Explicitly requires vibe coding skills-building and iterating on ComfyUI-based generative AI pipelines and custom nodes for creative workflows.
About the Role
Senior Creative Technologist to lead architecture and development of a generative AI production pipeline for high-end cinematic output, designing scalable ComfyUI-based systems and tooling while mentoring technical teams and collaborating with VFX and creative leads.
Job Description Role
Senior Creative Technologist responsible for architecting and evolving a production-ready generative AI pipeline for cinematic output. The role combines technical leadership, system design, and hands-on engineering to support high-end film and VFX workflows.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect complex ComfyUI pipeline structures for cinematic output
- Oversee model strategy, merging approaches, and conditioning architecture
- Develop and deploy custom ComfyUI nodes
- Write and maintain Python tooling for pipeline automation
- Optimise performance and GPU utilisation
- Define best practices for seeds, reproducibility, and denoise strategy
- Mentor junior and midweight technologists
- Evaluate and integrate emerging generative models and tools
- Collaborate with VFX, production, and creative leads
Requirements
- Expert-level ComfyUI knowledge
- Proven experience building custom nodes or extensions
- Deep understanding of latent diffusion architecture
- Deep understanding of control systems, conditioning, and model merging
- Advanced compositing knowledge
- Strong understanding of film lighting and camera logic
- Experience optimising GPU performance and production pipelines
- Proven ability to design for scalability, reproducibility, and long-term system maintenance
- Leadership and mentoring experience
Nice to have
- Experience with Nuke, Maya, Blender, or Unreal Engine
- Background in high-end film or VFX production
- Understanding of colour science and production pipelines
Location & Contract
- Location: London
- Employment type: Contract
- Start: Immediate
Skills
System Architecture Pipeline Design Leadership Mentoring Collaboration Performance Optimization Reproducibility Automation Model Evaluation Technical Direction Compositing Film Lighting Camera Logic