3D Avatar Generative Models Intern

Job Description

About Company

ByteDance, founded in 2012, operates with a mission to inspire creativity and enrich life. The company has developed a diverse suite of products including globally recognized platforms like TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut, and Pico, alongside platforms specific to the China market such as Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua. These platforms aim to facilitate connection, content consumption, and creation for users.

At its core, ByteDance values inspiring creativity, fostering a global and diverse team, and creating value for communities. The company encourages its employees, referred to as “ByteDancers,” to lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact, adopting an “Always Day 1” mindset for continuous iteration and breakthroughs.

The Pico team, a part of ByteDance, is specifically dedicated to developing AI technology, with a focus on fields such as 3D data assets and digital content consumption. Their work involves the acquisition, processing, and AI generation of various 3D digital content. The team emphasizes teamwork, innovative ideas, and ongoing learning.

ByteDance is committed to Diversity & Inclusion, striving to create an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives, reflecting the global communities their platforms reach. The company also provides Reasonable Accommodation in its recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs, or other protected reasons.

Job Description

This posting is for a 2025 Fall Internship at ByteDance, within the Pico team. The internship aims to provide students with industry exposure, hands-on experience, and the opportunity to develop fundamental skills while exploring potential career paths. Interns will participate in social events and development workshops alongside their work.

Internship Details:
• Duration: 12-24 weeks.
• Start Dates: Internships begin in August/September 2025. Successful candidates must commit to one of the following start dates:
• Monday, August 11
• Monday, August 25
• Monday, September 8
• Monday, September 22
• Candidates are required to clearly state their availability (Start date, End date) in their resume.

Application Process:
• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and early application is encouraged.
• Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions across ByteDance and its affiliates globally. Applications will be considered in the order they are submitted.
• Candidates who pass the resume evaluation stage will be invited to participate in a technical online assessment through HackerRank.

Responsibilities:
The intern will be deeply involved in research and development concerning 3D Avatar generative models, gaining practical experience in advanced 3D technologies. Key responsibilities include:
• Participating in R&D to explore new frontiers in 3D Avatar generative models, focusing on 3D geometry, texturing, human reconstruction, and animation techniques.
• Contributing innovative ideas and insights to project discussions related to 3D modeling and avatar generation/animation.
• Collaborating closely with senior specialists to refine 3D Avatar Generative models for business operations and transform advanced technology into PICO products.
• Clearly documenting research findings and contributing to research publications, patents, and presentations.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:
• Education: Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, Mathematics, Game Design, Digital Arts, Animation, or related fields.
• Interest: A keen interest in developing expertise in 3D modeling, texturing, and avatar generation.
• Experience: Solid research and practical experience in one or more of the following areas:
• 3D face/head/body modeling, editing, and driving.
• Explicit and implicit representations of the face or human body, such as NeRF, 3DGS, Codec Avatar.
• Generative modeling (e.g., Diffusion or Transformer models) for 3D/4D reconstruction/generation.
• Programming Skills: Proficient in algorithm design and implementation, with strong programming skills in languages such as Python, C, or C++.
• Deep Learning: Hands-on experience with deep learning frameworks, preferably PyTorch.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Research Ability: Strong research ability demonstrated by publications in top computer vision and graphics conferences and journals (e.g., CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, SIGGRAPH, SIGGRAPH Asia, NIPS, ICML, PAMI, IJCV, TOG, TVCG).
• Innovation: A creative and open-minded approach to innovative and experimental projects.
• Internship Duration: Candidates who can commit to an internship for more than 6 months.
• Communication: Good communication skills and capability for effective collaboration with team members.
• Motivation: Self-motivated, with a strong thirst for knowledge, curiosity, initiative, and a passion for tackling technical challenges, keeping up with the latest industry technologies.

Job Information:

• Compensation: The hourly rate range for this Campus Intern position in the selected city is $45-$60.
• Benefits: Interns have day-one access to health insurance, life insurance, and wellbeing benefits. They also receive 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time (56 hours if hired in the first half of the year, 40 hours if hired in the second half).
• Housing Allowance: Interns who are not working 100% remotely may also be eligible for a housing allowance.
• Note for Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with local laws, with the understanding that certain criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship to job duties involving interaction with clients/colleagues, handling confidential information, and exercising sound judgment.