We are looking for an AI Creative Technologist as part of a team being built in our new NxGen Studio - part hybrid VFX & AI post-production house, part R&D lab.
You’ll sit inside NxGen Studio—Sky Creative’s innovation-led hybrid VFX & AI Production Studio—working on Sky’s biggest campaigns and explorations across advertising, entertainment and brand. We’re looking for open-minded problem solvers who collaborate closely with clients and artists, think big, and are hungry to help scale the studio.
This is a rare opportunity to join something new, fast-growing, and genuinely pioneering with a huge brand name behind it, this will sit at the heart of Sky Creative - NxGen Studio is a bold, creatively led and technology-driven studio built for the next era of storytelling.
NxGen Studio exists to redefine how ideas are imagined and made. We bring together world-class human creativity and the transformative power of AI to unlock smarter, faster and more collaborative problem-solving — without sacrificing craft, authorship or control. By blending established production workflows with the cutting edge of AI-driven tools, we deliver originality, agility and first-class execution at scale.
What you’ll do
- Research emerging creative, production, and GenAI technologies (e.g., diffusion models, automation platforms, collaboration tools.
- Build node-based Gen-AI workflows and artist UIs that connect control inputs (depth/edge/pose/normal) to models, plus integrate into VFX workflows & principles.
- Regularly audit existing workflows and tools to identify optimisation opportunities.
- Oversee end-to-end deployment of new tools, from experimentation to production-ready rollout.
- Run fine-tuning (LoRA) with clean dataset prep, evaluation and version control. (A plus)
- Collaborate closely with Creative Directors, VFX/Comp, Editors and clients—prototype, iterate, deliver.
- Ensure workflows meet production standards for controllability, reproducibility, and ethical data use.
- Guard the brand: keep work on-model and within campaign World Rules.
- Design and deliver onboarding, training sessions, demos, and “Tech Talks” to upskill internal and client teams.
- Share knowledge; mentor; help keep evolving NxGen Studio’s creative workflows.
- Participate in pitches and strategic presentations to showcase technical innovation capabilities.
- Collaborate with leadership to evolve the creative technology and GenAI roadmap.
- Act as a go-to contact for tool or pipeline-related queries.
What you’ll bring
- Hands-on with current image/video generation models and node-based tools (e.g., ComfyUI, Weavy or equivalent).
- Solid demonstrated experience building and managing machine learning or GenAI pipelines.
- Comfortable in both internal and client-facing environments.
- Background in VFX, post-production, studio workflows.
- Practical Python for tooling/automation; version control (Git).
- Curiosity, collaboration and calm under pressure; ability to juggle multiple projects and manage your own time.
- Creativity, strong art direction and motion sensibility; portfolio showing AI-assisted storytelling.
- Be inspiring and bring innovation to everything you do.
Team Overview
Sky Creative is Sky’s European Brand and Creative hub providing Brand Strategy, Brand Design, Advertising, Promotions, Broadcast Creative and Digital Design for multiple stakeholders across our European Markets.
From rebranding Sky Sports to designing key art and creating large-scale ATL campaigns for Sky’s commissions and original productions, we are uniquely placed to offer our people a huge range of exciting and diverse opportunities.
We believe that an in-house agency is the best of both worlds. A great portfolio of work with unrivalled proximity to our clients, programme makers and commissioners alike. We are passionate about what we do and share first-hand in the success of the brands, shows and content we help create, promote and market.
We’re committed to delivering brilliant creative, made by people that love what they do.
The rewards:
There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to #LifeAtSky: the perks. Here’s a taster:
Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate
A generous pension package
Private healthcare
Discounted mobile and broadband
A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences
How you'll work:
We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.
We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.
Where you’ll work:
Osterley
Our Osterley campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Chiswick Park, Gunnersbury, Acton Town and Ealing Broadway tube stations. There’s also plenty of parking, bike shelters and showers.
On campus you’ll find six subsidised restaurants and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.
Inclusion:
We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we’ve committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We’ve also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation.
At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and the potential you’ll bring to Sky. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working.
And we’ll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.
