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Senior AI Creative Production Designer - Contractor

ThesisSouth Portland, MEApril 23rd, 2026
Reports to: Head of Technology & InnovationDepartment: TechnologyClassification: 1099 Contrac torWho We AreWe’re looking for a Senior AI Creative Production Designer - Contractor to help shape the next generation of creative production using AI. This role sits at the intersection of design craft, production systems, and emerging creative technology.You’ll help translate art direction into high-quality imagery and motion assets using AI assisted workflows while ensuring everything we produce meets the highest standards of brand accuracy and visual quality.The role is less about operating tools and more about creative judgment at scale. You’ll help define how brand guidelines translate into generative workflows, contribute to prompt and reference systems that guide AI outputs, and act as the human quality layer that ensures every image leaving the pipeline looks intentional, believable, and on brand.You’ll work closely with our innovation and engineering teams to help build new production pipelines that allow creative teams to generate large volumes of product imagery without sacrificing craft.This is a great role for someone who loves design precision, new technology, and helping shape the future of creative production.THE JOBThe Senior AI Creative Production Designer - Contractor helps translate art direction into scalable production workflows powered by AI-assisted creative tools. This role focuses on ensuring that generated imagery and motion assets meet the highest standards of visual quality, brand consistency, and production readiness.This role contributes to the development of creative systems, prompts, and reference frameworks that guide generative outputs while serving as the final quality layer before assets are delivered to clients and commerce platforms.In This Role, You Will AI Assisted Creative Production Produce high-quality product imagery and motion assets using AI-assisted workflows, ensuring outputs align with art direction and brand standards. Brand & Visual Consistency Translate brand guidelines into visual reference systems that guide AI generated outputs across lighting, styling, materials, composition, and tone. Human in the Loop Quality Assurance Serve as the final quality layer for generated assets by reviewing imagery for realism, product accuracy, and brand fidelity before delivery to clients. Prompt & Reference Development Collaborate with creative and innovation teams to develop prompts, references, and style guidelines that help AI systems produce consistent outputs. Production Asset Preparation Prepare final assets for delivery across digital commerce platforms including: High-resolution product imagery Video and motion assets Channel-specific crops and aspect ratios (1:1, 4:5, 16:9, 9:16) Workflow Development Work with innovation and engineering teams to improve how AI integrates into creative production workflows. Creative Systems Thinking Help define repeatable processes that allow large volumes of assets to be produced efficiently while maintaining design quality. Cross-Team Collaboration Partner with designers, technologists, and production teams to help evolve how creative work gets made.As a Person, You Are Strong Visual Craft Exceptional attention to lighting, composition, materials, product detail, and visual realism.Production Design ExperienceExperience producing high-volume digital assets for e-commerce, product marketing, or digital campaigns. Image Editing & Retouching Advanced proficiency in Figma and image editing tools to refine, correct, and finalize imagery as needed. Familiarity with Generative AI Tools Experience with tools like Midjourney, Nano Banana, Stable Diffusion, or other generative platforms is a plus, but curiosity and experimentation matter more than specific tool expertise. Systems & Workflow Curiosity Interest in how design processes scale through automation, creative systems, and emerging technologies. Detail Oriented Mindset Ability to identify subtle issues in generated imagery including anatomy, lighting, perspective, product placement, and material realism.Experience & Qualifications5+ years of experience in digital production design, e-commerce creative, or product imagery workflowsExperience producing high-volume digital asset librariesExperience with AI-assisted creative tools is a strong plusBackground in product, fashion, or consumer goods imagery is highly valuable WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS RequiredThe following capabilities are required to perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations that do not create an undue burden on the agency are available:Using standard office equipment, computers, and related technology.Activities performed in an office setting with extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and using a computer mouse.Bending, reaching, lifting, pushing, and pulling up to 25 pounds.Travel is not anticipated for this role.RELATIONSHIPSReports to: Head of Technology & InnovationVALUESBe Lean, Take ActionThink big, roll up your sleeves, and get the job done. Use process as an engine, not a brake.Say What You Mean, Mean What You SayConnect openly, share ideas honestly, and embrace collaboration without ego.Show Up FullyBring your whole self to work — your perspective, background, and experiences — and make space for others to do the same.ENCOURAGEMENTWe know that experience can show up in many ways. We encourage candidates to apply even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications.If you are passionate about design, eager to grow, and excited to contribute your perspective, we want to hear from you.We value diversity, equity, and inclusion, and believe the best ideas come from bringing different voices and experiences together.