AI-Driven Visual Artist for Emerging Tech & VFX

University of the Arts London; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Kite is seeking an Emerging Technology Artist to join our studio in London, blending creative vision with cutting-edge AI. You will help grow the emerging tech space by supporting how ideas are developed from concepting to execution on live projects.

You will work with the Emerging Technology Creative, Creative Directors and lead artists to generate production-ready imagery, build AI pipelines, train models, and stay ahead of new tools and techniques to deliver outstanding visuals.

Qualifications

• Creative background with experience in visual arts or related fields.
• Broad understanding of the VFX process and pipeline.
• Experience with emerging technologies, including AI in production.
• Experience building AI pipelines and workflows at a production level.
• Familiarity with hybrid AI workflows and integrating AI with live action footage.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Black Kite team to generate visual ideas during treatment and pitch processes.
• Translate creative concepts into production-ready imagery.
• Support project scoping and quoting conversations, explaining AI capabilities.
• Build and run AI pipelines and workflows to generate image/video content for live projects.
• Train and fine-tune models (including LoRAs) across platforms like Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Kling and Veo.
• Bridge high-end VFX techniques with emerging AI-driven approaches.
• Contribute to training initiatives and knowledge-sharing for internal teams.
• Educate and engage clients around emerging technology workflows and outputs.
• Stay ahead of emerging tech, testing and adopting new tools and models.

Skills

creative background

VFX process knowledge

AI technologies

AI pipelines

hybrid AI workflows

AI integration with live action

communication

team player

quality control

visual style

Tools

ComfyUI

Krea

Weavy AI

Midjourney

Stable Diffusion

Kling

Veo

Job description

Black Kite is seeking an Emerging Technology Artist to join our studio in London, blending creative vision with cutting-edge AI. You will help grow the emerging tech space by supporting how ideas are developed from concepting to execution on live projects.

You will work with the Emerging Technology Creative, Creative Directors and lead artists to generate production-ready imagery, build AI pipelines, train models, and stay ahead of new tools and techniques to deliver outstanding visuals.