Head of Creative, Frontier AI & One-of-One Experiences

Content Creators; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401k matching

Company laptop

Job summary

Contra Labs in San Francisco seeks a Head of Creative to push the boundaries of AI-driven design, leading the vision and execution of ambitious digital experiences that showcase frontier AI capabilities. You will drive projects that redefine what’s possible with AI in creative work.

You will oversee experimental websites, interactive reports, generative visuals, and new formats, turning bold ideas into finished work while collaborating with top designers, researchers, and engineers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in creative direction, art direction, digital design, or creative technology.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the creative direction for Contra Labs, establishing a high bar for originality and craft.
• Conceptualize, design, and ship ambitious websites and digital experiences that stand apart from conventional work.
• Continuously explore latest generative models across image, video, code, motion, and 3D to discover new capabilities.
• Invent workflows that combine frontier AI models with traditional tools to achieve exceptional results.
• Transform complex research into compelling, visually extraordinary experiences.
• Work directly in design, code, and generative tools to prototype and ship concepts.

Skills

Creative direction

Multidisciplinary design

Generative AI experimentation

Design tools

Portfolio development

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

React

Three.js

WebGL

Job description

Contra Labs in San Francisco seeks a Head of Creative to push the boundaries of AI-driven design, leading the vision and execution of ambitious digital experiences that showcase frontier AI capabilities. You will drive projects that redefine what’s possible with AI in creative work.

You will oversee experimental websites, interactive reports, generative visuals, and new formats, turning bold ideas into finished work while collaborating with top designers, researchers, and engineers.