Art Director for AI Research Visuals

confidential; United States; On-site; USD 176,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a hands-on Art Director to partner with the Research team on creative concepts, visual direction, and design. You’ll help define how research stories look and feel, developing ideas and carrying them into compelling visual work.

You’ll collaborate with researchers, filmmakers, designers, and marketing partners across web, social, film, editorial, and experiences. You’ll create treatments, references, and explorations that establish a clear direction, then help carry that

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in art direction and graphic design.

Responsibilities

• Partner with researchers and creative teams to define visual direction for research stories and demos.
• Translate complex research concepts into clear, compelling visual storytelling.
• Art direct across web, social, film, editorial, and experiences; guide look and feel with briefs and feedback.
• Create prototypes and reusable visual systems; collaborate on narratives and demos for diverse formats.
• Carry visual direction from concept to delivery, balancing craft, clarity, and timelines.

Skills

Art direction

Graphic design

Typography

Layout

Color theory

Motion graphics

Creative direction

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a hands-on Art Director to partner with the Research team on creative concepts, visual direction, and design. You’ll help define how research stories look and feel, developing ideas and carrying them into compelling visual work.

You’ll collaborate with researchers, filmmakers, designers, and marketing partners across web, social, film, editorial, and experiences. You’ll create treatments, references, and explorations that establish a clear direction, then help carry that