Job Description

Senior AI Engineer - 6 Month Contract

Key Responsibilities

Build and deploy AI/ML models for use cases such as content recommendation, sentiment analysis, auto-tagging, voice-to-text transcription, and audience segmentation.
Design intelligent tools to assist content creators, editors, and marketing teams with automation, prediction, and optimization.
Develop NLP and computer vision pipelines to analyze video, audio, text, and metadata at scale.
Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and media technologists to integrate AI into digital platforms, CMS, and distribution channels.
Mentor junior engineers and data scientists, providing architectural guidance and peer reviews.
Stay up to date with the latest in generative AI, LLMs, and multimodal learning to push innovation in how media is produced and consumed.

Required Skills & Experience

Bachelor's or Masters degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, or related field (PhD a plus).
5+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering, preferably in a digital media, entertainment, or streaming environment.
Proven expertise in Python and AI frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, or spaCy.
Deep understanding of natural language processing (NLP), including entity recognition, summarization, and topic modeling.
Experience working with video, audio, and image data using tools like OpenCV, ffmpeg, and media-specific ML libraries.
Familiarity with content management systems, media workflows, and publishing platforms.
Hands-on experience deploying AI solutions to production in cloud environments (AWS, etc.).

About Boardroom Appointments - Global Human and Talent Capital

Boardroom Appointments is a global specialist in Recruitment, Contract Staffing, Project Staffing, Temporary Employment Solutions, Training, HR Consultancy and Expatriate Mobility that operates extensively in Africa, EMEA, America, and Europe.

We have been industry leaders since 1989. Our dynamic team of recruitment and labour professionals has serviced hundreds of clients and placed thousands of candidates in various industries across the globe. We have gained invaluable insight and experience into global market trends and human resource workings.

We have specialized divisions that enhance our ability to service all clients in the following industries:

- FMGC

- Finance, Banking and Insurance

- Manufacturing and Processing

- Oil and Gas, Mining, Engineering and Construction

- Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Care

- Logistics and Supply Chain

- Information Technology, Media and Telecommunications

- Waste Management and Sanitation Services

- Renewable and Alternative Energy

- Retail and Commercial Property

- Agriculture and Production

- Government and Public Services

- Call Centre and Customer Support Services

Today, Boardroom Appointments has a global candidate database and network, servicing clients around the world with all their Human Capital needs.

This experience allows clients to rely on us FULLY for all their talent needs, both permanent and temporary, while they focus on their core business.

We custom design solutions to perfectly fit our client's recruitment needs and form long-lasting relationships based on quality service and flawlessly fulfilled deliverables.

Our team is comprised of passionate and driven individuals who strive to maintain the best and most professional service to our clients.

We are focused, passionate, and we love what we do.

Industry

Unknown

Company Size

51-200 employees

Headquarters

Bedfordview, ZA

Year Founded

1989

Website

boardroom.co.za

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