Jobs at AKQA

Provides front-of-house and administrative support for a design studio, welcoming visitors, managing communications and meeting arrangements, coordinating travel and events, supporting facilities and upkeep, handling supplies and storage, assisting with expenses and reporting, and completing practical ad hoc tasks.

Leads copy-focused creative teams in developing award-winning brand narratives, digital experiences, campaigns, and client solutions. Sets creative direction, shapes briefs, guides writing and design execution, develops client relationships, leads pitches and new business, and promotes innovative use of AI and emerging tools. The role requires hands-on expertise in writing, digital communications, interface and interaction design, supplier management, team leadership, and international project delivery.

Manage large, complex creative projects and client accounts valued at approximately £1–£2.5 million annually. Responsibilities include account growth, client relationship management, proposals, forecasting, workflow planning, issue escalation, process improvement, and revenue development. Lead and develop Account Managers, support Account Directors, coordinate Client Services and Design teams, and ensure high-quality, profitable delivery across the studio.

Manage client accounts and multiple creative projects from brief through completion, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery. Build client relationships, develop proposals and scopes, oversee forecasting, budgeting, invoicing, revenue, and margins, and identify account-growth and new-business opportunities. Lead presentations and RFP/RFQ responses, coordinate staffing and project administration, mentor junior staff, and contribute to studio culture.

Lead the design and delivery of innovative digital products, mentor teams, collaborate with strategists, and ensure accessibility and inclusivity in all projects.

As a Senior Product Designer at AKQA, you will create high-quality visual designs for digital platforms, collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams to refine and execute design concepts with precision and attention to detail.

Lead technical strategy and architecture for AI-enabled, cloud-native platforms. Act as senior client technology partner, define AI-driven products and roadmaps, oversee delivery, mentor senior engineers, and convert innovation pilots into scaled programs while ensuring secure, scalable systems and responsible AI practices.

As a Senior UX Designer, you'll lead the design of user experiences, translating complex requirements into clear structures and prototypes while collaborating closely with teams to ensure meaningful user journeys.

Lead design of enterprise-scale digital products and design systems. Define art direction and visual signature, produce high-fidelity UI, collaborate with UX, strategy, analytics and engineering, present to senior stakeholders, mentor junior designers, and operationalise scalable design systems across brands and platforms.