Head of Growth (Supply) | Creative AI Data
$200k - $250k + equity
New York, NY (Hybrid)
Morpheus are partnered with a fast-growing human data lab for creative AI, working with frontier AI teams to build the expert-created data that makes generative models better at creative work. As models move into design, video, music, writing and other creative domains, the quality of human signal behind them matters more than ever, and it all starts with the professional creatives who produce it.
They are now hiring a Head of Contributor Growth to own how they attract, activate and retain a global network of expert creatives. This is a senior, high-ownership role reporting into the executive team, with the chance to build the supply engine from the ground up across sourcing, community, partnerships and contributor experience.
You will be equally comfortable building a community of professional designers, editors and musicians, and in a spreadsheet pressure-testing funnel conversion and contributor retention.
What you’ll do
- Own the contributor growth strategy and supply targets, including new contributor acquisition and retention across creative domains
- Build and run a repeatable sourcing engine across community, referrals, partnerships, creative platforms and events
- Recruit and activate expert creatives across design, video, music, writing and other disciplines, matched to the needs of live projects
- Design and optimise the contributor funnel from first touch through vetting, onboarding, activation and ongoing engagement
- Partner closely with the Head of Delivery to forecast capacity by skill and modality, and make sure the right contributors are in place before projects start
- Work with the delivery and quality teams to raise contributor quality, and shape incentives, pay and recognition that keep top talent engaged
- Build brand and community presence among professional creatives, including content, events and creator partnerships
- Own supply reporting and analytics, using data to decide where to invest time and budget
- Build and manage the growth team as it scales, including sourcing, community and operations hires
- Feed contributor insight back into product, tooling and network strategy
What you’ll bring
- 8+ years in growth, community, marketplace or operations roles, with at least 3 in a senior or leadership capacity
- Proven track record growing supply for a marketplace, expert network, crowd workforce or human data business, ideally annotators, labelers or domain experts for AI training data
- Experience building and scaling contributor funnels across multiple channels and geographies
- Strong understanding of contributor quality, vetting and retention in a high-standards environment
- Comfort operating in an early-stage environment with limited structure and high autonomy
- Analytical and commercial, able to build a funnel, model contributor economics and explain the numbers
- Excellent communicator who can engage both professional creatives and internal delivery and research teams
- Based in or willing to relocate to New York City
Nice to have
- Background in creative industries, creative tooling or creator marketplace businesses
- Experience with expert networks, freelance talent platforms or AI data vendors
- Prior experience building a supply or community function from zero to one
- Familiarity with generative AI across image, video, audio or text modalities
What’s on offer
- Competitive base salary plus a performance incentive
- Equity in a fast-growing company at the center of the creative AI market
- Direct exposure to leading AI labs and the people building frontier models
- High ownership, executive visibility and the chance to define how a category-defining supply function is built