Lead AI Video Engineer & Motion Artist

K57 Skechers USA, Inc.; Rancho Santa Margarita (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Skechers USA, Inc. is seeking a Senior AI Video Technical Artist to own AI shot execution, reusable workflows, QA, and production-ready handoff for product, social, advertising, and e-commerce channels.

You will design and run image-to-video pipelines, preserve product fidelity, and build scalable templates and prompt systems. Collaboration with creative, marketing, and tech teams is essential in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in video production, motion design, VFX, or creative technology.
• Demonstrated portfolio of commercial AI-assisted video or motion work; portfolio review and a practical exercise are part of the interview.
• Fluency with node-based generative pipelines and image-to-video workflows.

Responsibilities

• Execute AI video production workflows on approved, enterprise-managed inference environments.
• Transform approved product photography into motion content while preserving product fidelity.
• Build reusable motion templates, style frameworks, and structured prompt systems for scale.
• Define and apply quality criteria for generated motion and QA gates.
• Deliver campaign-ready assets to spec: formats, codecs, alpha handling, and variations.

Skills

Generative video workflows

Node-based pipelines

After Effects / Nuke / Resolve

Python & Linux automation

Brand fidelity

Tools

ComfyUI

IPAdapter / PuLID

After Effects

Nuke / Resolve

Job description

Skechers USA, Inc. is seeking a Senior AI Video Technical Artist to own AI shot execution, reusable workflows, QA, and production-ready handoff for product, social, advertising, and e-commerce channels.

You will design and run image-to-video pipelines, preserve product fidelity, and build scalable templates and prompt systems. Collaboration with creative, marketing, and tech teams is essential in a fast-moving environment.