About this role
Crazy Maple Studio is a fast-growing company based in the Bay Area and Los Angeles, focusing on mobile gaming, reading, and streaming. We are proud to have a global team that drives our innovation and success across diverse markets.
Our flagship platform, ReelShort, is the #1 vertical streaming app in the U.S., with over 5 million DAU, delivering bite-sized episodic content that keeps viewers hooked. Other standout products include Chapters, where users shape immersive stories across drama, fantasy, and romance, and My Fiction, a platform for consuming and creating serialized romance.
We’re proud to be recognized as one of the Global Most Loved Workplaces 2025, reflecting our commitment to innovation, creativity, and an employee-first culture.
Position Overview:
We are looking for an AI Storyboard & Video Artist to support short-form narrative projects by translating shotlists and creative direction into consistent, usable AI-generated images and video clips.
This role operates in a fast-paced, iterative environment that demands strong team collaboration, visual judgment, and fluency with AI tools. Narrative pacing and story structure are established by the writing and editing teams.
Projects may target male-oriented, female-oriented, or general audiences, with a focus on clarity, impact, and visual effectiveness in short-form storytelling.
Key Responsibilities
Generate images and video clips based on shotlists and defined creative directionMaintain character, environment, and style consistency across scenesApply visual judgment to enhance key moments using inserts, close-ups, or emphasis shots when appropriateWrite, refine, and iterate prompts to control framing, camera distance, composition, and visual focusAdapt outputs to fit short-form narrative needs, without redesigning story structure or pacingAssemble and edit generated assets into complete episodes, managing the full post-production loop including pacing, AI voiceover synchronization, sound design, and music mixingDeliver final, publishable episodes ensuring high production value and adherence to platform technical specificationsCollaborate with creative leads to ensure generated visuals are usable and editorial-friendlyExplore and test new AI tools and workflows to improve efficiency and qualityRequirements
Hands-on experience with AI image and/or video generation platformsStrong understanding of prompting and visual control (angle, framing, emphasis)Solid visual literacy (composition, camera language, shot types)Background in storyboarding, filmmaking, photography, illustration, or video production is a plusAbility to follow creative direction while making smart visual execution decisionsComfortable working in fast-iteration environmentsHigh acceptance of AI-assisted workflows and new technologiesExperience with short-form narrative, episodic content, or dramatic visual storytellingFamiliarity with AI-generated video pipelinesUnderstanding of how visuals support attention and clarity in short-form contentStrong communication skills and ability to respond constructively to feedbackFamiliarity with Node based workflow is preferredBenefits
Crazy Maple Studio, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.