• 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.
• 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).
• Note: this body applies to the Forward Deployed Creative roles in Germany (Munich), KSA (Riyadh), and US (LA/NY/SF) — Ashby handles the location per posting.