Creative Technologist, Digital and Design

MATTE PROJECTS•New York, NY

13d•$110,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

MATTE is seeking a Creative Technologist to sit at the intersection of creativity, technology, and production. This role involves building, prototyping, and operationalizing new ways of working, while owning digital experiences for MATTE and its clients. A key focus is the implementation of AI across the studio, evaluating and rolling out AI-enabled workflows to accelerate and elevate output. The role also includes owning MATTE's website and overseeing client-facing digital build projects from concept to launch, ensuring high standards of craft and performance. The ideal candidate is proficient in both design tools like Figma and coding, energized by new technology, and skilled at turning experimentation into scalable practice.

Requirements

4–6 years of experience in creative technology, digital design and development, interactive production, or a comparable hybrid role.
A strong portfolio spanning digital design, website or interactive work, and evidence of technical experimentation or innovation.
Hands-on experience implementing AI tools in a creative or production context (e.g., generative image/video, LLM-based workflows, custom agents, or automation).
Advanced proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
Working knowledge of front-end development and no-code/low-code platforms — HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Webflow, Framer, or similar.
Experience with content-management systems and managing website content.
Strong understanding of responsive design, user experience, digital production, and web-development workflows.
Ability to translate fluidly between creative vision and technical execution, and to collaborate effectively with both designers and developers.
A builder’s mindset: resourceful, experimental, and able to turn ambiguity into working solutions.
Highly organized, proactive, and comfortable creating structure where processes may still be developing.
Clear written and verbal communication skills.
Experience working within a creative agency, design studio, production company, or similarly fast-paced environment is preferred.

Nice To Haves

motion design
creative coding (p5.js, Three.js, WebGL)
real-time or generative tools (TouchDesigner, Unreal)
APIs
analytics
SEO

Responsibilities

Support the evaluation, implementation, and rollout of AI-enabled tools and workflows across creative, production, and operational teams.
Identify high-impact opportunities where AI can accelerate ideation, asset creation, iteration, and delivery — and build the processes to capture them.
Develop and maintain prompts, templates, custom agents, and integrations that make AI a practical part of everyday creative work.
Train and support teams in adopting new tools, establishing best practices, guardrails, and quality standards for AI-assisted output.
Stay ahead of a rapidly evolving AI and creative-technology landscape, continuously testing what’s new and advising leadership on what’s worth adopting.
Partner with creative and strategy leadership to push MATTE’s work into new technical and experiential territory.
Rapidly prototype concepts — interactive, generative, web-based, or experiential — to bring ideas to life and pressure-test feasibility.
Explore emerging platforms, formats, and technologies and translate them into pitch-ready and client-ready ideas.
Act as a technical creative partner across new business and client projects, helping shape what’s possible.
Own the ongoing management, maintenance, and evolution of MATTE’s website, including new work, case studies, capabilities, leadership information, and other editorial content.
Lead client-facing digital build projects from brief through launch — sites, landing pages, microsites, digital toolkits, and interactive experiences.
Design and produce polished, functional digital experiences, translating creative direction into shipped work.
Build in Figma and work alongside (or directly with) developers to bring designs to life, working hands-on in code where needed.
Manage QA across desktop and mobile, ensuring builds are accurate, responsive, performant, and visually consistent.
Monitor performance and identify opportunities to improve usability, navigation, accessibility, and engagement.
Develop and maintain scalable creative systems, templates, and workflows across MATTE’s digital ecosystem.
Maintain Figma libraries, digital guidelines, templates, and reusable components.
Build an organized archive of website assets, case-study materials, project information, and digital brand resources.
Manage relationships with freelance developers, designers, and technical partners when additional support is required.
Improve how creative assets, tools, and project information move between teams.