Remote AI Director — ML Strategy & Prototyping

Escape Velocity Entertainment Inc; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical & Dental Healthcare

Health & Wellbeing allowance

Discretionary Studio Bonus

Top range home tech setup

Region-based benefits

Job summary

Escape Velocity Entertainment is seeking an AI Director to lead ML initiatives across the production pipeline. You will research, prototype, and deploy AI/ML solutions to unlock new gaming experiences and push the boundaries of the project. Remote work enables collaboration with teams worldwide.

The role requires leadership in AI/ML, strong Python/C++ skills, and expertise with PyTorch/TensorFlow, plus the ability to explain complex AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Leader/manager experience in AI/ML.
• Strong ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge of AI/ML theory, algorithms, and system design.

Responsibilities

• Oversee ML bot research, development and implementation.
• Identify and evaluate opportunities to apply generative AI across the pipeline.
• Gather AI-driven needs from teams and translate into actionable plans.
• Drive execution of AI initiatives, prototypes, and workflow improvements.
• Prototype local models trained on internal data.
• Develop guidelines for agentic AI systems and best practices.

Skills

Python

C++

ML frameworks

Communication

Mentoring

Team leadership

Algorithm design

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Escape Velocity Entertainment is seeking an AI Director to lead ML initiatives across the production pipeline. You will research, prototype, and deploy AI/ML solutions to unlock new gaming experiences and push the boundaries of the project. Remote work enables collaboration with teams worldwide.

The role requires leadership in AI/ML, strong Python/C++ skills, and expertise with PyTorch/TensorFlow, plus the ability to explain complex AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders.