Forward Deployed Creative [US]

The role

You will act as a creative lead for major brands and agencies to turn model capabilities into production workflows. You will shape how creators work with generative video and produce high-craft work in Dream Machine.

What you will do

• Partner directly with leading brands and creative agencies as their creative and strategic guide to generative AI.
• Architect and prototype AI-accelerated production workflows.
• Create hands-on, high-craft content in Dream Machine.
• Consult with partner leadership, translating technical capability into creative and business opportunities.
• Work as an on-the-ground extension of Product, Partnership, and Sales.
• Set the tone and the playbook for how the Forward Deployed Creative function engages partners in the region.

Required qualifications

• Senior client-facing creative experience (Creative Technologist, Technical Director, or similar) at a top agency, studio, or tech company.
• An outstanding portfolio of shipped, high-craft work showing taste, technical skill, and storytelling.
• A portfolio is required.
• Deep expertise in creative production pipelines (VFX, animation, motion graphics, or production) and designing new workflows.
• A track record of building new things in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
• Exceptional communication and presentation, able to act as a strategic consultant to senior creative and business leaders.
• Genuine enthusiasm for the creative potential of AI.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with generative AI creative tools (Midjourney, Runway, Pika, Stable Diffusion).
• A public profile as a creator or thought leader in emerging tech or generative art.
• Experience at an innovative agency (e.g. Buck, The Mill) or an in-house tech/brand lab (e.g. Google Creative Lab, Apple Marcom).

About the company

Luma's mission is to build unified general intelligence that can generate, understand, and operate in the physical world. Luma is an equal opportunity employer.