AKQA
About AKQA
About AKQA
AKQA is a global innovation and experience design agency that helps brands imagine and create what's next. We believe in the power of ideas to move the world and are driven by a relentless pursuit of innovation. Our team is composed of diverse talents – from strategists and designers to technologists and storytellers – all working together to craft meaningful and impactful experiences for our clients.
Our Culture
At AKQA, we foster a collaborative and inclusive environment where everyone is encouraged to contribute their unique perspectives. We value curiosity, creativity, and a passion for pushing boundaries. We're committed to providing our employees with opportunities for growth and development, empowering them to learn, evolve, and make a real difference. We believe in work/life balance and offer a supportive atmosphere that promotes well-being.
Why Work at AKQA?
- Be Part of Something Bigger: Work on cutting-edge projects for some of the world's most recognizable brands.
- Grow Your Skills: Access extensive training and development programs to enhance your expertise.
- Collaborative Environment: Join a team of talented and passionate individuals who are driven by innovation.
- Make a Difference: Contribute to creating meaningful experiences that impact people's lives.
- Global Opportunities: Explore career possibilities in our studios around the world.
If you're a creative thinker, a problem solver, and a passionate individual looking to shape the future of experience design, we encourage you to explore career opportunities at AKQA. Join us and be part of a team that's redefining what's possible.
Open Positions
Account Manager - Social
AKQA
About AKQA At AKQA, our Client Servicing team are the critical interface between our clients and our talented teams in the studio. They are the guardians of our offering and the champions of creative excellence, ensuring every brief experience and delivery reflects the quality AKQA is known for. Being on the front line means developing a deep understanding of both our clients’ businesses and AKQA’s capabilities, shaping long-term partnerships that drive impact, growth and success. About the Role As an Account Manager, you are both the client partner and the studio advocate, with a strong focus on social-first work. You will guide clients across the full social communications ecosystem, from always-on content and platform strategy to culturally relevant campaigns and real-time moments. Our Account Managers are natural problem solvers, strategically minded and confident communicators, able to motivate teams, manage complexity, and consistently push for outstanding creative work. A genuine passion for Formula 1 is essential for this role. You must be an avid F1 fan who understands the sport, the culture, the community and the moments that matter across the season, and can translate that knowledge into engaging, relevant social storytelling. Role Requirements Day-to-day leadership of client relationships as the primary point of contact for social activity. Ownership of social-first campaigns and always-on content programmes across key platforms. Translating client feedback into clear, actionable outputs such as content calendars, social assets, photography, video and motion. Developing strong platform-native ideas that balance brand storytelling with performance impact. Producing accurate reporting, performance updates and insights to guide optimisation. Understanding client commercial objectives and turning them into innovative social experiences and communications. Writing clear, inspiring briefs that fuel creative excellence across social and content teams. Managing budgets, scopes and profitability across social programmes and campaigns. Staying ahead of social trends, platform changes and cultural moments — particularly within the Formula 1 landscape. Project managing all aspects of social delivery, ensuring quality, pace and consistency. Qualities and Characteristics A true passion for Formula 1 and deep understanding of its audiences, moments and culture. Strategic thinker with strong social-native instincts. Proactive, confident and persuasive in presenting ideas and driving projects forward. Highly organised with strong attention to detail and commercial awareness. Strong experience delivering social content, campaigns and digital experiences end to end. Excellent communication, presentation and collaboration skills. We are proactively engaging with talent for a prospective role in preparation for future business needs. 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....
Experience Designer
AKQA
About AKQA At AKQA 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. Role Overview Experience Designers at AKQA apply empathy, systems thinking, and craftsmanship to strategic insights — designing groundbreaking solutions to human problems. Adept storytellers and fearless innovators, they create interactive experiences, products and services that move the world. The Experience Designer plays an essential role in the growth of the Experience Design department. They will draw together client, business and customer/end-user requirements, within an understanding of the technical delivery environment, to develop a blueprint for the solution. They are the user-centered glue that binds together business, creative, and technology into a harmonious collaboration—facilitating design workshops, working with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver award-winning, impactful work. At AKQA Dubai, located in Media City, in Dubai, you’ll have the opportunity to produce meaningful work for world-class companies in one of the world’s most vibrant and beautiful cities, with access to our network of specialists across the global network of studios. You will work in an environment that fosters a dynamic and meritocratic culture, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. Role Requirements Apply solid user experience and usability principles while looking for opportunities to innovate Demonstrate excellent knowledge of all aspects of the UCD approach and the ability to apply them flexibly across a variety of project types Able to contribute at a high level to the overall strategic client approach, taking into account relevant marketplace, consumer and technology factors--and a keen interest in growing within more strategic & CX-focused disciplines Able to use/introduce more advanced UCD techniques (rapid prototyping, remote testing etc.) to improve efficiency in the user experience process and the quality of the solution Able to develop solutions for a wide variety of touchpoints, platforms and devices including mobile, web, kiosk, social, physical, etc. Lead User Experience work streams on large-scale and complex projects Promote collaborative work practices, and identify opportunities to improve quality and increase efficiency through collaborative design Demonstrate cross-functional understanding; clearly articulate purpose and value of other disciplines within Strategic Services, identifying when their input is needed Collaborate with the client and with various teams within AKQA. Ability to lead workshops and manage mid to senior stakeholders. Experience of nurturing client relationships Provide support, guidance and mentoring to junior members of the User Experience Team Take an active role in new business pitches where appropriate Qualities and Characteristics Embrace challenges and inspire new ways of thinking Expertise in understanding digital behaviours, cultural expectations and social networking (preferred experience with Asia or luxury industries) Fluent in English with a strong command of the language, both written and spoken A compelling portfolio of unique work that spans mediums, including: mobile applications, responsive web, product & service design. Wide breadth of experience in your portfolio demonstrating skills across Research, Strategy, IA, Design and Testing. Experience with ethnographic research, ecosystem design, information architecture, and user testing and experience with innovation processes including Design Thinking workshops, Google Design Sprints, Business Model and/or Value Proposition canvas Expertise with prototyping tools such; along with design tools such as Sketch & Figma. Proven creative success working in collaborative, multi-functional teams Strong presentation skills, visual and...
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