[Remote] AI Innovation Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. 829 Studios is a Boston-based integrated digital marketing agency, and they are seeking an AI Innovation Engineer to drive operational excellence through AI-native tools and workflows. This role involves architecting and building proprietary AI agents, collaborating with various stakeholders, and ensuring the adoption and improvement of AI workflows across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build proprietary AI agents and automation workflows. Using company-specific data to drive defensible competitive advantage
• Develop and manage a playbook that includes discovery, pilot, improvement, implementation, adoption and measurement phases to execute work
• Lead pilots across multiple disciplines to test approaches and technology, using results to inform production workflows and gain buy-in
• Develop and maintain integrations between AI tools and core business systems and advertising platforms, including API builds, validation frameworks, and data pipelines
• Collaborate closely with subject matter experts to ensure solutions and workflows deliver value, enable team members to produce their best work, are usable, and access that appropriate data
• Collaborate with senior leaders to ensure that workflows accomplish desired strategic and quality objectives
• Ensure that workflows and systems are consistently improved and adopted through systems and cadences that check outputs, measure progress towards goals, and revisit training and adoption mechanisms
• Build and maintain 829's AI stack — tool inventory, vendor strategy, build-vs-buy posture, integration map, and shared-context architecture
• Develop reusable patterns, agentic workflows, and MCP integrations that provide strategic value and compound across workflows
• Consult on agency decisions to build workflows and tools vs. buy point solutions to achieve objectives
• Run lightweight internal training, Office Hours, and troubleshooting clinics to upskill team members on AI-augmented work
• Advise/consult on revised service-model artifacts: scope-of-work content, pricing implications, policies, and marketing collateral
• Advise and actively contribute to AI policies designed to encourage and enable use, establish SOPs, and mitigate risk to clients, staff, and the business

Skills

• 5+ years of professional experience with at least 2 years of exposure in the marketing / agency space
• Engineering foundation strong enough to evaluate tools, build agentic workflows, ship MCP integrations, and use coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex) as daily workflow
• Working knowledge of security and performance best practices in traditional software and agentic environments
• Hands-on fluency with Python and at least one of TypeScript, SQL, or relevant scripting environments
• Systems thinking: ability to map a business workflow end-to-end and identify where AI creates leverage
• Comfort with ambiguity; you diagnose problems, propose solutions, and move without being told exactly what to build
• Demonstrated track record of shipping production AI work that earned adoption — used, not demoed-and-shelved
• Strong written and verbal communication; can explain technical architecture to a non-technical executive and translate strategic intent into a shipped workflow
• Demonstrated success in influence-without-authority scenarios in which your work has driven outcomes
• Experience with React/Node and custom front-end applications
• Understanding of common paid, earned and owned media tools and systems
• Familiarity with data-warehouse infrastructure (BigQuery, DBT, DLT & GCP)
• Public track record of shipped AI work - open-source contributions, technical writing, or production case studies

Benefits

• Remote Workplace. You have the option to work at our office in Boston or remotely in one of these states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, ID, IL, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MO, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, SC, OH, OK, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA.
• Paid Time Off. Receive generous paid vacation benefits that increase each year you’re with us, 12 Company Holidays, and Summer Fridays from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
• 401K + Match. 401K plan with 4% Safe Harbor employer match after one year of employment and financial literacy services provided through our retirement provider.
• Life Insurance Benefit. No-cost coverage to ensure peace of mind for your family.
• Short Term Disability Benefit. We've got you covered if you need to be OOO with an illness or injury that keeps you out of work.
• Healthcare. Choose from several competitive healthcare plans for you and your family with 80% employer coverage for all medical and dental premiums, 100% employer coverage for vision, and the option to participate in the FSA program.
• Commuter Benefits. Allocate pre-tax funds towards your commute to save up to 40% per year in transportation expenses.
• Continuing Education. Access to monthly team-led webinars, exclusive 829-cohort based learning, digital course platforms, and funding opportunities to attend national conferences and events.

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