Creative Technologist (AI Ads, Filmmaking, and Storytelling)

BPI Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% company-paid medical, dental &amp

401(k) match up to 4%

Generous vacation time

$50 monthly phone reimbursement

Unlimited sick time

16 weeks paid parental leave

Job summary

Bully Pulpit International is seeking a Creative Technologist who sits at the intersection of storytelling, video production, and emerging technology. As we accelerate into an AI-enabled creative agency, you will partner with our Creative team as our resident expert, championing the discovery, testing, and adoption of generative AI tools across Creative and Production teams.

This hands-on, hybrid role will also have you executing live client work, building rapid prototypes, establishing

Qualifications

• 10+ years of creative and technology experience in filmmaking, advertising agency, or content creation environments.
• Hands-on GenAI mastery across video, image, and audio platforms and AI models.
• Strong creative judgment for narrative enhancement vs. distraction.
• Technical filmmaking and post-production skills with standard software.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to translate tech to non-tech creatives.

Responsibilities

• Deliver client work by partnering with creative leads to develop AI-driven concepts for campaigns.
• Lead AI filmmaking across video, image, motion, and audio with post-production integration.
• Build concept films, storyboards, and animatics for production planning.
• Productize AI-enabled creative offerings with leadership to create paid client services.
• Lead hands-on training and workshops to drive agency-wide adoption of new tools.
• Continuously evaluate emerging AI tools and platforms across media workflows.

Skills

GenAI Mastery

Creative judgement

Collaborative mindset

Hands-on film & post

Tools

Runway Enterprise

Sora

Luma

Pika

Adobe Firefly

Midjourney

Stable Diffusion/ComfyUI

ElevenLabs

Adobe Creative Cloud

Premiere

After Effects

Photoshop

Resolve

Job description

Bully Pulpit International is an outcomes agency made up of strategists, data scientists, and artists. We come from politics, brands, and government and we communicate without barriers and measure what matters. We have more than 400 team members in six countries and thirteen offices — Berlin, Brussels, Chicago, D.C., London, Los Angeles, New York, Oslo, San Francisco, and Zürich. We apply our unique expertise across strategic communications, public affairs, research, and digital marketing to create sophisticated and customized strategies that make change possible for both American and European clients.

The Impact You Will Make

We are looking for a Creative Technologist who lives at the intersection of creative storytelling, video production, and emerging technology. As BPI accelerates its transition into an AI-enabled creative agency, you will partner with our Creative team as our resident expert, practitioner, and champion. This is a hands-on, hybrid Creative and Technology role. You will guide the discovery, testing, implementation, and adoption of generative AI tools across our Creative and Production teams. Beyond experimentation, you will roll up your sleeves to execute live client work, build rapid prototypes, establish responsible governance, and help package AI capabilities into pitchable, revenue-generating client offerings.

• Starting Salary Range: $125,000 - $165,000 (+ annual bonus)
• Expectation to work on-site in either SF, NYC, DC, or CHI at least 3 days a week

What You'll Do

• Deliver Client Work: Partner with Creative Directors, Art Directors, Copywriters, Producers, and Video Editors to develop and execute AI-driven and hybrid concepts for public affairs campaigns, brand reputation ads, and social impact content
• Hands-On AI Filmmaking: Lead generation across video, image, motion, and audio, combining generative AI tools with traditional post-production (editorial, motion graphics, VFX, and color finishing) to produce broadcast- and digital-quality assets.
• Pre-Production: Build concept films, storyboards, and animatics to close the "imagination gap" before hero production begins.
• Productize AI-Enabled Creative Offerings: Partner with Creative and Production leadership to package AI and hybrid production capabilities into paid client offerings
• Lead Creative Team Adoption: Drive agency-wide capability building by leading hands-on training and workshops for the broader Creative and Production teams
• Continuous Tool Evaluation: Evaluate emerging AI tools, models, and platforms (across video, image, audio, and agentic workflows)

Requirements

What You Bring

• 10+ years of creative and technology experience in filmmaking, advertising agency, or content creation environments
• Proven Hands-On GenAI Mastery: Deep practical fluency with modern generative AI platforms across video (Runway Enterprise, Sora, Luma, Pika), image synthesis (Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion/ComfyUI), and audio (ElevenLabs), alongside general AI models (Gemini, ChatGPT)
• Strong Creative Judgment: Exceptional aesthetic standards for storytelling and the ability to discern when an AI output genuinely elevates the narrative versus when it distracts from the campaign goal
• Technical Filmmaking and/or Post-Production Skills: Solid grounding in traditional filmmaking techniques and/or post-production software (Adobe Creative Cloud, Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, or Resolve)
• Collaborative Mindset: Enthusiasm for teaching, mentoring, and translating complex technical tools into plain language for creatives, producers, account leads, and clients

Applications without a portfolio showing AI-driven creative projects will not be considered.

Benefits

• 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) program with employer match up to 4%
• Generous time off for vacation
• $50 monthly phone reimbursement
• Unlimited sick time
• 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents

BPI's benefits prioritize employee wellness and progressive support to our diverse workforce.

We're looking for all kinds of people.

BPI Group is an integrated public affairs agency that delivers outcomes for the top organizations and leaders around the world. With expertise in strategic communications, digital marketing, creative, research, and measurement, we offer a cohesive approach across corporate, policy, and public affairs strategy in today's interconnected world. By combining incisive strategy and deep tactical expertise, we make change possible. Our transatlantic presence includes offices across thirteen markets in the US and Europe.

We are an equal opportunity employer and make employment decisions based on individual commitment to excellence. We want to have the best qualified people in every job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. BPI is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplace that fosters a sense of belonging - so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still consider submitting an application. We consider applications holistically and you may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings!