AI/VFX R&D Lead, AI Studios, Amazon MGM Studios

Amazon MGM Studios' AI Studios team is seeking an AI/VFX R&D Lead to develop production-ready AI workflows and POCs at cinematic quality and translate our learnings into scalable education, assets, and training for our productions. This role sits at the intersection of VFX craft and emerging AI tooling.

Key job responsibilities

Continuously monitor the evolving AI/GenAI landscape, evaluate emerging tools, and maintain a curated technology roadmap for the team

Evaluate and integrate AI tools into production-ready pipelines coordinate test shoots if needed, run structured tests, benchmark quality, document results that scale across productions

Translate R&D outputs and knowledge into educational assets and programs that equip VFX supervisors, line producers, and production teams can learn from and use

Partner directly with Production, Post Production, and VFX teams to investigate and test new workflows, including early-stage R&D efforts prior to project greenlight

Listen to challenges surfaced by internal teams, design potential solutions or workflow improvements, and validate them through hands-on testing, while also proactively identifying opportunities for innovation before problems arise

Present findings, recommendations, and roadmaps to studio leadership and production stakeholders, translating technical complexity into clear creative and business value