Creative Technologist (contract)

Vibehackers; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

Instrument is seeking a hands-on Creative Technologist (contract) to rapidly prototype AI-powered demos and interactive experiences, translating new AI capabilities into shareable prototypes and developer-facing demos.

You will work with creative, design, engineering, and production teams to move from exploration to working prototypes and outputs across formats, including code, screen recordings, and tutorials.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in creative technology, prototyping, or creative development with a portfolio.
• Meaningful hands-on experience with Gemini and Google’s AI developer ecosystem (models, APIs, tools).
• Familiarity with generative AI, LLMs, multimodal models, and AI-assisted development workflows.
• Strong coding and prototyping skills using modern front-end frameworks and tools.
• Comfortable turning ideas into working prototypes and demos.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly concept, prototype, and ship AI-powered demos tied to emerging models, capabilities, and use cases.
• Stay current with generative AI developments and explore new models, APIs, tools, and capabilities.
• Use AI-assisted development and rapid experimentation to move ideas to working experiences.
• Build functional prototypes, lightweight apps, interactive experiences, and developer-facing demos.
• Translate experiments into outputs across formats: code, screen recordings, social content, tutorials, and open-source repos.
• Collaborate closely with creative, design, engineering, and production teams and iterate based on feedback.

Skills

Creative technology

Prototyping

Frontend frameworks

Developer storytelling

Tools

Gemini

Google AI APIs

Job description

Explicitly calls out "vibe coding" and AI-assisted rapid prototyping—role centers on using vibe coding with AI assistants to quickly build demos.

About the Role

Instrument is hiring a hands-on Creative Technologist (contract) to rapidly prototype and ship AI-powered demos and interactive experiences using emerging models and AI-assisted development workflows. The role focuses on turning new AI capabilities—particularly within Google's Gemini ecosystem—into polished, shareable prototypes and developer-facing demos.

Role

Instrument is seeking an embedded, hands-on Creative Technologist (contract) to rapidly turn emerging AI capabilities into compelling, functional experiences. You’ll work closely with multidisciplinary creative teams to move from exploration to working prototypes, demos, and short-form outputs that showcase what new AI models can do.

Key Responsibilities

• Rapidly concept, prototype, and ship AI-powered demos tied to emerging models, capabilities, and use cases.
• Stay current with developments in generative AI and quickly explore new models, APIs, tools, and capabilities.
• Use AI-assisted development, “vibe coding,” and rapid experimentation to move from idea to working experience.
• Build functional prototypes, lightweight apps, interactive experiences, and developer-facing demos.
• Translate experiments into outputs across formats: working code, screen recordings, short-form social content, technical tutorials, and open-source repos.
• Partner closely with creative, design, engineering, and production teams and iterate quickly based on feedback.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience in creative technology, prototyping, or creative development with a portfolio of functional prototypes or interactive experiments.
• Meaningful hands-on experience with Gemini and Google’s AI developer ecosystem (models, APIs, tools).
• Familiarity with generative AI, LLMs, multimodal models, and AI-assisted development workflows.
• Strong coding and prototyping skills using modern front-end frameworks and development tools.
• Comfortable experimenting with newly released models and working independently from ambiguous ideas to polished prototypes.
• Strong communication skills and ability to create developer-facing content, tutorials, and shareable creative outputs.
• Contract length: ASAP – February 26, 2027
• Commitment: 40 hours/week

Compensation

• Expected contract pay range: $74–109 per hour (regionally adjusted across US1, US2, US3 tiers).
• Contract compensation determined by location, experience, and skillset.

Note

• Benefits may be available in accordance with applicable law and company policy, based on hours worked and duration of assignment.

Gemini Google AI developer ecosystem LLMs Multimodal models APIs Modern front-end frameworks

Experience Level

Senior

USD 74 - 109/year

Employment Type

Contract

• Contract role (ASAP – February 26, 2027)
• 40 hours/week commitment
• Contract pay $74–109 per hour
• Regionally adjusted pay ranges (US1, US2, US3)
• Potential benefits subject to law and company policy (eligibility-based)