Job Description
Overview
Kartoon Studios, an NYSE-listed global leader in children’s and family entertainment, is seeking a visionary AI Animation Producer to spearhead the company’s transformation into next-generation animation production. This individual will lead the creative and technical integration of cutting-edge AI tools into storytelling pipelines, powering new franchises such as Stan Lee’s Excelsiors , Bitcoin Brigade , and other Kartoon Studios properties.
Key Responsibilities
- Creative & Technical Leadership : Design, implement, and oversee an AI-driven production pipeline integrating state-of-the-art tools for character animation, lip sync, layout, and post-production.
- Storytelling Vision : Serve as creative showrunner and producer for AI-animated content across the company’s slate, ensuring cinematic quality and emotional storytelling.
- Production Management : Lead teams of animators, engineers, and writers to deliver multiple concurrent series on accelerated timelines and reduced budgets.
- Innovation Strategy : Identify, test, and integrate evolving AItechnologies (e.g., Runway, Pika, Kaiber, Unreal, ElevenLabs, and custom diffusion models) that enhance creative efficiency and global scalability.
- Cross-Brand Coordination : Collaborate with the Stan Lee Universe team, Bitcoin Brigade writers, Mainframe Studios, and Kartoon Channel! to ensure consistency and excellence across all projects.
- Mentorship & Culture : Quickly build and lead a nimble creative unit capable of delivering world-class results within a rapidly changing animation landscape.
Ideal Candidate
Ideally, has hands-on knowledge of AI-based animation, 3D pipelines, and generative storytelling tools .Entrepreneurial, collaborative, and visionary — equally comfortable in the editing suite and the boardroom.Prior experience at an animation studio, VFX house, or tech-creative hybrid environment preferred but not necessary.(e.g., Pixar, Sony Pictures Animation, Mainframe, Wētā, or AI startup).Why Join Us
You’ll help reinvent animation for the 21st century — combining the legacy of Stan Lee and Winnie-the-Pooh with the possibilities of AI and blockchain storytelling. This is a once-in-a-generation role at the intersection of entertainment, technology, and cultural innovation.