Creative Technologist - Creative Marketing & Design Innovation

Verizon; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Disability insurance

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

Identity protection

Pet insurance

401(k) match

Paid holidays

Personal days

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Vacation accrual

Job summary

Verizon is seeking a visionary Creative Technologist for a hybrid role in New York. You will blend artistic imagination with cutting-edge AI to craft distinctive visuals and redefine creative workflows.

You will report to the Senior Managing Director of Creative, Technology and Innovation, collaborating across strategy, product, data, and technology teams to turn complex ideas into intelligent brand solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or four+ years of work experience.
• Six+ years of relevant experience in creative technology leadership.
• Six+ years leading AI-fueled creative programs in digital agencies or in-house teams.
• Digital creative native with storytelling, engineering, and AI blend.
• Hands-on fluency with node-based tools and generative environments.
• Experience orchestrating multiple generative models and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Drive AI-driven innovation across digital, physical, experiential, and studio projects.
• Bridge the gap between business, creatives, and developers to realize ideas.
• Lead hands-on R&D, prototyping, and testing APIs and ML models.
• Scale creative pipelines with cross-functional teams preserving creative intent.
• Be the AI thought leader for film, design workflows, and brand tech.
• Scan tech horizons and advise on platforms and technologies to invest in.

Skills

Creative leadership

AI strategy

Collaboration

Generative models

UX for AI

Storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ComfyUI

Weavy

Flora

Krea

TouchDesigner

Houdini

Notch

Cavalry

Unreal Engine

Job description

When you join Verizon

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely - even if they're daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love - driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together - lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.

What you'll be doing...

We are looking for a visionary Creative Technologist to join our dynamic and forward-thinking team. This isn't a role for a passive observer; it's for a hybrid pioneer who thrives at the intersection of artistic imagination and cutting-edge artificial intelligence, crafting distinctive visual content and revolutionizing our creative workflows.

You will report directly to the Senior Managing Director of Creative, Technology and Innovation within Verizon's In-house Creative Agency. Serving as a vital force in shaping the future of Verizon experiences, you will partner closely with strategy, creative, product, media, data, and technology teams-bringing a highly computational, forward-leaning creative lens to turn complex, data-driven problems into highly innovative, intelligent brand solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive AI-Driven Innovation: Conceptualize, prototype, and deliver cutting-edge applications of emerging technologies across digital, physical, experiential, and studio-related projects.

• Bridge the Gap: Serve as the ultimate translator between business partners, creatives, and developers-speaking the language of all three to transform complex, imaginative ideas into technically sound and beautiful realities.

• R&D and Tinkering: Lead hands‑on technical exploration, original R&D, and prototyping. Build functional proofs‑of‑concept by testing new APIs, creative tech pipelines, and machine learning models.

• Scale Creative Pipelines: Partner with cross‑functional teams to outline technical requirements, ushering ambitious projects safely into the development stage while preserving creative intent.

• Thought Leadership in AI: Act as the creative studio's resident expert on how AI integrates into film, photo, animation, post‑production, and digital design workflows, keeping Verizon at the absolute forefront of creative technology.

• Future‑Proof the Brand: Scan the horizon of emerging tech, keeping a pulse on the AI and creative technology landscape to advise leadership on which platforms, systems, and technologies we should invest in next.

AI as Your Creative Co‑Pilot

We don't just adopt technology; we pioneer it. At Verizon, we believe AI shouldn't replace human genius-it should liberate it. In this role, you won't just tolerate GenAI; you will champion it to supercharge our creative development pipeline. We leverage advanced AI tools to accelerate brainstorming, execute rapid visual prototyping, and smash through routine generation bottlenecks. We expect you to treat AI as an expansive, collaborative canvas-using it to test the boundaries of "what if" at lightning speed, freeing up your team to focus on what matters most: deeply human, authentic, and jaw‑dropping storytelling.

What we're looking for...

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Six or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.

• Six or more years of experience in creative technology and innovation leadership roles within digital agencies, innovation labs, or world‑class in‑house creative teams, with a proven track record of leading AI‑fueled creative programs.

• A digital creative native who lives comfortably at the intersection of storytelling, engineering, and artificial intelligence. You possess a rare blend of high‑level strategic thinking and hands‑on maker capabilities.

• Hands‑on fluency with node‑based, computational creative tools and generative environments (e.g., ComfyUI, Weavy, Flora, Krea) and procedural/real‑time systems (e.g., TouchDesigner, Houdini, Notch, Cavalry, Unreal Engine).

• Experience orchestrating multiple generative models and APIs into single, coherent pipelines. You possess an intimate understanding of each model's capability boundaries‑their "jagged frontiers"-and how to push past them.

• Experience building intelligent content pipelines, design systems, e‑commerce applications, and personalized user experiences (UX) at scale.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• A Master's Degree.

• You are zero‑ego, highly collaborative, a clear communicator capable of pitching bold tech‑driven ideas to executives, and deeply invested in mentoring the next generation of creative innovators.

• Proven experience navigating, scaling, and delivering high‑stakes creative for a major Fortune 100 brand. You know how to make a massive enterprise move with the agility of a startup.

• A deep, uncompromising passion for typography, design, photography, cinematography, and motion graphics. You know what looks good, and more importantly, why it works.

• You are zero‑ego, highly collaborative, and deeply invested in the growth of your team.

Where you'll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

• medical
• dental
• vision
• short and long term disability
• basic life insurance
• supplemental life insurance
• AD&D insurance
• identity theft protection
• pet insurance
• group home & auto insurance
• matched 401(k) savings plan
• up to 8 company paid holidays per year
• up to 6 personal days per year
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance
• tuition assistance
• plus other incentives
• newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service
• compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job‑related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part‑time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours. The annual salary range for the New York location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full‑time schedule is: $125,500.00 - $219,000.00.