Creative Technologist

Placement Type:

Permanent

Salary:

$175,000-200,000 Salary

1-2% Equity

Start Date:

Dec 7, 2026

Aquent is partnering with an innovative technology company that is revolutionizing digital imaging. This client is dedicated to building intelligent camera and imaging technology, transforming everyday photos into stunning portraits that people genuinely cherish. Their mission is to create images that are not only beautiful and flattering but also unmistakably authentic to the individual. They are backed by top venture firms and industry leaders, with rapid consumer adoption and significant runway to define the category.

Are you a visionary who can blend artistic intuition with cutting-edge technology to redefine digital portraiture? We are seeking a pioneering individual to become the aesthetic heartbeat and technical architect behind the captivating images our platform creates. In this pivotal role, you will define the aesthetic standards for light, skin tone, color, composition, and style, leveraging advanced node-based workflows and generative pipelines to bring your artistic vision to millions at scale. Your work will directly shape how countless individuals capture and perceive themselves, making a profound and immediate impact on our product and user experience.

Why This Opportunity Matters

• Experienced Founding Team: Collaborate with leaders and researchers from top platforms, bringing deep expertise in creator ecosystems, computer vision, and generative AI.
• Early Traction & Strong Backing: Join a well-funded company with significant consumer adoption, poised to define the future of digital imaging.
• Direct Impact: Work side-by-side with engineering, free from administrative layers, directly shaping how millions of people capture and see themselves.

What You Will Do

• Set the Aesthetic Standard: Define what makes an image or portrait exceptional, balancing flattering visual enhancements with strict identity preservation.
• Build Generative Pipelines: Design, optimize, and maintain node-based workflows, model architectures, LoRAs, and prompt systems behind production generative outputs.
• Establish Evaluation Frameworks: Create structured benchmarking systems, visual comparisons, and quality-review processes to objectively assess and iterate on model performance.
• Launch New Visual Styles: Partner closely with full-stack and mobile engineers to curate, test, and ship creative looks and portrait modes to production.
• Champion the User Perspective: Maintain deep insight into how real users want to be photographed and represented, translating nuanced human preferences into technical specifications.

What You Bring

• Professional Experience: 5+ years of experience across photography, retouching, visual effects, generative imaging, or related creative-technical disciplines.
• Photographer's Eye: A strong portfolio demonstrating high-end portraiture, retouching, or lighting, with an intuitive understanding of human features and expressions.
• Hands-on Generative Pipeline Expertise: Proven track record building with node-based tools (such as ComfyUI) and deploying state-of-the-art image/video generation models.
• Consumer-Scale Creative Output: Experience designing filters, lenses, avatars, or visual effects that have shipped to large consumer audiences at scale.
• Identity Preservation Instinct: A keen ability to detect subtle visual artifacts, anatomical inconsistencies, or facial deviations that alter a subject's likeness.
• Technical Agility: Hands-on familiarity with modern developer tools and AI coding workflows to automate pipelines, test scripts, and accelerate development.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience training custom LoRAs and implementing identity-preserving model techniques (e.g., ControlNet, IP-Adapter).
• Background in developing structured quality review (evals) frameworks for generative AI.
• Exposure to mobile app development, iOS/SwiftUI prototyping, or AV/camera pipelines.
• Experience working with generative video models.

Our Culture & Values

• High Ownership: You treat the product like your own, operate with a startup mindset, and move quickly from idea to execution.
• Articulable Taste: You can clearly explain the "why" behind aesthetic choices in both creative and technical terms.
• Collaborative & Adaptable: You communicate directly, embrace continuous feedback, and enjoy wearing multiple hats on a lean team.