Journey is hiring: Senior Creative in New York

We're looking for a multidisciplinary Senior Creative to join our award-winning Immersive team at Journey's Squint / Opera studio in New York!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 : As our Senior Creative on the Immersive Team, you'll report to the Creative Director and work closely with Producers, freelance artists, and clients, interpreting and translating briefs into creative visions and contributing to delivering high-impact experiences across digital and physical formats for exhibition projects in the cultural and brand sectors. Whether it's 2D, 3D, print, or interactive media, your work will influence audience experiences.Main Responsibilities : Collaborate with the Creative Director, Producers, and cross-disciplinary teams to transform ideas into high-quality, deliverable content that doesn't just look good but tells a story, creates an experience, and leaves an impression.Provide hands-on art direction to junior creatives and contractors for various projects, including film (live action, CG, VFX, animation), interactive media, and experiential design.Attend client meetings, interpret briefs, and build strong narratives and achievable creative visions for a wide range of deliverables, including (but not limited to) creative treatments, storyboards, spatial design, script writing, creating brief decks, and style frames.Be comfortable leading visual direction from conception through execution, ensuring the creative vision aligns with client objectives and our studio's high standards.Work with Producers to manage timelines and project reviews.Create presentation materials for existing projects and new business.Outcomes : Immersive Excellence : Your creative vision will define how visitors engage with and experience exhibitions, ensuring every project is memorable and emotionally resonant.Collaborative Success : Working closely with production teams, you will ensure all visual elements of an exhibition come together smoothly and that tell stories that resonate.Creative Innovation : You'll continually push the boundaries of exhibition design, integrating new techniques and technologies to create more immersive, interactive experiences.About You : You are a seasoned, multidisciplinary creative who can shape big ideas and is passionate about narrative-driven storytelling through cutting-edge design. Successful candidates will have the following experiences and qualifications.Qualifications : [Required] 5 years of demonstrable design experience with an innovative, creative agency or production environment.A sharp eye for design excellence and detailsAbility to design in a wide range of styles and platformsYou're a natural storyteller - you approach visual design through the lens of the narrativeYou've previously led creative visionsYou can take a brief and run with it, bringing the vision to life through compelling art direction and hands-on design work.Candidates may have any combination of creative backgrounds, including film, motion design, exhibition design, spatial design, branding, or immersive content.Experience with Google SuiteStrong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite - shortcuts and efficient workflow a must[Desirable] Experience in museum / exhibition designExperience with FigmaExperience with Cinema 4dBasic understanding of Unity / digital pipelineCharacter Traits : You are autonomous, self-directed, and proactive - you always know when and how you need to put your creative prowess to useYou also enjoy working as part of a team and can give and receive feedback openly.You're comfortable working in uncharted territories-be it unfamiliar content, new technologies, or complex briefs.You're passionate about staying ahead of the curve and evolving your creative approach.You ask the right questions.You have a flexible 'can-do' attitude and adapt well to changing priorities.Ability to have a positive impact on others and communicate openly and directly to individuals or groups at all levelsIn-depth knowledge of technical and creative aspects of the work and ability to reconcile theseAbility to manage time effectivelyConfident and decisive, a problem-solverStrong attention to detail, high-quality standardsHelp to foster an atmosphere in which creative innovation can take placeCandidates must be eligible to work in the US without work authorization. Qualified candidates should submit their resume and portfolio with their application. Unfortunately, applications without portfolios will not be considered.Salary Pay Range$85,000-$100,000 USDAbout Journey : Journey is a global design and innovation studio pioneering multidimensional experiences (MDX) that transform how people perceive, engage, and interact with the world. With studios in New York, London, Miami, and Dubai, we blend strategy, design, technology, and narrative to create sensory-rich journeys that ignite emotion and deepen connections between people, brands, and culture.Journey was formed in 2022 by visionary leaders who refuse to accept limits. United through the acquisitions of award-winning studios ICRAVE, Squint / Opera, 59, and VMI Studio, together, we form something new : a multidimensional design practice with unparalleled expertise across the physical, immersive, and digital realms.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.

Salary : $85,000 - $100,000