About the Studio:
Squint/Opera is Journey's immersive design studio, bridging the digital and physical worlds through groundbreaking storytelling and emerging technologies such as Unreal Engine and virtual twins.
We're the innovators behind the Empire State Building Observatory's digital reinvention, creating over 40 unique exhibits that transform 10,000 square feet into an interactive journey through history and architecture. At Battersea Power Station, we designed Lift 109, an immersive ascent experience that melds cutting-edge animations, interactive elements, and spatial soundscapes to breathe new life into London's iconic landmark. For Qiddiya City, we pushed the boundaries of virtual production, crafting a revolutionary campaign that ignited global excitement for Saudi Arabia's visionary sports and entertainment mega-development.
We're at the forefront of a new era in experiential multidimensional design (MDX) and an integral part of Journey’s Experience Stack. Inspired by the concept of a tech stack, our Experience Stack draws on decades of cumulative expertise from our physical, lighting, live & immersive, and emerging technology studios to produce magical, meaningful, original work. This integration propels our partners into new realms of growth and delivers multidimensional experiences that are not just consumed but that are lived and felt through every dimension of human interaction.
About the Role:
The role provides a great opportunity to work across the plethora of different media SquintOpera produces. You will be involved in multiple projects at one time and oversee all production processes through the entire timeline of the assigned projects. Collaborating with the creative and supporting producers to ensure production quality and efficiency are maintained across all group divisions, including 3D, 2D, Animation, Post-Production, and Digital.
Main responsibilities:
- Assisting producers in planning work and budget for project days
- Planning production tasks to deliver as per creative vision on time and budget, using FTrack or other tools
- Preparing technical briefing and delivery documents and making sure output is as per spec, reviewing assets and client information
- Responsible for production teams efficient and high-quality output as per schedule for each delivery stage
- Collaborate with other production team members for specialist tasks
- Take ownership of production processes on assigned projects
- Devise and agree on cost-effective and efficient solutions to technical problems in production
- Advise on shoots for CGI integration, attending as VFX supervisor when required
- Predict and proactively troubleshoot production bottlenecks or issues
- Enable creative concepts to become a reality by ensuring that the correct technology is available and working
- Working on shots/tasks as required
Outcomes:
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Delivering projects that meet the creative vision, within the expected margin and meeting the SquintOpera standards
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Collaborative relationships across creative teams and external collaborators
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Accurate and clear reporting on projects to the Production Delivery Director
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Overview of all assigned projects at any given time
About You:
Experience:
- Demonstrable experience (8+ years) within a post-production or creative content agency environment
- Expert knowledge of 3D and 2D software packages and pipeline
- A strong understanding of the technical processes across production disciplines
- Experience managing teams of internal and external artists across a range of specialisms
- Understanding of the architecture and/or cultural market in the UK and internationally
Character Traits:
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Demonstrates intellectual rigour, possesses relevant abilities and able to pick up new skills quickly
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Flexible can-do attitude. Adapts well to changing priorities
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Ability to have a positive impact on others and communicate openly and directly to individuals or groups at all levels
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Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build collaborative relationships with collaborators
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Takes decisions which have a substantial impact on the achievement of production and quality objectives
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In-depth knowledge of technical and creative aspects of the work and ability to reconcile these
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Ability to understand conflicting viewpoints and resolve issues
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Approachable, flexible, and adapts well to changing priorities.
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Ability to manage time effectively
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Perseverance when faced with difficulties
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Confident and decisive
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Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively
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Strong attention to detail, high-quality standards
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Enthusiastic about learning and sharing with team-mates
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Keeping up with emerging technologies beneficial to production and proposing plans for implementation.
Salary Pay Range
£55,000—£70,000 GBP
About Journey:
But we're so much more than a combination of acquisitions; we're a revolutionary framework of layered design capabilities akin to the layers of a technology stack for software companies. Like the best technology stacks, our framework continuously evolves to embrace new capabilities and creative possibilities with the future of the human experience at the forefront. This game-changing framework, the Journey Experience Stack, allows us to design for every touchpoint and create uncommonly cohesive brand universes, drawing on our collective expertise in interior design, lighting design, media design, interactive design, and content creation to deliver industry-first solutions for entertainment, healthcare, retail, hospitality, real estate, and cultural institutions.
No other full-service studio practices multidimensional design or vertically integrates its experience capabilities with this level of sophistication. Whether we’re reimagining the hospital-patient relationship, creating the world’s most immersive entertainment venue, revolutionizing live theater, or crafting virtual twins that accelerate ideas’ passage from vision to reality, Journey’s work is pioneering the shift of how people perceive, engage, and interact with the world.
