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 Designer working within the Marketing and PR team, you will create a range of considered and bespoke assets for our channels, ensuring the AKQA brand is expressed consistently and distinctively, from external, in-market channels to internal moments. The ideal candidate possesses strong communication skills, an impeccable design aesthetic, a demonstrated understanding of visual storytelling across both short form digital content and longer form narrative formats and exceptional attention to detail.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
- Provide motion and graphic design for a wide range of visual communication, from social assets to presentations and thought leadership materials
- Explore and propose new ways to express AKQA’s brand, not solely maintain consistency with existing guidelines
- Responsible for asset management, collation, and archiving
- Consistently deliver high quality work on time, supporting the wider team to deliver high quality work within required timeframes
- Generate ideas with senior members of the Creative and Marketing department to tell the story of world-class, innovative ideas
- Contribute actively to briefs, listening and responding, and clearly communicate ideas and thoughts
- Work independently with minimal day-to-day creative direction, given the size of the team
QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
- Proficient in the formal elements of design, including typography, layout, balance, hierarchy, proportion, rhythm, emphasis, and unity
- Proficient and confident in working in Figma. This includes having an understanding of website design and how a design system works.
- Proficient and confident in working with Creative Cloud applications. More specifically be confident in using the design applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign. Having an understanding of post production for photography using Lightroom. Plus having a basic understanding of animation/editing in programs such as After Effects and/or Premiere Pro. This also includes intelligently organising files for design iteration and web production.
- Create original designs that align to project goals, creative direction, fluid templates, and standards
- Bring fresh thinking to how the brand is expressed across formats, balancing originality with AKQA’s creative standards
- Consult with technical disciplines to ensure designs work within given limitations, and files are prepared with all necessary information to support the design intent
- Be accountable for the quality of all design deliverables, reviewing final work with high attention to detail to ensure layout, images, and typography meet AKQA standards for creative excellence
- Prepare for creative reviews by outputting optimised files and presentation materials
- Ability to balance stakeholder expectations with project realities
- Strong sense of personal responsibility for their work and their teammates
- Diligent, flexible, resourceful, and independent, with a strong work ethic, a can-do attitude, and enthusiasm for learning new things.
Explore our extensive range of benefits here.
We believe great work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach including required in-office days. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
AKQA is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
About WPP
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.
Skills Required
- Provide motion and graphic design for social assets, presentations and thought leadership materials
- Propose new ways to express AKQA's brand and evolve brand expression
- Asset management, collation, and archiving
- Consistently deliver high-quality work on time and support team deadlines
- Contribute to briefs, generate ideas with senior creative and marketing members
- Work independently with minimal creative direction
- Proficient in formal elements of design (typography, layout, hierarchy, proportion etc.)
- Proficient and confident in Figma, including understanding website design and design systems
- Proficient and confident with Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
- Understanding of post-production for photography using Adobe Lightroom
- Basic understanding of animation/editing (Adobe After Effects and/or Premiere Pro)
- Prepare files for web production and intelligently organise files for iteration
- Consult with technical disciplines to ensure designs work within constraints and prepare necessary files
- High attention to detail in final reviews to meet AKQA creative standards
- Ability to balance stakeholder expectations with project realities and prepare optimized presentation materials
AKQA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AKQA and has not been reviewed or approved by AKQA.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include fully paid parental leave for all parents, adoption support, and family leave for caregiving needs. Additional supports such as subsidized backup childcare and regional enhancements reinforce family care.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers multiple plan options with full preventive care, mental‑health resources, and dental and vision coverage. Some regions provide 24/7 virtual doctor access and supplementary healthcare budgets for services not covered by insurance.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑away provisions include generous paid holidays with increases over tenure and a companywide year‑end closure. Special, study, and event‑based leave (e.g., weddings, moving) broaden the range of available time off.
AKQA Insights
What We Do
The imaginative application of art and science. AKQA is a design and communications company that employs 2,200 professionals in 29 studios across five continents. Awarded two Cannes Lion Grand Prix’s in 2019, and recently named by Gartner and Forrester as one of the world’s leading experience design and innovation agencies.
