Hiring: Associate Director, Creative Technology Company: California Academy of Sciences Location: Greater Sacramento Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 10:24:40 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Asana, C++, Computer Vision, Python About the job Experience: •10+ years in creative technology and immersive media, including 3–5 years in technical leadership; proven ability to deliver complex, large-scale public experiences—such as museum exhibitions or planetariums—utilizing real-time media, interactive environments, and physical computing through full project lifecycles. Required Skills: •What You'll Get To Build •Immersive and interactive installations where visitors explore phenomena from ocean ecosystems to microscopic worlds through computer vision, motion tracking, sensing technologies, and physical computing. •Morrison Planetarium experiences that combine large-format projection, real-time visualization, spatial audio, media playback, and show-control systems. •Real-time generative media and physical-digital hybrids combining lighting, projection, sound, software, and mechanical systems. •Experimental prototypes and reusable technology platforms that test new forms of science storytelling before scaling into full exhibitions. •With more than a million visitors each year, the Academy serves as a living laboratory for building, testing, operating, and refining immersive science experiences. •The Experience Studio operates like a creative lab. Our team prototypes early, tests ideas with visitors, and iterates quickly, combining in-house engineering and development expertise with a curated network of creative technology collaborators. •New Experience Development - Primary Focus Qualifications: •Innovation & Emerging Technology: Demonstrated experience developing and implementing innovative experiences, including immersive and emerging technology formats, across the visitor journey—from pre-visit engagement through the on-site experience and post-visit connection. •Strategic Leadership & Lifecycle Management: Drive creative technology strategy and team culture while leading the full lifecycle of complex initiatives—from roadmaps, budgets, and risk assessment to maintenance, upgrades, and operational handoff. •Industry Relationships and Resource Development: Demonstrated ability to develop collaborator networks across multiple industries and areas of research, always seeking to identify new opportunities for innovation in Academy experiences and tools. •Communication and Collaboration: Proven ability to facilitate productive, efficient collaboration across diverse roles including administration, data science, creative, physical/natural science, engineering architecture and fabrication disciplines, both internally and externally. •Technical Expertise: Demonstrate deep knowledge of real-time development (e.g., Unity, Unreal, TouchDesigner), interactive systems, physical computing, generative AI, and AV/projection integration, with familiarity in planetarium environments. •Technical Proficiency: Possess fluency in modern programming languages (e.g., Python, C++, JS) and essential collaboration software (e.g., Asana, Google Workspace). •To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. •Demonstrated capacity to transport up to 30 lbs, stand or walk exhibit floors, review installations, and participate in on-site fabrication and installation activities as needed. •Frequent use of a computer and participation in in-person and virtual meetings. Compensation: •$150,000 - $165,000 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!