Riki Group of Companies** was founded in 2003 and is currently one of the leaders in the Russian animation market. The company's portfolio includes well-known animation brands such as "Kikoriki", "Fixies", "Malyshariki", "Finnick", "Tima and Toma", "Bodo Borodo", "DinoCity", "Pin-Code", and others. Projects are broadcast in 100 countries worldwide and have been translated into 50 languages and dialects. Over 170 hours of animation have been produced since 2003.

Today, Riki Group includes two animation studios – "Petersburg" and "AeroPln", the multibrand licensing agency "Marmelad Media", a design studio, the music label "Riki Music", a studio for the production of children's live-action content, and other companies.

We are looking for candidates for the "Petersburg" studio for the position of AI Video Designer / Neurocreator to work on commercial videos and animation projects for the studio.

Responsibilities:

Direction 1 - Creation of short AI series and full-length AI films:

• Daily creation of concepts and episodes based on a finished script;
• Discussion and development of scripts with producers;

Direction 2 – Creation of commercial AI advertising videos:

• Daily creation of materials for future videos;
• Creation of the videos themselves;
• Creation of mood boards for clients and gathering references for various fields.

Requirements:

• Experience in creating complex, consistent, and stable realism-style projects lasting from 1.5 minutes;
• Experience in animation / film production and understanding of cinematic visuals;
• Knowledge and practical use of all modern AI tools: Midjourney, Runway, Veo3, Higgsfield, Kling, Krea, Seedance, Flux, LoRA, Nano Banana pro, as well as tools for working with voice/sound;
• Understanding of upscalers (Topaz, Magnific, etc.);
• Strong visual literacy ("насмотренность");
• Desire to create high-quality and complex content;
• Ability to work in a team and train others.

Will be an advantage:

• Experience with Premier Pro, Davinci Resolve, Figma, or Adobe Suite;
• Experience with VFX and CGI.

What we offer:

• Salary level and employment terms are discussed after interviews;
• Full-time office work: Mon-Fri, 10:00-19:00;
• Comfortable and cozy office in the historic part of the city within walking distance of metro stations Gorkovskaya/Petrogradskaya/Ploshchad Lenina/Vyborgskaya.