AI Artist (NYC / LA)

Department: Creative
Reports to: US Creative Director
Location: New York City, NY / Los Angeles, CA
Salary Range: $70,000–$110,000 

About Wonder

Wonder Studios is an AI-native film and content studio redefining how stories are told. We partner with global brands, artists, and studios to create world-class campaigns, films, and experiences that merge cinematic craft with cutting-edge AI technology.

Backed by leading global investors, Wonder recently closed a $12M seed round to accelerate its next phase of growth - expanding our team and building the future of storytelling.

Our work spans entertainment, advertising, and IP - collaborating with partners such as YouTube, Google DeepMind, Universal Music Group, Campfire Studios and leading global artists. 

The Role

We’re hiring an AI Artist to join our US Creative team and play a hands-on role in how work is developed and produced at Wonder. You’ll work closely with the US Creative Director and Producer as part of small, cross-disciplinary teams across concept development, storytelling, and production.

This role is deeply hands-on in the creative process. You’ll create AI-generated assets for both pitches and live productions, helping develop campaigns and original studio projects ranging from commercials and music videos to episodic and long-form storytelling.

You’ll also help define, test, and apply emerging AI technologies and workflows across the creative process, from ideation through delivery. The role requires strong creative judgment, comfort working quickly and iteratively, and a point of view on how AI can expand cinematic storytelling at scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to creative development and execution across branded campaigns and original studio projects, including commercials, music videos, documentaries, and episodic or long-form content.
• Generate high-quality AI assets - including images, video, and sound - to support concept development, pitches, and live productions
• Translate client briefs into compelling visual concepts and narratives, using AI to accelerate creative exploration and production.
• Collaborate closely with the Creative Director, Producer, and wider team to execute work that supports larger creative solutions.
• Pressure-test emerging AI tools and structure effective workflows to maintain efficiency without compromising experimentation.
• Stay ahead of trends in content and AI, helping evolve Wonder’s creative workflows and capabilities.

Core Qualifications

• Demonstrates a proficiency in a variety of all the leading generative AI tools (e.g., Midjourney, Google Nano Banana, Kling, Luma, Runway, Seedance, Veo, Topaz etc), with work that reflects strong visual taste, conceptual thinking, and AI-driven workflows.
• Fluency in prompt engineering with the ability to translate creative intent into structured, efficient, repeatable outputs across image, video, and production systems.
• A multi-hyphenate skill set that blends AI artistry with hands-on craft across editing, compositing, or 3D pipelines.
• Familiarity with post-production tools such as Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Blender, Cinema 4D, Nuke, or DaVinci Resolve.
• A background or foundation in filmmaking, post-production, preferably in 3D/VFX/Editing.
• Experience working in creative productions such as film, commercials, music videos, or branded content.
• Strong storytelling instincts across still and motion, with a sharp eye for composition, pacing, and visual clarity.
• Ability to work quickly and iteratively in fast-moving creative environments.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills across cross-functional teams.
• Working hours between US time zones

Additional Experience

• Ideal candidate has experience working in a creative role within an agency, studio, content studio, or media agency
• ComfyUI experience
• Experience with node-based AI workflows
• Experience with agentic AI workflows

Why Join Wonder

• Be part of an AI-native studio redefining how stories are created and produced.
• Work across high-profile branded campaigns and original studio projects, including films, music videos, documentaries, and episodic content.
• Use cutting-edge AI tools as a core part of the creative process—not an add-on.
• Collaborate with world-class creatives, technologists, and storytellers.
• Grow with a fast-scaling studio, with clear opportunities to take on greater creative ownership and leadership. 

Partnerships Manager - Film, TV & Entertainment 

Wonder Studios
📍 Los Angeles or New York 

About Wonder Studios

Wonder Studios is an AI-native film and content studio redefining how stories are told. We partner with global brands, artists, and studios to create world-class campaigns, films, and experiences that merge cinematic craft with cutting-edge AI technology.

Backed by leading global investors, Wonder recently closed a $12M seed round to accelerate its next phase of growth - expanding our team and building the future of storytelling.

Our work spans entertainment, advertising, and IP - collaborating with partners such as YouTube, Google DeepMind, Universal Music Group, Campfire Studios and leading global artists. At Wonder, we’re building the studio of the future. 

Learn more at wonderstudios.com.

The Role

We are looking for a Partnerships Manager to help expand Wonder’s presence across the film, television, and entertainment ecosystem in the United States.

This is an externally-facing role focused on originating and closing partnerships with studios, production companies, platforms, creative agencies, and brands.

The ideal candidate comes from a film or television studio, production company, or entertainment-focused agency background and understands how projects are traditionally developed, packaged, and financed, while also recognizing the role that brands and technology companies play in funding and shaping modern storytelling.

You will play a key role in identifying opportunities, structuring partnerships, and translating Wonder’s capabilities into compelling collaborations across the entertainment industry.

This role sits at the intersection of creative development, partnerships, brand storytelling, and dealmaking.

What You’ll Do

Studio & Entertainment Partnerships

• Identify and originate partnerships with film studios, production companies, streamers, and talent-led production entities.
• Develop relationships across the Hollywood ecosystem including:
• Studio development teams
• Production companies
• Talent agencies and management companies
• Entertainment technology partners
• Structure partnerships that enable Wonder to collaborate on films, series, and original IP development.

Brand & Agency Partnerships

• Develop relationships with creative agencies, brand marketers, and entertainment-focused agency teams to identify opportunities for premium branded storytelling.
• Work with partners to develop brand-funded or brand-supported entertainment projects, including:
• Short films
• Episodic content
• Cultural campaigns
• Artist and creator collaborations
• Position Wonder as a creative partner for brands seeking cinematic storytelling powered by AI-native production.

Business Development & Deal Origination

• Source and develop new opportunities for Wonder across film, television, premium digital content, and brand-led work. 
• Lead early conversations with potential partners and translate those into structured proposals and collaborations.
• Work closely with Wonder leadership to package projects, identify strategic partners, and advance deals through to close.

Bridging Traditional Studios with AI Production

• Act as a translator between traditional studio workflows and emerging AI-native production methods.
• Help partners understand how Wonder’s creative and technical capabilities can:
• Expand storytelling possibilities
• Reduce production timelines
• Unlock new creative formats
• Position Wonder as a trusted creative and technical partner for the next generation of filmmaking.

Project Packaging & Development

Collaborate with Wonder’s creative and production teams to package projects for partners. Support the development of:

• Co-production structures
• Strategic partnerships with technology companies
• Brand-funded entertainment models
• Innovative financing approaches for AI-native storytelling

Industry Presence

• Represent Wonder across the LA entertainment and advertising ecosystem.
• Attend industry events, screenings, festivals, and agency gatherings to build relationships and identify new opportunities.
• Help position Wonder as a forward-thinking studio partner within both Hollywood and the brand storytelling community.

Who You Are

5–8+ years experience in film, television, entertainment partnerships, or branded entertainment, ideally within a studio, production company, agency, or entertainment technology company.

Background in business development, strategic partnerships, development, or studio strategy. Strong understanding of how film and television projects are traditionally developed, packaged, financed, and produced. Experience working with brands or agencies on premium storytelling projects is a plus.

Highly relationship-driven with an existing network across the Los Angeles studio, production, and agency ecosystem.Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate in a fast-moving startup environment. Curious and optimistic about the role AI will play in shaping the future of filmmaking.

Based in Los Angeles or New York.

Compensation 

Compensation: $150k + meaningful equity. 

Why Join Wonder

You’ll join a small, ambitious team at the frontier of storytelling innovation - working with leading filmmakers, artists, and brands who are shaping what’s next. At Wonder, we’re shaping the future of entertainment - we’d love for you to join us. You’ll have the autonomy to take ownership, move fast, and make an outsized impact on how Wonder scales globally.