What are the responsibilities and job description for the Designer position at AKQA?
At AKQA, we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.
Product Designers at AKQA apply artistry and craftsmanship to strategic insights, designing articulate, beautiful, and impactful customer experiences across a wide variety of channels and devices. Skilled storytellers and architects, they work in a multidisciplinary environment to create data-driven, user-centered solutions that transform business for our clients. Hands-on and endlessly curious, Product Designers take ownership for Design deliverables across client projects, while guiding junior members in work ethic, attitude and working methodology. Our New York studio offers teams the opportunity to produce innovative work that moves world-class companies, and their communities forward. All disciplines collaborate to find the best solution while delivering each aspect to the highest standard. From products and services to imaginative storytelling, our shared vision is to create experiences that drive progress and results.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
Possesses a solid understanding and demonstration of user-centered design principlesPerforms brand materials review and design system audits for current state assessment and identifies areas of opportunityIndependently solves complex problems through use of existing brand and design guidelines while supporting their evolution with new ideasGenerates campaign, product, or service ideas derived from unique insights rooted in customer dataCompetent working in a variety of styles and demonstrates a discerning eye toward trend in establishing design directions or executionsIteratively develops experience flows, prototypes, story boards, and client presentations for precise communication of design direction and quality assuranceCapable of developing ideas from an objective point of view based on research and strategic insights, and can effectively communicate this point of view with senior management on both the agency and client sidesProactively seeks to produce best-in-class solutions against requirements and technical constraints and independently builds and guides the creation of prototypes to be validated by leadership and testingAble to contribute to thought leadership activities within the discipline and work with team members to continuously set new standards for Design activities, deliverables, and agency processesQUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
You have a compelling portfolio of distinctive work showing product and service design as well as storytelling that demonstrates experience leading or executing the design of complex systems across multiple platforms, including responsive web, mobile applications, and touch-based interfacesYou have experience maintaining and creating design systems and are proficient with the use of FigmaYou have exceptional written and oral communication skills with a passion for documenting your work to ensure clear client hand-off and quality assuranceYou are able to assist and guide other Designers in their workYou foster innovation and progressive, limitless thinking
AKQA is an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe that diversity is vital to AKQA's ability to provide our clients with the best recommendations and are committed to fostering a varied and inclusive work environment. Your race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or veteran status have no bearing on our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. Explore our extensive range of benefits here.
45,000-$90,000 USD
Salary : $45,000 - $90,000
