Creative AI Filmmaker (Remote - Contract/Freelance)

Masonry NYC; United States; Remote; USD 96,432,000 - 165,312,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative studio is seeking a Creative AI Filmmaker for a remote, contract position. The ideal candidate possesses over 4 years of production experience and a mastery of generative AI tools, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, client-ready cinematic content. Responsibilities include collaboration with directors and managing complex workflows. Apply with a portfolio link and a detailed scenario challenge response. This role requires overlapping hours with New York time.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience in video production or high-end videography.
• Deep expertise with Google Veo, especially 3.1 vs 3.0.
• Strong hands-on experience with various generative AI video tools.
• Robust Adobe skills are a major advantage.

Responsibilities

• Shoot, light, edit, or direct while understanding technical aspects.
• Stay updated with new generative AI tools.
• Build advanced workflows and execute complex shots reliably.
• Direct AI assistance effectively.

Skills

Professional video production

Generative AI tools

Cinematography

Editing

Directing

Adobe Premiere

Adobe After Effects

Google Veo

Audio tools expertise

Tools

Nanobana

Higgsfield

Runway

Luma

Pika

Job description

Creative AI Filmmaker (Remote – Contract/Freelance)

Direct message the job poster from Masonry NYC.

Lead or Support roles | Fortune 500 clients | Cutting‑edge GenAI + classic craft

We’re a high‑output creative studio producing commercial work for Fortune 500 brands at the absolute frontier of the industry. We fuse rigorous filmmaking craft with the latest generative video, image, and audio tools — and we ship fast.

We need a rare hybrid: a seasoned filmmaker (4+ years in production/post) who has fully mastered generative AI and can deliver client‑ready, cinematic results — no “AI slop”.

• Support Role – Work directly with our directors to create hyper‑specific, consistent assets that drop perfectly into larger spots. This is great for someone who is eager to learn the latest methods for producing top‑tier work.
• Lead Role – Own entire :30–:90 pieces from concept through final edit.

Responsibilities

• You’ve shot, lit, edited, or directed professionally and instinctively understand lenses, lighting, camera movement, framing, pacing, and narrative.
• You’re obsessed with the newest GenAI video tools and already feel the differences between models.
• You’ve built advanced workflows (img2vid, character consistency, reference framing, motion‑control emulation, etc.) and can reliably execute complex shots.
• You know how to direct a chaotic but insanely powerful AI “crew.”

Required Expertise

• 4+ years professional video production/post (cinematography, editing, directing, or high‑end videography)
• Deep, current expertise with Google Veo (especially Veo 3.1 vs 3.0 differences)
• Strong hands‑on experience with Nanobana, Kling, Higgsfield, Runway, Luma, Pika, etc.
• Audio tools: ElevenLabs, Google Cloud TTS, or equivalent
• Robust Adobe skills (Premiere + After Effects and/or Photoshop) — major advantage
• Fast internet + ability to overlap core hours with New York (10am–7pm EST, occasional crunch)

How to Apply (read carefully — incomplete applications are ignored)

Send one single email to [e-mail]

Subject line: Creative AI Filmmaker – [Your Name] – [Lead or Support]

Include:

• Your daily or hourly rate (we provide all accounts/credits — you never burn your own)
• Portfolio link or PDF (must include recent AI‑generated video work; traditional reels very welcome)
• One paragraph on your hands‑on experience with Veo 3.1 vs 3.0 — specific improvements, new quirks, workflow impact
• Scenario Challenge (this is the main filter): Shot: Camera starts tight on a smartphone screen (clean plate for later UI insert), then slowly pulls back and booms down to reveal a mechanic on a creeper under a car. The mechanic slides out, sits up, grabs the phone, and looks at it. Explain, step‑by‑step and in as much detail as possible, exactly how you would generate this full shot today with current tools to achieve maximum consistency, cinematic quality, and precise camera control.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Contract

Job function: Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

Industries: Design Services

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