Web Developer / AI Integration Specialist for Personalized Cartoon Book Platform

**About Us** We are a fast\-growing, modern German publishing company building an innovative digital product in the personalized book space. Our goal is to combine storytelling, technology, AI image generation, and high\-quality publishing to create a unique platform where customers can design personalized cartoon\-style books using their own photos and text. We are not looking for a short\-term task executor only. We are looking for a reliable developer or technical partner who is excited to build with us over the long term, contribute ideas, and help shape the product from an early\-stage prototype into a scalable platform. This is an opportunity to work on a creative, AI\-powered product with real commercial potential, together with a motivated team that wants to move fast, test, improve, and grow. **Current Prototype** We already have an early prototype of the platform. In the current version, users can upload photos of themselves and their partner. Based on these photos, the tool generates around 10 personalized comic\-style pages showing the couple doing fun activities together. The next step is to improve, stabilize, and further develop this prototype into a more polished, user\-friendly, and scalable web application. Important areas include image quality, character consistency, AI workflow reliability, page editing, text placement, user experience, and the final book preview/review process. **Project Overview** We are developing a web\-based platform that allows users to create personalized cartoon books from their own photos and text. Users should be able to upload images, add or edit story text, preview individual pages, review the full book, and later potentially order the final product as a printed book. We are looking for an experienced freelance developer or small technical team to help us improve, stabilize, and further develop the platform, with a strong focus on AI image generation, web application development, image processing, and a smooth user experience. **What We Need** We are looking for someone who can help us with some or all of the following: * Improve or redevelop the current web\-based cartoon book editor * Integrate, optimize, or recommend AI image generation workflows * Improve character and style consistency across multiple generated pages * Build or refine user flows for photo upload, text editing, page preview, and final review * Implement text overlay functionality directly on generated book pages * Make text editable as a separate layer, including position, font size, line breaks, and styling * Improve frontend usability, responsiveness, and mobile experience * Support backend logic, data handling, image processing, and storage * Help structure the platform so it can scale beyond a prototype * Advise on the best technical setup, tools, AI models, and workflows * Potentially connect the platform to print/order fulfillment services later **Ideal Candidate** The ideal freelancer or team has experience with: * Full\-stack web development * Frontend frameworks such as React, Next.js, Vue, or similar * Backend development using Node.js, Python, or similar technologies * AI image generation APIs or workflows * Image upload, processing, storage, and transformation * Editable image or page\-based tools * Text overlays, canvas\-based editors, or design/editor interfaces * UX/UI design for creative or editor\-based tools * Building MVPs, SaaS tools, marketplaces, or creative platforms * Working independently and proposing practical technical solutions Experience with personalized products, print\-on\-demand, children’s books, comics, image editing tools, or generative AI products is a strong plus. **Project Goals** The main goal is to turn our current prototype into a more reliable, user\-friendly, and scalable product. Key outcomes may include: * A smoother and more intuitive book editor * A stable workflow from photo upload to cartoon\-style book preview * Better integration of AI\-generated visuals * Improved consistency of characters and style across pages * Editable text overlays directly on each generated page * Improved page editing and review experience * A clearer technical architecture for future development * A roadmap for what should be built next **Scope** The exact scope can be defined together after an initial technical review. We are open to starting with a smaller discovery or audit phase before moving into implementation. A possible first phase could include: * Review of the current platform or prototype * Technical recommendations * UX/UI improvement suggestions * Evaluation and recommendation of the best AI image generation model or workflow for our use case * Recommendation for how to handle text overlays and editable page layouts * Definition of milestones * Estimate for development work * Implementation of the most important improvements **Important Technical Questions** We are especially interested in your thinking around the following areas: * How would you create a reliable workflow from user photo upload to personalized comic\-style book pages? * How would you keep the couple recognizable and visually consistent across multiple pages? * Which AI image generation model or workflow would you recommend for this use case, and why? * How would you handle text overlays on generated pages? * Would you recommend generating images with text already included, or adding text as a separate editable layer on top of the image? * How would you make sure the text remains readable across different image backgrounds and page styles? * How would you prepare the final pages for both digital preview and potential print production? **What We Are Looking For** We are not only looking for someone who can execute tasks, but also someone who can think with us. We appreciate proactive suggestions, clear communication, practical recommendations, and a strong understanding of both product and technology. You should be comfortable working on an early\-stage product where some things may still need to be clarified, tested, and improved. Ideally, we would like to build a long\-term collaboration with a developer or technical partner who wants to help us create a new and innovative product in the personalized publishing space. **Salary \& Timeline** We are open to discussing budget and timeline depending on experience and proposed scope. We would prefer to start with a clearly defined first phase or technical discovery project, then continue with long term development if there is a good fit. **Summary** The right person should combine strong web development skills with experience in AI\-powered image workflows and an eye for simple, enjoyable user experiences. This is a long\-term opportunity to help shape an innovative product from an early prototype into a scalable platform. -