AI Art Director

Los Angeles (Hybrid)

Position Overview

As anAI Art Director you will concept, design, and direct AI-driven visuals across campaigns, short-form content, and experimental R&D. You’ll collaborate closely with creative directors, producers, and AI artists to shape the look and feel of our work. You should be comfortable switching between ideation, hands-on image creation, video development, and visual refinement.

Location and Salary

This is a full-time, exempt three month contract-to-hire role with a salary range of $90,000-$120,000. Ideally this person will be LA-based and available to come into the Saylor office in Echo Park two days a week. If not in LA, this person must be able to work west-coast hours.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead visual development using AI tools for stills, motion, and mixed media.
• Create styleframes, look development, and visual concepts across commercial projects.
• Build and iterate prompts, pipelines, and workflows using leading AI tools.
• Provide creative direction to internal teams and contribute to pitches, treatments, and social projects.
• Edit and assemble short-form video for tests, mood pieces, and client-facing pieces (basic to intermediate editing ability is fine).
• Stay on the forefront of emerging visual tools, platforms, and creative techniques.
• Collaborate closely with a small team, adapting to varied tasks and shifting client needs.
• Comfort presenting visual ideas internally and helping refine work for client review is important.
• This role is not just prompt experimentation or tool testing. We’re looking for someone who can translate AI capabilities into polished, client-ready visuals with strong taste and commercial intent.

Tools and Platforms

Experience with some or most of the following:

• Image tools: Midjourney, ComfyUI, Flux, WAN, Nano Banana
• Video tools: Seedance, Kling, Veo, Runway, or similar
• Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator
• Bonus: 3D, motion design, look dev, or generalist VFX experience

What We’re Looking For

• 5 - 7 years experience in commercial production
• A strong visual aesthetic and portfolio that shows taste, craft, and intention
• Commercial experience in any of the following: art direction, design, motion design, creative direction, animation, or VFX
• Familiarity with editing and motion basics
• Active awareness of culture, art, film, fashion, and media
• Proactive creative energy and a desire to experiment, iterate, and make things constantly
• Social media savvy and ability to think in short-form visual formats
• Curious, flexible, problem-solving mindset
• Comfortable working collaboratively in a growing team
• Friendly, personable, and easygoing
• Based in Los Angeles

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary, health insurance, 401k, generous vacation, and great opportunities for growth within the company.