AI Research & Development Specialist

Role Description

AI tools are moving faster than any one editor can keep up with. We're hiring an AI Research & Development Specialist to live inside the tools, run hands-on pilots, and tell the rest of our creative team what's actually worth their time. You'll report to our VP of Possibility Engineering, and work alongside our editors, post supervisors, and our engineering team to establish and develop an industry leading AI Creative Production environment.

• Research and test AI tools: Live in the AI creator communities (Discord, X, Reddit) and run structured hands-on tests on generative video, image, audio, and text tools worth a closer look.
• Build the playbook: Document what works, what doesn't, and how to use it: prompt libraries, evaluation reports, and best-practice guides our editors and producers actually use.
• Embed with production: Partner with editors and producers on real spots, finding the high-friction moments where AI saves real time without sacrificing broadcast quality.
• Back up the edit team: When capacity gets tight, jump in as a senior-editor-level resource and ship real work alongside the team using the tools you know best.
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Work with legal, engineering, and product teams on tool evaluation, licensing terms, and shared adoption decisions.

Qualifications

• Editor-rooted: You've spent 5+ years cutting TV spots or short-form video and can build a polished :30 from scratch at senior-editor level.
• AI-immersed: You've personally tested Runway, Midjourney, ElevenLabs, Suno, Sora, or similar tools and can show us recent output you've produced, not decks about AI.
• Community-active: You're already in the Discord servers, X threads, and Reddit communities where AI creators share tips, codes, and beta access.
• Evaluation-disciplined: You can run a structured test, write up the pros and cons, and call out when a hot tool isn't broadcast-ready.

Benefits

• Fully remote within the US
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental and disability, with vision option
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) with a 4% company match
• Flexible paid time off, 9 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Annual office supply allowance, monthly internet stipend and employer-paid cell phone
• Opportunities to connect virtually and in-person twice a year with our fully remote team