AKQA
SeniorDesigner
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“Senior Designer at AKQA. Skills: Design craft, Systems thinking, Brand identity, Design systems. Lead design vision. Shape design craft”
Industry & Context.
Systems thinking
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Compelling portfolio, Design systems development, Typography, composition, hierarchy, grid, Attention to detail, Collaborative, multi-functional teams experience, Design presentation skills, Cultural literacy, Translate culture into design, Push boundaries, Distinctive, modern, craft-led work, Design best practices, Improve craft, Extensive industry-standard tools experience, Appreciation for production realities
Nice to Have
Presenting to clients advantageous, Supporting senior leads advantageous, Degree in Design or related field preferred, Motion design skills appreciated, Photography skills appreciated, Illustration skills appreciated, 3D skills appreciated, Generative/AI workflows appreciated, Digital installations appreciated, Creative coding appreciated
What You'll Do.
Define design systems
Produce exceptional work
Collaborate with creative
Collaborate with strategy
Collaborate with tech
Collaborate with delivery
Collaborate with production
Create transformative work
Drive design execution
Raise bar on experience
Push visuals culturally relevant
Build identities that scale
Build identities that evolve
Design intelligence for environments
Design intelligence for packaging
Design intelligence for content ecosystems
Design intelligence for installations
Design intelligence for tech-enabled experiences
Understand brand behavior
Make work that travels
Create design with PR potential
Understand local landing
Understand global travel
Own process end-to-end
Shepherd quality through phases
Work fluidly with writers
Work fluidly with strategists
Work fluidly with creative directors
Work fluidly with technologists
Work fluidly with makers
Work fluidly with AI tools
Use friction to sharpen outcomes
Be accountable for deliverables
Ensure layout meets standard
Ensure screen meets standard
Ensure prototype meets standard
Ensure deck page meets standard
Ensure asset meets standard
Reflect studio ambition
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Multidisciplinary environment; Creative teams; Strategy teams; Tech teams; Delivery teams; Production teams; Writers; Strategists; Creative directors; Technologists; Makers; AI tools; Broader AKQA network; Multi-functional teams
Communication Scope
Design presentation; Visual presentation; Written presentation; Presenting to clients
Full Job Description
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, packag
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