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How we work

How engagements work.

You can hire us to lead AI at your studio, to build a tool or agent, or to do both. Leadership and implementation are scoped separately, so each proposal shows what is included and who is doing it.

Ways to engage

Three options.

Each one can be bought on its own. If you're not sure which fits, tell us what you're working on and we'll suggest one.

For studios that need someone to own AI

Chief AI Officer support

Fractional or interim leadership. We set the studio's AI plan, budget and policy, choose tools and suppliers, and oversee the work whoever is doing it.

  • Part-time and ongoing, or for a fixed period
  • Works alongside your leads

For studios that know what they want built

AI implementation

A fixed-scope project to build a pipeline, an agent or a team setup. When it's done, we hand it over or keep running it.

  • Scoped and priced up front
  • No leadership role needed

For studios that want one team to plan and deliver

Leadership & delivery

A named AI lead plus the delivery capacity to build what's planned. Leadership and delivery are priced separately, so you can see what each costs.

  • One person accountable
  • Delivery capacity agreed in writing

Chief AI Officer support

What the role covers.

The role is about owning decisions on AI at your studio: what to do, in what order, with what budget and under what rules. It covers work done by your own team or by other suppliers as well as ours.

  • Strategy and prioritiesWhere AI is worth using in your pipeline, and where it isn't.
  • Roadmap and budgetSequencing, costs and build-or-buy decisions on tools and suppliers.
  • OversightKeeping delivery on track, whoever is doing it.
  • AdoptionTraining and support so your team uses what gets built.
  • Policy and riskRules for data, generated content, store disclosure and accountability.

Fractional

Part-time leadership on an ongoing basis, without a full-time hire.

Interim

A temporary appointment, for example during a transition or while you recruit.

Engagement path

How a project runs.

The order and scope depend on your access, your tools and how much of the work you want us to do.

  1. Decide

    We review your pipeline with your leads and agree what to try first, and what it should save.

    • Pipeline reviewWhere AI would save time, ranked by value and effort
    • Tools and data auditEngine, source control, build system and access
    • Roadmap and budgetWhat happens first and what each step costs
    • AI policyWho owns what, and the rules for generated content

  2. Build

    We build inside your tools and adjust the tool with the people who'll use it every day.

    • Production buildConnected to your engine, repositories and build pipeline
    • IterationChanges based on how your team actually uses it
    • Testing and safeguardsValidation, guardrails and failure handling
    • RolloutTraining alongside the people doing the work

  3. Run

    We watch how it performs, keep improving it and document it so your team can own it.

    • MonitoringAlerts and regular reviews of pipelines and agents
    • ImprovementsPrompt, logic and workflow changes
    • DocumentationRunbooks and training for your team
    • Support or handoverStay with us, or take it in-house with full documentation

Ground rules

Your artists make the creative calls

Generated art, voice or writing only ships if your team decides it should.

People approve releases

Agents prepare builds and submissions. A person signs them off.

AI use is logged

So you can complete Steam's AI disclosure accurately.

Tools run on your accounts

Nothing trains on your code or assets without your agreement.

Scoping

How we scope an engagement.

Leadership and implementation get separate scopes, even when you buy both. There is no open-ended retainer.

Leadership

Scope & fee

The decisions we own and the time we commit each month.

Implementation

Scope & budget

What we build, who builds it and how much delivery time is committed.

Next step

Tell us what you're making.

A few lines is enough. We'll reply within one to two business days with a suggested starting point.

Talk to us hello@ampersand-intelligence.com