AI/VFX R&D Lead
Amazon MGM Studios
Culver City, CAThis is a Full Time Job
Ai / VFX R&D Lead, Ai Studios, Amazon Mgm Studios
Key job responsibilities
Continuously monitor the evolving AI/GenAI landscape, evaluate emerging tools, and maintain a curated technology roadmap for the team
Evaluate and integrate AI tools into production-ready pipelines coordinate test shoots if needed, run structured tests, benchmark quality, document results that scale across productions
Translate R&D outputs and knowledge into educational assets and programs that equip VFX supervisors, line producers, and production teams can learn from and use
Partner directly with Production, Post Production, and VFX teams to investigate and test new workflows, including early-stage R&D efforts prior to project greenlight
Listen to challenges surfaced by internal teams, design potential solutions or workflow improvements, and validate them through hands-on testing, while also proactively identifying opportunities for innovation before problems arise
Present findings, recommendations, and roadmaps to studio leadership and production stakeholders, translating technical complexity into clear creative and business value
Qualifications
• Experience driving high performance content and growth within a world class content company
• Experience managing vendor evaluations or technology scouting, as well as building or adapting production pipelines to integrate new tools or technologies
• 8 years in VFX production and VFX supervision show side and/or vendor
• Hands on and in-depth experience with AI tools for cinematic content production
• Demonstrated ability to take a technical workflow from R&D through to repeatable, production-ready implementation
• Hands-on experience with AI/GenAI tools for content creation (image generation, video generation, compositing)
• Experience in VFX pipeline TD, look development, or compositing supervision
• Comfort with rapid technology evolution learns new tools quickly, benchmarks quality, and translates for non-technical audiences
• Experience designing training or educational programs for creative professionals
Salary/Benefits
$141,300 - $191,100 /year USD
Additional Information
Amazon MGM Studios' AI Studios team is focused on developing production-ready AI workflows and proofs of concept at cinematic quality, while also translating their learnings into scalable education, assets, and training for their productions.
