AI Research & Development Specialist

Location: Remote
Status: Full-Time

At Marketing Architects, we believe TV advertising is still the most powerful marketing channel. But the typical process for TV is expensive, difficult to scale and to measure. So we flipped the traditional approach on its head and rebuilt the agency model with the client in mind. Today, we're growing a team of talent from across the United States to reimagine how brands advertise on TV.

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.

What you'll do:

• 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.

   

Who you are:

• 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.

   

Our values:

• Hungry Humble Smart: We seek a trifecta of talent. We take initiative and act with urgency. Look inwards before outwards. Value EQ over IQ.

• Mindset Matters: Success starts between our ears. We face challenges with a calm confidence and pivot quickly. As eternal optimists, we know we are capable of great things and have survived worse. Our best days are always ahead.

• Team Is Hero: We, not me. Being a hero is a team sport and it's the unique talents of many that make us one of a kind. No one person can win the day, but great teams can change the world.

We offer rewarding careers that encourage growth while providing industry-leading benefits including:

• 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

Learn more at marketingarchitects.com/careers

We want applications from everyone, regardless of race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, citizen status, age, disability, military or protected veteran status, genetic predisposition or carrier status or any other legally protected status.

Our remote-friendly work model supports flexibility across the US, however we are currently unable to support employment in California. We are unable to consider applicants who live outside of the US.

At this time, we're not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future. This includes, but is not limited to: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, O-1, etc.

The application for this position may request a short, job relevant assessment as part of our multi-stage interview process. Reasonable accommodations are available for this assessment, please let reach out to [email protected].

The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, location and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

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