Creative Director — AI-Driven VFX Studio Lead

Warner Bros. Discovery; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 158,000 - 293,000; Full time

Job summary

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Stage 31 AFX seeks a Creative Director to lead its AI-centered VFX facility, partnering with directors and showrunners to set creative and technical direction and to approve frames before client review.

You will mentor AI workflow supervisors, oversee on-set sequences, and shape pipeline standards while upholding provenance and human-in-the-loop governance. A 12+ year track record in visual effects on studio features or premium episodic is required.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in visual effects with supervisor credits on studio features or premium episodic.
• Deep compositing or CG background with strong on-set experience.
• Hands-on familiarity with current AI/ML tooling in production contexts and clear judgment about its limits.
• History of direct, successful relationships with directors and studio creative executives.

Responsibilities

• Creative Leadership and Client Facing: serve as primary creative liaison to directors, showrunners, and production-side VFX supervisors from prep through final delivery.
• Break down scripts and sequences, set shot methodology, and decide where AI tooling, human craft, or external vendors carry each shot.
• Review and Approval: internally approve all work before client presentation; own the dailies and review cadence with the Head of Finaling.
• On-Set Supervision: supervise on set for facility-carried sequences, protecting plates and data capture for AI-assisted workflows.
• Pipeline and Standards: partner with Lead Pipeline Architect on tools acceptable for final pixels; mentor AI Workflow Supervisors and senior generalists.

Skills

Visual effects supervision

On-set experience

AI/ML tooling in production

Client relationships

Communication & mentoring

Job description

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Stage 31 AFX seeks a Creative Director to lead its AI-centered VFX facility, partnering with directors and showrunners to set creative and technical direction and to approve frames before client review.

You will mentor AI workflow supervisors, oversee on-set sequences, and shape pipeline standards while upholding provenance and human-in-the-loop governance. A 12+ year track record in visual effects on studio features or premium episodic is required.