AI Prototyping Engineer
Burbank, CA
Category: Data
Industry: Communications
Reference ID: JN -042026-106442
Date Posted: 04/16/2026
Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/e2awBP
Description:
Onsite in Burbank, CA
Our client seeks a hands-on AI prototyping engineer to drive innovation for visual storytelling. The role will build rapid proofs of concept with generative models, evaluate tools and platforms, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to refine solutions for production needs. The position emphasizes strong communication, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to document and share learnings for broader adoption. Work will be primarily onsite to support close collaboration with production teams.
Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $76.00 to $86.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities:
- Develop rapid prototypes and demonstrations using in‑market AI models and tools to inform decision‑making and accelerate adoption.
- Build tools and methodologies to test and evaluate emerging AI models, APIs, and platforms for production or operational use with emphasis on visual storytelling.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to align solutions with business needs and iterate on technology and approach based on feedback.
- Document and communicate key learnings, methods, and usage instructions to enable reuse by other teams.
- Maintain subject matter expertise on state‑of‑the‑art AI techniques and production technologies to assess new capabilities and drive innovation.
- Optimize and adapt AI systems for quality, efficiency, and controllability to meet stakeholder requirements.
- Define requirements and provide technical direction to vendors and external partners supporting engineering and implementation.
Experience Requirements:
- 3+ years in software engineering, AI/ML engineering, or production technology.
- Proven ability to adapt across a wide range of technology tools.
- Experience in creative, media, or film production technology environments.
- Strong proficiency with generative AI models for imagery and video.
- Ability to problem‑solve, debug, refine, and evaluate prototypes with minimal supervision.
- Strong collaboration skills across creative and technical teams.
- Ability to balance technical capabilities with a human‑ and creativity‑centered filmmaking approach.
- Comfort working in iterative, feedback‑driven environments with evolving ideas and ambiguous inputs.
- Experience with real‑time or game engine technologies such as Unreal or Unity (preferred).
- Familiarity with film and television production pipelines and processes (preferred).
- Experience working with ComfyUI (preferred).
- Ability to work deeply with generative AI video models, write production‑level code, and perform model fine‑tuning such as LoRA training (preferred).
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field.
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Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.
W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
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