AI Art Director (Video)

About the role You lead the production of AI-generated video for social platforms, owning the full creative cycle. From interpreting briefs to prompt engineering and quality governance, you drive projects to completion. Your decisions set the benchmark for short-form video excellence, balancing artistic craft with brand safety. Key facts

Location: Australia

Engagement: Full-time

Compensation: $130,000 to $170,000 AUD fixed-term 12 months What you'll do Translate creative briefs into finished AI video stories from start to finish. Direct AI video shoots by mastering composition, lighting, motion, and pacing through prompts. Build a personal library of prompt techniques and workflows to elevate team standards. Identify and flag risks around realism, bias, representation, and copyright during production. Evaluate and select emerging AI video tools such as Higgsfield, Runway, and Kling. Feed structured feedback into quality governance to refine model outputs and processes. Track fast-moving AI video developments and integrate effective methods into workflows. Collaborate with specialists to ensure video outputs meet brand and safety standards. Requirements You bring deep visual storytelling craft in composition, pacing, colour, and lighting. You can manage an end-to-end production pipeline independently from brief to final video. You exercise strong creative judgment to determine when output is complete or needs revision. You raise risks early regarding copyright, bias, or representation in AI-generated content. Nice to have Experience creating social-first video for TikTok, Reels, or Shorts. Familiarity with Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Python, or prompt tooling. Skills & tools Higgsfield, Runway, Kling, CapCut, Veo, Pika, Sora. Our workplace Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. We operate from our flagship Sydney campus in Surry Hills, a space designed for collaboration, focus, and connection. This role is based in Sydney, and you will be expected to call it home. Our hybrid working model gives you flexibility to work remotely while enabling in-person collaboration when it matters. We trust Canvanauts to choose the work pattern that best supports their goals and their team. This is a fixed-term contract running for 12 months. What you can expect At Canva, change is part of our DNA, and this role embraces that evolution. You will work on shaping the future of AI video production at scale while maintaining the exceptional quality Canva is known for. The Content Studio within the broader Content group defines creative strategy for the media library, sets quality standards, and develops the tools and workflows that support global content creation and our AI-enabled marketplace. As a hands-on producer, you will help build Canva's AI video production capability while upholding brand and safety standards. How to apply We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills, and passion, and how you can strengthen Canva and our culture. When you apply, please share the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process. We celebrate diverse skills and backgrounds, so we encourage you to apply even if your experience does not perfectly align with the listed requirements. Interviews are conducted virtually. Welcome Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and you're probably keen to find out what's on offer, so we'll get straight to the point. Where and how you can work Our flagship Sydney campus is uniquely Canva-an extension of our Surry Hills neighbourhood. It is a thoughtfully designed space with plenty of room to collaborate, focus, and connect. This role is based in Sydney, and we're looking for someone who calls it home. Our hybrid way of working gives you the flexibility to work remotely, and to come together on campus for meaningful in-person collaboration and connection when it matters most. We trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals. This is a fixed-term contract running for 12 months. What you'd be doing in this role At the moment, this role is focused on: Turning creative briefs into finished AI-generated short-form videos, end to end-selecting tools, iterating on prompts and outputs, and meeting quality standards on schedule. Directing the "shoot" through prompting rather than a camera, applying composition, lighting, colour, motion, and pacing to every piece. Building and maintaining your own library of prompt techniques, references, and workflows that raise the bar for AI-generated video and can be shared with the craft team. Working within the quality, safety, and brand standards set by the AI Photography & Videography Lead, and flagging risks around realism, representation, bias, or copyright as they arise. Giving structured, specific feedback on AI video tools and model outputs that feeds the team's quality governance and helps improve them. Staying across the fast-moving AI video landscape-including Higgsfield, Runway, Kling, Veo, Pika, and more-and bringing the best techniques back into Canva's workflows. You're probably a match if You bring deep visual storytelling craft-composition, lighting, colour, motion, and pacing-likely from art direction, creative direction, or content production. You are a hands-on, cross-platform creator with experience using generative AI video tools such as Higgsfield, Runway, Kling, CapCut, Veo, Pika, or Sora. You have strong prompt-engineering skills, a rapid iteration loop, and a portfolio that demonstrates both. You have delivered high volumes of creative content to tight deadlines without compromising quality, and you can independently manage an end-to-end production pipeline from a brief. You have strong creative judgement and know when an AI-generated result is ready-and when it needs another pass. You