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Job Title: Technical Director
Company: Primordial Soup
Location: New York, NY (preferred) | Hybrid (preferred)

About the Role

Primordial Soup—a creative technology company founded by visionary filmmaker Darren Aronofsky—is seeking a Technical Director to help invent the future of filmmaking.

You’ll be on the ground floor of a new studio, architecting the systems, pipelines, and AI workflows that will define how this next wave of cinema gets made. From collaborating with Google DeepMind researchers to building artist-friendly tools, you’ll push beyond today’s production models into workflows that didn’t exist a year ago.

This is for technical leaders who love creative problems. Builders who think in systems but aren’t afraid to break them. People obsessed with what’s next—AI, LLMs, generative pipelines—and how those tools can fuel stories that feel cinematic, emotional, and alive.

What You’ll Do

  • Define the studio’s technical roadmap, balancing creative ambition with production scale

  • Prototype new pipelines combining traditional craft with GenAI/LLM workflows

  • Build artist-friendly tools that support everything from worldbuilding to post

  • Collaborate with A-list directors, artists, and researchers to turn experimental ideas into working reality

  • Mentor and grow a multidisciplinary technical team, shaping a culture of innovation and openness

Who You Are

  • 8+ years in technical roles across film, VFX, animation, or media R&D

  • Hands-on experience architecting production workflows and building creative tools

  • Proficiency in Python, C++, JavaScript, or equivalent, with a solid grasp of version control

  • Experienced with emerging AI/LLM models and GenAI tools (Veo, Runway, Sora, ElevenLabs, Midjourney, etc.)

  • Equally comfortable architecting long-term pipelines and rapidly prototyping new workflows

  • A collaborator who thrives at the intersection of art, tech, and research

  • Above all: curious, inventive, and excited to build something the industry hasn’t seen before

Engagement Details

Location: NYC preferred | Hybrid or Remote
Compensation: $200,000–$275,000 + equity

About Primordial Soup

Primordial Soup is a creative technology company founded by visionary filmmaker Darren Aronofsky. We invent original stories and the tools to tell them—merging bold narrative, emotional depth, and experimental workflows. From ANCESTRA, created with Google DeepMind, to our upcoming originals, we’re building new IP, designing cinematic tools, and shaping a creative model where artists and technology evolve together.