Black Kite Studios has appointed Ruby Nian as Emerging Technology Creative. The new role accelerates Black Kite’s existing AI and emerging technology capabilities, “to innovate and influence what comes next.”
Nian will work across the studio, collaborating with Black Kite’s Creative Directors and wider talent, with emerging technology amplifying the studio’s existing creative and technical capabilities.
The appointment will bring together experimentation, education and collaboration, exploring not only what new technology can do, but what Black Kite’s talent can do with it.
“Ruby’s role within the studio will be to challenge the perception of VFX in a rapidly evolving technology landscape.” says Graham Bird, Founder and CEO. “We already have an incredible creative and technical team and Ruby is the perfect complement to it, with another set of tools and another way of thinking.”
Nian joins Black Kite from Private Island TV, where she spent five years working across a range of creative and production projects. Her experience spans AI tools and techniques, art direction and motion design, including developing and adapting AI workflows to create content across different visual styles and creative briefs.
At Private Island, she contributed to projects including KFC Double Down and the critically acclaimed Meme, Myself and AI. Alongside her practical experience with AI, she “brings a strong creative background, with an instinct for experimentation and a desire to innovate in unexpected ways.”
“My passion makes work feel less like a job and more like a game I can’t put down,” says Ruby Nian. “When I’m building something I love, I lose track of time chasing the next problem to solve.”
Ruby was also recently named one of Leonardo.Ai’s Top 50 Women AI Filmmakers for 2026, recognising her work at the intersection of animation, design and emerging technology.
On joining Black Kite, she adds:“Every day brings a different challenge with no fixed playbook, and that unpredictability is exactly what excites me. I look forward to not knowing what I’ll be solving next with the incredibly talented team at Black Kite.”
Jon Creamer
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