Creative Director

Designer Jobs; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Inkitt in San Francisco seeks a visionary leader to direct AI-generated film projects, bridging traditional storytelling with new AI workflows. You will own the creative vision across multiple productions and translate narrative directing into cutting-edge AI processes.

The role requires strong production experience, story development, and the ability to articulate feedback clearly. This is an on-site opportunity focused on innovative, AI-driven entertainment at Inkitt.

Qualifications

• Professional narrative directing experience across independent film, TV directing programs, narrative shorts, music videos, or similar.
• Script analysis and story development including breaking down scripts and delivering creative feedback.
• Editorial review experience with directing on edits, pacing, color correction, and sound design.
• Visual storytelling fundamentals: shot composition, shot selection, storyboarding, cinematic language.
• Professional production experience collaborating with writers, editors, producers, and creative teams.
• Exceptional vision communication to clearly articulate and defend creative direction.
• Constructive creative leadership delivering actionable feedback to teams.
• Open-mindedness incorporating feedback and alternate perspectives.
• Strong prioritization balancing multiple projects to determine which feedback matters.
• Passion for innovation with AI and new storytelling formats.

Responsibilities

• Own and protect the creative vision across AI-generated film projects, ensuring storytelling quality is not sacrificed for speed.
• Translate traditional film directing into AI production workflows while applying narrative directing experience.
• Guide creative direction to support AI-native entertainment and Inkitt’s storytelling model.
• Contribute to innovative narrative content by bringing directing expertise into AI production pipelines.

Job description

Lead the creative direction for AI-generated film projects, bridging traditional narrative directing with AI production workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own and protect the creative vision across AI-generated film projects, ensuring storytelling quality is never sacrificed for speed.
• Translate traditional film directing into AI production, applying narrative directing experience while adopting new AI creative workflows.
• Guide creative direction in ways that support AI-native entertainment, helping shape the future of Inkitt’s storytelling model.
• Contribute to innovative narrative content by bringing directing expertise into AI production pipelines.

Requirements

• Professional narrative directing experience from independent film, television directing programs, narrative shorts, music videos, or similar.
• Script analysis and story development, including breaking down scripts and delivering creative feedback.
• Editorial review experience, providing direction on edits, pacing, color correction, and sound design.
• Visual storytelling fundamentals, including shot composition, shot selection, storyboarding, and cinematic language.
• Professional production experience, collaborating with writers, editors, producers, and creative teams in a production environment.
• Exceptional vision communication, able to clearly articulate and defend creative direction.
• Constructive creative leadership, delivering thoughtful, actionable feedback to creative teams.
• Open-mindedness, incorporating feedback and alternative perspectives without ego.
• Strong prioritization, balancing multiple projects while determining which creative feedback matters most.
• Passion for innovation, with genuine excitement for AI, new storytelling formats, and Inkitt’s mission.

Preferred / Additional Experience

• Independent film or boutique studio backgrounds.
• Film festival recognition or directing fellowship programs.
• Storytelling experience in romance, women-forward narratives, or action-adventure.
• Exposure to AI creative tools (preferred).
• Experience working across multiple productions simultaneously.

Tech

• AI
• AI-generated film projects

Location

• San Francisco, CA (onsite)

Salary

• USD 160,000 - 170,000 per year