Creative Design – who are we?
Do you see the world differently? Are you driven by creativity and innovation? Do you have user focused experience across web, events and immersive? You'll fit right in at Creative Design, our flourishing global in-house agency! Get ready to push the boundaries designing for print, events, web, virtual reality or motion on some of the world's most exciting and prestigious accounts.
We are a multi-discipline, talented team of over 95 people, including UX/UI designers, graphic designers, animators, visualisers, real-time and web developers all over the globe. By harnessing outstanding, innovative, and creative talent, we transform the way our clients communicate, connect, and engage with their projects. We’ve successfully collaborated with AtkinsRéalis clients including Translink, MoD, EDF Energy, National Highways, Transport for London, HS2 and Cenovus to provide world-class solutions.
Our design principles underpin everything we do. We’re problem solvers who are excited by working together to find a solution. We create bespoke communications which focus on bringing meaning to content, make information more accessible and add value to projects. We create and implement viable concepts that utilise technology in a way that enhances outcomes and creates efficiencies. We invest in innovation and focus on upcoming technologies.
People join our in-house agency to work on an exhilarating scope of projects, while having a positive impact on the world. We recognise that we work in a fast-paced environment. So there are many ways we care for each other's wellbeing, from championing mental health to promoting flexible working and keeping active together.
The Role:
This is a truly exciting opportunity for a strategic and user centric creative, with client experience to join the team. We’re looking for someone who is a natural initiative taker who brings out the best in people. You must be able to think analytically and strategically about how projects can be taken to the next level through interactive experiences and technology. Proactively bringing ideas on how projects and the overall business can run more effectively, challenging creativity, processes and strategies and overall improving the quality and delivery of our projects.
You will be a senior lead of our multidisciplinary agile team, alongside other digital and technical experts to deliver multiple digital services. You will be proficient at switching between being a practitioner and senior design decision maker on a variety of projects, responsible for analysing digital performance metrics, developing strategies for improvement, managing budget and delivering measurable results. You will be as comfortable pitching to clients as you are experimenting with new technologies and bringing designers and developers together.
You will be a results-driven strategic creative able to assess the short and long-term goals of Creative Design and suggest ways to accomplish them, taking responsibility for managing and developing our digital team members and ensuring that we keep up to date with the latest trends and technologies to continue to grow in the digital space.
This is a hybrid role, being based out of our Birmingham office 2 days per week, with some adhoc travel to our other UK offices.
Your overarching responsibilities:
- Strategic thinking enabling you to drive the business vision forward through client engagement, spotting opportunities and maximising potential – pitching to clients virtually and F2F.
- Developing and maintaining a strong commercial understanding to maximise opportunities and add value to clients. You will appreciate the importance of operations as strongly as creativity.
- Proactively collaborate with web and real-time developers, ensuring user experience, accessibility and visual quality is at the heart of everything we do. Generate regular reports on digital performance metrics, offering actionable insights and recommendations based on data analysis, and work closely with other disciplines to implement digital improvements and ensure consistency in messaging and branding.
- Strategic support in raising the team's profile and marketing activities through strong visual communication and a celebration of the team's delivery.
- Inspiring senior team members as well as your own team – directing and motivating others and helping them to believe in your ideas, mentoring and developing your team.
- Meeting with clients to discuss their goals for upcoming campaigns and projects.
- Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and analytics tools to continuously improve digital engagement strategies – be prepared to push boundaries and share information with the wider team.
- Consider innovative approaches, pitch investment ideas to leadership and track return on investment.
What you can bring?
- Strong understanding of digital marketing channels – Expert UX and UI skills and a strong understanding of how to apply them to web and immersive real-time projects/products.
- Experience in a more strategic design role, leading other designers at a project level, and making tactical, pragmatic decisions to influence strategic goals and develop design maturity.
- Experience of managing stakeholder expectations, setting direction and navigating difficult discussions within the team or with diverse senior stakeholders.
- Confident communication skills with experience of pitching to clients and colleagues, winning new work and leading projects, as well as running workshops.
- Experience of using collaborative web applications and softwares, including FIGMA.
- Creative, strategic thinker with strong customer service skills and content creation abilities.
- Experience working in a highly-collaborative, dynamic environment across local, regional, and global offices.
- An experienced people leader with the ability to grow and develop our digital team, able to lead from a strategic point of view.
- Willing and able to meet challenges head-on, solve problems independently, and make things happen.
- Passion, drive and a want to invest in Creative Design's vision and culture.
Meeting your needs:
When you start with us, you'll enjoy "Total Reward", a package that can be tailored to your lifestyle, career and personal needs. From flexible holidays to life assurance, health & wellbeing benefits, and career planning for the senior stage of your career.
Making sure you're supported is important to us. So, if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your interview. And let's talk about any adjustments you might need.
New name, new era. We are AtkinsRéalis. It will take some time for all our information to update – you can still refer to our fantastic benefits via the link below:
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Training:
AtkinsRéalis is committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual’s abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.
More about us:
AtkinsRéalis is a leading global consultancy with over 100 years of design and engineering expertise. With us, you'll be surrounded by the skills, knowledge and support to help you succeed. Together, we can deliver projects which have a positive, sustainable impact on the world.
Check out some of our recent, most exciting projects.
Additional Information:
This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.
We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.
