Hollywood Studios Expand 30 AI Roles Across 250 Postings as Unions Push Back
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Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jul 26
Hollywood Studios Expand 30 AI Roles Across 250 Postings as Unions Push Back
1 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jul 26
Summary
More than 1 in 10 late-June studio job postings were tied to AI, with about 30 of roughly 250 listings showing Hollywood already building out AI use despite public resistance.
Disney, Netflix and Amazon MGM were hiring for creative AI workflows in visual effects, animation, sound and dubbing, while Universal, Paramount, Warner Bros. and Sony focused more on marketing, distribution and audience analytics.
Netflix advertised a new “Manager, Generative Workflows” role for films in the U.S. and Canada, and a filing showed it paid $587 million in cash for Ben Affleck’s AI film-tech company in March.
Studios are also staffing defenses against AI misuse: Disney posted content-security jobs tied to piracy, watermarking and rights protection while continuing lawsuits over copyrighted material.
SAG-AFTRA has won contract protections against synthetic performers and says studios report they are not yet using generative AI to fully replace humans, underscoring how adoption is advancing under legal and labor pressure.