Job Title: Virtual Acting Instructor (1 Position)
About the Job
We are seeking a creative, experienced, and innovative Virtual Acting Instructor to teach and develop acting techniques for AI-powered characters, digital humans, virtual influencers, avatars, and immersive interactive experiences. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and delivering performance methodologies that enable virtual characters to communicate naturally, express believable emotions, and engage audiences across gaming, virtual production, XR, conversational AI, and digital media platforms. This is a hands-on role working closely with AI engineers, character designers, conversation designers, performers, animators, writers, and product teams to bring compelling digital personalities to life.
Responsibilities
Develop and deliver acting methodologies for virtual characters, digital humans, and AI-powered personas.
Teach character development techniques including emotional expression, motivation, body language, dialogue delivery, and personality consistency.
Collaborate with AI engineers, writers, conversation designers, and animators to translate acting principles into digital character behaviors.
Create performance guidelines, acting exercises, training materials, and character development frameworks.
Evaluate the performance of AI characters and provide recommendations to improve realism, emotional intelligence, and audience engagement.
Support the creation of character biographies, personality profiles, behavioral documentation, and performance standards.
Work with motion capture, voice performance, animation, and conversational AI teams to enhance character authenticity.
Research emerging techniques in acting, performance psychology, storytelling, virtual production, and AI-driven character development.
Participate in workshops, demonstrations, creative reviews, and multidisciplinary collaboration sessions.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of digital human experiences through innovative acting methodologies and performance coaching.
Qualifications
Minimum BA/MA in Performing Arts, Acting, Theatre, Film, Digital Media, Psychology, Human-Computer Interaction, Communications, or a related field; equivalent professional experience will also be considered.
At least 3–5 years of professional acting, acting instruction, performance coaching, directing, or character development experience.
Strong understanding of acting methodologies, character psychology, emotional expression, and storytelling techniques.
Experience working with virtual production, motion capture, animation, gaming, digital humans, conversational AI, or immersive technologies is highly desirable.
Knowledge of AI-powered characters, large language models, conversational systems, or interactive storytelling platforms is an advantage.
Excellent communication, coaching, mentoring, and presentation skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary creative and technical teams.
Strong observational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
Experience designing workshops, educational programs, or performance training curricula.
Portfolio or track record demonstrating successful acting, directing, coaching, or character development projects.
Fluency in English; additional languages are considered an asset.
What We Offer
The opportunity to shape the future of acting and performance for AI-powered digital humans and virtual characters.
A collaborative team of AI specialists, performers, writers, designers, developers, researchers, and creative professionals.
Competitive compensation and access to advanced AI technologies, virtual production tools, and research resources.
Opportunities to work on innovative projects involving digital humans, conversational AI, gaming, immersive media, and virtual storytelling.
Professional development, industry visibility, and opportunities to help define emerging best practices for virtual acting and digital performance.
A flexible, creative, and innovation-driven working environment that values artistic excellence, experimentation, and collaboration.
How to Apply
Please submit the following to farhang@parsikia.ir with the subject line “Virtual Acting Instructor”:
1. CV (max 2 pages)
2. Cover Letter (1 page) describing your relevant experience and your vision for acting in the age of AI and digital humans
3. Portfolio, showreel, project summaries, or links to 3 relevant projects (PDF or URL)
4. Two references (name, role, contact information)
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview and asked to present a brief virtual acting workshop, character development exercise, or case study demonstrating their approach to teaching performance techniques for AI-powered characters and digital humans. We welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and encourage professionals from acting, theatre, film, AI, gaming, animation, virtual production, XR, and digital media disciplines to apply.