Head of Creative - Frontier AI & Experimental Digital

Contra; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401k matching

Equity

Company laptop

Job summary

Contra Labs, based in San Francisco, seeks a Head of Creative to push the boundaries of AI-driven output. You will lead the creative vision for experimental websites, reports, and digital experiences that showcase frontier AI capabilities.

You’ll experiment with emerging models, blend disciplines, and turn ambitious ideas into finished, visually extraordinary work. A maker with deep curiosity and a talent for cross-disciplinary collaboration will thrive here.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in creative direction, art direction, digital design, or creative technology.
• An exceptional portfolio of original, visually ambitious work across digital experiences, brands, or experimental projects.
• Demonstrated experience using generative AI to produce sophisticated, original creative work.
• Strong command of visual design, typography, composition, interaction design, and digital aesthetics.
• Experience taking ambitious concepts from exploration to polished execution.
• Proficiency with tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and emerging AI-native platforms.
• Strong creative communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the creative direction for Contra Labs, establishing a high bar for originality and craft.
• Conceptualize, design, and ship ambitious one-of-one websites, reports, and digital experiences.
• Continuously explore generative models across image, video, code, motion, and 3D.
• Invent and refine AI-native workflows to achieve exceptional results.
• Translate complex research into visually compelling experiences.
• Prototype and iterate directly in design, code, and generative tools.

Skills

Creative direction

Art direction

Digital design

Generative AI

Visual design

Interaction design

Design leadership

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Emerging AI-native platforms

Job description

Contra Labs, based in San Francisco, seeks a Head of Creative to push the boundaries of AI-driven output. You will lead the creative vision for experimental websites, reports, and digital experiences that showcase frontier AI capabilities.

You’ll experiment with emerging models, blend disciplines, and turn ambitious ideas into finished, visually extraordinary work. A maker with deep curiosity and a talent for cross-disciplinary collaboration will thrive here.