human identities, including appearance, personality, behavior, communication style, movement, voice, and emotional expression.Work with 3D character assets, including modeling, texturing, materials, rigging, facial systems, body systems, and character optimization.Support the integration of digital humans into real-time environments and interactive applications.Work with real-time technologies such as Unreal Engine, Unity, MetaHuman, or comparable digital human and virtual production platforms.Assist with facial animation, body animation, lip synchronization, eye movement, gestures, posture, and other elements required for believable digital human performance.Collaborate with AI specialists to integrate conversational AI, behavioral systems, generative AI, memory, personality models, and interactive intelligence into digital characters.Support the integration of voice, dialogue, facial expression, body movement, and AI-generated behavior into coherent character performances.Prepare, organize, test, and refine character assets, animation data, performance data, and AI interaction components.Evaluate digital human behavior and identify issues related to realism, continuity, responsiveness, personality, emotional expression, timing, or interaction quality.Participate in testing digital humans across different scenarios, users, environments, and interaction conditions.Help develop character behavior guidelines, technical specifications, production standards, and reusable workflows.Work with motion capture, facial capture, voice capture, and other performance technologies when required.Support retargeting, animation cleanup, blending, synchronization, and optimization of character performances.Assist with real-time performance optimization, including character complexity, animation systems, rendering requirements, and interaction responsiveness.Collaborate with writers, narrative designers, directors, animators, AI trainers, developers, and technical artists to maintain consistency between character identity, narrative, behavior, and technical implementation.Investigate emerging technologies, tools, workflows, and research related to digital humans, virtual humans, AI characters, real-time graphics, and interactive character systems.Document workflows, technical processes, character specifications, testing results, and production requirements.Identify technical or creative problems and propose practical solutions that improve the quality and scalability of digital human experiences.Contribute to the development of repeatable methodologies for creating and deploying high-quality AI-powered digital humans.QualificationsMinimum BA/MA in Computer Science, Computer Graphics, Animation, Game Development, Digital Media, Interactive Media, Virtual Production, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, or a related field; equivalent professional experience will also be considered.At least 3–5 years of relevant experience in digital humans, character development, real-time 3D, animation, virtual production, interactive media, AI characters, or a related field.Hands-on experience with one or more real-time platforms such as Unreal Engine, Unity, MetaHuman, or comparable technologies.Solid understanding of digital character pipelines, including modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, facial animation, and character optimization.Familiarity with AI-powered characters, conversational AI, generative AI, AI agents, behavioral systems, or interactive character technologies.Understanding of human anatomy, facial expression, body language, movement, and the principles required to create believable digital human performances.Experience with 3D software such as Maya, Blender, 3ds Max, MotionBuilder, Houdini, or comparable tools.Familiarity with motion capture, facial capture, performance capture, retargeting, animation cleanup, and real-time character performance.Understanding of voice systems, lip synchronization, facial animation, eye tracking, and multimodal interaction is highly desirable.Ability to work with both artistic and technical requirements and translate creative concepts into practical digital character solutions.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a high level of attention to detail.Ability to evaluate digital human quality from both technical and human-perception perspectives.Experience working in multidisciplinary teams involving artists, animators, developers, AI specialists, writers, designers, performers, or directors.Ability to learn new technologies and rapidly adapt to emerging digital human and AI tools.Strong communication and documentation skills.Portfolio, showreel, or demonstrated examples of relevant digital human, virtual character, animation, AI, or interactive projects.Fluency in English; additional languages are an asset.What We OfferThe opportunity to work directly on the development of next-generation AI-powered digital humans and virtual characters.A highly interdisciplinary environment combining artificial intelligence, animation, real-time 3D, storytelling, performance, interaction design, and emerging technologies.The opportunity to contribute to the development of new approaches to digital identity, virtual presence, character intelligence, and human-AI interaction.Collaboration with specialists across AI, character design, animation, narrative, performance, software, and immersive technologies.Access to advanced tools and technologies for digital humans, real-time character development, AI, and interactive experiences.The opportunity to influence how digital humans communicate, behave, perform, and interact with people.Professional growth through experimentation, research, prototyping, and participation in innovative digital character projects.How to ApplyPlease submit the following to farhang@parsikia.ir with subject line “Digital Human Specialist — AI Characters & Virtual Humans”:1. CV (max 2 pages)2. Cover letter (1 page) describing your relevant experience and why you are interested in developing AI-powered digital humans and virtual characters.3. Portfolio, showreel, or links to 3 relevant projects (PDF or URL)4. Two references (name, role, contact)Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview and asked to complete a brief practical assignment involving the analysis, development, or improvement of a digital human character and its interaction/performance system.We welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and encourage cross-disciplinary practitioners who combine technical, creative, artistic, AI, animation, performance, or interactive skills to apply.