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About Elevado

Elevado is a hybrid AI production studio in Los Angeles working at the intersection of AI, design, VFX, and live action. Our team is small, collaborative, and fast-moving. We partner with major brands and entertainment clients to create visually ambitious work that pushes new creative and technical boundaries.

We're looking for an AI Art Director with a sharp visual eye, strong commercial instincts, and a deep interest in emerging technologies. If you're passionate about the future of image-making and love exploring new tools, you'll fit right in.

Position Overview

As an AI Art Director you will concept, design, and direct AI-driven visuals across campaigns, short-form content, and experimental R&D. You'll collaborate closely with creative directors, producers, and AI artists to shape the look and feel of our work. You should be comfortable switching between ideation, hands-on image creation, video development, and visual refinement.

Location and Salary

This is a full-time, exempt three month contract-to-hire role with a salary range of $90,000-$120,000. Ideally this person will be LA-based and available to come into the Saylor office in Echo Park two days a week. If not in LA, this person must be able to work west-coast hours.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead visual development using AI tools for stills, motion, and mixed media.
• Create styleframes, look development, and visual concepts across commercial projects.
• Build and iterate prompts, pipelines, and workflows using leading AI tools.
• Provide creative direction to internal teams and contribute to pitches, treatments, and social projects.
• Edit and assemble short-form video for tests, mood pieces, and client-facing pieces (basic to intermediate editing ability is fine).
• Stay on the forefront of emerging visual tools, platforms, and creative techniques.
• Collaborate closely with a small team, adapting to varied tasks and shifting client needs.
• Comfort presenting visual ideas internally and helping refine work for client review is important.
• This role is not just prompt experimentation or tool testing. We're looking for someone who can translate AI capabilities into polished, client-ready visuals with strong taste and commercial intent.

Tools and Platforms

Experience with some or most of the following:

• Image tools: Midjourney, ComfyUI, Flux, WAN, Nano Banana
• Video tools: Seedance, Kling, Veo, Runway, or similar
• Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator
• Bonus: 3D, motion design, look dev, or generalist VFX experience
  

What We're Looking For

• 5 - 7 years experience in commercial production
• A strong visual aesthetic and portfolio that shows taste, craft, and intention
• Commercial experience in any of the following: art direction, design, motion design, creative direction, animation, or VFX
• Familiarity with editing and motion basics
• Active awareness of culture, art, film, fashion, and media
• Proactive creative energy and a desire to experiment, iterate, and make things constantly
• Social media savvy and ability to think in short-form visual formats
• Curious, flexible, problem-solving mindset
• Comfortable working collaboratively in a growing team
• Friendly, personable, and easygoing
• Based in Los Angeles

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary, health insurance, 401k, generous vacation, and great opportunities for growth within the company.

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Saylor is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members.​​ Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.