AI Native Creative (Contract) New York

We launched BarkBox in 2011 and have shipped more than 70 million toys and treats to dogs worldwide. Our brand voice is weird, emotional, internet-native, and very online. We care deeply about making things people actually want to watch.

Now we’re looking for someone who can create at the speed the internet moves.

THE ROLE
This is basically a one-person AI content studio inside BARK. You’ll work directly with the VP of Brand and Chief Creative Officer to turn raw ideas into finished creative across social, product launches, landing pages, campaigns, and whatever weird opportunity showed up that morning. Sometimes the brief is fully formed. Sometimes it’s a sentence in Slack. Either way: you make something real out of it fast.

This starts as a contract role. We’re intentionally keeping it small while we find the right people. If there’s a fit, we expect that to become obvious quickly.

WHAT YOU’LL ACTUALLY DO

Turn ideas into finished creative quickly — often within days, sometimes within hours

Create short-form video for TikTok, Reels, YouTube Shorts, paid social, launches, and brand moments

Use AI tools to generate visuals, motion, concepts, edits, VO, scripts, worlds, and content systems

Build full asset suites across video, static, motion, landing pages, and PDPs

Adapt creative per platform instead of making one thing and resizing it 12 times

Experiment constantly with new tools and workflows

Bring your own ideas. A lot of them.

Operate independently without waiting for perfect process

You’re already living in AI creative tools every day

You probably have some combination of Runway, Midjourney, Claude, Flux, Veo, Kling, ElevenLabs, or whatever launched last week open right now

You care about taste as much as speed

You see most AI-generated content and immediately know why it doesn’t work

You like making things people replay, send to friends, or comment “wait how did they make this?”

You’re not precious about creative. You ship, learn, remix, improve, repeat

And yes — you genuinely love dogs. That part matters more than you think.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

A portfolio with range, speed, and point of view

Strong AI-native creative instincts

Fluency in modern AI creative workflows

Deep understanding of internet culture and short-form storytelling

Someone who can move from idea to execution without a giant team around them

Bonus points if you’ve worked inside a brand with a distinct voice and know how to make creative that still feels cohesive while moving fast.

TOOLS YOU MIGHT USE
Runway, Veo, Midjourney, Flux, Kling, ElevenLabs, CapCut, Premiere, Claude, Weavy, and whatever dropped three days ago.

IMPORTANT

This is not a traditional social media role.

This is not “prompting.”

This is not posting templates into a content calendar.

We’re looking for someone who treats AI like a creative instrument and knows how to turn speed into original brand storytelling.

If that sounds like your natural habitat, we’d love to see your work.

THE DETAILS

Contract role

US-based candidates only

Expected weekly hours: 20

Compensation range: $80–100 per hour or retainer

This is a contract role with real potential to grow into something more. Come show us what you can do.

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