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    Inkitt

    Entertainment

    Creative Director, CandyJar

    Any, United StatesOn-SiteFull-time$160k – $170k / yearPosted 4h ago
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    Job description

    Inkitt is building the Disney of the 21st Century, standing at the forefront of technology and entertainment. Leveraging AI and predictive algorithms, Inkitt discovers unknown stories and turns them into blockbuster hits, producing a new $1M ebook every 4 weeks and selling directly to consumers through its Galatea app. Inkitt has become the 11th most bestseller-generating publisher in the world, boasting a 40x higher hit-rate than traditional publishers. Recently raising a Series C and backed by some of the top VC’s such as: Khosla, Kleiner Perkins, and NEA Ventures, our recent expansion into CandyJarTV is only the beginning of our journey to becoming the next-gen entertainment powerhouse.

    Top 3 Objectives of the Role

    1. Own and protect the creative vision across AI-generated film projects, ensuring storytelling quality is never compromised for speed.

    2. Translate traditional film directing into AI production, bringing narrative directing expertise while embracing new AI creative workflows.

    3. Help shape the future of AI-native entertainment, bringing excitement for Inkitt's storytelling model and contributing to innovative narrative content.

    Top 5 Hard Skills + Channel Experience

    • Professional narrative directing experience (independent film, television directing programs, narrative shorts, music videos, or similar)

    • Script analysis and story development, including breaking down scripts and providing creative feedback

    • Editorial review experience, giving direction on edits, pacing, color correction, and sound design

    • Visual storytelling fundamentals, including shot composition, shot selection, storyboarding, and cinematic language

    • Professional production experience, collaborating with writers, editors, producers, and creative teams in a production environment

    Additional preferred experience:

    • Independent film or boutique studio backgrounds

    • Film festival recognition or directing fellowship programs

    • Romance, women-forward, or action/adventure storytelling experience

    • Exposure to AI creative tools (preferred)

    • Experience working across multiple productions simultaneously

    Top 5 Softer Skills

    • Exceptional vision communication, with the ability to clearly articulate and defend creative direction

    • Constructive creative leadership, providing thoughtful, actionable feedback to creative teams

    • Open-mindedness, incorporating feedback and alternative perspectives without ego

    • Strong prioritization, balancing multiple projects while determining what creative feedback matters most

    • Passion for innovation, with genuine excitement for AI, new storytelling formats, and Inkitt's mission

    At Inkitt, we strive to build a company culture and provide employment opportunities based on diversity and inclusion. We believe every author should have an equal opportunity to succeed, as should our team members. As a growing team from 20+ countries, we welcome everyone to apply.
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    About the company

    Inkitt

    We're building the Disney of the 21st century, creating blockbuster franchises across all media: from text, audiobooks, movies, to theme parks. Our success is most notable in e-books, where we are producing million-dollar hits every month through data-driven story selection and AI optimization. Our ecosystem includes three interconnected apps - Inkitt, a social reading/writing platform with half a million active authors and millions of readers, Galatea, which sells optimized stories chapter by chapter and GalateaTV, where we launch a new TV series weekly, transforming successful e-books into short-form TV series, selling episodes individually. AI-driven Hyper Personalisation is at the heart of our ecosystem, enabling us to adapt stories to individual preferences across all formats.

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    Industry
    Entertainment
    Founded
    2014
    Open roles
    12

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