Olga Baranova portrait

I produce and create AI-first visuals for brands, music artists, and short-form narrative projects. I lead the overall creative process while also contributing hands-on — generating images, videos, and sound, and handling some post-production tasks. Currently working remotely with Genre.ai (San Francisco). Based in Paris.

hello@olgabrnv.com
More about me

Bio

Born and raised in Moscow. Moved to Paris in 2010 to study cinema at La Sorbonne Nouvelle, but ended up working in fashion, doing model and artist management, casting, and production. As a Senior Agent at System Agency (2014–2022), I managed high-profile fashion talent and booked them for brands like Chloé, Zara, Celine, YSL, and Sephora.

From there, I moved briefly into digital art curation (2024), working with Foundation.app and Somewhere Media to curate exhibitions focused on generative and AI art.

I then joined Go East Creative Management (2024–2025) to launch their AI department and source top AI directing talent for the agency.

In February 2025, I pivoted into creative work myself and joined Genre.ai as a Creative Technologist and Producer. Since then I've worked on projects including Qatar Airways x Google, David Beckham's IM8, Deel, Popeyes, Wander, among others.

In March 2026, I was selected as one of ten artists to participate in Google Flow Sessions — Artist Cohort 3, a six-week program granting unlimited access to Google's generative AI tools and direct collaboration with their mentors and research teams, to create a short film to be showcased in New York.

Experience

2025 — Present

Creative Technologist

Genre.ai — San Francisco (Remote)

Producing and creating AI-generated video and animation for commercial campaigns.

May 2024 — Feb 2025

AI Lead

Go East Creative Management — New York (Remote)

Hired to launch the agency's AI department. Sourced and signed top AI directing talent.

2024

Digital Art Curator

Foundation.app & Somewhere Media

Curated digital art exhibitions focused on generative and AI art.

2014 — 2022

Senior Talent Agent

System Agency — Paris

Model and artist management, fashion casting, and production.

Photos I Took

Mountain reflection through glass Waterfront bar at golden hour Ancient tree in mist Marble sculpture detail Paris brasserie at night Warhol prints in a Parisian bar

Press

Ad Age

Qatar Airways: AI Challenge in the Sky

I contributed as an animator and producer on the Qatar Airways campaign that was named "Ad of the Week."

Read article →

ElevenLabs Partnership

What Makes a Great Brand Partnership

Kristen Sesto (Customer Influence) highlighted my collaboration with ElevenLabs as a case study in authentic brand partnership.

Read post →

Films I Love

Revolutionary Road

Revolutionary Road

Sam Mendes, 2008

The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor

Bernardo Bertolucci, 1987

The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky

Bernardo Bertolucci, 1990

The New World

The New World

Terrence Malick, 2005

Les Triplettes de Belleville

Les Triplettes de Belleville

Sylvain Chomet, 2003

Big Fish

Big Fish

Tim Burton, 2003

Melancholia

Melancholia

Lars von Trier, 2011

The Others

The Others

Alejandro Amenábar, 2001

Eyes Wide Shut

Eyes Wide Shut

Stanley Kubrick, 1999

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

Agnieszka Holland, 1993

The Dreamers

The Dreamers

Bernardo Bertolucci, 2003

American Beauty

American Beauty

Sam Mendes, 1999

Books I Love

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

Intermezzo

Sally Rooney

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun

Kazuo Ishiguro

Educated by Tara Westover

Educated

Tara Westover

Utopia for Realists by Rutger Bregman

Utopia for Realists

Rutger Bregman

Sophie's Choice by William Styron

Sophie's Choice

William Styron

Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham

Of Human Bondage

W. Somerset Maugham

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Brave New World

Aldous Huxley

Atonement by Ian McEwan

Atonement

Ian McEwan

The Beach by Alex Garland

The Beach

Alex Garland

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

Never Let Me Go

Kazuo Ishiguro

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov

The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Patricia Highsmith

Beyond Work

Outside of work, I obsessively watch films, play tennis (although poorly), and enjoy writing. I've lived in several countries, and travel still shapes how I think and work. Currently living between Paris and a tiny island of Madeira, switching constantly between the two.

hello@olgabrnv.com
Back to portfolio