Principal, Creative Exec, AI STUDIO

External Summary: The Live Action team of our AI Studio is seeking a Principal Creative Executive. We are seeking a technology-forward creative and production leader responsible for defining and advancing the production standard of GenAI live-action projects. This individual combines world-class traditional production expertise with cutting-edge GenAI artistry to set the benchmark for final pixel delivery with cinematic results.

AI Studios is a newly established org that leads the global strategy and execution for integrating AI across the creative and production lifecycle at Amazon MGM Studios. Our goal is to advance how stories are developed produced and experienced by using new technology as a tool with human creativity and control at the center empowering creators.


Key job responsibilities
* Pioneering Execution: Define oversee and personally execute the most complex end-to-end creative production challenges setting the standard for translating creative vision into tangible assets using Generative AI tools (e.g. video image 3D) for live-action projects.
* Workflow Development: Act as the architect for AI-driven filmmaking workflows defining long-term strategy for optimization tool integration and technical standardization across the division.
* Aesthetic & Quality Control: Reinforce the divisions creative mandate and quality bar ensuring the highest standards of visual continuity fidelity and cinematic quality are met in all AI-generated content.
* Technical Proficiency: Serve as one of the divisions top subject matter experts and technical authorities; drive the strategy for pipeline resilience and security.
* Creative R&D: Direct the R&D roadmap for new generative models and techniques prioritizing technical investments that expand the creative and production capabilities of the studio.
* Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with Executive Producers Directors and Supervisors to ensure the highest-value integration of AI assets and actively mentor all levels of Creative Executives.

- 9 years of creative executive experience
- Experience working with other departments such as casting production research PR business and legal affairs
- Experience overseeing all creative aspects of development production and post production
- * Production Experience: 15 years of extensive high-impact experience and a strong reputation for excellence in film/TV production digital effects or art direction.
- * Hybrid Execution: Demonstrated ability to define and lead the creative and technical approach for complex visual work leveraging mastery of both traditional artistic judgment and generative AI tools.
- * Software Fluency: Comprehensive expert-level mastery of all relevant industry-standard creative software and full command of current emerging GenAI platforms.
- * Visual Mastery: Recognized exceptional aesthetic judgment composition and visual storytelling skills demonstrated through a world-class portfolio of executed projects.
- * Pipeline Agility: Proven ability to rapidly troubleshoot optimize and strategically design complex technical and creative pipelines for large-scale enterprise-level production.

- Specialized Mastery: Recognized expertise in defining and developing specialized GenAI techniques including driving the creation of custom models or solving complex high-priority temporal continuity issues across entire sequences.
- Workflow Automation: Demonstrated ability to architect and deploy scalable workflow automation solutions across a multi-team or departmental technical pipeline.
- Ethical Acumen: Established expertise in shaping policy and providing strategic guidance on data governance intellectual property (IP) issues and ethical guidelines for generative media at an organizational level.
- Leadership/Guidance: Significant experience in a leadership capacity successfully training and scaling creative teams on the strategic integration of new technologies.
- R&D Mindset: A proven track record of defining the R&D roadmap and successfully piloting new production-defining methodologies that establish industry best practices.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $165300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $273300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.