AI Creative Technologist

Banijay Rights Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Banijay Entertainment seeks an AI Creative Technologist to shape the future of entertainment by turning generative AI into practical tools, products and workflows. You’ll blend creative instinct with technical depth to build, test and launch solutions that boost teams’ creative potential.

You’ll connect AI capabilities with production workflows, prototype rapidly and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver measurable value across the Banijay Entertainment group.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years in R&D or creative technology with product responsibility.
• Experience leading product discovery via user interviews or similar.
• KPIs/OKRs experience with roadmaps and outcomes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• Hands-on AI prototyping with prompts, agents and workflows.
• Familiarity with LLMs, AI agents and creative AI apps.

Responsibilities

• Turn emerging AI into creative tools and workflows for the group.
• Translate stakeholder needs into clear product briefs and roadmaps.
• Develop prototypes and production workflows with AI capabilities.
• Collaborate with developers, data scientists and partners to launch solutions.
• Evaluate pilots, gather feedback and improve experiences.
• Document handovers and enable teams to adopt solutions.

Skills

R&D experience

Product discovery

KPIs & OKRs

Stakeholder management

AI prototyping

AI landscape fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Info Systems/Engineering

Tools

AWS

LLMs

Prompting & workflows

Retrieval systems

Job description

Company

Banijay Entertainment is the world’s largest independent production company — a global creative powerhouse bringing exceptional stories to life across television, film, digital, live events and immersive experiences.

Following its combination with All3Media in July 2026, the business unites more than 170 creative labels across 25 countries. Together, they produce approximately 20,000 hours of content each year, with programming reaching nearly 250 territories worldwide. Its extraordinary catalogue spans more than 265,000 hours, featuring global phenomena and acclaimed titles including MasterChef, The Traitors, Big Brother, Race Across the World, Survivor, Peaky Blinders, Deal or No Deal, Buccaneers, The Assassin, Wayward, Legends, Hamnet and The Culpa Trilogy.

With local expertise and global reach, Banijay Entertainment brings together outstanding talent, distinctive creative voices and an entrepreneurial drive to turn bold ideas into entertainment that travels. Spanning scripted, non-scripted, sport, digital, live and immersive experiences, it champions creativity, invests in new opportunities and gives talent the freedom to make their mark.

Built on independence, creative freedom, entrepreneurial spirit and commercial ambition, Banijay Entertainment is where big ideas find their stage. Together, we are writing the next episode — pushing the boundaries of storytelling, connecting fans across the globe and unlocking new creative possibilities through technology.

Reporting to

Senior AI Solutions Lead

About the role

At Banijay, big ideas need people who can bring them to life.

As our AI Creative Technologist, you’ll help shape the future of entertainment - turning emerging AI capabilities into powerful tools, products and workflows that unlock our teams’ creative potential.

From first spark to everyday adoption, you’ll blend creative instinct with technical expertise to build, test and launch solutions that make a real difference across Banijay Entertainment.

You’re already immersed in generative media, with a deep understanding of how models, prompting, pipelines, conditioning and automation work together. You know how to connect those capabilities, experiment with purpose, and turn technical possibilities into standout creative work.

This is a hands‑on creative and technical role for someone who loves making things work — bringing together generative AI, prototyping, creative production and workflow development to help shape how Banijay creates.

Bring your curiosity. Push the possibilities. Build what’s next.

Key responsibilities

You’ll turn emerging AI technology into creative possibilities and practical impact across Banijay Entertainment. Working with our labels, operating companies and central teams, you’ll uncover opportunities and build the prototypes, products and production workflows that bring bold ideas to life. From first experiment to wider adoption, you’ll combine creative instinct, technical expertise and product thinking to deliver solutions that empower our people and create measurable value.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Spot the opportunities that matter. Map existing experiments, understand user needs and build a prioritised pipeline of AI initiatives that address real business challenges and open up new possibilities for creative production.
• Turn ambition into action. Shape ideas with stakeholders, translating their needs into clear product briefs, specifications and achievable roadmaps, with delivery plans and meaningful measures of success.
• Build, experiment and bring ideas to life. Take a hands‑on lead in developing working prototypes, AI-powered tools and production workflows. Connect generative AI with creative technology to explore what’s possible and make it work in practice.
• Connect the expertise to deliver. Collaborate with developers, data scientists, project managers and external partners to take solutions from concept to launch. Where needed, lead technical implementation using platforms such as AWS and third‑party services.
• Test in the real world. Evaluate and integrate emerging tools, supporting operating companies as they trial solutions in production settings. Assess pilots against agreed quality, time or cost objectives, gather user feedback and refine the experience.
• Make success travel. Turn proven pilots into reusable solutions and repeatable Group capabilities, supported by clear documentation, effective handovers and workflows that teams can confidently adopt.
• Build momentum through adoption. Partner with the adoption lead on engaging demonstrations, user testing and practical guidance, helping teams embed new tools into everyday work and improve them over time.
• Keep creativity moving forward. Stay close to developments in generative AI, creative technology and product development, identifying practical ways to strengthen our solutions and expand what our teams can create.

Essential experience and skills

You combine the mindset of a product leader with the curiosity of a builder. You can spot where AI will make a meaningful difference, bring people around a shared vision and turn emerging capabilities into solutions that deliver real value.

What you’ll bring:

• A strong foundation. At least 5-8 years of relevant experience in R&D environments or creative technology or a related field, with direct responsibility for products serving stakeholders or internal customers. Optionally, a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• A talent for uncovering real needs. Proven experience leading product discovery through user interviews, focus groups, surveys and direct engagement - turning insight into clear priorities.
• Ambition backed by evidence. Experience setting KPIs and OKRs, delivering against roadmaps and measuring the outcomes that matter.
• The ability to bring people with you. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with a track record of building trust across technical and business teams.
• An instinct for business value. The ability to connect technical capabilities to practical applications, clear benefits and measurable outcomes.
• A hands‑on approach to AI. Experience prototyping and building solutions using prompts, agents, retrieval systems and workflow or agent runtimes.
• Fluency in the AI landscape. Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, AI agents, and AI‑powered creative apps and software.
• The judgement to deliver. A demonstrated ability to balance scope, speed and quality, make purposeful trade‑offs and keep delivery moving.
• Curiosity that drives action. Enthusiasm for emerging AI technologies and a drive to explore, experiment and put them to practical use.

First-year priorities

Your first year: turn promising ideas into proven impact.

• Find the opportunities. Map existing experiments across our operating companies and build a shared, prioritised pipeline focused on where AI can make the greatest difference.
• Prove the potential. Bring focused pilots to life and evaluate their impact against agreed measures of quality, time or cost.
• Make success travel. Turn successful pilots into reusable solutions, with clear handover practices that help teams adopt and build on them across the Group.

Contract Type

Permanent, full-time

Hours

Monday-Friday: 09:30 – 18:00.

Hybrid working (3 days per week in the office)