Senior AI Vertical Mini-Series Director

Accountabilities:

• Own and direct 1–2 vertical mini-series simultaneously, typically consisting of 10–15 short episodes per series plus trailers, ensuring narrative cohesion and audience engagement.


• Develop scripts and story structures with strong hooks, pacing, and cliffhangers tailored for high-retention short-form viewing.


• Direct, edit, and finalize episodes end-to-end, maintaining full creative control over storytelling quality and execution.


• Utilize and collaborate with AI production tools and internal copilots for character consistency, casting, and content generation workflows.


• Work closely with AI content creators, technical teams, and other directors to iterate on creative output and improve production efficiency.


• Experiment with AI-driven video generation tools and workflows, continuously improving speed, quality, and scalability of production.


• Ensure each series meets performance, engagement, and storytelling benchmarks across distribution platforms.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience directing, showrunning, or producing short-form narrative video or serialized digital content.


• Strong storytelling expertise with proven ability to craft engaging hooks, episodic tension, and fast-paced narrative arcs.


• Hands-on experience in video editing and end-to-end content production.


• Familiarity with vertical video formats and digital-first storytelling platforms.


• Exposure to AI video or creative tools (e.g., Runway, Sora, Kling, Veo, Pika, Seedance, or similar), with willingness to rapidly upskill.


• Strong creative intuition combined with a structured, execution-oriented mindset.


• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in English.


• Highly autonomous, fast-moving, and comfortable working in an experimental, high-velocity environment.


• Strong ownership mentality with a bias toward action, iteration, and results.


• Open-minded, feedback-driven, and eager to continuously learn and adapt.

• Fully remote work model (work from anywhere).


• B2B contract flexibility with long-term collaboration focus.


• 20 working days of paid time off annually.


• Annual in-person team gathering for collaboration and networking.


• Monthly health & wellness support, including insurance allowance and access to psychological and lifestyle coaching via OpenUp (also available for up to three family members).


• Co-working space reimbursement (up to twice per month).


• Learning and development budget for courses, certifications, books, and conferences.


• Company-provided laptop and home office equipment support (including monitor budget).


• Full access to premium AI tools and creative platforms (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor, Hugging Face).

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