Creative

Role Summary

We are looking for an intermediate-level creative to join the Journey team. 
You will be able to concept and direct small-scale, stand alone projects, extract simple stories from complex briefs and have the confidence and experience to work effectively with clients, freelancers and our project teams.
Whether you are from a spatial/architectural background or if your experience is in the world of video & animation, you will bring your established and refined design skills to take on the projects within our rich, ever-expanding, global portfolio.
Journey:  Some selected example projects relating to this role's team that include Built Environment Films, Exhibitions and Sales Suites
| MIT Data Clouds at Venice Biennale | Mindfulness City | City of Telosa | The Plaza at 1221 | AIRSIDE Sales Suite | 

Key Responsibilities 

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Distill project information into a narrative to successfully tell the story across simpler deliverables.  
• Create narrative structures for clients to sign off. 
• Champion production process across key areas of work. 
• Concept and direct small scale standalone projects and be a key team member on larger scope projects.  
• Communicate and cross-collaborate with other team members to drive conceptual thinking on your projects.
• Brief artists on projects in a clear and concise manner.  
• Be an active participant in client presentations taking the lead from senior creatives.   

Candidate Specifications

Required

• Degree qualification in a relevant field
• 3 to 5 years' experience within a relevant design agency / production environment.  
• Be able to demonstrate examples where you have used your own initiative and had a level of responsibility and autonomy on multiple projects.  
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and experience building and maintaining client relationships.  
• Proven organisational skills, keen attention to detail and efficient working style.
• Experience with Google Suite, specifically Google Slides.
• Strong copywriting skills.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite softwares
  This can look like one or multiple of the following: strong graphic skills in Photoshop and/or Illustrator, strong editing (Premiere Pro), strong 2D Animation skills in AfterEffects etc.
• Learning mindset: A proactive and curious approach to design processes
• Calm, confident and consistent under pressure, able to receive feedback constructively and take input gracefully
• Positive and approachable: a team player who enjoys working collaboratively and providing support where needed

Desirable

• An established understanding of spatial design and/or interactive design
• An interest in and experience with narrative/story-driven design work
• Familiarity with Figma and/or Miro 
• An ability to work collaboratively with other specialisms within a project team
• 3D modelling and animation skills using Autodesk 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Unreal or other similar softwares
• An Interest in contributing to a diverse, global portfolio

Application: Please submit a resume & portfolio demonstrating your experience along with a bespoke cover letter explaining how your experience meets the required and desirable criteria of this role. Due to the clear design experience required for this role, we are unable to consider applications without portfolios.

Location: This role is based within our London Studios. We value regular in-person collaboration because we think it leads to the best creative work however hybrid working is available around project commitments. The specific team this role relates to generally works in the studio 3 days per week.

Contract: Full time, permanent