The Opportunity

This is a rare opportunity to build and lead a research group to invent the future of video generation for creators, from filmmakers to social video creators. Although text-to-video models are constantly improving, we believe that for people to truly turn their creative vision to reality, they will need a great deal of control - simple but powerful forms of control for social video creators and endless possibilities with precision for filmmakers. The goal is to allow them to rapidly iterate on their ideas and craft their vision with both semantic and low-level control.

Your group will invent these control mechanisms to drive the next wave of video creation. You will have a great deal of freedom to develop your research agenda, be a core part of the academic research community, and publish, all while having a big real-world impact. As an established leader in video production with industry leading products, we have a deep understanding of the space at Adobe and extensive partnerships with creators. So you will have a unique combination of a world class research organization, top video products, and a company in which creativity is in our DNA. You will work closely with filmmakers, product teams, Adobe Research more broadly, applied ML teams, Design and more.

We believe that the team you build will invent what will become a core part of the future of filmmaking.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• PhD in Computer Science or related field

• Established leader in the field with a track record of groundbreaking research

• Able to attract top researchers in the field

• Experience in generative AI (generative video is a plus)

• Experience and passion for creative applications (filmmaking or other forms of video creation is a plus)

• Strong leadership qualities

• Outstanding communicator

About Adobe

Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.

Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.

Let’s Adobe together

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Expected Pay Range: Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $221,900 -- $440,400 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

In California, the pay range for this position is $283,200 - $440,400

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

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