MrBeast silently pulls AI artist job listing after massive fan backlash
A LinkedIn job listing posted on September 27 by MrBeast seeking to hire an AI Concept Artist was relabeled and subsequently deleted on September 29 after backlash from fans.
Criticism of the listing was swift following its discovery, with oneX/Twitteruser who drew attention to the post stating “Hey MrBeast go f**k yourself, dude. Maybe put a real artist who needs a job on payroll instead of shilling out money for someone to put a prompt into a generator. Unbelievable.”
On September 28, the role, which had received over 100 applicants, was renamed to Thumbnail Concept Artist, though retained references to AI, reading:
“We’re looking for a creative and experienced Thumbnail Concept Artist who is familiar with the YouTube space and can help us turn video ideas into quickly generated thumbnail concepts. You will be responsible for developing concepts for a variety of video ideas provided to you, utilizing tools such as AI to streamline and enhance the creative process. Most importantly, we need someone who is a team player and always strives to improve.”
As of writing, the vacancy is no longer listed alongside other openings on MrBeast’s LinkedIn page, and attempting to head directly to the application through search returns a “Page not found” error.
Dexerto has contacted MrBeast and requested for comment.
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Other crew members who worked on the show had previously criticized working conditions on the production as “unprofessional”. On September 16, acomplaint was filed by contestantsin the Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging “chronic mistreatment” during filming of the reality series.
