Creative AI & Innovation Enablement

Aquent is seeking a visionary and strategic leader to join our client, a prominent and innovative global financial services organization, as they redefine the future of creative production. This is an unparalleled opportunity to drive transformative change, shaping how cutting-edge AI and automation empower creative teams to deliver exceptional results with unprecedented speed and efficiency. Your work will directly influence the creative output and operational excellence of a forward-thinking company, impacting global initiatives and setting new industry standards.

About Our Client

Our client is a leading global financial services company renowned for its commitment to innovation and excellence. They are at the forefront of leveraging technology to enhance customer experiences and operational capabilities. This organization fosters a dynamic environment where creativity meets technology, driving significant impact across its global operations.

About the Role

Are you a blend of creative visionary, technology enthusiast, and operational strategist? This role places you at the exciting nexus of creative craft, dynamic technology, and scalable business transformation. You won't just observe emerging technologies; you will actively define how teams leverage Generative AI, creative automation, and modular design systems to achieve their best work, faster and more securely than ever before. This high-visibility position empowers you to bridge critical gaps between creative teams, engineering, and business leadership, directly influencing the future of creative output. You will evaluate modern tools, design impactful pilot programs, cultivate talent, and establish the governed, repeatable workflows that power a global creative ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

1. AI & Creative Technology Strategy

• Drive the overarching enablement strategy for Generative AI (text, image, video, dynamic creative) and creative automation across the organization.
• Continuously scout, evaluate, and pilot emerging SaaS tools, platforms, and AI models relevant to creative production, dynamic content optimization, and workflow orchestration.
• Partner with technology leadership to evaluate vendors, manage proof-of-concept (POC) trials, and ensure seamless integration with existing design systems, digital asset management, and content management platforms.

2. Workflow Transformation & System Scaling

• Audit existing creative workflows to identify friction points and unlock opportunities for improved speed, scale, and consistency.
• Collaborate with design system leads to transition project work from one-off creative efforts to modular, component-based design pipelines.
• Develop, test, and document scalable workflows, playbooks, prompts, and templates that transform successful experiments into day-to-day creative operations.

3. Enablement, Training & Capability Building

• Assess internal skills gaps across creative, strategy, and production teams; design highly engaging training programs, workshops, and office hours.
• Curate external training resources and certification pathways to fast-track internal AI fluency and tool adoption.
• Act as an internal consultant and subject matter expert, translating complex technical capabilities into actionable creative opportunities.

4. Responsible AI, Governance & Change Management

• Champion responsible and ethical AI adoption, establishing clear guardrails around intellectual property, copyright, brand safety, accessibility, and data privacy.
• Drive change management strategies that eliminate friction, alleviate technology anxiety, and build excitement around human + AI collaboration.
• Author comprehensive user guides, governance frameworks, and best practices for emerging tools.

5. Measurement, Analytics & Leadership Insights

• Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and analytics frameworks to track tool adoption rates, team fluency, production efficiencies, and qualitative creative output.
• Deliver Return on Investment (ROI) insights and strategic recommendations to executive leadership regarding future technology investments.

Qualifications & Requirements

Must-Have Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience driving creative technology initiatives, digital production transformation, design operations, or creative workflow optimization.
• Deep familiarity with modern creative production ecosystems, including:
  
  
  
  • **Generative AI:** Prompt engineering/architecture, image/video generation tools, Large Language Model (LLM) workflows, and evaluation frameworks.
  • **Systems & Automation:** Modular content frameworks, design systems, dynamic creative optimization (DCO), and workflow automation.
  • **Creative Operations:** Enterprise digital asset management, content management systems, prototyping engines, and workflow orchestration software.
  
  
  
  
• Exceptional cross-functional collaboration skills; proven ability to build trust with designers, copywriters, developers, and executive leaders alike.
• Experience building curriculum, conducting hands-on workshops, and training non-technical audiences on technical tools.
• Ability to build performance frameworks, analyze usage data, and articulate business impact to stakeholders.
• Passionate about pushing creative boundaries while maintaining high standards for ethics, accessibility, and brand integrity.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications:

• Direct experience with Generative AI workflows.

About Skill:

Skill connects the best professional, IT, engineering, financial and administrative talent with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to benefits such as health benefit contributions, retirement plans with match and flexible spending accounts.

Skill is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.