Job Specifications
Animaj leads the global media industry by creating and delivering premium 3D animation to families worldwide. Traditional animation, rooted in outdated processes since the early ‘90s, lags behind the fast-paced demands of today’s digital economy.
Our innovation addresses the time-intensive nature of traditional animation, where each second can take hours or a week to produce.The Role
As a Data Scientist / Applied AI Developer, you'll be at the heart of our data and AI strategy for content creation and distribution. Your mission: build intelligent solutions to better understand our audiences, inform creative and editorial decisions, and maximize the impact of our content across distribution platforms.
Our Values at Animaj
What you'll do:
Audience Intelligence: build tools to understand audiences behaviors and preferences, content trends, to guide creative and editorial choices
YouTube Optimization: develop AI-powered solutions to improve publications performance (SEO, metadata, thumbnails, titles, descriptions) and maximize the value of our existing catalog
LLM integration into creative workflows: deploy language models within internal tools to assist creative and editorial teams
Data Engineering: design, implement and maintain the data ingestion and transformation pipelines these solutions require
Who You Are
Experience & Background
5-8 years of experience in data science, ML engineering, or AI development
Technical degree (Master's, engineering school, or equivalent) with strong hands-on experience
Proven track record implementing data/AI solutions and deploying them in production
Must-have Technical Skills
Strong Python proficiency and familiarity with the data/ML ecosystem (PyTorch, scikit-learn, pandas, etc.)
Hands-on experience with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, etc.) and their integration
Experience with web scraping and data extraction
Solid software engineering practices (testing, documentation, Git)
Familiarity with Prefect, Databases (we use Clickhouse)
Nice to Have
Experience with YouTube APIs (Analytics, Data API) or other distribution platforms
Ability to prototype full-stack applications (API design, backend, basic frontend)
Knowledge of video SEO and platform recommendation mechanics
Experience with RAG, fine-tuning, agentic architectures
Interest in children's content, animation, or entertainment
Mindset
Builder at heart: you'd rather craft custom solutions than rely on off-the-shelf products
Relentless curiosity: you stay on top of AI developments and constantly experiment with new approaches
Autonomy & ownership: you can drive a project end-to-end, from exploration to deployment
Pragmatism: you balance velocity with robustness, delivering solutions that actually work
Communication: you can engage with non-technical stakeholders and translate needs into solutions
Hiring Process
Intro call with recruiter → Call with Antoine (CTO and hiring manager) → Technical interview → Call with Sixte (CEO) → Reference Calls → Offer
The Animaj Way
https://animaj.notion.site/The-Animaj-Way-229510f98c3c80b7af2ec4063d19c6a0
About the Company
Animaj is a next-generation media company that brings high-quality and inspiring brands to kids and families worldwide. We acquire and transform high-quality IPs into multi-platform franchises, using a digital-first and AI-driven approach. Our content, produced independently, aims to inspire children to dream, explore, and create.
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