AI Artist (freelance to hire)

The Role

We're building a next-generation AI creative team and are looking for experienced artists, filmmakers, and visual storytellers who can create client-ready AI-generated imagery and video.

The ideal candidate has a background in commercial production, filmmaking, VFX, animation, motion design, editing, or post-production and understands how to apply those skills within modern AI workflows.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality AI-generated images and videos for commercial projects
• Translate creative briefs into compelling visual concepts and finished deliverables
• Develop strong visual storytelling through composition, cinematography, editing, pacing, and shot design
• Generate, direct, and refine content using leading AI image and video tools
• Enhance outputs through compositing, retouching, color grading, VFX, and finishing workflows
• Collaborate with creative directors, producers, designers, and editors
• Help develop new AI production workflows and creative best practices
• Stay current with emerging AI tools and technologies

Requirements & Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in film, commercial production, VFX, animation, motion design, editing, or post-production
• Strong portfolio demonstrating both traditional creative craft and AI-generated work
• Experience with tools such as Veo, Kling, Seedance, Runway, Luma, Midjourney, Flux, and ComfyUI
• Strong understanding of visual storytelling, cinematography, composition, editing, and color
• Proficiency with tools such as After Effects, Nuke, Resolve, Premiere, Maya, Cinema 4D, Houdini, or similar
• Ability to take projects from concept through final delivery

Who Should Apply

We're looking for artists who can deliver polished, production-ready AI content at a professional commercial standard. Whether your background is film, VFX, animation, post-production, or AI-native creation, what matters most is your ability to create exceptional work for brands, agencies, and creative teams.

Exceptional freelancers may be considered for full-time opportunities as our AI team continues to grow.

Benefits & Perks

• The anticipated rate for this role is $500-$800 per day.
• Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget.
• Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience, and skills relative to the defined job requirements.

This is a hybrid role requiring flexibility to work in-office and remotely. Evening or weekend work may occasionally be required during major projects.

• Industrial Color is a division of CoCreativ, a family of integrated creative production companies.
• Industrial Color partners with top brands, agencies, and creative professionals providing a full range of essential production services.
• For over 30 years, we've led the industry through a culture of innovation, bringing state-of-the-art digital production and post-production solutions to our clients.

Our headquarters is based in Tribeca, NY, with offices in Los Angeles and studios in Brooklyn and Los Angeles. Our clients include: L'Oreal, Publicis, Procter & Gamble, Tommy Hilfiger, Absolut Vodka, Nike, Estee Lauder, Amazon...