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Prototype Researcher

Runway· Runway Labs
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Remote$250k - $310kFull-timePosted today

About the role

Research and prototype role focused on AI video, world models, and agentic systems. Develop original concepts, build working prototypes, and craft compelling demonstrations to communicate research and vision.

Responsibilities

  • Develop original concepts that explore the possibilities of emerging AI systems, from interactive video and world models to agentic experiences.
  • Design and build working prototypes that turn research capabilities into engaging, understandable experiences.
  • Shape each project’s story: what it explores, why it matters, and what it suggests about the future.
  • Package explorations into polished demos, films, and interactive experiences that communicate our research and vision.
  • Collaborate with researchers and engineers to understand new capabilities and identify compelling ways to demonstrate them.
  • Move quickly through experimentation, using prototypes to test ideas and refine both the experience and its narrative.

Qualifications

  • A portfolio of original projects that demonstrates creative thinking, design craft, technical execution, and strong storytelling.
  • The ability to take an idea from an early concept to a working prototype and a compelling presentation.
  • Hands-on experience building interactive experiences with code, with the judgment to choose the right tools for each experiment.
  • Strong visual and interaction design skills, with an eye for detail and an instinct for making complex ideas accessible.
  • Genuine curiosity about AI video, world models, agentic systems, and emerging generative media.
  • Comfort working in ambiguous research environments, defining your own direction, and learning new tools as the work evolves.
  • The ability to explain the purpose and potential of your work clearly, through writing, visuals, demos, or film.

Skills

Required:Portfolio presentationPrototyping with codeVisual and interaction designCommunication and storytelling

Benefits

  • Salary: $250K – $310K per year
  • Remote-friendly with offices in New York, San Francisco, and Seattle
  • Competitive market-rate compensation and comprehensive package
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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