Hogarth is the Global Content Experience Company. Part of WPP, Hogarth partners with one in every two of the world’s top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolex, Nestlé, Mondelez and Dyson. With a breadth of experience across an extensive range of sectors, Hogarth offers the unrivaled ability to deliver relevant, engaging, and measurable content across all channels and media - both established and emerging.
The number of channels at our fingertips; the need for speed; and the drive for mass personalisation, all mean that brands need different solutions.
Our global team of over 7,500 craft and technology experts brings together creative, production and innovation to help clients navigate this exciting and ever-changing world of today’s content experience.
A Hybrid working model
Now offices are fully open we have embraced a hybrid working model, which allows our employees to split their time between the office and other locations, something we hope will provide everyone much more flexibility to their working week. The expectation is that working life at Hogarth will involve working from the office for about 50% of the time for most people. Please speak to the Talent Acquisition team to find out more information.
What does a Automation Engineer do at Hogarth?
We are looking for an Automation Engineer to join our Graphic Production Services (GPS) department with expertise in architecture and cross-functional workflow scripting.The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the interactive space, and its production requirements, as well as project management skills, organizational and leadership skills, and an eye for detail.
Key responsibilities:
- Creating tools and applications via Javascript, extend script,
- script, C++, and other languages for automation, data and system management, Photoshop file manipulation, DAM and CMS integration and local dev environments
- Collaborating with Hogarth and client leads to streamline existing processes, create efficiencies and optimise files and outputs
- Testing and vetting of other tools and software, potential future 3rd party tools and applications
- Documentation and dissemination of information to the GPS team
- Training and support for tools created for and used by the GPS team
- Acting as a bridge between GPS team, Developers, Creative Tech, & Engineers for GPS tools integration
- Investigating new techniques, tools, and methods, determining the viability of implementing these, and integrating with as much ease of adoption for the GPS team as possible
- Ensuring art assets can be implemented without sacrificing artistic vision or exceeding the platform’s technical limits
Requirements:
- Proficient in Javascript, Adobe Extend Script, script languages
- Familiarity with CSS, HTML, WebGL, Canvas, Node, NPM, and GiT
- C++, Python knowledge is a bonus
- Technical proficiency in Photoshop and demonstrable experience in large volume workflow scripting
- Basic understanding of Graphic Production workflow and process
- Team player with good communication skills
- Self-starter and able to work with minimal supervision
- Natural mentor and training ability
- Creatively resolve technical challenges and limitations
The base salary range for this position at the time of this posting is indicated below. Individual compensation varies based on job-related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, go to https://www.wpp.com/en/careers/wellbeing/benefits-at-wpp-in-the-us for more details.
Pay Range - $60 - $77/hour
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Diversity & Inclusion
Hogarth is an equal-opportunity employer. That means we believe in creating a truly inclusive culture that values diversity, equity and inclusion for everyone through our ideas, our people, how we behave and how we conduct ourselves. We strive to recruit people from diverse backgrounds and support them to achieve long-term success. This not only makes Hogarth a better company and place to work, but an environment where everyone can give their point of view, experience connection, enjoy opportunity and feel a sense of belonging.
We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or belief, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, marital status, military veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability. As part of our commitment to making our hiring processes as equitable as possible, we are currently rolling out a policy which ensures that hiring managers review CVs only after they have been processed through an automated anonymisation system. This aims to ensure that all candidates are considered for interview based solely on their experience and what they can bring to the role. The solution, provided by MeVitae, scans and redacts CVs to reduce potential reviewer bias.
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What We Do
Born to make the best work, brilliantly.
We combine craft insight and technology to bring your creative work to life.
Hogarth was founded 15 years ago and has grown from a start-up to over 6000 people, across 35 cities worldwide and is now part of the WPP family. Our rapid growth continues to drive us forward making Hogarth an exciting place to work and a great place to achieve your career ambitions.
