Position: AI Art Generation and Automation Production Manager
Company: Program-Ace
Experience required: 2y
English level: upper

For a long-term product project, Program-Ace is looking for a talented, passionate and result-oriented R&D and Production Manager to produce content using AI technology to build and automate a new direction in the company.

The main area of responsibility will be the development of a tool for automating the production process of audio-visual content using AI technologies. 

TASKS:
- Market research and monitoring of new technologies in the field of AI Art, AI text-to-text and AI text-to-image generative models that do not require programming;
- Self-testing these models and understanding the maximum possibilities of working with different tools, such as OpenAI, Co:here, Midjourney, Stable and Disco Diffusion, etc.
- Design and development of our own effective tool for automating the processes of generating images from text based on existing technologies;
- Writing technical specifications, setting tasks and managing the development process of this tool, including testing and implementation on the site;
- Search and engagement of external contractors (local and foreign) who will use this tool for the production of illustrations: AI artists, designers, videographers, voice talents, etc.
- Work with the website and the implementation of the tool on the site for use by both internal contractors and end users of the site;
- Management and support of work with contractors: signing contracts, setting tasks, monitoring work and deadlines, acceptance of work, payment;

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
- Thus, the position assumes responsibility for building the entire production process and will combine 4 main areas of activity:
RnD and setting requirements for the image generation tool;
- Development of the tool itself and implementation on the site;
- Search and management of contractors to work with the tool to ensure the production of a large stream of audio-visual digital content;
- Responsibility for performance quality of produced material.

REQUIREMENTS:
- The candidate must have a good understanding and understanding of AI Art tools, Talking Language AI and be passionate about them;
- Experience in R&D tasks in technology companies — min 1 year;
- Experience in a managerial position preferably in an IT or digital content production company — min 2 years;
- Experience with external contractors — min 1 year;
- A clear understanding of the process of developing IT products and the desirable experience of participating in this process;
- Experience in content production preferred;
- Experience in project management or work with setting requirements for IT products is possible;
- Experience in graphic design, web design preferred;
- Written English at least Upper Intermediate.

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE (preferred):
-  Experience of independent work with Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, Disco Diffusion;
- Understanding the differences between these tools, strengths and weaknesses;
- Knowledge of the possibilities of Open AI, co:here and other generative ai models;
- Understanding and experience with Colab Notebook;
- Experience with Dreambooth (Training a model based on your character);
- Knowledge of graphic editors: Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, Figma, etc.

WHAT DO WE OFFER:
- Work for a company from the European Union, with the possibility of relocation in the future
- High and competitive salary;
- The opportunity to be at the forefront of AI technology and explore this one of the most exciting and in-demand areas;
- The opportunity to realize your potential by working in a product company in the global B2B and B2C markets;
- Paid 24-day vacation and sick leave;
- Attractive social package;

We look forward to your CV!