As we expand our teams in new territories we’re looking to connect with new creatives with specific skills. If you are a Data I/O Technician based in Cape Town, South Africa and open to connecting with us for future projects please send your details here.

About the Role:

Role Overview:

The Data I/O Technician is responsible for managing day-to-day data movement—including receiving, checking, logging, and issuing data—ensuring that digital assets flow reliably between internal teams, external consultants, and partner agencies. This role supports scalable data hygiene and reduces downstream coordination errors.

Key Responsibilities

Data Intake (Input)

• Receive and log incoming data and files.
• Check format, completeness, and naming conventions.
• Flag inconsistencies, missing information, or risks to the Data Coordinator.

Data Release (Output)

• Prepare and distribute approved data to the appropriate teams.
• Maintain accurate records of issued data (when, what, to whom).
• Support milestone deliveries and scheduled drops.

Tracking & Documentation

• Maintain clear documentation for data status, handoffs, and approvals.
• Update trackers and logs under established workflows.
• Support audits, clean-ups, and repo organisation.

Cross-Team Support

• Communicate data changes and status updates clearly.
• Respond promptly to operational data requests.
• Collaborate with Production, Pipeline, and Technical teams.

Candidate Qualifications & Skills:

Required:

• Experience in a data handling, production support, or technical operations role.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy with high-volume data.
• Familiarity with structured filing systems and naming conventions.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Interest in digital production, real-time, or VFX workflows is desirable.

Contract: Typically Fixed Term contracts, based on the duration of a specific project

Location: Hybrid, with regular in-person collaboration with our Cape Town team

About the Role

Role Overview

We are seeking a talented Design Manager to join our award-winning ICRAVE team in New York as we embark on an exciting portfolio of new projects this year. In this role, you will play an integral part in shaping projects from concept through completion—balancing creative direction, client engagement, and fostering team leadership.

As a key contributor to both project design and execution, you will help ensure each project is delivered with exceptional quality and thoughtful attention to detail, while also mentoring and supporting our emerging design talent. The ideal candidate is a seasoned interior or architectural designer with a strong collaborative mindset, able to inspire creativity while maintaining a clear and strategic focus.

Key Responsibilities

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

• Lead interior design projects from concept through completion, ensuring alignment with client goals, project scope, and budget. 
• Build trust and foster strong relationships with multiple clients, managing expectations and facilitating clear communication. 
• Provide project teams with context and direction, explaining the “why” behind design decisions and guiding them in solving client challenges. 
• Conduct and lead internal work sessions, management meetings, and client presentations. 
• Mentor, conduct performance reviews and support career development for more junior designers.
• Ensure design documentation quality by reviewing and redlining outgoing deliverables to minimize risk and liability. 
• Coordinate with peers and project managers to maintain schedule, budget, and resource allocation. 
• Proactively identify design and delivery issues, developing solutions before escalation. 
• Source and coordinate with external vendors, consultants, and contractors as needed for project execution. 
• Participate in recruiting by interviewing candidates and onboarding new hires during growth periods. 
• Support client retention and account growth by contributing to project extensions and additional scopes of work. 

Candidate Qualifications & Skills

Required:

• Professional degree from an accredited interior design or architectural program
• A minimum of 10 years of post-graduate experience working in an architectural or interior design studio
• A proven track record leading complex design projects with key stakeholders
• Outstanding presentation and communication skills
• Solid leadership capabilities across a project team
• Confidence in managing client communications and team workflows while still deeply engaged in creative problem-solving.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and BIM/Revit
• Proficiency in Bluebeam and Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign and Photoshop)
• Direct experience in the Hospitality industry is desirable.
• Knowledge of 3D Studio Max and Rhino are a plus. 

Location: Our Broadway Studio is a hybrid design Studio. This role is based in our New York Studio with regular in-person studio hours working with the wider team. On this occasion we can only consider applications from those fully authorized to work in the U.S.

Application: Please submit a resume and portfolio demonstrating your experience as a design manager or design leader along with a cover letter explaining how your experience meets the required criteria for this role. Due to the clear design experience required for this role, applications without portfolios cannot be considered.

About the Role

Role Details

We are looking to meet Architectural & Spatial Designers specifically working freelance or in fixed term contracts, at all levels. This area of design practice is a key pillar in our multidimensional design work and we have some great long-term relationships, but as our portfolio grows we're looking to build our networks and meet new collaborators that can co-deliver our next stage of projects.

To manage expectations, this is not an opportunity for those interested in full time, permanent positions -  we are only looking, at this stage, to connect with people on a freelance or fixed-term project specific basis.

Key Responsibilities 

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

Project Teams  

• Working with multidisciplinary design teams to lead and execute the creative process on a project having an awareness for the details on all aspects of the project 
• Lead and coordinate the design process on multiple, varying scale projects with substantial budgets 
• Attending client-facing design meetings in order to assimilate and understand a creative brief  
• Engaging in internal design discussions, reviews and critical feedback  
• Supporting the delivery of internal and client-facing design presentations   

Creative  

• Demonstrating an understanding and an overview of the project as a whole  
• Personally, undertaking design work at a number of different stages, which depending on your specialism could include:  
• Conceptual design and research  
• Sketching and Storyboarding  
• Visualisation of ideas and communication to external parties  
• Preparation of design presentations  
• Building reusable design templates and workflows in various software packages related to your specialism and design approach  
• Maintaining project files and design assets  
• Archiving projects  
• Working with a Director to lead and execute the creative and managerial process on a project having an awareness for the details on all aspects of the project  
• Leading and coordinating the design process on multiple, varying scale projects with substantial budgets, taking them to completion

Other  

• Managing your own time confidently and meeting deadlines  
• Support training for junior or new members of the team both during onboarding and as part of their ongoing practice  
• Contributing to the ongoing work to generate a wider network of freelance/external company relationships  
• Understanding and contributing to the interdisciplinary nature of Journey
• Investigating new ways of engaging audiences through the application of technology to narrative challenges  
• Contributing to our work around Sustainability in Design

Candidate Qualifications & Skills

Required:

• A number of years direct experience as a spatial designer working in an interdisciplinary context:
  • Assistant Roles  - approximately 1-3 years professional experience
  • Designer Roles - approximately 3-7 years professional experience
  • Senior Designer Roles - approximately 7-12 years professional experience
  • Design Director Roles - approximately 12+ years professional experience
• Training and/or a qualification in spatial or set design, product design and/or architecture
• Demonstrable experience designing projects from pre-concept through to delivery on site   
• Demonstrable interest in a story driven design approach   
• Evidence of a lateral thinking design ability to take a concept / brief and develop it into a specific form    
• Excellent spatial design skills illustrated across a range of analogue means and digital software - hand sketching, visualising, 2d drafting, 3d modelling and physical modelling skills   
• A good communicator who can convey creative ideas with passion as well as manage expectations   
• A true interest in and ability to work in an interdisciplinary, collaborative environment  
• Knowledge of creating work in different territories, with a design portfolio that demonstrates a range of work in different mediums and storytelling formats (i.e. theatrical, exhibition, design for VR, audience experience, interior design etc)    
• A thorough working knowledge of designing with a wide range of materials – alongside a deep engagement with the practical and technical realisation of design ideas through careful material use   
• An ability to multitask effectively and handle multiple project workflows at any one time  
• An ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines   
• A high degree of knowledge of design phases (RIBA or equivalent) and ability to deliver at all phases of a design process   

Desirable:  

• An understanding of recent key themes and industry shifts within live events, performances and exhibitions  
• Computational design skills (such as Grasshopper)  
• An understanding of other disciplines workflows and technical requirements - e.g. lighting, video, sound, costume design  
• Knowledge of procurement methods, construction contracts and designer appointment terms 

Application: Please share a CV of your experience, softwares and any training, a cover letter outlining how your experience would transfer to our projects, which level of seniority you'd like to be considered for and a portfolio of your work.

Location: London - we offer hybrid working, with regular in-person collaboration at our London studios through the week

Contract: Opportunities will be project specific, and contracted as freelance or fixed-term employment based on the specific task. Fixed Term Contract Salaries vary based on the role, with the below as a guide. Freelance rates discussed on a case by case basis.

• Assistant Designer: £31,000-£36,000
• Designer: £35,000-£44,000
• Senior Designer: £48,000-£60,000
• Design Director: £65,000-£95,000

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Location: London, Hybrid working

Role Overview

We are looking for an Intermediate Designer with an Interior Design or Architectural degree, to join the ICRAVE team at our studio in New York. In this role, you will bring your creativity, refined judgment, discipline, and genuine passion to every stage of the design process, from initial concept through full project development. 

You will partner with clients to thoughtfully shape and deliver architectural interior projects that are both highly functional and beautifully detailed. Drawing on your hospitality design experience, you will contribute fresh ideas while collaborating with your team to guide each project seamlessly through every design phase.

Key Responsibilities 

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

• Participating in client meetings and crafting compelling client presentations in InDesign, Google slides and Power Point 

• Creating, producing and managing detailed design drawings using Revit or AutoCad   

• Communication and cross collaboration to drive conceptual thinking on your projects   

• Producing 3D models, sketches and boards to support your ideas  

• Selecting, specifying and designing FF&E as well as architectural finishes   

Candidate Qualifications & Skills

Required:

• Professional degree from an accredited architecture or interior design program
• 4+ years of Post-graduate experience in an architectural and/or interior design studio
• Excellent visualization skills to effectively communicate design ideas
• Proficient in AutoCad and Revit   
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite   
• Possess the ability to model in 3D Max, Rhino or Revit
• AIA or NCIDQ Preferred

Desirable:

• Direct experience in the Hospitality industry
• Experience working beyond interior design in one or more of Journey's portfolio areas such as live performance, immersive installations and/or fabrication

Location: Our Broadway Studio is a hybrid design Studio. This role is based in our New York Studio with regular in-person studio hours working with the wider team. On this occasion we can only consider applications from those fully authorized to work in the U.S.

Application: Please submit a resume and portfolio demonstrating your experience as an interior or architectural designer along with a cover letter explaining how your experience meets the required criteria of this role. Due to the clear design experience required for this role applications without portfolios cannot be considered.

Journey Open Call 

As our portfolio of multidimensional experience design projects continues to grow globally, we're always looking to build our network, connect, and collaborate with new collaborators across our studios. Both those working freelance and looking for employment contracts.

If you're interested in multidimensional design & storytelling, we'd love to hear from you.

Particularly those who work within the following disciplines:

• Creatives
• Art Directors
• 3D Artists
• UX/UI Designers
• Filmmakers/Directors
• Producers
• Experience Design Strategists
• Copywriters
• Creative Technologists
• Technical Designers
• Spatial Designers
• Interior Designers
• Lighting Designers
• Architects
• Immersive Designers and Storytellers

How to connect:

Fill out the following application, and be sure to indicate the types of roles you're interested in and if you're open to freelance, permanent, or both.

What happens next?  

Our Talent Team will include your details in our ever-growing network. Although we aim to respond to each person, regrettably we can't always do this due to the volume we receive. Our Talent team will be in touch to begin a conversations if a project opportunity or role arises.

As we expand our teams in new territories we’re looking to connect with new creatives with specific skills. If you are a Lead 3D Artist based in Cape Town, South Africa and open to connecting with us for future projects please send your details here.

About the Role

Role Overview:

A 3D Lead Artist drives the technical and visual quality of our linear production projects, ensuring the creation of visually stunning, high-quality films while optimizing workflows and maintaining technical standards. This role demands a strong understanding of linear production pipelines, particularly in 3DsMax, Unreal, and Houdini, and the ability to seamlessly integrate CAD data into visual productions. Extensive experience working on films within the built environment is essential. You will be a natural leader, capable of inspiring and guiding junior artists, fostering collaboration with external teams, and proactively addressing production challenges. Your expertise in linear production environments and organizational structures will be crucial in achieving exceptional results and establishing high-quality standards across all projects. 

Key Responsibilities

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

• Provide technical and artistic guidance, feedback, and mentorship to the internal 3D team. 

• Collaborate extensively with external production teams, guaranteeing the provision of all requisite assets and comprehensive support to facilitate production. 

• Partner with Production Supervisors to contribute to the refinement of production workflows. 

• Identify and escalate potential production issues proactively to mitigate risks. 

• Foster a collaborative and supportive team environment. 

• Apply a strong understanding of real-world camera systems, including lens behaviour, depth of field, exposure, and motion blur, to replicate realistic cinematic effects in 3D visualizations. 

• Assess and determine professional development requirements. 

• Guide the development of the 3D art pipeline, in conjunction with the Head of Linear Production and Pipeline Technical Director, to guarantee optimal efficiency and uniformity. 

• Ensure adherence to technical specifications. 

• Partner with project teams to establish artistic direction and technical specifications. 

• Manage asset creation schedules and ensure timely delivery of high-quality assets. 

• Develop high-Caliber three-dimensional assets, environments, props, and visual effects as required. 

• Ensure all digital assets conform to established technical specifications and artistic benchmarks. 

• Conduct quality assurance procedures and deliver constructive criticism to the team. 

• Enhance asset performance and efficiency through optimization. 

• Stay up-to-date with the latest 3D art tools, techniques, and trends. 

• Resolve technical problems and deliver viable solutions. 

• Develop and maintain technical documentation. 

• Communicate effectively. 

Candidate Qualifications & Skills

Required:

• Experience working on films within the Built Environment will be required 

• 5+ years’ experience within a creative studio environment, within the 3D field 

• Extensive experience in linear production across multiple platforms, with a comprehensive understanding of organisational structures within linear production environments. 

• Experience in team leadership and collaboration. 

• Experience in the short form VFX industry and/or architectural visualisation industry is preferred. 

• Experience working with CAD, and the ability to utilise this within visual production is required. 

• Experience with Nuke, 3DsMax, Unreal

• Experience with Premier, Houdini and Resolve will be advantageous. 

• Working knowledge of real-life camera operations, including framing, focal length, aperture, and other photographic principles would be considered beneficial 

• Able to think conceptually and translate ideas into production  

• Adaptable and interested in different styles and techniques of production. 

• An understanding of color pipelines and workflows 

• Proficient in informing and advancing linear production standards and workflows within a broad range of 3D software, especially 3DsMax, Unreal and Houdini  

• Deep understanding of compositing workflows, particularly in Nuke 

• A natural leader who can mentor, inspire and guide more junior members of the team  

• Collaborative and able to work with a variety of teams across a range of disciplines  

• Has the ability to assume ownership and responsibility for the development and utilisation of linear production within the Journey department. 
• A skilled communicator both visually and verbally

   

Contract: Typically Fixed Term contracts, based on the duration of a specific project

Location: Hybrid, with regular in-person collaboration with our Cape Town team

About the Role:

Role Overview

The Senior Account Manager is responsible for the day-to-day on the ground project coordination to help deliver a long-term large scale digital project.

This role will be embedded with the client team and act as a primary on-the-ground point of coordination in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Senior Account Manager will work closely with our client’s internal departments and teams to gather feedback to communicate with the rest of the Journey team. The Senior Account Manager is responsible for delivering large and small scale projects according to brief, timeline and budget alongside developing strong relationships with the client team.

Due to the nature of the work, the ideal candidate has experience supporting capital projects within cultural institutions and understands how creative work integrates into longer construction and institutional timelines.

The Project 

This giga-project is a landmark destination city built around the philosophy of the “Power of Play,” integrating entertainment, sports, and culture at unprecedented scale within a livable urban environment. Spanning a wide range of districts and planned to support 500,000 residents, it brings together world-class attractions, major global events, and diversified leisure offerings while contributing to broader national transformation ambitions.

This Next-Gen Visualisation programme supports this vision by establishing a scalable digital production ecosystem—including a continuously updatable Unreal Engine “Marketing Twin”—that enables consistent, high-quality storytelling across multiple stakeholders. This platform integrates asset governance, real-time workflows, and creative guidelines to ensure the digital representation of the city evolves in parallel with its physical development and can be used reliably by internal and external partners.

Key Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to:

Project Co-ordination & Delivery

• Manage day-to-day delivery of multiple phases of a large project, ensuring alignment with approved scope, schedule, and budget
• Act as a central coordination point between client teams, internal studio teams, and external partners
• Translate client discussions and decisions into clear actions, timelines, and responsibilities
• Track milestones, dependencies, and approval across all workstreams
• Responsible for project budget of £10m+
• Develop and maintain project schedules aligned with capital project phases and client milestones
• Proactively identify, assess, and manage risks related to schedule, budget, scope, and coordination

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Liaise directly with client stakeholders to drive discussions to resolution
• Serve as a consistent point of contact for designated projects
• Attend and support client meetings, workshops, and site walks
• Build trusted relationships through clarity, reliability, and proactive communication

Candidate Qualifications & Skills:

Required

• Arabic speaking 
• 5+ years experience in an account management role within a creative, cultural, architectural, or production environment 
• Experience managing complex and high-profile projects 
• Strong understanding of schedules, budgets, and dependency management 
• Experience working alongside or supporting capital projects or long-term institutional initiatives
• Experience with project management tools / software 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (Arabic and English)
• Organized and efficient
• Experience with Google Suite
• Advanced Microsoft Office Suite
• Willingness to travel 

Desirable 

• Experience working with clients in the museums, cultural institutions, theme park, public-facing capital projects
• Saudi National 
• Familiarity with digital or interactive software development
• PMP or PRINCE2 but not essential

Contract Type: Full time, Fixed Term Contract - 6 months

Location: this role is based in Riyadh, working remotely with the wider Journey Studios

About the Role:

Role Overview

A Real-Time Unreal Artist for the Built Environment (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction - AEC) is a specialized role that bridges the gap between traditional architectural design and high-end game engine technology.

Unlike a traditional "arch-viz" artist who produces static renders, a Real-Time Artist builds interactive, live-navigable worlds that allow stakeholders to walk through a building before a single brick is laid. 

Specific Studio

Squint/Opera, a Journey studio, specialises in immersive, interactive experiences and visually compelling content that bridge the digital and physical for architecture, urban planning, and cultural projects. 

We're the innovators behind the Empire State Building Observatory's digital reinvention, creating over 40 unique exhibits that transform 10,000 square feet into an interactive journey through history and architecture. At Battersea Power Station, we designed Lift 109, an immersive ascent experience that melds cutting-edge animations, interactive elements, and spatial soundscapes to breathe new life into London's iconic landmark. 

For Qiddiya City, we pushed the boundaries of virtual production, crafting a revolutionary campaign that ignited global excitement for Saudi Arabia's visionary sports and entertainment mega-development. And in 2025 we redefined the way a nation tells its story through the Kingdom of Saudi Pavilion at World Expo 2025, where history, culture, and innovation converge with cutting edge storytelling and technology. 

Key Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to:

• Work within a team of artists, producers, and leads, finding ways to improve the process, align on requirements, and have a solutions-based approach to problem-solving and production.
• Build out "built environment" contexts, including people, vehicles, urban surroundings, urban activation (coffee shops, stores, etc), sound layout, and realistic vegetation.
• Create real-time assets that are optimised for real-time experiences.
• Import and clean up complex geometry from Revit, Rhino, or 3ds Max using pipeline tools and workflows.
• Optimization: Implement LODs (Level of Detail), nanite geometry, and texture atlasing to ensure smooth frame rates (60+ FPS) on target hardware (PC, VR, or Pixel Streaming).
• Lighting: Master Lumen (real-time global illumination) and ray-tracing to simulate accurate sun studies and interior artificial lighting.
• Create high-quality, physically based rendering (PBR) materials that accurately represent glass, concrete, wood, and metal.

Candidate Skills & Qualifications:

Technical Skills

• Expert-level Unreal Engine 5 (Optimisation, Lumen, Nanite, PCG).
• Modeling/DCC: Proficiency in 3ds Max, Blender, Houdini or Maya.
• BIM/CAD Knowledge: Familiarity with Revit, Rhino, or SketchUp workflows.
• Adobe Substance 3D Painter/Designer and Quixel Mixer.

Professional Experience

• 3+ years of relevant experience with real-time 3D environments. 
• 3–5+ years in architectural visualization or game environment art.
• A strong understanding of architectural scale, construction details, and "FF&E" (Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment).
• A "Real-Time Reel" showing interactive walkthroughs (not just static renders) is essential.
• Strong creative background 
• Strong communication skills, keeping in touch with colleagues across multiple sites 
• Able to confidently communicate creative needs to technical personnel and vice versa 
• Passionate about real-time 3D, AR, VR, Games, Virtual Production 
• Ability to understand conflicting viewpoints and resolve issues 
• Approachable, flexible, adapts well to changing priorities 
• Perseverance when faced with difficulties

Contract: Full time, Fixed Term contract

Location: Cape Town