Forward-Deployed Creative Lead - Generative AI & Production

Luma; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Luma is seeking a senior creative lead to translate generative AI into production workflows for top brands and agencies, shaping how creators work with Dream Machine and producing high-craft work as proof.

As the region's first Forward Deployed Creative, you will define partner engagement, set the playbook, and consult with senior leaders while guiding the roadmap with real-world insight from the field.

Qualifications

• Senior client-facing creative experience (Creative Technologist, Technical Director, or similar) at a top agency, studio, or tech company.
• An outstanding portfolio of shipped, high-craft work showing taste, technical skill, and storytelling. A portfolio is required.
• Deep expertise in creative production pipelines (VFX, animation, motion graphics, or production) and designing new workflows.
• A track record of building new things in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
• Exceptional communication and presentation, able to act as a strategic consultant to senior creative and business leaders.
• Genuine enthusiasm for the creative potential of AI.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with leading brands and creative agencies as their creative and strategic guide to generative AI.
• Architect and prototype AI-accelerated production workflows that help partners move faster and raise their storytelling.
• Create hands-on, high-craft content in Dream Machine that sets the bar and becomes inspirational case studies.
• Consult with partner leadership, translating technical capability into concrete creative and business opportunities.
• Work as an on-the-ground extension of Product, Partnership, and Sales, bringing real-world insight back into the roadmap.
• Set the tone and the playbook for how the Forward Deployed Creative function engages partners in the region.

Job description

Luma is seeking a senior creative lead to translate generative AI into production workflows for top brands and agencies, shaping how creators work with Dream Machine and producing high-craft work as proof.

As the region's first Forward Deployed Creative, you will define partner engagement, set the playbook, and consult with senior leaders while guiding the roadmap with real-world insight from the field.