AI Creative Technology Director (Freelance)

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rgaNew York (NY)

Art Directors Advertising Agencies

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Manager

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$6,000 to $8,000 per week

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About the role

About Addition: Addition is R/GA's applied intelligence studio. We work with many of the world's leading brands to solve problems at the intersection of frontier AI and human-centered design. Addition is not just an AI content studio; we are an AI innovation partner. We specialize in bespoke AI engineering, technical product innovation, and integrating AI into the core infrastructure of enterprise organizations. We collaborate with our clients to implement AI systems that create value by improving communications, customer experiences, and internal workflows.About the role This hands-on AI Creative Technology Director will be reporting to Addition's Group Director of AI Content and Creative Technology. This is a builder-first position (75%+ time in a repo) focused on shipping agent pipelines, MCP servers, plugins, generative video systems, and voice agents for major brand clients. Here's what you should know if you want to be a Freelance AI Creative Technology Director at Addition, an R/GA Company:

The ideal person
Driven by Curiosity: Brings a multidisciplinary background spanning design, strategy, or product management.
Balances Speed & Rigor: Blends rapid experimentation and fast prototyping with strict design systems and brand standards to pressure-test ideas effectively.
Embraces Problem-Solving: Unafraid to say "I don't know," dive into the challenge, and return with clear, actionable solutions.
You bring
Industry Experience: 6+ years in design, strategy, product management, or a related tech-forward environment, with a track record of leading accounts across multiple clients and verticals, including Fortune 500 brands and large-scale platforms.
Proven Portfolio: A strong showcase of past projects (deployed repos, working agentic systems, live demos) demonstrating equal strength in high-craft creative output and technical execution.
Engineering Fluency: Hands-on experience with production-ready stacks (Python, TypeScript, agent SDKs, MCP, GCP, etc.) and modern AI models. Skilled at shaping AI-integrated workflows to accelerate, enhance, or rethink deliverables.
Creative Ops & Systems Thinking: Strong instincts for systematizing creativity without stifling it, alongside experience building scalable frameworks, modular systems, and efficient process designs.
Strategic Acumen: The ability to balance brand, audience, and business goals against the possibilities and constraints of emerging tech, seeing both the high-level strategy and the technical execution.
Project Details:

Duration: 10/13/26 - 12/18/26 Schedule 40+ hours per week, Monday through Friday*This role is based in the United States and candidates must be located within the United States. The hiring range for this position is $6,000 to $8,000 per week. Where an employee or prospective employee is paid within this range will depend on, among other factors, actual ranges for current/former employees in the subject position; budgetary considerations; tenure and standing with the company (applicable to current employees); as well as the employee's/applicant's applicable skills, pertinent experience, and qualifications.

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