Early Adopter & Product Builder Intern, Creative AI

OpenArt AI • San Carlos, CA

6d • $40 - $50 • Hybrid

About The Position

OpenArt is an AI storytelling and visual creation platform used by millions worldwide. The company is building AI-powered creative tools for creating videos, visuals, characters, and stories.

The Early Adopter & Product Builder Intern will help shape the user experience of OpenArt. The role is intended for people with a technical background and strong product taste who follow AI developments and can turn new capabilities into features for creative professionals. The intern will work with company leadership and teams across product, design, engineering, Growth, and Community; research AI models and the creative AI ecosystem; prototype and test features; and gather user feedback.

This is a year-round internship with rolling start dates. It is full-time in summer and part-time, 15–20 hours per week, during fall and spring semesters. A minimum three-month commitment is required. The position requires being in the Bay Area, with hybrid work allowed. Visa sponsorship is available. The expected base salary is $40–$50 per hour, plus the same in-office benefits as full-time employees. Strong interns may be considered for full-time roles across product, engineering, research, and go-to-market.

Requirements

• Studying or trained in computer science, engineering, human-computer interaction, design, or a related technical field; undergraduate and graduate students at any stage, as well as candidates on a gap year or in other situations, are welcome.
• Proactively uses AI creative tools such as OpenArt, Midjourney, Runway, Krea, Higgsfield, ComfyUI, or similar tools and has strong opinions about what makes them effective or frustrating.
• Has engineering skills, such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or working with APIs.
• Has built or shipped something, such as an app, side project, tool, or design, and can explain the choices made.
• Able to commit for at least three months.
• Available for the year-round internship schedule: full-time in summer and 15–20 hours per week during fall and spring semesters.
• Must be based in the Bay Area; hybrid work is allowed.

Nice To Haves

• Close involvement in developer and creative professional communities, providing early exposure to trends and valuable information.
• Strong judgment about what to read and effective learning habits that help identify important trends early.

Responsibilities

• Track emerging AI models, tools, and technology trends, including through early access, assess their capabilities, and regularly recommend what OpenArt should adopt or build.
• Translate new AI capabilities into feature ideas, prototype them, and work with designers and engineers to ship them.
• Conduct usability tests on new features and benchmark competing creative AI products; assess strengths and weaknesses, recommend next steps, and align the team around those judgments.
• Partner with Growth and Community on creator programs, challenges, and showcases featuring work made with OpenArt.
• Speak with users daily through interviews, Discord, and social channels; understand their needs and use their feedback to inform proposed features.
• Research the creative AI market and gather insights from creative professionals, agencies, model providers, operators, and investors.
• Help leadership assess expansion opportunities, prioritize customers and partners, and plan for scale.

Benefits

• In-office benefits equivalent to those provided to full-time employees.
• Visa sponsorship is available.
• Strong interns may be considered for full-time roles across product, engineering, research, and go-to-market.

What This Job Offers

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