Flick
Research Scientist (Generative Media)
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150000 –250000 USD / yearUSASeniorRemotedeep learninggenerative modelsdiffusion modelstransformersvideo generation
Founding research scientist role focused on developing generative AI models for cinematic and creative workflows in AI-native filmmaking.
About the company
- Flick is defining the future interface for professional AI-native filmmaking.
- Founded by an engineer who helped build Instagram Stories and an award-winning filmmaker, Flick brings technology and artistry together.
- We are well funded by leading investors, including True Ventures, GV, Lightspeed, and other top-tier VCs.
- Checkout our launch video
- Award-winning AI films created using Flick
Responsibilities
- As a founding research scientist at Flick, you’ll help shape the future of generative media and AI-native filmmaking.
- We’re looking for someone who can train and adapt generative models, while also having strong creative taste and intuition around cinematic visuals, storytelling, motion, and aesthetics.
- This role sits at the intersection of research, engineering, and art.
- You’ll work directly with founders, and filmmakers to develop the next generation of creative AI systems — starting from image models and eventually expanding into video generation.
Requirements
- Strong background in deep learning and generative models
- Experience training or fine-tuning diffusion, transformer, or related generative systems
- Strong visual taste and intuition for cinematic imagery and storytelling
- Strong engineering skills, product intuition, and startup mindset
- Can actually make things work!
Nice to have
- Love films or you are creator yourself
Other
- Train and adapt generative image models for cinematic and creative workflows
- Explore controllable image/video generation systems and improve model quality and aesthetics
- Work closely with filmmakers and product teams to bring research into real creative tools