Junior AI concept designer

About Angel

Angel is the home of stories that amplify light. Millions of people can help choose which films and series we make next, and that changes how the work feels: creators and audiences build each project together, and the story behind the story matters as much as what ends up on screen.

We're a team that cares about work and about each other. If you want to help build something that Amplifies Light, we'd love to meet you. Join us and be part of stories that amplify light!

Summary

This role is the product manager for those tools, and the person who builds and maintains tools and apps for operations teams. 

You'll work with leaders to decide what gets built and in what order, write down what each tool needs to do, and then build it yourself using AI coding tools such as Claude Code. After launch you own the product: keep it running, keep its data safe, and improve it as needs change. Your first product will be the internal app that runs our Performance Stock Unit program.

This is an entry-level role for someone with a technical background. You don't need years of experience. You do need to understand what the AI wrote for you, to think like an owner of a product and not only its builder, and to care about the details when the data is pay, equity or personal information.

Done well, this work means non-technical teams get tools that work and keep working, leaders always know what's being built and when, and nothing we rely on depends on one person's memory of how it was made.

Expectations of Team Members at Angel

• Amplify light in every action.
• As the owner of your outcomes, you are empowered to break down silos and coordinate with any and all people you need in order to reach your goals.
• You are ultimately responsible for achieving the outcomes while also using resources wisely, whether that be money, people, or time.
• Know your customer. It might be our viewers, investors, filmmakers, or internal Angel teams. Ensure you understand your customer and are providing what they need and not just what you want to build.

Essential functions

• Own the list of internal tools for Operations and People & Culture: what exists, who uses it, and what state it's in.
• Gather requests from leaders, ask questions until the real need is clear, and write short, plain requirements for each one.
• Keep a prioritized roadmap, agreed with the Chief Operating Officer and the Vice President of People and Culture.
• Plan each release, test it with the people who will use it, and train them before it goes live.
• Track how each tool is used and what it saves, and recommend what to improve, replace or retire.
• Build internal apps, automations and dashboards for Operations and People & Culture, using AI coding tools alongside your own judgment.
• Sit with the person who has the problem, ask questions until you understand it, and show a working first version quickly.
• Connect the tools Angel already uses, such as Google Workspace, Slack and our HRIS, so information moves without retyping.
• Recommend when to build, when to buy, and when a spreadsheet is enough.
• Take over and maintain existing internal apps, starting with the Performance Stock Unit program app.
• Test your work before others use it, and fix problems quickly when they appear.
• Keep all code in Angel's shared code repository, with a clear history of what changed and why.
• Write plain instructions for each tool, so someone else could run it or pick it up.
• Handle pay, equity and personal information with complete discretion, and only inside approved systems.
• Set up each tool so people see only what they are meant to see.
• Follow Angel's information security and AI-use policies, and work with Engineering and IT on access, hosting and review.
• Keep a simple, current list of requests, priorities and status that both teams can see.
• Tell leaders early when something will take longer or can't be done the way they pictured it.
• Teach Team Members to use what you build.

If you need an accommodation to do any of this, tell us and we'll work with you.

Competencies

• You understand what you ship. If the AI wrote it, you can still explain what it does and why.
• You listen first, and you ask questions until the real problem is clear.
• You test your own work and assume it can break.
• You can be trusted with anything. Pay, equity and personal information never leave approved systems.
• You explain technical things in plain words.
• You know your limits and ask Engineering for help before a problem gets big.
• You finish: documented, handed over, and still working a month later.
• You take ownership, share context, and are candid with positive intent.
• You care about supporting people and about our mission to amplify light.

• Required education and experience
• A technical background: a degree, coursework, bootcamp or work experience in computer science, information systems, software development or a related field.
• At least one working tool, app or automation you built with AI coding tools, such as Claude Code or Cursor, which you can show us and walk us through.
• Working ability to read and explain code in at least one common language, such as JavaScript, TypeScript or Python.
• Experience using Git and GitHub to save, track and review changes.
• Basic understanding of how data is stored, who can see it, and how to keep passwords and keys out of code.
• Experience gathering needs from non-technical people and turning them into a written plan, in a job, internship or project.

• Preferred education and experience
• Up to 2 years of experience in product management, business systems analysis, software development or IT, including internships.
• Experience maintaining a tool after launch: fixing bugs, handling requests and releasing updates.
• Experience building for non-technical teams, such as People & Culture, Finance or Operations.
• Experience connecting business tools through their APIs, such as Slack, Google Workspace or an HRIS.
• Experience working with confidential information.
• Familiarity with a project tracking tool and with writing user stories or requirements.
•  Familiarity with Angel, the Angel Guild, and our body of work (films, series, and other projects). 

Work environment

This is an on-site role, and sitting with the teams you build for is essential to it. When in the main office, expect a comfortable, air-conditioned work environment. Team Members are issued their own desks, but the office is an open, shared space and can be fast-paced and occasionally noisy.

Physical demands: This is a desk role. You'll spend most of the day at a computer or in meetings. If you need a reasonable accommodation to do any of that, tell us and we'll work with you.

Travel required: We don't anticipate significant travel for this position.

Work authorization

You must be authorized to work in the United States.

Confidentiality and disclosure

You'll work with confidential Team Member information every day: pay, equity and personal details. Share it only with the people who need it to do their jobs, and follow Angel's confidentiality, insider trading, and information security policies. Angel Studios is publicly traded, so some of what you learn about the business can count as material nonpublic information, which means this role falls under our insider trading policy and any applicable trading window restrictions.

Nothing in this job description, or in any Angel Studios policy or agreement, prohibits or restricts a team member from reporting possible violations of law to, filing a charge or complaint with, or communicating or cooperating with any federal, state, or local government agency or regulator, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, or the Department of Labor, without notice to or approval from Angel Studios. Nothing in this description limits a team member's rights under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act, including the right to discuss wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Required notices

Angel participates in E-Verify and will confirm your authorization to work in the United States after you accept an offer.

• E-Verify Participation Poster
• Right to Work Poster
• Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal

EEO Statement

At Angel Studios, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and team members.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the team member for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.  

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