Director, Creative Technology (AI & Innovation)

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1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a senior-level Creative Technologist who is passionate about the frontier of Artificial Intelligence and prepared to lead our creative output into its next evolution. This is a hands-on leadership role; you are a primary builder and a visionary who operates at the intersection of conceptual strategy and functional demonstration.
In this role, you will be the principal architect of unique AI-driven concepts, directing a multi-disciplinary team to refine ideas while serving as the authority bridging creativity and tech with clients.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in creative technology or a high-level hybrid creative-technical role.
• A distinguished track record of creative tech execution and development. (We are looking for a history of AI-driven experiments, sophisticated side projects, and high-impact agency work.)
• Communication Excellence with an exceptional ability to present to executive stakeholders and bridge the gap between technical complexity and creative impact.
• Agency Experience and familiarity with working agency-side to service clients, and the specific requirements of the creative lifecycle.
• Advanced Prompt Engineering: Mastery of prompt engineering across text, image, video, and audio generation platforms.
• Model Proficiency: Expert-level knowledge of LLMs (Anthropic, Gemini, OpenAI) and generative media frameworks (Runway, Kling, Suno/Udio).
• Agentic Workflows: Experience designing and building AI agents and multi-step automated creative pipelines.
• Accelerated Development: Proficiency in utilizing AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude, Gemini CLI / Antigravity, Cursor, etc.) to streamline the build process.
• Full-Stack Prototyping: Ability to rapidly deploy front-ends (ex: React, Next.js, Tailwind) and back-ends (ex: Python/Node) to integrate AI models into polished, user-facing interfaces.
• Creative Technology Foundations: While focused on AI, you should possess a strong understanding of core creative technologies, including WebGL, AR/VR (Unity/RealityKit), and immersive web standards.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary architect for AI-centric concepts, translating theoretical ideas into functional, scalable prototypes.
• Maintain a deep commitment to the technological cutting edge. You will be responsible for keeping up to date with and experimenting new models, and translating their capabilities into tangible creative opportunities.
• Direct the ideation process and inspire contributors across creative, design, content, and development to ensure the team is leveraging AI tools effectively and maximizing the innovative potential of every project. You are able to distill high level ideas and business and brand needs into tangible creative solutions that can be quickly developed to prove their impact.
• Employ AI-assisted development workflows (Claude code, Gemini cli, codex) to build demos, tools, and experiences with extreme agility. You should be capable of delivering a functional proof-of-concept for a client within an accelerated timeline.
• Leverage early access to emerging features and APIs to develop pioneering experiences that provide our clients with a distinct competitive advantage.
• Validate the feasibility of complex AI workflows—including RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), and multi-modal agents—ensuring they align strictly with the creative and strategic vision.
• Serve as the primary technical lead representing AI-driven concepts to clients. You must be able to articulate complex AI logic in a way that feels transformative and accessible.
• Partner with clients to identify business challenges that can be uniquely addressed through sophisticated and creative AI applications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed