At AKQA (part of WPP) 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.

User Experience leaders 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 systems thinkers, they work in a multidisciplinary environment to create data-driven, user-centered solutions that transform business for our clients—while elevating the teams and practices around them.

We are seeking an experienced Freelance Associate UX Director to support a massive global brand that most people rely on every single day. In this role, you will bring strong UX leadership and a systems-minded approach to a complex, high-visibility engagement, working closely with design to deliver cohesive, well-considered experiences. You will help set direction, contribute to and champion design systems, and ensure the work is grounded in user needs and executed to the highest standard.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS
• Lead UX thinking and direction across one or more concurrent workstreams, balancing strategic vision with hands-on delivery
• Collaborate closely and fluidly with visual and product designers to ensure UX and design are tightly aligned throughout the process
• Contribute to, maintain, and champion design systems—ensuring consistency, scalability, and adoption across teams
• Define and communicate user journeys, flows, interaction patterns, and key design decisions with clarity and rationale
• Independently deliver innovative solutions to complex problems, responsibly introducing new patterns where existing ones fall short
• Distill research, data, and strategic inputs into clear UX direction that can be understood and acted on by cross-functional partners
• Guide and provide feedback to more junior UX practitioners, supporting quality and growth across the team
• Partner with product, strategy, and technology leads to ensure experience decisions are grounded in both user needs and business goals
• Communicate effectively with senior stakeholders on both the agency and client sides, presenting work with confidence and clarity
• Contribute to continuously raising the bar for UX standards, deliverables, and processes within the engagement

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
• A compelling portfolio of distinctive work demonstrating strong UX craft across complex digital products or services, with clear evidence of systems thinking
• Deep expertise in design systems—contributing to, scaling, and evangelizing them within multidisciplinary teams is a must
• Experience in B2B contexts—understanding the nuances of enterprise users, workflows, and stakeholder complexity—is a significant plus
• Mastery of Figma and relevant prototyping/collaboration tools (e.g., Miro, FigJam)
• Exceptional written, visual, and verbal communication skills; able to articulate decisions and rationale to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Highly collaborative; a natural partner to designers and cross-functional teammates who brings clarity without hierarchy
• Detail-oriented and delivery-focused, with the ability to manage workload independently in a fast-paced environment
• Fosters progressive, limitless thinking while remaining pragmatic about constraints and timelines

Location & Commitment
• Remote (U.S.-based candidates only)
• 40 hours/week
• Expected compensation: $4,000–$5,000 per week

At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. Our teams blend creativity, technology and strategy to deliver connected experiences that transform brands and businesses.

We are seeking a Growth Executive to support the growth of AKQA through the successful management of new business opportunities. This role is central to shaping compelling responses to prospective clients, leading the end-to-end pursuit process across pitches, proposals, RFIs and RFPs.

Working closely with senior leadership, Strategy, Creative, Client Services and Delivery teams, the Pursuit Manager will bring structure, momentum and clarity to high-value opportunities, ensuring AKQA presents its best thinking in a compelling and differentiated way.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Lead and manage the end-to-end pursuit process across new business opportunities, from qualification through to final submission
• Partner with Growth leadership to define pursuit strategy, win themes and response approach for each opportunity
• Create and manage detailed project plans, timelines, workstreams and responsibilities to ensure smooth execution
• Act as the central point of contact across internal teams during live pursuits, driving alignment and momentum
• Coordinate cross-functional contributors including Strategy, Creative, Experience, Technology and Client Services
• Facilitate kick-offs, brainstorms, progress meetings and pitch rehearsals to maintain pace and quality
• Oversee the development of high-quality RFP, RFI, proposal and presentation responses
• Support the creation of compelling narrative, case studies and tailored content that reflects AKQA’s capabilities and values
• Ensure all materials are delivered to the highest standard, on time and with strong attention to detail
• Manage multiple concurrent opportunities, balancing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Gather feedback from internal stakeholders and prospective clients to assess outcomes and improve future pursuits
• Capture learnings, templates and best practices to continuously evolve AKQA’s pursuit process

QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS

• 3+ years’ experience in pursuit management, proposal management, business development or a similar role
• Experience within a creative agency, consultancy, digital business or similarly fast-paced environment preferred
• Excellent project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines simultaneously
• Strong written communication skills, with an eye for detail and clarity of message
• Confident creating polished presentations and client-facing materials
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly PowerPoint, Word and Excel
• Calm under pressure, able to bring structure and momentum to fast-moving opportunities
• Highly collaborative, with the ability to work effectively across senior stakeholders and diverse teams
• Commercially minded, with an understanding of what makes a compelling and successful pitch
• Proactive and solutions-oriented, anticipating challenges and driving progress
• Passionate about creativity, innovation and producing world-class work
• A natural relationship builder who creates trust and confidence with colleagues and stakeholders

At AKQA (part of WPP), we use 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 content that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.

In the heart of innovation, AKQA Sweden thrives. We are privileged to collaborate with a fantastic portfolio of clients, including Volvo Cars, Volvo Penta, H&M, Ikea, and Zimmer Biomet. Each partnership is a unique journey, a shared pursuit of creating transformative ideas, products, and services that resonate with their distinct needs and aspirations.

Working with the Delivery team connects you with talented experts from various backgrounds and experiences, who are passionate about ensuring work is delivered to the highest quality, on time, and that clients receive the greatest possible value from their investment.

As a Senior Project Manager in our Delivery team  at AKQA Sweden, you will play a critical role in leading and overseeing large workstreams, ensuring the successful delivery of complex and impactful assignments. Working across four distinct areas our Associate Directors have expertise in at least one area while being comfortable in all others.

Production: Leading complex film shoots, large-scale asset production for campaigns, or production of OOH assets at scale.
Projects: Leading international marketing campaigns in multiple markets, delivering digital and physical experiences.
Product: Leading complex design/technology-driven products, such as website re-platforming, App development for new revenue streams, or other large-scale product management.
Innovation: Implementing cutting-edge technologies and experimenting to find effective market fit.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Provide mentoring and support to multiple project teams, ensuring the delivery of incredible customer experiences, including (but not limited to) websites, e-commerce, mobile apps, emerging technologies, films, products, or events.
• Oversee the successful setup, structure, and end-to-end delivery of multiple engagements involving technical, brand, marketing stakeholders, or environmental complexities, rollout plans in multiple countries, physical construction, or fixed deadlines. 
• Establish strong relationships with senior clients, partners, and multiple suppliers, ensuring the best outcomes for both clients and AKQA.
• Lead on cross-department collaboration, knowledge sharing, and mentorship to promote a cohesive and high-performing work environment.
• Iterate and teach tailored delivery approaches based on methodology or client need, ensuring alignment with business objectives and stakeholder expectations.
• Collaborate with internal teams and clients to define and agree on the Scope of Work, ensuring engagements are clear, unambiguous, and effectively delivered.
• Lead on client discussions regarding project realities, addressing open issues promptly and decisively.

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Significant  experience in managing diverse service delivery functions in a fast-paced environment, implementing innovative, interactive, and consumer-focused solutions.
• Leads client sessions, resolving challenging discussions with senior client stakeholders, and building long-term relationships.
• Expert understanding of both waterfall and agile methodologies and when to use them. 
• Experience line managing multiple  team members.
• Ability to define functional and technical requirements or User Stories and articulate the value to clients.
• Ability to effectively communicate with new clients about appropriate ways of working to reach their business objectives.
• Experience owning commercial/financial decisions.
• Commitment to delivering the highest quality of production.
• Strong customer service ethos.
• Self-motivation with the ability to inspire and lead project teams to fulfil a vision.
• Dedication to continuous improvement of AKQA delivery practices, processes, and procedures.
• Certification in Scrum, Lean, or other delivery methodologies is a benefit, but not a requirement.

At AKQA Sweden, we are in relentless pursuit of the beyond, shaping the future with our clients, our people, and our planet at the core. Our work is not just our profession, it's our passion, and our commitment is to a future where everyone has the opportunity to shine. We are not just creating for today, we are creating the Future. Faster.

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At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create a better future. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive ideas, services, and experiences that capture the imagination and deliver meaningful impact.

Creatives at AKQA fuse artistry and craftsmanship with strategic insight to build brands, products, campaigns, and experiences that earn attention and live in culture. They are storytellers and makers, working across disciplines to unlock new value for our clients.

As a Senior Creative Team member in MENA, you will play an essential role in the strategy, conception, and execution of ideas spanning brand, experience, product, and innovation. Together, you will combine words and visuals into one cohesive creative system, driving work that is conceptually strong, beautifully crafted, and culturally relevant.

You will operate as a unit: thinking together, making together, and pushing each other to produce work that neither discipline could achieve alone.

At AKQA, you will be surrounded by some of the brightest minds across design, technology, and creativity, with access to world-class thinking and an environment that rewards ambition, ownership, and craft.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Lead with creative hunger. Drive ideas from first spark to final execution with the energy of makers and the accountability of owners. Push for work that is braver, sharper, and built to matter.
• Think as one system. Unify art direction and writing into a single idea. No handovers, no silos, every output should feel like one voice expressed through multiple forms.
• Craft with obsession. Words, visuals, motion, interaction; every detail matters. Whether it's a line, a layout, a script, or a prototype, the work should feel precise, intentional, and world-class.
• Tell stories that live everywhere. Shape narratives that translate across film, social, product, experience, and PR. Understand how ideas behave within local, regional, and global cultures.
• Think beyond the ad. Create ideas that exist as acts, products, services, platforms, and content ecosystems. Use technology, AI, and innovation as creative tools, not decoration.
• Make ideas PR-able by design. Build work that earns attention. Ideas should be culturally relevant, conversation-worthy, and designed to travel.
• Own the process end-to-end. From early concept to production and launch, drive the work through every stage. Know when to craft hands-on and when to lead from altitude.
• Collaborate like modern creatives. Work fluidly with strategists, designers, technologists, producers, and the wider AKQA network. Seek tension that sharpens the work, not comfort that softens it.
• Elevate the room. Bring energy, references, and perspective that push the work forward. Mentor others, challenge thinking, and raise the creative standard around you.
• Challenge the brief, intelligently. Ask better questions. Find the tension. Push for the version of the work that will actually move people and create impact.
• Present with clarity and conviction. Tell the story behind the work in a way that builds belief. Make clients feel the ambition, not just understand it.
• Guard the quality. Be accountable for everything that leaves the studio. Ensure every output reflects AKQA's global standard and your own creative integrity.
  
  

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• 5+ years of relevant creative agency or brand side experience with large global projects/clients
• A portfolio with crafted and globally-recognised brand, campaign and experience work, with case studies of work that had a direct impact on the client's business.
• You have a portfolio that demonstrates outstanding thinking and craft across both art direction and writing, showing ideas that are conceptually strong and beautifully executed.
• You have proven success working as part of a creative team within multidisciplinary environments, delivering work across brand, campaign, product, and experience.
• You are confident presenting ideas, both visually and verbally, with clarity and impact.
• You bring a broad and deep cultural perspective, with an instinct for what resonates and travels.
• You are driven to break boundaries and create work that stands at the highest level globally.
• You are relentlessly curious about culture, technology, design, storytelling, and what's next.
• You are fluent across modern tools and workflows, including Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Keynote, and emerging AI platforms.
• You have strong English communication skills (Arabic is a plus).
• You take ownership of your work, your growth, and the people around you, contributing to a culture of ambition, generosity, and excellence.
• Experience leading projects, mentoring others, and working directly with clients is advantageous.

The Creative team at AKQA (part of WPP) applies artistry and craftsmanship to strategic insight, bringing to life beautiful and technologically innovative ideas that move the world. From a variety of backgrounds and disciplines, our creatives are innately curious and strive to transform client challenges into groundbreaking, design-led solutions.

As an Associate Creative Director (Art/Design) in our Amsterdam studio, you’ll inspire and lead a team to craft visually striking concepts and executions across CGI, motion design, and interactive media. With a foundation in art direction and deep expertise in production, you will direct specialized CGI artists and guide cross-disciplinary teams to create cinematic, technically precise, and emotionally-resonant work. From large-scale digital platforms and motion-led brand systems, to experimental storytelling powered by emerging tools, you’ll push the boundaries of what’s possible in digital creativity.

You’re a visionary creative leader who thinks like a filmmaker, builds like a technician, and creates like a storyteller, bringing together craft, innovation, and strategy to shape work that influences culture and elevates global brands.

As part of the AKQA team and based in our Amsterdam studio, you’ll work in an environment that fosters a dynamic and inclusive culture, enabled by our multidisciplinary approach and supported by some of the brightest minds in their field. You will report to the Creative Director and collaborate closely with team leads across the studio to continually inspire, innovate, and deliver work of the highest standard.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Deliver and lead award-winning work that meets client needs while influencing culture, blending art direction, design craft, and innovative use of technology.
• Direct and Lead autonomous teams to bring cinematic vision, technical precision, and emotional storytelling into every project — thinking like a filmmaker, building like a technician, and creating like a storyteller.
• Establish and direct creative foundations in concepting art directions for production and motion graphics, ensuring ideas are strategically sound and visually compelling.
• Ability to direct specialised CGI artists across animation, modelling, rigging, lighting, and compositing to maintain creative cohesion and quality.
• Apply craft knowledge across CGI workflows, including modelling, lighting, animatics, grading, and retouching.
• Provide hands-on expertise in retouching, compositing, grading, and finalising large-scale projects, guiding teams through complex production pipelines.
• Implement advanced workflows such as EXR and ACES to ensure colour accuracy, consistency, and creative control.
• Contribute to and lead the development of creative briefs, collaborating with clients and strategists to define opportunities and deliver visionary outcomes.
• Collaborate across disciplines — including design, UX, and development — to integrate creativity, craft, and strategy seamlessly into final outputs.
• Creatively lead new business pitches, presenting ideas and executions with confidence and clarity to global clients.
• Explore and implement AI-assisted workflows (e.g., ComfyUI with open-source models, LoRa training, Google partnerships) to push creative boundaries.
• Demonstrate proficiency in editing (Adobe Premiere, After Effects), motion retouching (DaVinci), and emerging AI generation tools.

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Proven experience at Associate Creative Director level or in a comparable art/design hybrid leadership role, with a strong background in both concepting and execution.
• A demonstrated track record of leading award-winning creative work across European and global markets, showcasing the ability to deliver at scale and on an international stage.
• You have experience with AI production using state of the art models, knowing the pros and cons of each and what model to use, when to use what, and how to use each through JSON-based prompting - and how to put different outputs together.
• Strong foundation in art direction and motion graphics, coupled with advanced CGI production knowledge across the full pipeline, from modeling to post-production.
• Hands-on craft expertise in compositing, grading, retouching, and finishing, with the ability to dive into details and elevate the final quality of work.
• Sharp eye for art direction, visual storytelling, and design excellence, ensuring all work meets the highest aesthetic and conceptual standards.
• Experienced in building and maintaining client relationships, growing partnerships through trust, creativity, and consistent delivery of exceptional results.
• Exceptional communicator with the ability to craft and deliver compelling presentations, clearly articulating creative vision, rationale, and executional guidelines.
• Recognised for representing your agency publicly—through talks, mentorship, or thought leadership—and inspiring both peers and the next generation of creatives.

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At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create a better future. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive ideas, services and experiences that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.

Designers at AKQA apply systems thinking and craft to create brands, products, and experiences that people genuinely want to use, wear, share, and come back to. In a multidisciplinary environment, they translate insight into form, shaping identities, interfaces, and design languages that feel both culturally alive and beautifully precise.

As a Senior Designer in MENA, you'll play an essential role in shaping the design vision and craft of work across brand, digital, product, experience and campaign. You'll help define and build design systems, produce exceptional work, identities and prototypes, and collaborate closely with creative, strategy, tech, delivery and production to create transformative work for regional and global clients.

At AKQA you will have access to world-renowned thought leadership from influential authors, athletes, artists and entrepreneurs. You will work in an environment which fosters a meritocratic culture and encourages ownership, and you will be surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. 

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Lead with maker energy. Drive design, craft, and execution with pace and pride, raising the bar on every visual, system, and experience, and pushing visuals to be bolder, clearer, and more culturally relevant.
• Think in systems, not assets. Build identities and design languages that scale across channels and evolve over time. Create rules and rythms, not just one-off screens.
• Craft with obsession. Sweat the details: spacing, alignment, type, transitions, iconography, accessibility, responsiveness. Your work should feel authored, intentional and world-class.
• Design beyond the screen. Bring the same design intelligence to environments, packaging, content ecosystems, installations and tech-enabled experiences. Understand how a brand behaves in the real world.
• Make work that travels. Create a design with PR potential: iconic, ownable, culturally legible. Understand what will land locally in MENA and what will travel globally.
• Own the process end-to-end. From early explorations and mood boards to design development, artworking, production files and QA, you shepherd quality through every phase.
• Collaborate like a modern designer. Work fluidly with writers, strategists, creative directors, technologists, makers, AI tools and the broader AKQA network. Invite critique and use friction to sharpen outcomes.
• Present with clarity and taste. Tell the design story: the rationale, the system, the choices and the craft, guiding clients through what matters and why it works.
• Guard the standard. Be accountable for every deliverable. Ensure every layout, screen, prototype, deck page and asset meets AKQA's global level and reflects the studio's ambition.

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• A compelling portfolio demonstrating design craft and systems thinking across brand, digital, product, campaign and/or experience work.
• Strong ability to develop visual identities, design systems
• Confident in typography, composition, hierarchy and grid systems; high attention to detail.
• Proven success working in collaborative, multi-functional teams.
• Strong design presentation skills (visual and written).
• Culturally literate with a breadth of reference points, and the ability to translate culture into design decisions (not just mood boards).
• Hungry to push boundaries and make work that is distinctive, modern and craft-led.
• Passionate about design best practices and continuously improving your craft.
• Experience in presenting to clients and supporting senior leads is advantageous.
• Degree in Design, Visual Communication, Interaction Design, Visual Studies or related field preferred.
• Extensive experience with industry-standard tools (e.g. Figma, Adobe Creative Suite...).
• Appreciation for production realities: print, digital delivery, responsive behaviour and quality assurance.
• Supplementary skills appreciated: motion design, photography, illustration, 3D, generative/AI workflows, digital installations, creative coding.

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At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create ideas, products, and services that shape culture and drive meaningful outcomes. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative spirit, we design adaptive digital experiences that combine creativity, technology, and craft.

The Delivery team sits at the heart of everything we do, ensuring work is delivered with precision, care, and commercial clarity. As Associate Programme Director for the Amsterdam office, you will lead a portfolio of complex, technology-led production programmes, including work shaped by AI and advanced CGI techniques.

You will steward programme health end-to-end, balancing client ambition with agency capability, and building delivery models that are efficient, scalable, and future-facing. A key part of your role is helping evolve how AI-enabled workflows and modern production methods are applied across creative output.

You will partner with clients as a trusted advisor, helping them navigate opportunity, complexity, and change - while leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver work of exceptional quality. In doing so, you will help shape how emerging technologies are meaningfully integrated into delivery practice.

Based in central Amsterdam, you will collaborate across AKQA’s European studios in a culture built on ownership, curiosity, and craft, working alongside specialists who push the boundaries of creative technology and production.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee a portfolio of projects (up to €2M), ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and aligned with AKQA standards across modern production and technology-enabled workflows.
• Act as primary client interface, building trusted senior relationships and advising on delivery strategy, including the effective use of AI and CGI where relevant.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex digital programmes, ensuring excellence in execution, strong coordination across teams, and resolution of delivery challenges.
• Own project financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, and risk of overrun. Understand key cost drivers such as compute, tooling, and rendering, and contribute to portfolio-level planning.
• Define delivery approaches (fixed-price and T&M), leading scoping, estimation, scheduling, and SoW creation for complex programmes. Work closely with resource managers to ensure the right blend of specialist capability is applied.
• Partner with internal teams and clients to shape solutions and support new business opportunities, contributing to growth in AI-enabled production and advanced CGI work.
• Identify and mitigate delivery risks, including ethical considerations, data usage, and production complexity. Maintain high standards through structured reviews and continuous improvement of tools and ways of working.
• Coach and develop delivery teams, strengthening capability in modern production pipelines and emerging technologies, while fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture.

QUALITIES & CHARACTERISTICS

• Extensive experience delivering complex digital production programmes in fast-moving, technology-led environments.
• Strong grounding in CGI, animation, real-time, or generative production workflows.
• Expert understanding of programme and project management across Agile, Hybrid, and Waterfall approaches.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, forecasting, and commercial delivery with strong attention to value and efficiency.
• Confident in working with business metrics, forecasting models, and financial principles.
• Strong commercial awareness with a focus on ROI, delivery effectiveness, and long-term value creation.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including engagement at senior and executive level.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, compelling business narratives.
• Experience mentoring and developing multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong understanding of emerging technologies, ethical considerations, and modern production models.
• Strong alignment with human-centred design, creative craft, and outcome-driven delivery.
• Strong understanding of creative technology, AI ethics, and emerging production models
• High affinity with human-centred design, creative craft, emerging technologies, and OKR-driven outcomes

AKQA is committed to developing wellbeing and supporting life choices for our team. We provide an extensive range of benefits. To find out more click here

Creatives at AKQA apply artistry and craftsmanship to strategic insight, creating and bringing to life beautiful and technologically innovative ideas that move the world. From a variety of backgrounds and disciplines, our creatives are innately curious and strive to transform client challenges into beautiful, cutting-edge solutions. 

As a Motion Designer at our Amsterdam studio, you’ll be instrumental in building impactful .com platforms, apps and brand motion design systems with strong conceptual and strategic foundations. Working alongside art directors, designers, and our broader creative team, you’ll transform ideas into captivating motion graphics and animations that will elevate our clients’ brand stories. You’re a visionary designer who sees motion as an art form that plays a key role in bringing a brand to life across the entire customer experience.

As part of the AKQA team, you will work in an environment that fosters a dynamic and inclusive culture, enabled by our multidisciplinary approach and supported by some of the brightest minds in their field. You will report to a Creative Director and will have a close, collaborative relationship with the other Creative, Design, and Experience leads across the studio.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Be part of the creation of compelling motion design systems for .com sites, apps and brand identities, with a strong conceptual foundation rooted in strategic insights.
• Craft high-quality 2D motion, product UI animations, brand system motion principles, and brand- or product short films, sizzles or montages with care and precision across all stages of the design process - from concept idea to detailed execution.
• Collaborate closely with both client and internal teams of creative directors, art directors, brand- & experience designers; inspiring new perspectives and dreaming visions to life.
• Have your finger on the pulse within motion & digital design trends, and curiously combine techniques and software to bring ideas to life and ultimately define culture in the space - whether it’s UI animations on a website or a logo splash closer.
• Flex skillfully between motion systems for brand identities and digital experiences. 
• Create client-facing presentations that articulate your vision, conceptual rationale and philosophy as well as guidelines for execution.
• Translate brand strategic briefs into innovative solutions for complex design challenges.

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• A compelling portfolio that demonstrates the breadth of your motion skills and craft across both brand identity and experience projects in .com and app platforms.
• At least 4 years of experience in motion design.
• You have extensive experience with After Effects and are familiar with Figma. You are passionate about learning emerging technologies and motion techniques such as TouchDesigner and Cavalry.
• You are instinctively curious, always looking for the next chapter or cultural movement.
• Any experience with Houdini, Cinema 4D, or other 3D software is a bonus, but not the core part of the role.
• You are a conceptual thinker at heart; you don’t just make things move, but have a clear ‘why’ behind your motion principles and executions.
• You have a relentless drive to learn and grow.

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At AKQA, we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create a better future. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive ideas, services and experiences that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.

Creatives at AKQA apply artistry and craftsmanship to strategic insight to craft beautiful brands, products and experiences that stop people in their tracks. Skilled storytellers, they work in a multidisciplinary environment to unlock new value for our clients.

As a Senior Arabic Copywriter in MENA, you will play a critical role in shaping ideas through language, bringing cultural depth, precision, and originality to everything you write. You will lead the development of Arabic copy across campaigns, platforms, products, and experiences, ensuring the work is not just translated, but born in culture.

There will be the opportunity to learn and grow within a creative and technically advanced environment, with access to ongoing personal and professional development. At AKQA, we’re committed to your growth, as well as your wellbeing.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Lead with hunger, not hierarchy. Drive the creation of bold ideas across campaigns, products, and experiences with the tenacity of a maker and the mindset of an owner; from the spark to the shipped work.
• Write Arabic that lives in culture. Craft original Arabic copy across Modern Standard Arabic and regional dialects, with a deep understanding of tone, nuance, rhythm, and cultural context. Avoid translation thinking, create work that feels native from the start.
• Be a hands-on craft obsessive. Write, refine, rewrite, and elevate. Whether it’s a brand platform, a film script, a case film, a product story, or a social headline, your craft must push the work further every time.
• Bring cultural intelligence.Inject regional insights, behaviours, and tensions into the work. Understand what people care about, how they speak, and what will move them.
• Tell stories that travel. Shape narratives that work in film, social media, experience, product, and PR, and understand how storytelling behaves in the region, in culture, and in global markets.
• Think beyond the ad. Collaborate with strategists, technologists, designers and creatives to shape ideas that live as acts, innovations, prototypes, platforms and content ecosystems, not just campaigns.
• Bring energy that lifts the room. Embrace challenges, pressure, late pivots, and wild briefs as fuel. Be the person who raises the creative temperature and pushes peers to be braver.
• Create work that earns attention. Ideas should be culturally relevant, PR-able, and built to travel, grounded in insight, engineered for conversation, and designed to make brands part of culture.
• Operate like a modern creative. Comfortable switching between AI tools, emerging tech, social formats, product thinking, long-form storytelling, and classic craft to unlock new possibilities.
• Collaborate fearlessly. Work fluidly with multidisciplinary talent across AKQA’s global network, from Ryhad to Dubai to Denmark, bringing clarity, momentum, and a creative point of view.
• Present with conviction. Clearly articulate thinking and storytelling in internal reviews, client meetings, and pitch rooms, driving alignment, belief, and excitement around the work.
• Contribute to the culture. Share inspiration, mentor younger creatives, push experimentation, and help build a studio where ambition, curiosity, and relentless craft are the norm.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS

• 5+ years of relevant creative agency or brand side experience with large global projects/clients
• You have  compelling work demonstrating high-quality Arabic writing and concepting across campaigns, platforms, and experiences.
• You are fluent across Arabic dialects, with a deep understanding of linguistic nuance, cultural context, and tone of voice.
• A portfolio with crafted and globally-recognised brand, campaign and experience work, with case studies of work that had a direct impact on the client's business.
• Digital product experience as well as through the line storytelling. 
•  Confident presenter of ideas both internally and to clients.
• Have outstanding written and oral communication skills, interpersonal and interdepartmental.
• Bachelors Degree preferred, but all disciplines welcome.
• You have extensive experience with software like Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma and Keynote.
• Natural curiosity that allows you to find inspiration in anything and everything, with an especially keen eye on the future of media and technology.
• You have a drive to break boundaries and craft the best ideas of their kind in the world.
• Possesses excellent writing skill in English (Arabic will be a bonus)
• Craft-driven in how you execute work, presentations, and creative in general.

At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create a better future. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive ideas, services and experiences that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.

This role is a dual role with both account leadership and new business being at the heart of The Senior Account Director holds a senior client leadership role within AKQA. You will be responsible and accountable to the General Manager and indirectly the AKQA MENA management team for client relationships and new business development. 

As a Senior Account Director in MENA, you will be responsible for building valuable long term client relationships by working with senior clients who understand the broader strategic opportunities of AKQA’s offering to their business. Your role focuses on providing strategic direction for each of your accounts and delivering imagination and innovation for the client’s business in partnership with the wider team. Your role will be particularly essential in navigating and building strong client relations with clients in the Kingdom, through work that resonates both locally as well as for audiences globally.

You will work closely with a growing, meritocratic team of talented individuals based both locally and across the MENA region. There will be the opportunity to learn and grow within a creative and technically advanced environment, with access to ongoing personal and professional development. At AKQA, we’re committed to your growth, as well as your wellbeing.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Builds and maintains a deep and mutually beneficial client relationship; challenges clients; identifies opportunities, educates them, learns from them, understands key business issues and regularly plans and facilitates quarterly review sessions.
• Manager escalated client / project issues - acts as an escalation point for client and project related issues.
• Builds good relationships with team members, ensuring the team has a high level of morale.
• Identifies key business opportunities and ensures the full breadth and depth of AKQA resources are presented.
• Leadership and management of multi-disciplinary resources as and when they are engaged in client activity (project management, strategy, technology and creative).
• Conducts company performance reviews, sets SMART objectives and reviews regularly.
• Monthly financial tasks - complete monthly financial tasks such as revenue recognition and forecasting in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Ensures compliance with all internal account and project tracking procedures .
• Ensures client projects/activity is processed/billed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Regularly and consistently maintains reporting documents to manage clients and projects efficiently and professionally; forecasting, resourcing, status reporting and invoicing.
• Meets and exceeds revenue targets.
• High quality of project deliverables meets deadlines and works within estimations.
• Ensures projects are delivered in a timely and professional manner taking responsibility and accountability for all internal resources and costs used on client work.
• Ensures direct reports are meeting utilisation and billability targets, completing timesheets accurately.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written. Fluency in spoken Arabic required.
• Previous experience in Saudi Arabia and/or the MENA region required.

 QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Extensive account management experience at a leading digital agency, professional services firm or similar organisation.
• Successful track record of building exceptional client relationships; necessary capability, presence and professionalism to inspire confidence and credibility with clients and colleagues.
• Experience in new business development, creating connections and responding to regional RFPs. 
• Understanding and experience of web/internet and marketing; experience in business strategy, information design, creative design and web technology (what we sell), as well as broad understanding of marketing/advertising elements of campaigns, annual plans, strategic goals and brand awareness.
• A passion for innovation and business strategy.
• Ability to build successful ‘trusted advisor’ relationships with key senior client contacts.

At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. We design digital experiences that are not only functional, but deeply considered,  where every interaction has purpose and every detail is intentional.

As a Talent Acquisition Manager at AKQA, you play a critical role in shaping the future of our studios by identifying, engaging and hiring exceptional talent across disciplines. You are not only responsible for delivering against hiring needs, but for elevating how we attract, assess and retain talent in an increasingly competitive and evolving landscape.

You will act as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders, bringing market insight, creative thinking and a proactive approach to recruitment, talent mapping and engagement. You will champion the AKQA brand, ensuring every interaction reflects our values and ambition, while continuously evolving our approach to talent in line with industry shifts, from emerging skillsets in AI and technology, to the changing expectations of creative and product talent.

This is a 6–9 month fixed-term contract, with a hybrid-working set-up. Requirement of 3 days per week onsite at our studio in Farringdon.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Ensure AKQA hires and retains top talent across disciplines (UX, Creative, Delivery, Strategy, Client Services & Technology)
• Lead end-to-end hiring processes, balancing quality, pace and experience across both permanent and freelance roles
• Follow our recruitment process and expertly handle all administrative tasks related to recruitment in Greenhouse (ATS). This includes candidate communications, interview scheduling and offer preparations
• Build strong, value-added relationships with colleagues and hiring managers across all levels of seniority
• Identify and connect with with the best external talent and maintain an expert view of the marketplace
• Build and maintain proactive pipelines through direct sourcing, market mapping and network engagement
• Operate across the EMEA region, identifying talent across diverse markets; experience hiring within Europe and/or MENA is highly valued
• Leverage AI effectively to enhance hiring decisions, streamline processes, and unlock deeper talent insights without losing the human touch.
• Drive efficiency to reduce time-to-hire while maintaining an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience
• Act as a positive ambassador for AKQA both internally and externally
• Promote the AKQA brand within the marketplace and wider talent communities
• Seek opportunities to reduce recruitment costs while maintaining service levels and calibre of hires
• Use data and insight to continuously improve recruitment practices, processes and tools (including Greenhouse)
• Champion diversity, equity and inclusion in all hiring activity
• Contribute to ad hoc talent projects, including employer branding, talent strategy and internal mobility

QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Strong experience hiring across creative, UX, Client Service or Technology roles within a fast-paced, high-quality environment
• Experience hiring across EMEA or working within international, multi-market environments is highly desirable
• A proactive and strategic mindset, with the ability to influence and challenge stakeholders constructively
• Deep curiosity and awareness of the evolving talent landscape, particularly within creative and innovation-led industries
• Excellent relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage and influence at all levels
• A passion for delivering exceptional candidate and stakeholder experiences
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
• Strong administration skills. Experience in using Greenhouse (ATS) is highly desirable
• A collaborative approach, with a willingness to share ideas and contribute to team success
• High standards of quality and attention to detail, aligned with AKQA’s commitment to craft

At AKQA (part of WPP), we imaginatively apply art and science to create transformative experiences, accelerate growth and future-proof organisations. AKQA Performance designs every touchpoint along the customer journey with unmatched native ability to define, find, connect, and inspire audiences across all brand interactions.

At AKQA, our Data Analysts have an innate passion for crafting clear and compelling responses to briefs through paid media insight and expertise.

At AKQA you'll work in a meritocratic culture, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. You'll have the opportunity to learn and grow within a creative and technically-advanced team and have access to ongoing personal and professional development.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Maintain accurate and timely output and delivery.
• Help to strengthen the profile of the Data & Analytics team and drive team progression.
• Assess client commercial realities to deliver the most relevant and effective data solutions.
• Ability to analyse data, create reports, provide insights and recommendations.
• Proactively seek out testing and tactical opportunities to recommend to clients.
• Deliver remarkable client service to become a go-to specialist in analytics and agency partner.
• Contribute to product innovation in the performance and data space.
• Deliver strategic opportunities to all teams and clients based on analysis coupled with keen marketing intelligence.
• Work with creative and strategy teams to deliver performance improving insights to teams and clients

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Strong attention to detail
• Demonstrable experience in a hands-on role in Data with expertise in consumer data analysis, web analytics, digital marketing performance metrics, and marketing intelligence
• Demonstrable experience in tagging design, setting up analytics or data pipelines, and analysing performance
• Proof of analytics certifications/training are advantageous
• Collaborate with Data Engineers to build tools, dashboards and automate processes or tasks
• Work with key stakeholders to align business goals with marketing objectives, focussing on a strategic approach to data
• Analyse toolsets and provide recommendations
• Assist with new business pitches and business development initiatives within the scope of data
• Advanced MS Office Suite skills (especially Excel) and Google product suite
• Demonstrable experience with Google Data Studio or Tableau
• Experience with SQL, JavaScript, and Python advantageous
• Strong aptitude for mathematics

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Within AKQA (part of WPP), Data & Analytics is one of the fastest growing disciplines that is integral to delivering value for our clients and positive impact for their customers. As part of a multi-disciplinary approach to problem solving  our team provide a wide range of capabilities including user experience (UX) analytics, consumer research, and applied data science. Our clients are building the future of their business and, more than ever, data is at the heart of making this future a reality.

As a Senior Analyst at AKQA, you should be passionate about using data to derive insights and provide optimization recommendations that create better connections with consumers. You will be responsible for defining measurement and testing frameworks to business results for our clients.

At AKQA you will have access to world-renowned thought leadership from influential authors, athletes, artists and entrepreneurs. You will work in an environment which fosters a meritocratic culture and encourages ownership, and you will be surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. 

 ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in digital analytics, UX/funnel optimisation, and A/B testing.
• Knowledge and mastery of relevant analytics systems and data sources such as: web analytics (Google Analytics), funnel / flow analysis (Content Square), CRM, Survey (Usabilia), BI tools (Tableau, PowerBI), other 3^rdparty sources, etc.
• Ability to connect a client’s business goals to a complete measurement plan that defines the metrics, systems, and methodologies needed to meet those objectives.
• Strong background in data analysis and insight generation, using statistically sound analytical techniques to provide robust descriptive data sets that inform, shape, and defend a business/brand/experience strategy.
• Highly developed communication and story-telling skills, to be able to connect those insights in a way that tells a clear story and leads to clear action – across a variety of formats (reports, presentations, interactive dashboards).
• Experience in designing a detailed tracking strategy and ensuring rich data capture, as part of tag management (GTM), QA, and implementation guidance to dev team/partners.
• Familiarity with creating strategic testing frameworks, learning agendas and associated tools and methodologies, like using Google Optimise and analysing statistical significance.

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Proactive mindset, able to execute a hypothesis-driven, data-first approach with light guidance from an Analytics Manager
• Skilled storyteller, able to effectively communicate analysis, identify key takeaways, and quantify opportunities.  
• Team player, able to integrate into a project and team environment as a thought leader, seamlessly connecting analytics to actionable strategic goals.

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At AKQA we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to build modern brands, create future experiences and accelerate new business ideas. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and experiences that capture the imagination while delivering impressive business returns for our clients.

The Client Services team is responsible for every facet of our enduring client partnerships ­– from ensuring an unwavering commitment to delivering meaningful outcomes to redefining the future of brands and businesses. With a profound empathy for our client’s business context, their customer base and society as a whole, they embrace an entrepreneurial mindset to identify and enable opportunities to nurture sustained growth. Equally, the team serves as gatekeepers to the well-being and ambitions of the internal team.

We are currently seeking a Senior Account Director to join our Paris team. You'll be instrumental in answering briefs and helping solve challenges across brand, business and experience for our cross-category clients. More than a manager or consultant, you will foster partnerships with clients to deliver measurable impact, helping come up with creative solutions to business problems and to crack open new opportunities. Your deep understanding of our clients’s brands, businesses and briefs will enable you to drive their digital transformation and effective results. And your ability to lead internal teams, acting as the liaison between client and team, will enable and empower the rest of your fellow team members to deliver the highest fidelity work. 

As part of the AKQA team, you will work in an environment that fosters a dynamic and meritocratic culture, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. 
You will report to the Managing Director and collaborate with others across the Paris studio and wider EMEA region. 

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Agency experience beyond handling ATL comms required, knowledge in digital experiences, services and ecosystems mandatory - you understand how to translate marketing objectives into innovation opportunities
• Establish collaborative partnerships with key clients to deliver against business objectives - you are responsible for their business performance and our client satisfaction score
• Continuously research, think, and develop thought provoking questions, ideas, pivots and proposals to our clients - you know how to organically grow clients by being 6 months ahead
• Consistently demonstrate your strategic capability and presentation skills in framing client challenges, defining project approaches and ensuring value based outcomes - you build trust with clients because you’re passionate about being in front of them
• Effectively empathise, synthesise and communicate client requirements in clear briefings - you know that the team’s success comes down to focus and clarity of the task at hand
• Motivate and coordinate multidisciplinary teams across studios, disciplines and partners - you understand that your team is your business and you should treat them with respect, empathy and inspiration
• Support continual process improvements across the AKQA’s evolving service offering - we are a continuous work in progress or your ability to identify improvements is what sets you apart

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• 7+ years working in a client services or account management role in digital, strategy, non-traditional advertising agency or business consulting environment
• Prior success in driving new business opportunities, from identification through to conversion, including presenting autonomously at senior levels
• Understanding of a strategic consulting and professional services approach
• Experience of managing global clients and leading accounts at a senior level
• Strong understanding of the digital landscape, customer experience perspective and transformation
• Strong problem-solving skills; able to demonstrate how you’ve made a measurable difference to an organisation, project or team
• High emotional intellect, the ability to drive projects and lead an internal team through various scenarios with clients 
• Operational savvy and know-how, in order to work with the teams and draw the balance between servicing our clients and protecting our own team and interests

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At AKQA (part of WPP) we believe in the imaginative application of art, science, and artificial intelligence to create beautiful ideas, products and services.

With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design intelligent, adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.

As a Strategy Lead, you will lead the strategic vision across key client engagements—connecting business ambition with cultural relevance and creative excellence. You will operate as a senior partner to clients and internal leadership, driving transformational thinking that unlocks growth and long-term value.

This is a leadership role that requires commercial acumen, strategic depth, and the ability to inspire multidisciplinary teams to deliver work that is both innovative and impactful.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Lead and define end-to-end strategic direction across key client engagements, ensuring alignment with business objectives and growth ambitions
• Translate complex business challenges into clear, actionable, and inspiring strategic frameworks
• Drive development of brand, experience, and communication strategies across multiple touchpoints
• Act as a senior strategic partner to clients, influencing decision-making at leadership levels
• Lead strategic conversations, workshops, and presentations with confidence and clarity
• Identify and unlock new growth opportunities across existing and prospective clients
• Collaborate closely with Creative, Experience Design, Technology, and Client Services to deliver integrated, high-impact solutions
• Ensure all work is grounded in insight, data, and cultural understanding, while pushing for innovative thinking
• Oversee development of measurement frameworks and KPIs to track effectiveness and impact
• Lead strategy on new business pitches, shaping compelling narratives and differentiated propositions
• Mentor and guide strategists, elevating overall strategy craft, thinking, and output quality
• Contribute to AKQA’s thought leadership, tools, and strategic methodologies

QUALITIES & CHARACTERISTICS

• Bring in more than 10 years of seasoned & proven experience working in established consulting environments, with demonstrated exposure to or collaboration with leading global strategy firms.
• Commercially driven, with a strong understanding of business, growth, and value creation
• Strategically rigorous, able to bring structure and clarity to ambiguity
• Creatively ambitious, with the ability to inspire bold and differentiated thinking
• Influential communicator, confident engaging with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams
• Culturally attuned, with a deep understanding of consumer behaviour and emerging trends
• Collaborative leader, able to bring together diverse teams and perspectives
• Proactive and future-focused, consistently identifying opportunities beyond the immediate brief
• Decisive and accountable, with strong ownership of outcomes and impact
• Mentor and team builder, committed to developing talent and strengthening capability
• Balances data, insight, and intuition to drive meaningful and effective strategies

At AKQA (part of WPP) 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.

As an Interactive Visual Designer in the design team, you will shape user experiences for our client’s digital channels, ensuring that each interaction is intuitive, engaging, and reflects design excellence. You will design vibrant, usable, and technically sound visual experiences across digital touchpoints for our clients. You will focus on the intersection of motion, interface, and visual storytelling — enhancing usability through aesthetic and interactive visual designs. You will collaborate closely with UX, product, engineering, and design teams to bring ideas and concepts to life while maintaining visual and brand integrity.

Your work will ensure that every screen, transition, micro-interaction, and visual asset aligns with established design ethos, elevating the creative vision and brand experience.

Location - Mumbai 

Role Requirements

• 6-8 years’ experience in visual, interactive, or UI design roles within agency, product, or digital studio environments

• Strong portfolio demonstrating interactive and/or motion-focused design across web & mobile form factors

• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools (Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Principle, Framer, etc.)

• Solid grounding in typography, layout, color, iconography, and visual hierarchy

• Experience designing responsive/ adaptive interfaces across multiple platforms

• Familiarity with design systems, component libraries, and style guides

• Basic understanding of front-end (HTML, CSS, JS) for developer collaboration

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Visual Communication, or related field

Qualifications and Characteristics

• Strong visual eye: balance, polish, and design integrity

• Ability to craft smooth, thoughtful interactions and motion design

• Detail-oriented with a passion for pixel perfection and consistency

• Skilled at usability evaluation, prototyping, and iteration

• Comfortable working in a multi disciplinary set up and at client locations

• Curious and experimental — actively exploring trends, tools, and new techniques

• Resilient in fast-paced environments, adaptable to ambiguity and shifting priorities

• Proactive mindset, ownership mentality, and accountability from ideation to delivery

• Possess great written and verbal communication skills

At AKQA (part of WPP) our Delivery Discipline sets the approach and standard for project delivery and governance, ensuring that clients maximize their return on investment. Responsible for team performance, they provide team members with the tools, support and training essential to delivering the most effective result possible. We are seeking a highly organized, proactive Project Manager to act as the linchpin between our creative, technical, and client teams. With a background in structuring and delivering creative marketing campaigns, mobile app builds or large-scale web builds.

You will be responsible for planning, executing, and delivering high-impact projects—ranging from traditional / digital marketing campaigns, branding initiatives to web development and software launches. The ideal candidate blends technical understanding with creative empathy, bringing order to creative chaos while ensuring technical feasibility, timely delivery, and budget management. 

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Project Planning & Scoping: Define project scope, goals, deliverables, and, where appropriate, technical specifications. Create comprehensive project plans, including detailed timelines, milestones, and resource allocation using tools like Jira, Asana, or Microsoft Project.
• Creative & Technical Coordination: Act as the primary liaison between creative teams (designers, copywriters) and technical teams (developers, engineers, testers). Ensure all creative assets (videos, UI/UX, copy) are seamlessly integrated into technical deliverables.
• Resource & Budget Management: Allocate human, financial, and technical resources effectively to maximize productivity. Monitor project costs, track expenses, and manage budgets to ensure profitability.
• Risk Management & Mitigation: Proactively identify potential roadblocks (scope creep, technical dependencies, team constraints) and develop mitigation strategies to keep projects on track.
• Stakeholder & Client Communication: Maintain regular communication with clients and internal stakeholders to provide status updates, manage expectations, and facilitate feedback loops.
• Workflow Optimization: Utilize, and improve, project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, or Kanban) to streamline workflows and increase efficiency.
• Quality Assurance (QA): Ensure the final deliverables align with both the creative brief and technical requirements. 

QUALIFICATIONS & CHARACTERISTICS

• Experience: 7-9 years of experience in project management within a creative agency, tech company, or digital production environment.
• Methodologies: Strong knowledge of Agile (Scrum/Kanban) and Waterfall methodologies.
• Tools: Proficiency in project management software (Jira, Asana, Trello, Basecamp, or MS Project).
• Technical Familiarity: Understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), UI/UX principles, content management systems (CMS), and basic web technologies.
• Creative Understanding: Familiarity with creative processes, such as video production, graphic design, and content creation workflows.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional communication, problem-solving, and negotiation skills. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and maintain composure under tight deadlines.
• Possess strong sense of personal responsibility for own and team’s work, and will proactively assist to ensure delivery of highest quality work within required timeframes (no matter the situation).
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Marketing, Computer Science, Communications, or a related field. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP, CSM (Certified Scrum Master), or similar certification.

At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to design a better future. Our Product Design Directors craft the interfaces, systems, and experiences that define how brands behave in the modern world, across mobile, spatial, voice, wearables, and AI-powered environments.

As a Product Design Director in Berlin, you will lead the design of products and brand ecosystems for a focused portfolio of high-impact clients — spanning luxury, mobility, and technology. You’ll guide multi-disciplinary teams to create elegant, brand-led experiences and design solutions that are as intelligent as they are inspiring.

You’ll define how brands translate into living systems — across interfaces, services, content, and AI-powered interactions, establishing benchmarks in accessibility, interaction, and multi-modal experience. You’ll champion the new frontier of brand user interfaces: adaptive design languages that translate brand identity into behaviour, sound, motion, and intelligence.

AKQA Berlin Product Design Directors operate at the intersection of brand, product, and emerging technology, shaping solutions that are not only beautifully designed, but commercially effective and scalable  – working side-by-side with strategy, data, and engineering teams

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Lead concept, design, and delivery of world-class digital products and connected experiences that define new standards for creativity and usability.
• Partner with UX, Creative Technology, and AI Engineering teams to shape AI-native interfaces, generative UI systems, and adaptive design components.
• Establish and evolve brand-led design systems that perform across screen, voice, gesture, and spatial interfaces.
• Translate brand platforms into functional, usable, and measurable product experiences.
• Embed accessibility and inclusivity from first principles, ensuring WCAG compliance and usability for all audiences.
• Drive rapid prototyping and experimentation, particularly across AI, generative systems, and emerging interaction models
• Mentor, grow, and inspire a diverse team of designers, cultivating craftsmanship, critical thinking, and innovation.
• Collaborate closely with strategists, client partners, and our creative teams to translate brand purpose into tangible, useful digital products that truly resonate.
• Represent AKQA in new business opportunities, articulating the value of design in solving complex business and human challenges.
• Play a key role in client leadership and growth, shaping opportunities and articulating design’s commercial value.

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• 10+ years’ experience (as a guide, not a restriction) in product design or interaction design at leading studios or in-house teams.
• Comfortable operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments with senior client stakeholders.
• Proven experience delivering end-to-end product ecosystems, not just screens or features.
• Mastery of Figma and contemporary design-system workflows (tokens, auto-layout, component libraries), along with complementary tools, such as code-based interaction design software and no-code web and app solutions.
• Strong understanding of human-centred design, accessibility, motion, and micro-interaction principles.
• Experience working with AI-driven design workflows and emerging technologies.
• Familiarity with AI design tools, prototyping in Framer, Principle, ProtoPie, or After Effects, and collaboration with machine-learning or data-science teams.
• Demonstrable success in uniting brand and product through interface design, e.g. motion language, sound design, or spatial storytelling.
• Experience mentoring mid- and senior-level designers; a track record of growing creative excellence and cultural impact.
• Comfortable presenting to senior clients and executives, and confident operating within fast-paced, high-stakes environments.
• Systems thinker with keen eye for detail and a deep sensitivity to brand and narrative.
• Calm, credible communicator who brings clarity and optimism to complex challenges.
• Obsessed with emerging technologies and their human potential.
• Strong point of view on how AI is reshaping design, products, and brands
• Advocates for inclusive design and accessible innovation.
• Balances bold vision with precision in craft.

This is a key leadership role within AKQA Berlin, a studio defined by its ambition to punch above its weight, combining global relevance with a tightly knit, international team.  You will imagine what’s next and make what matters for brands including Porsche, Riese & Müller, IWC and Google. You’ll be at the forefront of AI-powered product design, helping redefine how creativity, intelligence, and empathy coexist in every interaction.

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At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create ideas, products and services that move the world forward. We exist at the intersection of design, technology and culture — creating work that is as meaningful as it is beautiful.

As Group Creative Director, the opportunity is to define what comes next.

Leading the vision, shaping the work, and setting the standard for digital craft across brand and product experiences, this role guides ideas from first thought to final execution — ensuring they are intelligent, innovative and unforgettable.

A creative leader and maker at heart, this role balances bold thinking with meticulous craft. Teams are built, talent is elevated, and an environment is created where great ideas thrive.

Global product storytelling and launch experiences sit at the core moments where every detail matters, and every interaction carries meaning.

Influence extends beyond the work itself, shaping culture, raising ambition, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.

This role is embedded within a client team in London and requires onsite collaboration in the client studio three days per week.

This is a 6–9 month fixed-term contract, offered on a hybrid basis.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Define and uphold the creative vision and standard across all brand, product, and interactive work
• Lead the end-to-end creative process, from concept through to execution and delivery
• Deliver innovative, high-craft digital experiences that meet both client and business objectives
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (design, UX, copy, technology) to solve complex challenges
• Mentor and develop creative talent, fostering a high-performing and inclusive team environment
• Act as a trusted client partner, confidently presenting and defending creative ideas
• Translate strategic objectives into compelling creative solutions and narratives
• Champion and implement emerging technologies and workflows (e.g. AI, CGI, prototyping)
• Ensure alignment through regular creative reviews and feedback loops
• Lead and contribute to new business pitches and opportunities
• Elevate AKQA’s reputation through award-winning work, case studies, and industry presence
• Balance creative ambition with commercial impact, ensuring effective and efficient delivery
• Influence cross-functional teams, championing design excellence across the studio
• Maintain a hands-on approach where needed, guiding craft and execution at key moments

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• A visionary creative leader with a relentless commitment to craft and innovation
• Deep expertise in digital design, brand systems, and interactive experiences
• A multidisciplinary mindset, spanning product, brand, and technology
• A natural mentor who brings out the best in people and teams
• A compelling storyteller and presenter, able to inspire clients and colleagues alike
• Both strategic and hands-on, blending conceptual thinking with executional excellence
• Curious and forward-thinking, with a passion for emerging technologies
• Commercially aware, with the ability to balance creativity with business impact
• Collaborative, empathetic, and confident, able to navigate complexity and drive alignment

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At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful and performative ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we craft powerful storytelling, design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering meaningful returns for our clients.

The Senior Strategic Experience Strategist at AKQA Amsterdam leads complex, large-scale projects that create exceptional brand experiences, ones that meet real human needs, drive measurable results, and push creative boundaries. At this level, you are not just a contributor; you are a strategic leader, a trusted advisor to clients, and a shaping force within the studio. You are the ultimate orchestrator of experience direction, holding the vision, connecting the dots across disciplines, and ensuring the work is both creatively ambitious and grounded in genuine human insight.

You bring a rare combination of analytical rigour and creative instinct. You help clients frame and dissect complex business problems with structure and clarity, while using design thinking and strategy to develop bold, innovative visions that drive meaningful change. You set the standard for what great looks like: in the work, in how we work, and in how we show up for our clients and each other.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Own the full strategic experience design process end-to-end: from brief interpretation and problem framing, through research and insight generation, to concept definition and experience vision; ensuring every decision is purposeful, connected, and human-centred.
• Lead and inspire multidisciplinary teams across research, strategy, design, and technology, creating the conditions for ambitious, collaborative work while balancing output with team wellbeing.
• Frame client challenges with clarity and confidence, identifying the right questions before jumping to answers, and translating complexity into actionable strategic directions and experience concepts.
• Drive discovery and research, leading stakeholder interviews, user research, competitive analysis, and synthesis, turning findings into sharp insights and compelling strategic narratives that guide creative and design execution teams.
• Act as a trusted advisor and thought partner to senior clients, challenging perspectives where needed, building relationships grounded in both empathy and expertise, and proactively identifying opportunities beyond the immediate engagement.
• Own the development of pitches, proposals, and new business opportunities, independently and in partnership with client service teams, demonstrating a clear understanding of where AKQA can create the most value.
• Develop and communicate experience visions, strategic frameworks, concepts, and recommendations with exceptional clarity, both visually and verbally, for internal stakeholders and client audiences at all levels.
• Establish and champion human-centred design methodologies and best practices across the studio, contributing to the evolution of our processes, tools, and point of view at a global level.
• Coach and develop mid-level and junior team members through constructive feedback, on-the-job mentorship, and by modelling intellectual curiosity, creative ambition, and kindness under pressure.
• Contribute to shaping the overall culture of the Experience Design and Strategy, fostering an inclusive, intellectually ambitious environment where every voice is valued and great thinking is celebrated.

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Experience within a consultancy, experience design agency, or innovation environment where strategy, human-centred design, and digital innovation are central to the work.
• A proven track record of leading end-to-end experience and service design projects across digital and physical touchpoints, from early-stage discovery through to concept definition and execution.
• Deep expertise in qualitative research methodologies (including ethnography, UX research, cultural analysis) and the ability to synthesise complex findings into clear, strategic direction.
• Experience developing growth strategies, defining new value propositions, or shaping new digital products and services in response to shifting business and cultural landscapes.
• An entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable operating in ambiguity, able to self-organise and bring structure to complexity, and confident in defining the path forward for yourself and your team.
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to inspire confidence in clients and motivate teams around a shared vision.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills, with experience guiding diverse teams and navigating senior client relationships with both authority and humility.
• A genuine passion for the intersection of business, culture, and technology; and a restless curiosity about what the future of experience design can and should look like.

Explore our extensive range of benefits here.

At AKQA (part of WPP) 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.

Within AKQA, we view the production of content as an integral part of our project journey, whilst on our mission to deliver value for our clients and create positive impact for their customers. As part of a multi-disciplinary approach to problem-solving, our team provides a wide range of capabilities including measurement strategies, user experience analytics, consumer research, and applied data science.

This role offers the chance to shine on world-class clients, impact experiences that touch millions, and grow significant partnerships with direct responsibility to our clients and teams alike.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• As a senior member of the Delivery Team in Sweden, reporting to the Group Delivery Director, you lead the Production team and oversee projects across the local studio, partnering with the EP, EU to foster best practice and regional collaboration.
• Mentor the local production team, organize and manage the day-to-day production work of the local studio.
• Be the point of knowledge and experience for pre-production, production, and post-production phases, for the internal team and client.
• Client-facing on day - to- day project work and for new business development 
• Create scalable production solutions with adequate quality partners ensuring optimised competitiveness.
• In collaboration with Account Lead, forming an internal project leadership team adapted per projects as streamlined as possible.
• Set and negotiate legal terms and project’s safe conditions for production
• Manage budgets from initial ballpark quotation to final approved budget and set up projects’ framing 
• Build bridges between content and technology and have a point of view about the content of tomorrow. 
• Contributing to AKQA’s values: Invention, Bravery, Generosity and Elevation, you will be excited about being part of our success.  You will thrive when faced with new challenges and will constantly strive to improve the way things are done for our clients.

 QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS 

• 10+ years of experience working as an expert on interactive content production projects, including campaign, brand films, photography,etc.
• Experience successfully running content production programmes of work in excess of 5M.
• Rigorous in organization and management, conscientious and adept in solving issues at all levels of a project
• Excellent understanding of business OKRs, forecasting models and basic financial accounting principle
• Ability to inspire, support and understand the interplay between people, processes, and systems
• Sharp attention to detail and a drive for perfection
• Be an excellent team player and manager who supports and elevates the project and inspire, mentor and empower the team members.
• Lead collaboration particularly with Creative, Design, Content, Delivery and Account teams, where appropriate.

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At AKQA (part of WPP), 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 experiences that capture the imagination and deliver meaningful impact for our clients.
Our Technology teams operate at the intersection of creativity and engineering, building innovative platforms for some of the world’s most iconic brands. We combine technical excellence with experimentation and craft, delivering scalable, future-facing solutions in close collaboration with Creative, Strategy, and Delivery. 

As a Senior Frontend Developer, you will play a key role in building modern, composable digital platforms. You will work hands-on with cutting-edge technologies and collaborate across disciplines to deliver high-impact, scalable experiences for global clients.

Your role will be hands-on but also inspiring others to form an exemplary technical team. You will work closely with others to ensure good collaboration across all disciplines and to facilitate the solving of day-to-day challenges. As such, we are looking for a skilled Senior Web Developer who is not only a collaborative leader and proactive problem-solver but also embodies a comprehensive technical mastery honed over 6+ years of frontend or full-stack development in agency, product, or enterprise-scale environments, demonstrating a proven track record of delivering scalable digital products.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Build and maintain scalable frontend applications using Next.js (v15) and modern React patterns.
• Work within a composable architecture, seamlessly integrating CMS (e.g., Contentful), commerce (e.g., commercetools), and various APIs.
• Contribute to and evolve a Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) layer, often within Next.js.
• Translate creative concepts into performant, accessible (WCAG), and production-ready experiences.
• Develop component-driven UIs aligned with design systems (e.g., Storybook, design tokens).
• Collaborate effectively with design, backend, and product teams across international AKQA studios.
• Optimize applications for exceptional performance, SEO, accessibility, and scalability.
• Contribute to architectural discussions and support the implementation of scalable frontend patterns.
• Prototype and implement AI-powered features, including search, personalization, and conversational UI.
• Mentor junior developers and actively contribute to engineering best practices and knowledge sharing.

QUALITIES & CHARACTERISTICS

• Exceptional Frontend Engineering Prowess: You possess deep proficiency across the core frontend stack:
• Languages & Styling: HTML5, CSS3 (including modern styling like TailwindCSS), JavaScript (ES6+), and TypeScript.
• Frameworks & Architecture: Hands-on experience with ReactJS and Next.js (App Router, SSR, SSG, edge rendering), excelling in building component-driven architectures and reusable UI systems.
• Quality & Performance: You ensure optimal performance, accessibility (WCAG), and SEO, leveraging familiarity with Storybook and design system workflows.
• Strategic Composable Architecture & Platform Thinking: You have proven experience working with headless CMS (e.g., Contentful), composable commerce setups (e.g., commercetools), and API-driven architectures. You understand BFF patterns, API orchestration, and can skillfully integrate distributed systems.
• Forward-Thinking AI & Emerging Technologies Integration: You have a practical interest or experience in integrating AI capabilities into frontend applications, understanding RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) patterns and how frontend systems interact with LLM-powered services. You have exposure to AI-driven search, personalization, or conversational interfaces and can prototype such features with awareness of performance, privacy, and UX implications.
• Proficiency in AI-Assisted Development & Tooling: You are skillful in using modern AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate workflows including code generation, refactoring, debugging, and documentation, always maintaining high code quality, security, and maintainability. You are curious to explore and adopt emerging developer tooling that enhances team efficiency and delivery speed.
• Robust Backend & Integration Acumen: You possess working knowledge of Node.js and API integration, including collaborating on API contracts and data models, and a clear understanding of how the frontend integrates with various search platforms, CMS, and backend services.
• Excellence in Build, Deployment & Quality: You exhibit experience with modern build tools (Webpack, Vite, Turbopack) and a familiarity with deployment platforms (Vercel, AWS, Cloudflare), coupled with an unwavering focus on code quality, testing, and production readiness.
• Strong Collaboration & Communication Skills: You are able to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You thrive in cross-functional, design-led environments, are proactive, solution-oriented, possess strong attention to detail, and are comfortable working across distributed international teams.
• Leadership & Mentorship Mindset: You are passionate about doing what’s right for our clients, understanding their business goals, and effectively able to teach, coach, and mentor other team members, contributing to engineering best practices and knowledge sharing.
• Adaptive & Agile Approach: You are a self-starting technologist who can draw parallels across a technology landscape, aren’t restricted by a specific skillset, and understand Lean and Agile methodologies to optimize team efficiency, identifying and resolving bottlenecks.

Familiarity with search platforms (Algolia, Coveo), exposure to enterprise CMS ecosystems (AEM), experience with edge computing and CDN strategies, or analytics/experimentation platforms would be an added advantage.

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Within AKQA (part of WPP), Data & Analytics is one of the fastest growing disciplines that is integral to delivering value for our clients and positive impact for their customers. As part of a multi-disciplinary approach to problem solving  our team provide a wide range of capabilities including user experience (UX) analytics, consumer research, and applied data science. Our clients are building the future of their business and, more than ever, data is at the heart of making this future a reality.

As a Senior Analyst at AKQA, you should be passionate about using data to derive insights and provide optimization recommendations that create better connections with consumers. You will be responsible for defining measurement and testing frameworks to business results for our clients.

At AKQA you will have access to world-renowned thought leadership from influential authors, athletes, artists and entrepreneurs. You will work in an environment which fosters a meritocratic culture and encourages ownership, and you will be surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. 

 ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Experience in digital analytics, UX/funnel optimisation, and A/B testing.
• Knowledge and mastery of relevant analytics systems and data sources such as: web analytics (Google Analytics), funnel / flow analysis (Content Square), CRM, Survey (Usabilia), BI tools (Tableau, PowerBI), other 3^rdparty sources, etc.
• Ability to connect a client’s business goals to a complete measurement plan that defines the metrics, systems, and methodologies needed to meet those objectives.
• Strong background in data analysis and insight generation, using statistically sound analytical techniques to provide robust descriptive data sets that inform, shape, and defend a business/brand/experience strategy.
• Highly developed communication and story-telling skills, to be able to connect those insights in a way that tells a clear story and leads to clear action – across a variety of formats (reports, presentations, interactive dashboards).
• Experience in designing a detailed tracking strategy and ensuring rich data capture, as part of tag management (GTM), QA, and implementation guidance to dev team/partners.
• Familiarity with creating strategic testing frameworks, learning agendas and associated tools and methodologies, like using Google Optimise and analysing statistical significance.

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Proactive mindset, able to execute a hypothesis-driven, data-first approach with light guidance from an Analytics Manager
• Skilled storyteller, able to effectively communicate analysis, identify key takeaways, and quantify opportunities.  
• Team player, able to integrate into a project and team environment as a thought leader, seamlessly connecting analytics to actionable strategic goals.

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At AKQA (part of WPP) 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.

As a member of the AKQA client services department, you will influence changes in consumer behaviour through ideas, creativity and the use of interactive media. You will make a difference in digital communications, marketing, and advertising, and inspire the best global brands.

As an Account Director, you will develop strong senior client relationships and be committed to driving their business forward through innovative work that inspires and motivates consumers. You will also be vital in generating profit for AKQA and lead internal teams to deliver projects that achieve excellent results for the client and the agency. Account Directors must also develop a unique understanding of the digital arena and how new and emerging developments can be exploited to add value to a client's business.

Contributing to AKQA’s founding values: innovation, service, quality and thought; you will be excited about being part of our success. You will thrive when faced with new challenges and will continuously strive to improve the way things are done for our clients.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Operate as the go-to resource for the team’s concerns, point of view and recommendations, checks in regularly with all team members on a 1:1 basis for ad hoc feedback, and schedules regular program leadership meetings to ensure constant alignment.
• Partner with the Program, Creative, UX, Strategy and Analytic leads on the account to have a cohesive and strong leadership team.
• Establishes and executes client business plans that align with the goals of AKQA, the goals of the overall account and communicates plan with the working team to give context on key decisions.
• Create high-impact client presentations and is comfortable presenting to large cross functional groups.
• Successfully grows long-term, trusted relationships with senior level clients (Directors and below) and plays a lead role in securing incremental revenue.
• Proven ability to present persuasive new business opportunities in organic and/or pitch capacity.
• Responsible for driving the quality of the agency’s work, on-going client and internal communication, organic business growth, program P+L, and financial management and reporting.
• Demonstrate strong fiscal management skills, understanding/respecting the economics of our business and contributing in a way that supports the financial model.
• Proactively searches out best practices to strengthen team delivery.
• Identify resource gaps and works with Resourcing and Leadership to fill them.
• Responsible for briefing internal teams and managing the end‑to‑end delivery of client campaigns.
• Accountable for the project management of campaigns, working with the delivery team for support, and ensuring all campaigns are delivered on time, within scope, and to the required standards.

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Demonstrated interactive/digital experience required.
• Excellent leadership and mentoring skills managing other account staff.
• Strategic understanding of all disciplines of marketing.
• Experience working with service design or start-up clients a plus.

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At AKQA (part of WPP) 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.The Client Services team are entrepreneurs who champion clients and colleagues alike. With a keen sense for turning insight into opportunity, they are responsible for building relationships that foster commercial viability for our studio and our clients business.

A Client Partner is a leadership position that requires expertise in transformational programs of work that deliver positive outcomes through products and service ecosystems, differentiated business models and the brand experience surrounding them. This role is central to driving the commercial health of the studio by ensuring the quality of AKQA deliverables, strong client satisfaction, and high employee engagement. 

The Client Partner will drive existing and new deliverables, lead pitches and pursue new growth opportunities for the studio. As a key member of the Client Services team, the Client Partner will play a pivotal role in providing leadership so that the CS team-members have the best environment for excellence. Reporting to the Client Services Director, you will partner with our Leads and interdisciplinary teams to create a work environment that fosters collaboration and innovation. 

Located on the Nieuwe Herengracht in central Amsterdam, you will also have access to our diverse network of specialists by collaborating across our European, Middle East and South African studios. You will work in an environment which fosters a meritocratic culture and encourages ownership, and you will be surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

Strategic Client Leadership

• Grow organic business for key accounts - lead and mentor other Client Services team members.
• Sets strategy for account group - Strategic leadership of the internal team, setting the vision for the account, helping the team understand what needs to be delivered. 
• Provides thought leadership to both clients and internal teams. 
• Makes the account team aware of senior level client challenges. 
• Reports on client activity for executive meetings.
• Provides senior clients and their boards with digital marketing expertise and innovative ideas.
• Consults on their business challenges to deliver a positive difference to their bottom line through experience, entrepreneurialism and incisive thought. 
• Presents Strategic services offering to develop partnerships, new services and solutions that help client businesses exceed growth targets.

Business Development

• Identify, engage, convert and scale new opportunities into long-term client relationships
• Lead regional pitch responses and procurement processes
• Develop relationships with prospective clients, while maintaining existing client relationships
• Partner with discipline leads to create contract-winning proposals for current and prospective clients
• Understand the language of business to grow our CX, Venture and Product revenue targets
• Become a subject matter expert on topics that drive our clients business
• Maintain a strong understanding of products and services, and innovating new ways to serve businesses
• Work tightly with a multidisciplinary team to design a new venture that creates new sources of revenue for our business
• Leverage relationships to extend AKQA remit within client organisation. 
• Seek out opportunities with related client brands. 
• Run the entire pitch process and bring new clients into AKQA seamlessly. 
• Use AKQA knowledge and experience to generate new business opportunities (e.g. client Academy sessions, cross-selling of AKQA mobile, etc.). 
• Help others to understand strategy for identifying new business opportunities. 

Financial + resource management

• Revenue responsibility for +€7mm studio. 
• Ensure effective pricing strategy while maintaining overall client profitability targets at all times. Highlights team operational issues in relation to overall client profitability. 
• Successfully negotiate with client procurement teams
• Negotiates rate cards with clients as well as retainers and financial structure of an account
• Organise team resources and configuration and sets out detailed month by month forecasts against which resources can be planned.
• Uncover, analyse, and anticipate appropriate payment models and pricing structures for target customers who represent early-stage businesses to enterprise scale-up

VALUE COMPETENCIES

Innovation

• Seen as a transformational leader in the industry who is capable of driving change throughout an organisation. 
• Can articulate a compelling business case and can galvanise the team to action in the face of change. 
• Creates an environment that challenges traditional thinking and ensures the company stays far ahead of competition and clients.

Service

• Able to deftly manage most senior client expectations, particularly those that conflict with the company’s recommendations, and can drive successful outcomes while maintaining (or even growing) the relationship. 
• Develops strategies to build a climate of trust, openness and respect; forges strong relationships to drive successful outcomes.

Quality

• Can set the tone for the team and believes that without the greatest work, nothing else matters. Possesses a strong bias to action and is energised by challenges; is a visible champion of excellence and perfect delivery.

Thought

• Develops long-term strategic partnerships that support business growth and financial success; aligns own and team objectives with overall business objectives. 
• Identified as a leader of insight-driven recommendations to clients; possesses general business savvy and expertise in the industry. 
• Possesses highly advanced writing skills to present a point of view, using logic, fact and a compelling storyline via any medium. 
• Commands the attention of the audience and can manage group dynamics during presentations to effectively engage audiences, counter objections and sell recommendations.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 7-10+ years working in a client services or account management role in a creative environment
• Prior success in business development and building and maintaining client relationships
• Understanding of a strategic consulting and professional services approach
• Experience of managing global clients and leading accounts at a senior level
• Comfort and experience in building and leading world-class teams
• Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of wider commercial issues
• Experience of inspiring and managing teams
• Highly competent and confident presenter in Keynote 
• Possesses a strong quality of leadership, in both the work and in decision-making 
• High emotional intellect, the ability to drive projects and lead an internal team through various scenarios with clients 
• Operational savvy and know-how, in order to work with the teams and draw the balance between servicing our clients and protecting our own team and interests

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As a Senior Producer at AKQA, you will be responsible for managing complex, end-to-end, full life-cycle cross-platform production projects including photography, video for digital and broadcast, post-production, social creative activation, and immersive/experiential design.

You will be involved in the conception phase to establish an effective and appropriate production setup after validating the feasibility of creative ideas. You will be responsible from inception and scope definition through to delivery, establishing the optimal production approach to balance client competitiveness, project profitability, and delivery quality.

The producer is also responsible for setting up fair and efficient partnerships with third parties so that they bring value to our production projects. Most importantly, the position consists of being a key point of contact for all content projects. In this role, you may be assigned to long-term retainer projects, including those for global companies, supporting ongoing content production and delivery. 

As a member of AKQA Tokyo, you will join a dynamic, globally minded team surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. With oversight from the Delivery & Operations Director you will create world-class experiences for both Japanese and overseas markets.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Project Delivery

• Successfully manage the execution of complex projects. Ensure targets are met, and that expectations, budgets, and timelines are aligned in collaboration with the Client Service team.
• Ensure consistently high stakeholder satisfaction, with mutual benefits for clients and AKQA.
• Provide accurate reporting and forecasting of resources, financials, deliverables and timelines; fostering visibility and tracking dependencies.
• Build out AKQA SoW and articulate production workstreams accordingly
• Ensure AKQA clients balance value for money with results.
• Conduct project retro meetings and contribute to continuous improvement of the delivery process
• Production Management
• Manage the production process, from planning and pre-production to shoot management, risk mitigation and post-production.
• Manage all aspects of audio production, including voice-over, final mixes and rights management.
• Oversee production across photography, digital and broadcast video, post-production, social creative activation, and experiential event design.
• Supplier Management
• Able to identify the most appropriate supplier for the required task.
• Ensure outsourced projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the highest standards.
• Select, pilot, and manage a wide range of third parties, always bearing in mind the company’s value and ensuring that both the company’s and our clients’ interests are respected.
• Maintain a vetted list of approved suppliers.
• Organize and manage any relevant third-party company delegation, putting together protective production contracts as detailed as possible (based on the AKQA existing templates).

• Other

• Lead and inspire, sharing your knowledge with peers and mentoring mid- and junior-level delivery team members.  Cultivate a positive team environment, promoting proactivity, enthusiasm for client businesses, and continuous improvement.

QUALIFICATIONS & CHARACTERISTICS

• 6+ years of experience, preferably in an agency environment, delivering innovative, interactive, and consumer-focused solutions.
• Demonstrate experience working on interactive content production projects including campaign, brand films, photography, and more
• Experience working with Creative teams with the ability to make sound commercial and financial decisions, quickly understand problems, propose solutions, and manage client situations.
• Rigorous in organization and management, conscientious and adept in solving issues at all levels of a project.
• Ability to inspire, support and understand the interplay between people, processes, and systems.
• Sharp attention to detail and a drive for perfection.
• Be an excellent team player who supports and elevates the project and other team members.
• Native-level proficiency in Japanese
• Business-level proficiency in English

At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. We work at the intersection of design, technology and culture to deliver experiences that are as considered as they are impactful.

Our designers bring clarity to complexity, combining strong visual craft with strategic thinking to create work that feels effortless, precise and deeply intentional.

As a Senior Designer, you will play a critical role in shaping high-quality interactive experiences across digital platforms. You will contribute to the creative direction of projects, crafting refined, elegant design solutions that balance concept, usability and meticulous attention to detail.

Working within an embedded client team, you will help define and deliver digital experiences that support global product storytelling and launch moments, ensuring every interaction is purposeful, cohesive and held to the highest standard.

This role is with AKQA, embedded within a client team, and requires onsite collaboration in the client studio three days per week.

This is a 6–9 month fixed-term contract, offered on a hybrid basis.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Create exceptional visual design across web and interactive platforms, with a focus on clarity, hierarchy and precision
  
  
• Contribute to concept development and carry ideas through to beautifully executed outcomes
  
  
• Design systems, interfaces and components that scale across multiple touchpoints and experiences
  
  
• Collaborate closely with UX, copy, technology and production to ensure seamless integration of design and functionality
  
  
• Translate ideas into sketches, prototypes and high-fidelity designs with speed and accuracy
  
  
• Uphold and elevate the level of craft across all work, ensuring consistency and attention to detail at every stage
  
  
• Present work with confidence, clearly articulating the thinking behind design decisions
  
  
• Work in close partnership with senior creatives to refine and evolve the overall design direction
  
  

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Significant experience in visual and interactive design, ideally within an agency environment
  
  
• A portfolio that demonstrates a high level of craft, taste and attention to detail
  
  
• Experience designing for large-scale digital platforms or global brand ecosystems
  
  
• Strong understanding of layout, typography, motion and interaction design principles
  
  
• Ability to move fluidly between concept and execution
  
  
• Proficiency in modern design and prototyping tools
  
  
• Experience working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
  
  
• Comfortable operating at pace while maintaining a consistently high standard of output
  
  

• Deeply detail-oriented, with a commitment to precision and quality
  
  
• Strong sense of visual taste and design judgment
  
  
• Curious and thoughtful, with a drive to refine and improve the work
  
  
• Calm, focused and solutions-oriented in fast-paced environments
  
  

Confident communicator, able to build trust with clients and teams alike

At AKQA (part of WPP) we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful  ideas, products and services. We exist to create the future together with our clients. 

The Senior Product Manager deeply understands the client’s business, user insights, and market landscape, and defines the product vision and strategy on behalf of the　client—leading the product from concept to realization. Covering a wide range of digital products such as web platforms, e-commerce, and mobile apps.

The Senior Product Manager leads the entire lifecycle including problem discovery, roadmap creation, requirements definition, design, development, and release.

Combining strategic thinking with executional excellence, the role collaborates with stakeholders across Client Business, Strategy, Experience Design, and Technology to ensure the product delivers meaningful value.
The Senior Product Manager also drives data-informed iteration, serving as the central hub for product growth and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Vision

• Collaborate with Strategy and Experience teams to analyze client and user needs, as well as market trends, and define the product vision and value proposition
• Develop product strategies integrating business objectives, customer experience, and technical requirements (including business cases)
• Lead the creation and prioritization of the product roadmap

Discovery & Requirements Definition

• Identify problems and opportunities through user research, data analysis, and competitive analysis
• Create user stories, requirements, and specifications, translating them into actionable deliverables for development teams
• Define product requirements aligned with the client's business strategy

Product Design & Delivery Leadership

• Work closely with designers, engineers, QA, and developers to lead product development
• Review deliverables, define acceptance criteria, and ensure product quality
• Support the creation of sprint plans and release plans, enabling a smooth development process

Stakeholder Communication

• Identify and engage relevant stakeholders for each project
• Lead communication with clients, internal teams, and business/technical stakeholders
• Share product status, risks, and changing priorities to facilitate effective decision-making

Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Define KPIs and success metrics, driving a data-informed improvement cycle
• Analyze market and user feedback to guide ongoing product updates
• Conduct impact assessments and extract insights to prioritize and drive improvements

QUALIFICATIONS & CHARACTERISTICS 

• 5+ years of experience in digital product or service management 
• Hands-on experience with product strategy, roadmap development, requirements definition, and user story creation 
• Experience collaborating with engineers and designers to deliver product outcomes 
• Strong logical thinking and communication skills, including stakeholder management 
• Experience in web, mobile app, e-commerce, or digital marketing projects

Preferred Qualifications 

• Business-level English and native-level Japanese communication skills
• Experience launching or growing B2C products 
• Practical experience with Agile/Scrum 
• Knowledge of personalization, CRM, CDP, or related product areas Understanding of APIs, headless architecture, cloud technologies, or engineering background

At AKQA (part of WPP) 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 experiences that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients. 

The Associate Design Director at AKQA will approach every brief with fresh eyes. Avoiding familiar solutions, the candidate will create and inspire work that is distinctive, effective and truly remarkable. They lead by example to consistently inspire creative colleagues to create world-class, pioneering ideas that conceptualise world-class solutions, while acting as a strategic and conceptual leader on projects. Associate Design Directors at AKQA display a cohesive understanding and can execute the principles that make innovative and effective digital communications, interface design, and interaction design.

We exist to create the future with our clients and that partnership is the basis of our practice. We work collaboratively across client teams to ensure each experience is of the highest quality and has a measurable impact on the customer and business alike.

As part of the AKQA team in Tokyo, you will work in a dynamic, globally-minded environment surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. Together you will create world-class experiences for both Japanese and overseas markets.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Sets creative direction throughout all phases of project work from discovery to launch and beyond with ongoing optimization
• Acts as a creative lead for one or more accounts, managing multiple tracks of work across a variety of teams
• Works internally and with clients to develop the strategy, experience concepts and establish the overarching design direction for the experience
• Produces compelling and highly usable experience solutions in response to client needs
• Communicates and represents creative vision and execution with client partners
• Continually develops processes to inspire, innovate, and harness new ways of thinking
• Inspires and leads by example, setting professional standards for the team and the department
• Actively trains, mentors, and manages junior to mid-level creatives and designers.
• Responsible for managing and guiding junior to mid-level creatives’ careers within AKQA (including regular one-on-one check-ins), writing and delivering annual performance reviews, and taking responsibility for on-boarding new employees and guiding them through a successful tenure at AKQA
• Creatively participates in new business pitches – i.e. responsible for ideas and creative work, and competently presents pitches
• Be able to guide but also prepared to be hands on with exceptional experience in industry design tools
  
  

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• A minimum of 7 years’ experience in the creative industry
• Native or fluent Japanese reading and speaking ability is essential.
• All candidates must possess a portfolio showcasing a comprehensive understanding of how l their creative disciplines comes to life and how they applied their thinking, including conceptual and executional (art direction, user experience and UI design) contribute to a finished product
• Demonstrated creative success in leading collaborative cross disciplinary teams
• A solid understanding of the marketing industry at large; an ability and a desire to adapt to the changing landscape of technology
• Experience in, and enthusiasm for, creating digital platforms and products from brief to delivery and beyond.
• Experience in side-by-side collaboration with UX and development teams and leaders
• Strong working knowledge of user interface, application, mobile and responsive design
• Exceptional communication skills: Verbal, written, interpersonal and inter-departmental
• Superb professionalism and mature presence in all aspects of the job
• Thought leadership: A strong point of view; ability to contribute to the strategic development of an assignment; creative ideas and the ability to promote conceptual thinking among the team

#LI-DNI

At AKQA (part of WPP) we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create a better future. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive ideas, services and experiences that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.

Strategists at AKQA make our clients’ business, their business. Driven by an innate curiosity and a passion for problem solving and learning, they harness their cutting-edge knowledge of brands, technology, culture and societal trends to provide unique outlooks and solutions for our clients.

As Senior Strategist, you will be responsible for the strategic output for a portfolio of clients, positioning the value of Strategic Planning internally and to clients, and accountable for managing strategic deliverables. The Senior Strategist leads strategic thought on pitches, expected to anticipate, research and identify client opportunities, provide future thinking and a provocative POV whilst managing exciting and challenging day-to-day projects. Your thoughts & opinions will play a role in shaping the future.

The role requires development of insights from research, managing associate research and performance evaluation programmes, and developing strategic responses and value-add thought leadership to clients. Your role will be particularly essential in generating local insight and strategy that resonates within Japan, as well as for audiences more globally.

You will work in an innovative and inclusive culture, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. You will have the opportunity to learn and grow within a creative and technically-advanced team and have access to ongoing personal and professional development.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Keep abreast of cultural, creative and technological news and developments pertaining to clients/useful for the account team.
• Utilise experience to begin to develop macro perspectives of your own on consumer & brand issues, leading to 'thought pieces' for both internal (training/idea sharing) and external (publications, speeches, or new business thinking) use.
• Own the strategic debate on own brands, and be recognised as a key driver of this both internally and externally. Further, have proactive, provoking debate on own brands, and identify what the agenda for future discussion should be.
• Have a comprehensive understanding of, and be able to hold discussions about business matters (organisational, strategic, financial, etc.) with senior clients.
• Lead debate with clients on effectiveness of new channels, and the right way to evaluate them. Create case studies and Effectiveness Award submissions on key projects worked on.
• Have a point of view on the future of research, evaluation and effectiveness. Think of new research projects/methodologies/products AKQA can use to generate original insights for clients and for New Business purposes.
• Assume responsibility for multi-market strategy deployment, and demonstrate sensitivity to local market culture and dynamics.
• Take leadership of the majority of the planning side of the brief-writing and development process and be recognised as doing so by both client and senior creatives.
• Be able to sensitively provide feedback to give clear direction, provide additional stimulus and thought starters. Work to keep the creative team motivated and excited about the creative opportunity.
• Develop relationships with the senior clients involved in the brand, and be recognised by the entire client team as the first point of contact for all day-to-day planning issues.
• Assume responsibility for the majority of the planning input and marshalling the thinking on pitches, and be the planning representative for the agency in creds meetings.
• Ensure work is to the highest possible standards at all times, and that client presentations are engaging and inspiring.
• Develop a framework for approach including building out hypotheses, work streams and milestones.
• Fluent in Japanese and English, both written and spoken. 

 QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Extensive experience in strategic planning within a digital or integrated agency environment.
• Experience building robust integrated comms plans.
• Broad knowledge of sector experience - Having experience of two or more industry sectors, with some multi-channel media experience.
• A gifted factual storyteller with one foot in the now and one foot in the future.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence and inspire people.
• Be willing to use your experience to sharpen and strengthen team skills.
• Have experience in developing cutting edge brand experience platforms.
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of data, trends and insight, and how these may be utilised in order to improve clients' business results.
• Able to sport the kernel of an idea, experienced in judging the quality of ideas.

Experience Designers at AKQA (part of WPP) concept, craft and deliver interfaces that make technology more natural and enjoyable to use. In collaboration with strategists, researchers and technologists, our UI and UX designers take a human-centred approach to create beautiful and meaningful brand experiences.

As a Senior UI Designer, you will play an essential role in conception and design; bringing exceptional creative thinking and craft to deliver digital experiences that delight clients and users.

As part of the AKQA team in Tokyo, you will work in a dynamic, globally-minded environment surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. Together you will create world-class experiences for both Japanese and overseas markets.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Demonstrate world-class execution of innovative and effective digital communication design, interface design, and interaction design across all digital platforms.
• Consistently deliver systematic, responsive design solutions through an agile methodology.
• Apply your skills in pitches to bring ideas to life, inspiring and exciting potential clients.
• Present design work confidently to stakeholders, and build trusting relationships.
• Ideate, co-design and refine with peers and clients in a positive and collaborative manner.
• Ensure projects and tasks are delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest quality.
• Learn new skills and stay abreast of design and technical developments. Advocate for and apply best practices to keep our team at the forefront of the industry.
• Keep on top of current and upcoming cultural trends — both in Japan and globally.
• Lead and inspire, sharing your knowledge with peers and mentoring mid/junior designers.

EXPERIENCE AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Outstanding typography and layout skills; demonstrating range and subtlety.
• Sensitivity to colour, shadows, motion and details that others may not consciously notice.
• Exceptional design aesthetics with a portfolio to demonstrate.
• Experience in creating and presenting concepts through mood boards and prototypes.
• Experience in taking designs from low-fidelity wireframes to polished digital products.
• Experience in atomic design principles and building design systems that scale.
• Understanding of usability and accessibility best practices.
• Understanding of the technical possibilities and limitations of web and app development.
• Excellent verbal, visual and written communication skills, with the ability to present logically, objectively and inspiringly.
• Native or fluent Japanese reading and speaking ability is essential.
• Intermediate or higher English ability is preferred.
• Ability to thrive in a global team, with an open mind to fresh perspectives.
• Strong experience in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite and prototyping tools.
• Proven experience working in a Senior Design role (agency or client-side).
• A degree in Design, Interaction Design, or other design-related field is preferred.

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Experience Designers at AKQA (part of WPP) concept, craft and deliver interfaces that make technology more natural and enjoyable to use. In collaboration with strategists, researchers and technologists, our UI and UX designers take a human-centred approach to create beautiful and meaningful brand experiences.

As a Senior UX Designer you will play an essential role balancing business, customer and technical requirements to craft blueprints for solutions that delight clients and users.

As part of the AKQA team in Tokyo, you will work in a dynamic, globally-minded environment surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. Together you will create world-class experiences for both Japanese and overseas markets.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Plan and execute core UX/CX deliverables including heuristic and IA audits, ecosystem maps, personas, customer journeys, service blueprints, and wireframes
• Collaborate across disciplines in both agile and waterfall processes to quickly deliver impactful solutions
• Present to business stakeholders to help them make informed decisions that strengthen their business
• Keep on top of best practices and trends to ensure we are at the forefront of the industry
• Lead and inspire, sharing your knowledge with peers and mentoring mid/junior designers
  
  

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• A compelling portfolio demonstrating outstanding UX design, with a desire to become even better
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to make complex topics understandable, and present logically
• Excellent writing and editing skills, experienced in crafting effective, on-brand micro copy
• Mastery of whiteboard and prototyping software such as Miro and Figma
• A “can-do” attitude, eager to embrace big challenges
• Attention to detail and a passion for getting to the root of a problem
• Ability to thrive in a global team, with an open mind to fresh perspectives
• Proven experience working in a Senior UX Design role (agency or in-house)
• A degree in Interaction Design, Information Architecture or other design-related field is preferred
• Fluency in Japanese at N1 or native level is required
• Conversational or higher English ability is preferred but not required

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At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. We design digital experiences that are not only functional, but deeply considered,  where every interaction has purpose and every detail is intentional.

Our Experience Designers bring clarity to complexity. They combine human insight, systems thinking and craft to create intuitive, elegant experiences that feel seamless at every touchpoint.

As a Senior User Experience Designer, you will play a critical role in shaping end-to-end digital experiences , from early concept through to delivery. You will define the structure, logic and flow behind products and platforms, ensuring they are simple, coherent and meaningful for users.

Working within an embedded client team, you will help design experiences that support global platforms and product storytelling,  balancing user needs, business goals and technical constraints with precision and care.

This role is with AKQA, embedded within a client team, and requires onsite collaboration in the client studio three days per week.

This is a 6–9 month fixed-term contract, offered on a hybrid basis.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Lead the design of intuitive, scalable user experiences across web and digital platforms
  
  
• Translate complex requirements into clear user journeys, flows, information architecture and interaction models
  
  
• Define and evolve experience frameworks and systems that work consistently across multiple touchpoints
  
  
• Apply user-centred design principles, grounding decisions in research, insight and data
  
  
• Plan and conduct user research and usability testing, synthesising findings into actionable design improvements
  
  
• Collaborate closely with designers, writers, technologists and product teams to bring ideas to life
  
  
• Prototype and iterate quickly, refining solutions through testing and feedback
  
  
• Present work with clarity and confidence, articulating the rationale behind decisions
  
  
• Contribute to the overall experience vision, ensuring alignment across wider workstreams

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Significant experience in user experience design, ideally within an agency or product environment
  
  
• A portfolio demonstrating thoughtful, well-crafted UX across complex digital products or platforms
  
  
• Strong understanding of user-centred design, service design and interaction design principles
  
  
• Experience designing end-to-end journeys, from concept through to delivery
  
  
• Ability to simplify complex systems into clear, elegant solutions
  
  
• Proficiency in modern UX and prototyping tools (e.g. Figma and related platforms)
  
  
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams in fast-paced environments
  
  
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence both peers and senior stakeholders
  
  

• A systems thinker, able to see both the detail and the bigger picture
  
  
• Deeply curious about human behaviour and driven to create meaningful experiences
  
  
• Calm, focused and highly organised, even in complex environments
  
  
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability for the quality of the work
  
  
• Collaborative and open, with a desire to elevate both the work and the team
  
  
• Relentless attention to detail and a drive to refine and improve
  
  

AKQA (part of WPP) is a creative agency that transforms strategic insights into beautiful concepts through art and craftsmanship, guiding clients toward a better future.

As an Associate Creative Director, you will be expected to go beyond the brief—developing strategic approaches based on consumer insight, generating bold and innovative ideas, and presenting them as compelling narratives to clients.

At AKQA, our work extends far beyond advertising. From building brand and CX visions to designing digital and physical experiences, our projects span a wide range of disciplines. While leveraging your creative expertise built through past experience, you will also be expected to cross boundaries and take on new challenges in unexplored domains.

In particular, AKQA Tokyo is on a mission to grow our team and become Japan’s leading creative agency—one that creates a better future for brands through transformative brand experiences that go beyond traditional marketing. We are looking for passionate, ambitious new talent to join us in this journey.

Role Requirements

• Deliver and inspire award-winning work from both yourself and others who work with you, influencing where appropriate a dramatic change through ideas, creativity and the use of interactive media.
• Lead, direct and manage a cross-disciplinary and culturally diverse set of talents, both internal and external to AKQA to deliver successful solutions and high-quality works to clients on time.
• Create ground-breaking work that positively impacts our clients, our teams and the world.
• Foster and line-manage creatives that are eager to grow their craft in art direction, copywriting or design.
• Learn new skills and stay abreast of technical and digital design developments, and successfully apply them to work practices to help improve processes and procedures.
• Work with other AKQA network creatives collaboratively on joint initiatives.
• Work closely with the strategy teams to shape briefs that empower our teams to deliver work that pushes our client's brand to the forefront of their global audience's minds.
• Extensive hands-on experience in client work within Japan, with the ability to communicate effectively with both team members and clients in both Japanese and English.

Key Responsibilities

• Creative briefs

Contributes to strategic development of a well-defined creative brief and any additional briefing documents, speaking with the client directly when necessary. Listens to and responds to a brief, understanding where/if there are gaps. Knows what questions to ask during the briefing session in order to act upon it. Understands how to respond to a brief.

• Idea generation
  Leads by example to consistently inspire creative colleagues to originate world- class, pioneering ideas that conceptualize world-class solutions. Generates useful, usable ideas across all existing and emerging digital platforms. Continually develops practices and processes to inspire, innovate and harness new ways of thinking.

• New business development
  Creatively leads new business pitches. Responsible for crisp ideas and creative workflow; effective and dynamic storyteller for oral pitch presentation.

• Creative craft skills
  Selects the most appropriate supplier for the required task. Successfully leads multiple suppliers, partners and clients to ensure outsourced projects are creatively delivered on time, within budget and to the highest standards. Helps to ensure AKQA continues to create unique and inspirational solutions.
  
  
• Stakeholder management
  Successfully manages multiple suppliers, partners and customers to ensure the best outcome for both customer and AKQA. Keeps stakeholders informed of project progress at all times and manages expectations proactively.

• Client Leadership
  Understand client business goals and ambitions. Takes briefs from clients and successfully creates stories that communicate client’s needs and ambitions to the consumers.

At AKQA (part of WPP) 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.

As a Group Strategy Director, you will operate on behalf of our client, leading their strategic capabilities, with an acute understanding of how communications and culture, technology and psychology, intersect in the mind of the consumer.

Additionally, you are able to analyze data and insights to create a compelling story. You will frame problems in unexpected ways and be relied upon for clarity, leadership, and perspective by the internal team and clients. Serving as strategic lead on accounts and across the agency, you will use both qualitative and quantitative research to answer

questions, prove or disprove hypotheses, and mine insights.

While certain expectations around this role would require whomever fills it to live within a commutable distance, AKQA

has developed a hybrid work structure where its team can choose when to come into the Studio, providing an inclusive, supportive and collaborative culture.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Partner with account leadership to grow the business and strategic acumen of the account. Will also be responsible to dig deep into specific brands to understand the consumer journey, passion points, and interests of our audiences.
• Lead strategic engagements and CX programmes with clients, supported by the local and global teams.
• Deliver strategic outcomes for clients with an equal mix of team leadership and hands-on delivery.
• Partner with the growth team to look at analytics and drive data driven opportunities.
• The ability to work well under pressure, with a high degree of flexibility and fluidity and have an objective-focused and positive approach.
• Strong customer service ethos, a commitment to quality and the will to consistently drive improvements.
• A passion for creativity, innovation and business strategy.
• A commitment to high standards of excellence and integrity.
• Excellent business acumen and sound judgement.
• Be entrepreneurial, with a collaborative, supportive and team-based approach.
• Proven track record in leading and growing strategic, creative, and technology-centered work.

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Ability to understand and lead a cross-disciplinary team through the dynamics of a client’s business and the sector in which it operates.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to partner with senior clients are essential.
• Ability to use insights to help drive the creative process in partnership with your creative peers: honing and crafting ideas through human centred insight, and selling them successfully to clients.
• Familiarity with the design, application, and analysis of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative research techniques.
• Can provide strategic direction on product and experience initiatives, identifying the key value proposition,human needs, and value to the business.
• Can clearly and persuasively communicate strategic recommendations to internal and external audiences with variable levels of understanding.
• Must have at least 12-15 years of experience in a strategic discipline, with a digital, communications or consulting background.
• Product strategy and design thinking is a requirement, with a significant amount of this experience devoted to work in digital environments.
• Brand and communications planning experience is a must, as is business strategy experience.
• Understands how business, brands and customers interact, with deep knowledge of the role that technology plays in this relationship.
• Experience in insight and idea generation, can judge ideas for their distinctiveness, relevance and effectiveness.
• Ability to translate strategic recommendations into actionable experiences, products, and services.
• Familiarity with a wide range of qualitative and quantitative research techniques, ability to design and implement measurement plans.
• Can clearly and persuasively frame and communicate strategic recommendations to senior audiences,internally and externally.
• Team player with strong leadership skills, able to manage people across multiple projects under high pressure.
• Organized, professional, proactive, clear & concise communication style, simple language & high cultural awareness.
• Track record of nurturing and mentoring junior through to senior team members.

At AKQA (part of WPP) we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful  ideas, products and services. We exist to create the future together with our clients. 

The Technology Director is responsible for leading and growing the Tokyo technology team and client portfolio. Working alongside the local leadership team and regional Chief Technology Officer, you will own the Tokyo technology strategy, plan how to grow and service the Tokyo studio engagements and foster a high-performing technology team, while ensuring successful commercial engagements and technical program delivery.

You will build and lead a team of experts and coordinate with regional practice leaders and partners to deliver technology outcomes for the Tokyo client portfolio. As a member of the regional AKQA Technology Executive, you will also contribute to regional technology initiatives and practice development.

By deeply understanding client business challenges, experience goals, and technical requirements, the Technology Director serves as the central decision-maker ensuring world-class digital experiences powered by modern web architectures and frameworks, MarTech, and AI technologies.

This role reports to the local Delivery Director and the APAC CTO.  Primary reports for this role include Solution Architects, Technical Leads, and Principal Engineers.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Delivery Leadership

• Lead the technical setup and onboarding for web and digital product development projects.
• Own architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical risk assessments.
• Establish quality, performance, and security standards to ensure high-quality delivery.
• Lead high-complexity projects independently within client engagements.
• Drive technical decision-making and propose optimal implementation approaches.
• Be hands-on in delivering technology engagements and solutions as required, while building the Tokyo technology practice.

Proposal & Pre-Sales Support

• Lead RFP/RFI analysis, technical approach design, and proposal development.
• Own technical presentations, client communication, and estimation.
• Contribute to business growth by designing competitive, technology-driven solutions.
• Lead and coordinate bringing in regional technology colleagues and partners in order to create compelling RFP responses highlighting the best of AKQA’s capabilities
  
  

Team Management & Capability Building

• Lead and mentor architects, Technical Delivery Managers, and other technology team members.
• Define and maintain technical standards, development processes, and best practices to improve productivity and quality.
• Support hiring, talent development, performance management, and community engagement to strengthen the technology discipline.
• Ensure the team structure is maintained, and appropriately sized for the current and pipeline client engagements.
• Guide decisions on the mix of resources across the studio, including the mix of permanent and contract roles, and decisions on when to utilise partners within the AKQA and Itochu networks.
• Work with regional practice leaders to develop practice related talent

Solution Development & Innovation

• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies such as AI/LLM, MarTech tools, cloud platforms, and modern web frameworks.
• Provide technical insights that drive client proposals and product improvements.
• Collaborate with global teams to adopt and localize best practices and global capabilities.

Stakeholder Communication

• Lead technical discussions with client executives, IT leaders, and product owners.
• Promote collaboration with AKQA's regional and global team, and partnerships with partners.
• Work closely with PMs, designers, and strategists to ensure alignment across all project disciplines.

Reputation

• Involvement in AKQA's marketing and PR - focused on both potential clients and potential employees.
• Drive initiatives to connect with and attract key talent to AKQA.
• Foster and contribute to industry thought leadership.

QUALIFICATIONS & CHARACTERISTICS 

• Strong interest and ongoing learning in AI, LLMs, generative AI, MarTech, and emerging technologies
• Experience designing architecture for large-scale digital products
• Experience working within a global or distributed organization
• Public technical contributions such as conference speaking, publishing, or OSS involvement
• knowledge of modern web architecture, APIs, cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure / Vercel, Netlify), and software engineering best practices

At AKQA (part of WPP), 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 and build adaptive digital products, services and experiences that capture the imagination and deliver impressive returns for our clients.

Our roles and responsibilities are rapidly changing during this age of rapid AI growth, adoption, capability and market options.  AI Landscape and Production AI implementation experience is essential.

The Technical Lead is the main driver for the end-to-end; ideation, technical innovation, design, scoping, development, deployment and maintenance of solutions using the latest tools and technologies.  The Technical Lead has overall responsibility for the day-to-day technical ownership and direction of a project.

While this role is client-facing and involves leading the technical direction, you will also be expected to lead the architecture of the project and will contribute to code, particularly during critical phases or to prototype new features.  

You will be working closely with Business, Project Management, Creative, UX, and Data teams whilst also running on-shore, off-shore and hybrid development teams. 

This role also involves contributing to Technical Strategy, ideation, pitching, pre-sales activities and engineering, thought leadership, profile creation and speaking engagements.

Based in London (Farringdon), in a Hybrid working environment, frequently collaborating with our global studios and partners, you will enjoy working in a team of highly skilled people, all with strong opinions about various technologies, frameworks and approaches. 

You will articulate your ideas to colleagues effectively whilst also taking on board the ideas of others and remaining solutions focused. You will thrive when faced with new challenges, view them as opportunities and constantly look to improve client offerings. You will work in a progressive environment that fosters a meritocratic culture, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. 

As a Technical Lead at AKQA, you will be inspired by technology and have a passion for creating innovative solutions.

While you may from time-to-time, also be asked to wear the hats of a Project Manager, Scrum-Master or Product Owner; we are looking for a Technologist first, with these additional capabilities. 
Technical Architecture and Engineering capability and experience is mandatory.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Client facing.
• Thought Leadership and promotion of AKQA Technology.
• AI Implementor
• AI Usage - proficient elevated workflow and development tooling
• AI Enabled Experience Development & Integration - vendor and cloud landscape knowledge, systems design, integration & model customisation - with proven experience of addressing marketing challenges such as content generation, personalisation, campaign optimisation etc.
• AI Architecture - Agentic AI creation and Orchestration.
• AI Content & Data Engineering - experience of collecting, cleansing, transforming and embedding.
• AI Cost x Value calculations.
• AI Governance and Testing models
• Design and implement first-class end-to-end Solutions and MACH Architectures.
• Ability to create prototypes or bug fixes.
• Ability to integrate innovative solutions into the technical architecture.
• Ability to analyse, appraise and make recommendations, taking into account existing client technology landscape whilst pushing new technology solutions to align with business ambitions.
• Ability to evaluate and validate the technical complexities of multi-tiered web solutions and systems integration, their underlying technologies and the latest technical tools.
• Ability to gather requirements and break them down into the technical tasks required to complete a project phase.
• Ability to operate within different software delivery methodologies such as Lean Innovation teams, KANBAN and larger SCRUM teams.
• Ability to recognise technical risk and plan to mitigate, and/or move fast to solutionise.
• Able to decide the resource profile required for a project and to provide top-down and bottom-up estimates against a scope.
• Line manage and coach Developers and help them to grow and develop their careers and capabilities.
• Ability to manage one or two; onshore, nearshore, offshore or hybrid development team(s) at a time.
• Strive to learn new skills and stay abreast of technical developments, successfully applying them to work practices.
• Ability to compare and select the most appropriate supplier or product for the required task.
• Ability and techniques to improve processes per project, client workstreams and in the technology department as a whole.
• Technical skills and knowledge:
• Cloud hosting providers such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Vercel & Netlify
• Cross-platform AI experience across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google (e.g. Bedrock, AgentCore, Vertex, Azure ML etc.)
• Advanced Python programming
• AI frameworks such as AutoGen, Langflow, Tensorflow
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD
• Use of Middleware and RESTful or GraphQL APIs
• Microservices and MACH Architectures.
• HTML, CSS, Javascript frameworks such as React,
  or Mobile technologies such as SwiftUI, Kotlin, Flutter or React-native
• CMS, DXPs and common MarTech
• SaaS products integration
• Atlassian, Azure DevOps, GitLab or similar workflow tools
• Understanding of Automation and Quality assurance practices

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS 

• Must be from an engineering or development background.
• A continuous-improvement approach to management.
• Proactive self-starter with acute attention to detail and drive for improvement.
• A practically-minded thought leader whose first priority is delivering excellent work. 
• Advocate for improvements to processes, quality, and security.
• Analytical and positive mindset with a personable and professional approach.
• Sharp attention to detail and a passion for new technology, staying abreast with the latest developments in the industry.
• Professional written and verbal communication.
• Be able to talk about Technology to non-technical audiences (clients, stakeholders and team members).
• Champion continuous improvement and best-in-class software development processes.
• Contribute to the ideation process and be proactive in proposing technical solutions to needs that other disciplines may not be aware of.

Explore our extensive range of benefits here.

At AKQA (part of WPP) we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful  ideas, products and services. We exist to create the future together with our clients. 

AKQA’s Experience Technology Architect, with assistance from the Technical Director and  Delivery Director, will serve as the technical point of contact for clients and lead the  project team for technical perspective to achieve the best results. 

As a member of AKQA Tokyo, you will join a dynamic, globally-minded team  surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. You will create world-class  experiences for both Japanese and overseas markets with Team. 

ROLE REQUIREMENTS 

• Facing Japanese customers and collaborating with global team on activities related  to the technical aspects of the project. 
• Understanding proposed customer experiences and interpreting and document  technical requirements. 
• Define technology requirements and propose solutions based on company best  practice. 
• Platform Evaluation and selection to meet client requirements 
• Research best practices and proactively getting help of local and global colleagues to shape technical solutions. 
• Support the design and implementation of frontend and backend architecture to  drive customer experiences. 
• Research and ensure best practices in accessibility, performance, and security. Evaluate existing client architectures and suggest appropriate improvements to  meet their goals. 
• Recruit and oversee technology development teams.

QUALIFICATIONS & CHARACTERISTICS 

• Bachelorʼs degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field. 
• 5+ years of experience in software development or system Implementation. 3+ years of experience delivering customer-facing services on the vendor side. Understanding in frontend frameworks like ReactJS and backend technologies or  equivalent technologies. 
• Understanding of modern cloud infrastructure such as Vercel or Netlify, and major  cloud providers like GCP, AWS or Azure. 
• Having an interest in advanced technology solutions and being proactive in  acquiring new skills. 
• A person who can be an advocate for global standard framework and development  methodologies. 

Desired Qualifications 

• Ability to independently provide services to clients. 
• Experience in e-commerce and web architecture with headless architecture. Experience participating in global projects. 
• Business level English and native level Japanese. 

Creatives at AKQA (part of WPP) apply artistry and craftsmanship to strategic insight to create and bring to life beautiful concepts that stop people in their tracks. Skilled storytellers and ideators, they work in a multidisciplinary environment to develop work that both enthralls customers and unlocks new value for our clients.

Art Directors play essential roles in the strategy, conception and design of beautiful ideas, products and services. They bring exceptional creative thought and they craft output, developing and delivering projects from the brief to end user.

As an Art Director at AKQA, you’ll conceive and develop ideas that solve important client problems. By thinking beyond briefs and imagining approaches our clients may not have asked for – or even thought possible – you’ll be helping to build AKQA’s reputation for work that is both ground-breaking and influential.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Possess exceptional art direction skills and the ability to implement strategic and conceptual thinking.
• Collaborate with copywriters, strategists, UX/visual designers and technologists to develop innovative and persuasive concepts.
• Drive the development of creative ideas for new business pitches and other important agency initiatives.
• Develop pioneering ideas that deliver successful solutions.
• Be accountable for the project design deliverables and manage the quality of all design deliverables to ensure they meet AKQA standards for creative excellence.
• Embrace challenges and inspire new ways of thinking.

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Extensive hands-on experience with client work within Japan, with the ability to communicate effectively with both team members and clients in both Japanese and English.
• A compelling portfolio that demonstrates the breadth of your conceptual thinking and design craft.
• Exceptional communication skills that enable you to articulate the ‘why’ behind your concepts.
• A drive to break boundaries and craft world-changing ideas.
• Passionate, driven and obsessed about your craft, staying abreast of best practice in your field.
• Natural curiosity that allows you to find inspiration in anything and everything, with a keen eye on the future of media and technology.
• Strong industry-relevant experience.

At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to design a better future. Our Product Design Directors craft the interfaces, systems, and experiences that define how brands behave in the modern world, across mobile, spatial, voice, wearables, and AI-powered environments.

As a Product Design Director, you’ll lead the design of products and brand experiences for some of the world’s most influential organisations, from luxury ecosystems and cultural platforms to next-generation mobility and wellness systems. You’ll guide multi-disciplinary teams to create elegant, human-centred design solutions that are as intelligent as they are inspiring.

You’ll define design direction across a portfolio of complex, high-impact digital products, establishing benchmarks in accessibility, interaction, and multi-modal experience. You’ll champion the new frontier of brand user interfaces: adaptive design languages that translate brand identity into behaviour, sound, motion, and intelligence.

AKQA Product Design Directors operate at the intersection of brand, craft, and computation, working side-by-side with strategy, data, and engineering teams to shape products that learn, evolve, and earn love over time.

This is a leadership role within AKQA’s London studio, part of a globally connected studio network shaping the future of digital experiences for brands including Nike, Rolls-Royce, Samsung, Airbnb, and Google. You’ll be at the forefront of AI-powered product design, helping redefine how creativity, intelligence, and empathy coexist in every interaction.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Lead concept, design, and delivery of world-class digital products and connected experiences that define new standards for creativity and usability.
• Partner with UX, Creative Technology, and AI Engineering teams to shape AI-native interfaces, generative UI systems, and adaptive design components.
• Establish and evolve brand-led design systems that perform across screen, voice, gesture, and spatial interfaces.
• Embed accessibility and inclusivity from first principles, ensuring WCAG compliance and usability for all audiences.
• Drive experimentation across new modalities: voice and audio UX, wearable ecosystems, computer vision, and mixed reality.
• Mentor, grow, and inspire a diverse team of product designers, cultivating craftsmanship, critical thinking, and innovation.
• Collaborate closely with strategists and client partners to translate brand purpose into tangible, useful digital products.
• Represent AKQA in new business opportunities, articulating the value of design in solving complex business and human challenges.
• Contribute to AKQA’s global culture of learning, sharing insights on design ethics, AI co-creation, and emerging interaction paradigms.

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• 10+ years’ experience (as a guide, not a restriction) in product design or interaction design at leading studios or in-house teams.
• Proven leadership in delivering large-scale, multi-platform digital products from concept to launch.
• Mastery of Figma and contemporary design-system workflows (tokens, auto-layout, component libraries), along with complementary tools such as code-based interaction design software and no-code web/app solutions.
• Strong understanding of human-centred design, accessibility, motion, and micro-interaction principles.
• Familiarity with AI design tools, prototyping in Framer, Principle, ProtoPie, or After Effects, and collaboration with machine-learning or data-science teams.
• Demonstrable success in uniting brand and product through interface design, e.g. motion language, sound design, or spatial storytelling.
• Experience mentoring mid- and senior-level designers; a track record of growing creative excellence and cultural impact.
• Comfortable presenting to senior clients and executives, and confident operating within fast-paced, high-stakes environments.
• Systems thinker with a deep sensitivity to brand and narrative.
• Calm, credible communicator who brings clarity and optimism to complex challenges.
• Obsessed with emerging technologies and their human potential.
• Advocate for inclusive design and accessible innovation.
• Balances bold vision with precision in craft.

Please include your portfolio link and examples of your work in your application. We are not able to accept applications that do not include a link to your work.

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At AKQA (part of WPP) 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.

Experience Designers at AKQA apply empathy, systems thinking, and craftsmanship to strategic insights — designing groundbreaking solutions to human problems. Adept storytellers and fearless innovators, they create interactive experiences, products and services that move the world. 

The Experience Designer plays an essential role in the growth of the Experience Design department. They will draw together client, business and customer/end-user requirements, within an understanding of the technical delivery environment, to develop a blueprint for the solution. They are the user-centered glue that binds together business, creative, and technology into a harmonious collaboration—facilitating design workshops, working with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver award-winning, impactful work.

At AKQA Dubai, located in Media City, in Dubai, you’ll have the opportunity to produce meaningful work for world-class companies in one of the world’s most vibrant and beautiful cities, with access to our network of specialists across the global network of studios. You will work in an environment that fosters a dynamic and meritocratic culture, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Apply solid user experience and usability principles while looking for opportunities to innovate
• Demonstrate excellent knowledge of all aspects of the UCD approach and the ability to apply them flexibly across a variety of project types
• Able to contribute at a high level to the overall strategic client approach, taking into account relevant marketplace, consumer and technology factors--and a keen interest in growing within more strategic & CX-focused disciplines 
• Able to use/introduce more advanced UCD techniques (rapid prototyping, remote testing etc.) to improve efficiency in the user experience process and the quality of the solution
• Able to develop solutions for a wide variety of touchpoints, platforms and devices including mobile, web, kiosk, social, physical, etc.
• Lead User Experience work streams on large-scale and complex projects
• Promote collaborative work practices, and identify opportunities to improve quality and increase efficiency through collaborative design
• Demonstrate cross-functional understanding; clearly articulate purpose and value of other disciplines within Strategic Services, identifying when their input is needed
• Collaborate with the client and with various teams within AKQA. Ability to lead workshops and manage mid to senior stakeholders. Experience of nurturing client relationships
• Provide support, guidance and mentoring to junior members of the User Experience Team
• Take an active role in new business pitches where appropriate

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Embrace challenges and inspire new ways of thinking
• Expertise in understanding digital behaviours, cultural expectations and social networking (preferred experience with Asia or luxury industries)
• Fluent in English with a strong command of the language, both written and spoken
• A compelling portfolio of unique work that spans mediums, including: mobile applications, responsive web, product & service design. 
• Wide breadth of experience in your portfolio demonstrating skills across Research, Strategy, IA, Design and Testing. Experience with ethnographic research, ecosystem design, information architecture, and user testing and experience with innovation processes including Design Thinking workshops, Google Design Sprints, Business Model and/or Value Proposition canvas
• Expertise with prototyping tools such; along with design tools such as Sketch & Figma.
• Proven creative success working in collaborative, multi-functional teams
• Strong presentation skills, visual and written
• Breadth of cultural reference points
• You have a drive to break boundaries and craft the best ideas of their kind in the world
• You are passionate, driven and obsessed about your craft and stay on top of best practice in your field

At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to design a better future. Our Product Design Directors craft the interfaces, systems, and experiences that define how brands behave in the modern world, across mobile, spatial, voice, wearables, and AI-powered environments.

As a Product Design Director, you’ll lead the design of products and brand experiences for some of the world’s most influential organisations, from luxury ecosystems and cultural platforms to next-generation mobility and wellness systems. You’ll guide multi-disciplinary teams to create elegant, human-centred design solutions that are as intelligent as they are inspiring.

You’ll define design direction across a portfolio of complex, high-impact digital products, establishing benchmarks in accessibility, interaction, and multi-modal experience. You’ll champion the new frontier of brand user interfaces: adaptive design languages that translate brand identity into behaviour, sound, motion, and intelligence.

AKQA Product Design Directors operate at the intersection of brand, craft, and computation, working side-by-side with strategy, data, and engineering teams to shape products that learn, evolve, and earn love over time.

This is a leadership role within AKQA’s London studio, part of a globally connected studio network shaping the future of digital experiences for brands including Nike, Rolls-Royce, Samsung, Airbnb, and Google. You’ll be at the forefront of AI-powered product design, helping redefine how creativity, intelligence, and empathy coexist in every interaction.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Lead concept, design, and delivery of world-class digital products and connected experiences that define new standards for creativity and usability.
• Partner with UX, Creative Technology, and AI Engineering teams to shape AI-native interfaces, generative UI systems, and adaptive design components.
• Establish and evolve brand-led design systems that perform across screen, voice, gesture, and spatial interfaces.
• Embed accessibility and inclusivity from first principles, ensuring WCAG compliance and usability for all audiences.
• Drive experimentation across new modalities: voice and audio UX, wearable ecosystems, computer vision, and mixed reality.
• Mentor, grow, and inspire a diverse team of product designers, cultivating craftsmanship, critical thinking, and innovation.
• Collaborate closely with strategists and client partners to translate brand purpose into tangible, useful digital products.
• Represent AKQA in new business opportunities, articulating the value of design in solving complex business and human challenges.
• Contribute to AKQA’s global culture of learning, sharing insights on design ethics, AI co-creation, and emerging interaction paradigms.

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• 10+ years’ experience (as a guide, not a restriction) in product design or interaction design at leading studios or in-house teams.
• Proven leadership in delivering large-scale, multi-platform digital products from concept to launch.
• Mastery of Figma and contemporary design-system workflows (tokens, auto-layout, component libraries), along with complementary tools such as code-based interaction design software and no-code web/app solutions.
• Strong understanding of human-centred design, accessibility, motion, and micro-interaction principles.
• Familiarity with AI design tools, prototyping in Framer, Principle, ProtoPie, or After Effects, and collaboration with machine-learning or data-science teams.
• Demonstrable success in uniting brand and product through interface design, e.g. motion language, sound design, or spatial storytelling.
• Experience mentoring mid- and senior-level designers; a track record of growing creative excellence and cultural impact.
• Comfortable presenting to senior clients and executives, and confident operating within fast-paced, high-stakes environments.
• Systems thinker with a deep sensitivity to brand and narrative.
• Calm, credible communicator who brings clarity and optimism to complex challenges.
• Obsessed with emerging technologies and their human potential.
• Advocate for inclusive design and accessible innovation.
• Balances bold vision with precision in craft.

Please include your portfolio link and examples of your work in your application. We are not able to accept applications that do not include a link to your work.

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At AKQA (part of WPP) we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful  ideas, products and services. We exist to create the future together with our clients. 

The Production Director (Communications) is responsible for leading and delivering high-quality brand and communication projects across film, content, digital campaigns, events, and integrated experiences.

As the senior owner of production, this role oversees the entire delivery lifecycle—from concept feasibility and production planning through execution, launch, and post-delivery evaluation—ensuring creative excellence, operational rigor, and commercial success.

Working closely with Creative, Strategy, Client Services, and external production partners, the Production Director ensures that ideas are produced to the highest standard, delivered on time and within budget, while building strong and trusted client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

Production Leadership & Delivery

• Lead end-to-end delivery of communication and brand projects, including film, digital content, integrated campaigns, events, and experiential executions.
• Own production planning, schedules, budgets, resourcing, and risk management.
• Ensure delivery quality, creative integrity, and consistency across all outputs.　
• Proactively identify, mitigate, and resolve production risks and issues.

Creative Collaboration

• Partner closely with Creative Directors and creative teams to assess feasibility and translate ideas into executable production plans. 
• Provide production guidance during ideation to balance creativity, quality, timeline, and budget. 
• Protect and elevate creative intent throughout the entire production process.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a senior point of contact for clients on all production-related matters.
• Lead production discussions, align expectations, and manage changes in scope or direction. 
• Communicate clearly and transparently on timelines, costs, risks, and trade-offs.

Partner & Vendor Management

• Select, brief, and manage external production partners including film production companies, post-production houses, and event vendors.
• Negotiate contracts, manage costs, and ensure compliance with legal, brand, and safety standards. 
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with trusted production partners.

Operational Excellence

• Own production budgets, cost estimates, and financial tracking.
• Ensure projects are delivered within approved scope and commercial targets.
• Contribute to proposal development, including production approach, timelines, and cost estimates.

Team Leadership & Capability Building

• Lead, mentor, and develop Producers, Senior Producers, and Production Managers.
• Establish production best practices, standards, and scalable delivery processes.
• Support hiring and team growth as the communications production capability expands.

QUALIFICATIONS & CHARACTERISTICS 

• 8+ years of experience in production leadership roles within advertising agencies, creative agencies, or production companies.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale brand, communication, or campaign projects.
• Strong experience in film production, content production, and integrated campaigns.
• Excellent client-facing and stakeholder management skills.
• Deep understanding of production workflows, budgeting, and vendor management.
• Business-level English proficiency and native-level Japanese communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience working in global or multi-market environments.
• Strong understanding of digital, social, and integrated campaign production.
• Experience collaborating with international creative and production teams.

At AKQA (part of WPP) we blend 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 and deliver impressive returns for our clients.

The Delivery team is at the heart of every project, ensuring work is delivered to the highest quality, on time, and that clients receive the greatest possible value from their investment. We build strong relationships, champion collaboration, and foster open communication between project teams and clients. AKQA’s process and governance standards are industry-leading, providing the tools, training, and support to make this possible.

Working with globally recognized and highly respected brands, the Project Manager is responsible for the full lifecycle of medium-sized client projects, from initial idea through to successful delivery. You will translate client needs into clear project plans, accurately estimate and budget projects, and effectively manage both the project and the team. This is a client-facing role requiring effective communication and management across all internal disciplines.

Located in Berlin, Germany, as part of the AKQA team, you will work in an environment that fosters a dynamic and meritocratic culture, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Lead a diverse range of fast-moving global projects, often involving innovation, complex technology, and intricate organization.
• Successfully deliver high-quality projects, ensuring they are on time and within budget.
• Define what success looks like for each project, in agreement with the client, and ensure the team achieves those goals.
• Identify and tailor the most appropriate project structure for each phase, clearly suggesting the most suitable approach in the project scope.
• Collaborate with team leads to accurately estimate projects based on the most suitable model (e.g., fixed-price, capped time and materials).
• Develop thorough and clear project scopes of work that serve as the foundation for your projects. Define and agree on the scope internally and with clients, ensuring projects are delivered within these agreed boundaries.
• Forecast resource requirements across teams and assist with proactive resource planning.
• Collaborate closely with the Creative and Strategy teams for the successful delivery of campaigns for a variety of German and international brands.
• Utilize AKQA's management information system to effectively create, track, and monitor overall project progress, burn rates, and financial status. Proactively highlight and resolve potential overruns or financial issues.
• Author well-crafted Project Status Reports, ensuring timely submission and accuracy.
• Present and communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, to internal teams and external clients.
• Manage multiple suppliers, partners, and client teams to ensure optimal outcomes for both clients and AKQA. Keep stakeholders informed of project progress at all times and manage expectations proactively.
• Continuously strive to improve AKQA’s delivery practices, processes, and team efficiency.

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

• Proven experience leading complex projects, such as digital and print marketing campaigns, content production, etc.  
• Previous agency experience in a fast-paced environment is preferred.
• An accomplished communicator who builds confidence with internal teams and earns the trust of clients.
• Able to build strong relationships and achieve results, even under challenging circumstances.
• Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure with a high degree of flexibility and adaptability. Self-motivated and comfortable working independently with little oversight.
• Possess strong business acumen and sound judgment.
• A customer-focused mindset, unwavering commitment to quality, and a drive to continually improve processes and outcomes.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Commitment to high standards of excellence and integrity.
• Fluency in English (German is nice to have but not mandatory)
• Strong Excel skills, including understanding of basic formulas.

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At AKQA (part of WPP)  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.

Our Client Services teams are the champions for product excellence and enduring client relationships, being highly organised and credible sparring partners. They nurture and build client relationships founded on shared values and aspirations – and are motivated by work that makes a meaningful and sustained impact with a passion for our clients’ business, industry best practices and state-of-the-art techniques.

Our Senior Account Managers are charismatic, design and technology enthusiasts who display the management skills required to keep abreast of the current market and juggle multiple projects simultaneously. Effective communication, a collaborative, empathic nature, attention to detail and top-notch presentation skills are also necessary to deal effectively with clients and keep the team to deadlines.

Located in Berlin, you will oversee a leading global automotive brand – primarily across website, app, and content projects. You will be responsible for developing strong client relationships and are committed to driving the business forward through innovative work that inspires and motivates audiences. You will be surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields.  

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• Builds and maintains client relationships; conscientious and proactive in bringing forward creative and strategic opportunities, inspiring with creativity, with full understanding and empathy for their business. Takes the reins to drive projects forward and ensures maximum success and growth for both client and AKQA.
• Develops a deep understanding of client’s business, market environment, and audiences. 
• Successfully builds and manages trust with multiple stakeholders, partners and clients to ensure we reach successful creative outcomes for both the client and AKQA
• Constantly demonstrating AKQA strategic thinking, e.g. able to formulate strategic propositions and communicate these via client-ready presentations, prototypes and points of view. Ensures AKQA shares relevant solutions that meet client business objectives
• Identifies, pursues and converts organic growth opportunities and supports the management & conversion of new business opportunities
• Demonstrating care for stakeholders through unparalleled service and communication; keeping teams informed of project progress and managing expectations proactively
• Responsible for all aspects of monthly, quarterly and annual financial process for client accounts
• Reaching profitability and revenue targets with sharp accuracy in forecasting
• Provides a viewpoint on team resource and configuration. Sets out detailed month-by-month forecasts against which resource can be planned
• Creates and distributes professional-quality written documentation (presentation decks, status reports, agendas, contact reports, emails)
• Ultimately responsible for the last quality check of all deliverables, ensuring we are delivering against briefs and expectations. 
• Able to support and steer a team in the development of a digital product vision and roadmap that aligns with client goals

QUALITIES AND EXPERIENCE

• A strong interest in digital products, innovation and business strategy.
• Agency account management experience at a leading digital agency or similar organisation.
• Demonstrable experience working across diverse digital projects, including experience design (UX/UI), iterative design sprints, and web development.
• Some experience and interest collaborating with cross-functional teams to build and launch consumer-facing programs, such as loyalty platforms or other digital initiatives.
• Familiarity with generative AI tools and applications, and an understanding of their potential to enhance creative, strategic, and product development processes
• Experience with global luxury and automotive brands preferred
• A solid understanding of the end-to-end digital product development lifecycle, from discovery to launch and optimisation
• Successful track record of building exceptional client relationships; necessary capability, presence and professionalism to inspire confidence and credibility with clients and colleagues.
• Comfort and understanding of standard web development project terminology and processes, enabling effective collaboration with product and development teams
• Strong presentation skills such as written, visual and verbal
• Ability to structure strategic ideas into well-ordered and insightful keynote presentations
• Knowledge of agile development methodologies and frameworks (e.g., Scrum, SAFe) is highly desirable.
• Good judgement: provide guidance, analyse a situation and provide advice under pressure
• Commercial acumen: a consistent track record of meeting and exceeding revenue targets
• Business-level fluency in both German and English. This includes the ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, in a professional business context. Applicants should be comfortable engaging in complex discussions, negotiations, and preparing formal documentation in both languages.

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At AKQA (part of WPP) 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.

We’re looking for a senior brand strategist, seasoned in combining strategic rigour with creative imagination, to join our Copenhagen studio. Our brand strategists are the connective tissue between our clients’ ambitions and our creative solutions.

We are looking for someone to join our team, who can dissect market dynamics and socio-cultural shifts, identify compelling positions, and translate them into creative brand ideas that resonate and perform. 

If you thrive on turning complexity into clarity—and believe brands both shape and reflect culture—we’d love to meet you.

The role

Strategy at AKQA combines analytical rigour with creative imagination to help our clients’ businesses thrive and suceed in the market. Senior brand strategists operate across brand, campaign, and experience to develop holistic solutions that establish differentiated brand positions and bring them to life through creative activation. Collaborating closely with the our strategy leadership—and across creative, design, and technology disciplines—you will lead translation of our clients’ challenges into actionable strategies that are both strategically sound and creatively compelling. 

This role requires the ability to identify emerging customer expectations and market white-space with rigour, while crafting brand narratives and concepts with imagination. You’ll own the strategic direction of brand and campaign engagements—from foundational brand work through to creative activation. You will champion value-driven thinking, moving beyond conventional touchpoints to identify the moments that matter most—ensuring our combined impact is both business outcomes and creative excellence.

YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Define brand futures

• Lead the development of brand platforms, positioning, and narrative frameworks that help our clients define who they are and where they’re going
• Dissect market dynamics, customer expectations, and organisational capabilities to unearth compelling, differentiated brand positions
• Demonstrate how brands can meaningfully participate in culture—not just respond to it, but actively shape conversations, behaviours, and social dynamics
• Translate complex business challenges into clear, compelling strategic territories that establish a resilient and relevant market position
• Pioneer approaches that sit at the intersection of brand, technology, and culture

Develop campaign strategies

• Turn strategic insights into simple, creative concepts and campaign ideas that cut through the noise
• Develop campaign strategies and activation that are culturally resonant, creatively ambitious 
• Define audience insights, communication territories, and strategic frameworks that guide creative development
• Craft campaign briefs that inspire breakthrough creative work—balancing clarity of direction with creative freedom

• Orchestrate GTM systems and brand/campaign ecosystems across audiences, channels, formats, and timings for maximum impact

Collaborate on creative activation 

• Partner with creative teams to develop campaign concepts and activation ideas rooted in strategic insight
• Combine strategic insight with imaginative creativity to develop and collaborate on concept development
• Ensure creative executions ladder back to brand strategy while pushing creative boundaries
• Think across touchpoints—from big brand campaigns to digital activations, experiences, and beyond
• Evaluate and refine creative work through a strategic lens, championing ideas that are both bold and effective

Build the case

• Ensure brand and campaign strategies translate into measurable business value—not just creative awards
• Conduct organisational analysis and stakeholder collaboration to safeguard execution of strategic direction
• Conduct and synthesise primary and secondary research—from qualitative deep-dives to cultural and semiotic analysis
• Develop insight-led strategies grounded in evidence and business relevance, not assumption
• Craft strategic narratives that inspire creative teams and build client confidence

Lead in the room

• Present and defend strategic recommendations to senior client stakeholders with clarity and conviction
• Facilitate workshops that can develop new thinking and align diverse stakeholder perspectives
• Be the strategic voice that earns a seat at the table—with clients and creative partners alike

Collaborate across disciplines

• Partner with creatives, designers, technologists, and experience strategists to ensure strategic coherence
• Bring a holistic perspective—integrating inside-out (organisational) and outside-in (market) viewpoints
• Work across categories; this is a generalist role with exposure to diverse sectors and challenges
• Contribute to new business development, bringing strategic direction to pitches

QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS

Experience and background

• 5-7+ years in brand strategy, marketing strategy, or creative strategy
• Demonstrated experience across both brand-building and campaign activation work
• Agency experience strongly preferred; consultancy or client-side brand roles also valued
• A portfolio that demonstrates both strategic depth and creative ambition

Strategic capability

• You dissect complexity with confidence—market dynamics, competitive landscapes, customer expectations
• You build airtight arguments, with recommendations grounded in evidence and communicated with precision – you can hold your own in a room of sceptics because your thinking is bulletproof
• You understand brand architecture, positioning frameworks, and how to measure brand performance
• You think in value journeys, not just touchpoints—identifying the moments that matter most

Creative capability

• You’re drawn to the “what if?” and have the imagination to envision futures that don’t yet exist
• You understand that strategy is not only an analytical practice, but also a creative act
• You translate strategic insight into compelling brand narratives and creative concepts
• You understand how to brief and inspire creative teams, not just direct them
• You have an instinct for concepts that resonate—ideas that are simple, memorable, and ownable

The mindset

• You’re fascinated by how brands shape and reflect culture, and how they can be proactive leaders in their categories
• You question assumptions—including your own—and bring intellectual curiosity to every challenge
• You believe brand is a business value driver, not a cost centre, and you balance creative ambition with commercial pragmatism
• You’re genuinely curious about technology, behaviour, semiotics, and the forces that drive cultural change. We expect that you read widely, notice patterns, and bring outside-in thinking to every challenge

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As a Creative Director and the leader of the AKQA Tokyo (part of WPP) studio’s Creative department, you will create and inspire work that is distinctive, unfamiliar, effective and truly remarkable to make a difference to consumers’ behavior through ideas, creativity and the use of interactive media. You will inspire and lead a team to raise their bar even higher, mentoring a team, leading by example and championing the discipline in the wider agency and beyond. 

Role Requirements

• Deliver and inspire award-winning work from both yourself and others who work with you, influencing where appropriate a dramatic change through ideas, creativity and the use of interactive media.
• Lead, direct and manage cross-disciplinary and culturally diverse set of talents, both internal and external to AKQA to deliver successful solutions and high-quality works to clients on time.
• Create ground-breaking work that positively impacts our clients, our teams and the world.
• Foster and line-manage creatives that are eager to grow their craft in art direction, copywriting or design.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Learn new skills and stay abreast of technical and digital design developments, and successfully apply them to work practices to help improve processes and procedures.
• Act as the creative representative of the Tokyo studio within and outside AKQA network, in Japanese and in English. Work with other AKQA network creatives collaboratively on joint initiatives.
• Work closely with the strategy teams to shape briefs that empower our teams to deliver work that pushes our client's brand to the forefront of their global audience's minds
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Key Responsibilities

• Creative briefs
  • Contributes to strategic development of a well-defined creative brief and any additional briefing documents, speaking with the client directly when necessary. Listens to and responds to a brief, understanding where/if there are gaps. Knows what questions to ask during the briefing session in order to act upon it. Understands how to respond to a brief.

• Idea generation
  • Leads by example to consistently inspire creative colleagues to originate world- class, pioneering ideas that conceptualize world-class solutions. Generates useful, usable ideas across all existing and emerging digital platforms. Continually develops practices and processes to inspire, innovate and harness new ways of thinking.

• ◊ New business development
  • Creatively leads new business pitches. Responsible for crisp ideas and creative workflow; effective and dynamic storyteller for oral pitch presentation in both Japanese & English.

• Creative craft skills
  • Selects most appropriate supplier for required task. Successfully leads multiple suppliers, partners and clients to ensure outsourced projects are creatively delivered on time, within budget and to the highest standards. Helps to ensure AKQA continues to create unique and inspirational solutions.

• Team management
  • Manages creatives as direct reports. Provides an international and supportive working environment, based on openness, trust and regular constructive feedback on performance. Sets clear and achievable goals. Takes immediate action to address performance/conduct issues. Assesses a broad range of tasks and determines which team member should manage to ensure delivery to the highest standard. Is an ambassador for AKQA and its values at all times.
  • Demonstrates creative success in leading collaborative multidisciplinary teams, including project planning, to winning a number of industry recognized awards.

• Stakeholder management
  • Successfully manages multiple suppliers, partners and customers to ensure the best outcome for both customer and AKQA. Keeps stakeholders informed of project progress at all times and manages expectations proactively.

• Client Leadership
  • Understand client business goals and ambitions. Takes briefs from clients and successfully creates stories that communicate client’s needs and ambitions to the consumers.

AKQA Competencies

• Innovation

Seen as a transformational leader in the industry who is capable of driving change throughout an organization. Is able to articulate a compelling business case and can galvanize the team to action in face of change. Creates an environment that challenges traditional thinking, status quo, Japanese industry norms and ensures the company stays far ahead of competition and clients.

• Service                                                          

Able to deftly manage most senior client expectations, particularly those that conflict with the company’s recommendations, and can drive successful outcomes while maintaining (or even growing) the relationship. Develops strategies to build a climate of trust, openness and respect; forges strong relationships to drive successful outcomes.

• Quality                                                                        

Has the ability to set the tone for the team and believes that without the greatest work, nothing else matters. Possesses a strong bias to action and is able to consistently deliver high quality work within required timeframes. Possesses a strong bias to action and is energized by challenges; is a visible champion of excellence and perfect delivery. Is upbeat and committed to their working life and makes a positive contribution to team morale.

• Thought                                                                      

Develops long-term strategic partnerships that support business growth and financial success; aligns own and team objectives with overall business objectives. Identified as a leader of insight-driven recommendations to clients; possesses general business savvy and expertise in the industry. Possesses highly advanced writing skills to effectively present a point of view, using logic, fact and a compelling storyline via any medium. Commands the attention of the audience and can manage group dynamics during presentations to effectively engage audiences, counter objections and sell recommendations.

Please submit your resume and portfolio (PDF or website link) when applying.