Early Adopter & Product Builder Intern, Creative AI

OpenArt AI • San Carlos, CA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

OpenArt is hiring an Early Adopter & Product Builder Intern to help shape the user experience of its AI storytelling and visual creation platform. The role is intended for technically minded builders with strong product judgment who follow AI developments and can turn new capabilities into useful features for creative professionals. The intern will research emerging AI models and tools, prototype feature ideas, collaborate with design and engineering teams, test products, and bring user and market insights to product decisions. The role also partners with Growth and Community on creator programs, challenges, and showcases.

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 the fall and spring semesters, with a minimum three-month commitment. The role is based 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 offered to full-time employees.

Requirements

• Studying or trained in computer science, engineering, human-computer interaction, design, or a related technical field; undergraduate and graduate students, gap-year candidates, and others are welcome.
• Proactively uses AI creative tools such as OpenArt, Midjourney, Runway, Krea, Higgsfield, ComfyUI, or similar, and has strong opinions about their strengths and frustrations.
• 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 behind it.
• Able to commit for at least three months.
• Must be based in the Bay Area.

Nice To Haves

• Close involvement in developer and creative professional communities, providing early exposure to new trends and high-value information.
• Strong reading judgment and learning habits that help identify important trends early.

Responsibilities

• Track emerging AI models, tools, and technology trends, including through early access, and 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; evaluate results and align the team on next steps.
• Partner with Growth and Community on creator programs, challenges, and showcases featuring work made with OpenArt.
• Speak with users regularly through interviews, Discord, and social channels, and use their needs to inform feature proposals.

Benefits

• Same in-office benefits as full-time employees.
• Visa sponsorship available.
• Strong interns may be considered for full-time roles across product, engineering, research, and go-to-market.

What This Job Offers

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