AI Creative Art Director [78861]


Onward Search is a specialized staffing and talent solutions company that helps professionals find top jobs with the nation’s leading brands. We’re looking to hire an AI Creative Art Director for a leading entertainment agency.


This is a fully remote opportunity based in the United States.


In this role, you'll leverage cutting-edge AI tools to create emotionally resonant visual sequences that support trailer editors and animatic development. You'll collaborate with creative leads to maintain a cinematic, documentary-style tone while working autonomously in a fast-paced, innovative environment.


AI Creative Art Director Responsibilities:


  • Interpret storyboards, scripts, and visual references to generate compelling and emotionally resonant visual sequences using AI tools.
  • Collaborate closely with the Creative Director to maintain cinematic realism and a documentary-style tone across shots.
  • Create daily batches of AI-generated video and image clips (“virtual dailies”) to support trailer editors and animatic development.
  • Work from a storyboard-driven animatic as a guiding blueprint for pacing, mood, and shot composition.
  • Contribute creative problem-solving around prompt engineering and visual storytelling using cutting-edge tools.


AI Creative Art Director Qualifications:


  • Proven background in trailer, promo, or campaign development in a Motion Designer, AD, or CD capacity.
  • Deep familiarity with generative AI tools such as Runway, Pika, Sora-style video models, MidJourney, Stable Diffusion, etc.
  • Strong understanding of cinematic language, realism, and documentary-style aesthetics.
  • Ability to work autonomously while collaborating with directors and editors in a fast-paced creative environment.
  • Strong visual communication and storytelling instincts.