Principal Forward Deployed Creative Technologist

Adobe

Actively hiring Posted this week
San Jose Posted 3 days ago $248,900$360,500 / year

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TL;DR

As a Principal FDCT at Adobe, you will lead the most challenging customer engagements for Fortune 100 brands and set technical standards within the FDE organization. Your day-to-day involves architecting complex solutions using Firefly Services, Workflow Builder, and other Adobe ecosystem tools, while also mentoring junior team members to enhance their skills. You must possess a blend of deep creative expertise in areas like motion graphics, video production, and 3D design alongside technical proficiency with software development and AI-driven workflows. Your public reputation is crucial; you should have spoken at industry conferences or authored books, demonstrating your ability to influence Adobe’s product roadmap based on real-world feedback. This role demands a visionary approach to creative content supply chains, coupled with the ability to communicate complex ideas to C-suite executives and drive multi-million-dollar projects forward.

Skills

Firefly Services Workflow Builder Mastery of Adobe ecosystem Figma plugin/API fluency Cursor/Claude Code/Copilot ComfyUI n8n LangGraph Extreme ownership Customer orientation C-suite presence Creative content supply chain Brand systems Design tokens Master-to-variant pipelines DAM/Workfront/Frame.io chains Vibe-coding with judgment GSD attitude Mentor instinct High EQ Low ego

What you'll do

  • Own the hardest customer engagements and set timelines.
  • Set technical standards for architectural decisions and defend them.
  • Hold C-suite meetings to translate complex ideas into actionable plans.
  • Mentor FDCT bench members, improving their performance and efficiency.
  • Translate customer briefs into detailed working workflows using advanced tools.
  • Serve as the public face of the FDE org through speaking engagements and writing.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of experience in both creative production and technical building.
  • Public recognition through speaking at major industry conferences or writing books/articles.
  • Proven track record of setting technical or creative direction in previous roles.
  • Deep fluency in architecting creative content supply chains and mastering Adobe ecosystem tools.
  • Ability to mentor and grow the FDCT bench, improving team performance significantly.
  • Extreme customer orientation with C-suite presence and a focus on delivering business value.

Employer

About Adobe

Adobe Inc. is a global software company known for creative and multimedia software products including Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and its cloud-based Creative Cloud and Document Cloud suites. Industry: Creative & Digital Experience Software

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