Board Member - Creative AI, Advertising & Media Technology : Advisory Board

About Graphora

Graphora is an AI-native private-capital platform connecting founders and emerging companies with investors, strategic customers, experienced operators and advisors. We help companies access not only capital, but also the expertise, relationships, customer insight and operating support needed to grow.

Our ecosystem brings together private-market opportunities, syndicated and fund programs, company intelligence, strategic relationships, and advisory and operating opportunities. Advisors contribute their professional judgment and networks to help Graphora and the companies in its ecosystem make better-informed decisions and build meaningful partnerships.

About the role

We are seeking agency owners, advertising-platform executives, creative-software founders, media operators and investors to help emerging creative-AI and media-technology businesses reach customers and distribution partners. Advisors bring practical insight into brand and agency workflows, enterprise buying, product adoption and the commercial value of new creative tools.

A strong agency, brand, platform or software network can be valuable. Advisors are selected for the specific commercial knowledge and relationships they can contribute.

Responsibilities

Strategy, company evaluation & founder support

Provide strategic guidance on Graphora’s growth, market development and the opportunities within your specialty.Share industry insight and help evaluate companies, markets, emerging technologies and commercial opportunities.Support founders and company leaders with practical advice on market entry, product positioning, customer needs and execution.Identify and introduce relevant customer decision-makers, commercial partners, industry experts and sector-aligned capital relationships through Graphora’s agreed process.Participate in selected advisory discussions, founder conversations, events and regional initiatives appropriate to your expertise and agreed commitment.Your specialty

Advise on product positioning, agency and brand workflows, customer needs and routes to market.Introduce relevant agencies, brands, studios, creative teams and enterprise buying leaders.Support customer discovery, pilot design and practical evaluation of product adoption and commercial value.Help founders identify software-platform, distribution and implementation partnerships.Share experience building agencies, advertising businesses, creative-software companies or media platforms.Introduce relevant media-technology investors, corporate partners and experienced founders through Graphora’s agreed process.Relationships you can bring

Customers and agencies

Agency owners, brand marketing leaders, creative directors, studios and enterprise creative teams.

Product and distribution partners

Advertising platforms, creative-software businesses, media platforms and implementation partners.

Strategic capital

Media and advertising technology investors, corporate venture teams and founders with relevant operating experience.

Preferred experience

Senior experience in advertising, agency leadership, creative software, media technology or related investing.Evidence of customer adoption, commercial partnerships, product launches or company-building outcomes.Practical knowledge of creative workflows and enterprise or agency procurement.Relevant professional relationships and an ability to connect technical capabilities with customer value.Your regional contribution

This application focuses on the Austin, TX professional ecosystem. Contribute local market knowledge, help identify relevant founders, customers, operating leaders and partners, and support relationships that can benefit companies nationally.

Meaningful professional experience or relationships in this market are valuable. You can indicate openness to other cities without submitting a separate application to every market.

Commitment & compensation

Flexible advisory engagement

Advisory engagements start at 2–4 hours per month and may increase to 40 hours per month for advisory and board engagements, depending on the agreed scope. Work is primarily remote, with any local meetings or hybrid participation agreed separately. The city identifies the professional market you can support; it does not imply a Graphora office or a fixed in-person schedule.

Role-specific compensation

Compensation varies by role and engagement. Venture scouting, capital formation support, portfolio-company advisory, board and operational engagements have different arrangements. Depending on the separately agreed engagement, compensation may include cash, carried-interest or equity participation; no universal hourly rate, award or participation amount is promised by this listing. Scope, compensation, any vesting and other terms are agreed in writing before the engagement begins.

Other engagement types

Separate Operating Partner engagements with certain portfolio companies may require 10–40 hours per week. Venture scouting, capital formation support, company advisory, board and operating opportunities are separately scoped. Applying here is for the named advisory specialty and does not appoint you to a company board or an operating position.

Why join Graphora

Work alongside founders, investors, customers and experienced operating leaders to help promising businesses access the relationships and expertise they need. This is an opportunity to contribute to an AI-native private-capital ecosystem, share your experience with emerging companies and build relevant professional relationships.

Applying & membership

Apply first with your full name, primary email, mobile number, LinkedIn profile and PDF résumé. After submission, verify your contact details and complete the rest of your Graphora profile through a guided follow-up process. Existing members can sign in to reuse their saved profile.

No investment, paid subscription or purchase is required for advisory consideration. This is an Advisory Board Member opportunity, not a fiduciary Board of Directors appointment or a full-time employee position. Professional contribution and role needs guide selection; applying does not guarantee an appointment. Graphora welcomes qualified applicants from all backgrounds.