Junior Creative Technologist

Position: Junior Creative Technologist - Thinkingbox
Who We Are
Hi! We’re Thinkingbox, the brief to built agency. Creating innovative digital, experiential, social, and content, we partner with leading brands across industries like sports, gaming, entertainment, and technology. We believe the hands that carefully craft the work should belong to the minds that dreamed it. So while others pass the buck, we’re already building. Because our thinkers are also the makers.

Culture is at the heart of who we are, and our offices are hubs of natural collaboration. From hanging out with our office dogs to enjoying Thursday happy hours, we keep our work environment vibrant, welcoming, and fun. Each year, we also encourage our people to spend a month exploring the world, whether that means working from another office or even from the beaches of Mexico, to expand their perspectives and bring fresh inspiration back to the team.

The Opportunity
As a Junior Creative Technologist, you will support the development and deployment of interactive installations, immersive environments, and experimental technology driven experiences. You will work closely with Creative Directors, Designers, Producers, and Senior Technologists to prototype ideas, integrate hardware and software systems, and assist with on site installation and troubleshooting. This is a hands‑on technical role that blends code, electronics, realtime graphics, and emerging AI workflows.

What You’ll Be Doing

Support development of interactive prototypes and production builds

Assist in integrating hardware systems with realtime software environments

Contribute to creative experimentation and R&D initiatives

Help deploy and troubleshoot installations in gallery, exhibition, and event environments

Document systems, processes, and technical setups clearly

Collaborate closely with designers, artists, and production teams

Follow technical direction and meet production timelines

What You’ll Bring

Creative Coding & Realtime Systems

Touch Designer with intermediate node based development experience

Python for scripting, hardware control, and API integration

JavaScript for basic interactive web development

RESTful API integration

Basic understanding of Node.js environments

Git and version control workflows

Electronics & Physical Computing

Arduino and microcontroller programming

Creative electronics prototyping including sensors, relays, motors, and LEDs

Raspberry Pi or ESP
32 setup

Soldering and basic circuit building

Understanding of safe power distribution for small installations

AI & Emerging Tech

Familiarity with AI workflows including Comfy

UI and Stable Diffusion pipelines

Basic LLM integration including API usage and prompt structuring

Introductory computer vision experience using OpenCV or similar

Experience integrating AI outputs into realtime systems

Media & Signal Flow

Camera systems setup including USB, HDMI, and IP cameras

Video capture hardware and signal flow fundamentals including HDMI and SDI basics

Projection setup and calibration

NDI, Spout, or Syphon workflows

Basic audio routing knowledge

Familiarity with media server concepts

OSC and MIDI fundamentals

DMX fundamentals

Intro level experience with Web Sockets

Local network configuration for installations

Realtime Engines & Graphics

Unity or Unreal experience

Shader fundamentals with GLSL preferred

Projection mapping fundamentals

Installation & Production

Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills

Clear documentation habits

Clean cable management and installation practices

Comfort working on site in gallery or exhibition environments

Ability to follow technical direction and production timelines

Strong problem solving mindset

Willingness to prototype quickly and iterate

Collaborative communication style with artists and designers

Equal Opportunity
At Thinkingbox, we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered to thrive. We believe that diversity is our creative strength – it's the range of perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds that fuels our best ideas and most innovative solutions. We welcome and encourage applicants of all races, ethnicities, genders, identities, abilities, ages, sexual orientations, and backgrounds to apply.

Your voice matters here.

To Apply
Thank you for your interest in joining our team. Please submit your resume along with links to your online portfolio as part of your application (if applicable). Due to the volume of applications we receive, we’re unable to respond to every submission. However, all applications are kept in our talent database and will be considered for future opportunities.

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