Let’s create the future together.
ABOUT ME
I’m looking for leadership roles where I can drive innovation in generative AI for advertising, VFX, film, animation, and video games.
EMAIL samsniderheld@gmail.com
GITHUB github.com/samsniderheld
EXPERTISE
GENERATIVE AI
Generative Machine Learning: Stable Diffusion, Flux, ComfyUI, Diffusers, AnimateDiff, OpenAI, Runway, Tensorflow, Google Cloud Platform.
OTHER
Virtual Production, Real Time 3D Development, Creative Technology
WORK EXPERIENCE
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY & AI
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With the rise of generative AI, I transitioned into a leadership role within Media.Monks, spearheading technical teams on groundbreaking AI projects for clients like Burger King and HBO, overseeing design, engineering, and asset creation.
• Led creative tech innovation for generative AI campaigns, enhancing the storytelling potential for global brands.
• Partnered with design and creative teams to develop AI tools that inspired fresh visual concepts.
• Led development of AI experiences, reaching millions of users, transforming how brands interact with audiences.
CREATIVE MACHINE LEARNING DESIGNER & ENGINEER
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My passion for AI led me to create this role in early 2020, exploring generative AI in advertising production well before ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion emerged.
• Led design and research to better understand team needs.
• Led engineering teams in the creation of cloud based ML Applications.
• Creative technical direction on ML creative projects.
• ML research and model engineering.
AR / VR CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIST
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My first role at Media.Monks involved mixed reality, blending creativity and tech to deliver AR/VR experiences for clients like Google, Apple, and Netflix. This is where I first started exploring generative AI to enhance these projects.
• Creative and Technical Direction.
• Sales and Pitches.
• R&D and prototyping.
• Machine Learning Research.
FULL STACK & UNITY DEVELOPER
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This was my first job after grad school, where I worked as a full stack PHP and Python developer and helped build our first AR applications for Google in Unity.
• Full stack development of campaign websites.
• Unity development for the first Google Tango commercial application.