Summary of the Creatives & Creative Directors - all levels - Building our Networks job at Journey

About the Role

Role Details

We are looking to meet Creatives & Creative Directors at all levels for potential future roles within our teams. This role is a key pillar in our multidimensional design work offering concept and narrative/storytelling direction to the interdisciplinary team. We have some great long-term relationships, but as our portfolio grows we're looking to build our networks and meet new collaborators that can co-deliver our next stage of projects.

We're interested to hear from people who work in project specific contracts, freelance contracts and those interested in joining the core team permanently in the future. To manage expectations we are looking to connect with people who have previously worked as Creatives & Creative Directors on Design based projects and those who can evidence experience collaborating directly with Designers across specialisms. You will be able to work regularly within London - we're unable to consider applications from those working remotely for this opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Collaborate with the cross-disciplinary Design & Producing teams to transform ideas into high-quality, multidimensional experiences.
• Attend client meetings, interpret briefs, build strong narratives and help shape achievable creative visions for a wide range of project contexts, including (but not limited to) creative treatments, storyboards, script writing, brief decks and style frames. 
• Be comfortable leading areas of projects and/or teams from conception through to execution, ensuring the creative vision meets the client brief, aligns with project objectives and sustains our internal high standards. 
• Work with Producers to manage timelines and project evaluation.
• Create presentation materials for existing projects and new business as required.

Candidate Qualifications & Skills

Required

• A number of years direct experience as a Creative and/or Creative Director working in an interdisciplinary context:
  
  • Creative Roles - approximately 3-7 years professional experience
  • Senior Creative Roles - approximately 7-12 years professional experience
  • Creative Director Roles - approximately 12+ years professional experience
• A sharp eye for design excellence and detail
• Ability to design in a wide range of styles and platforms 
• Demonstrable experience as a natural storyteller - you approach visual design through the lens of the narrative  
• Previous experience leading creative visions 
• Experience responding to client briefs and playing a key role in bringing ambitious design ideas to life

Desirable

• Experience in more than one design context within Journey's portfolio such as media production, installation, architectural & exhibition design, CGI, fabrication and/or live performance
• A network of partnerships to bring to the company - both strategic and/or creative

Application: Please share a CV and Portfolio of your experience - indicating the specific role you played in any projects cited and a cover letter outlining how your experience meets the required and desirable criteria of this listing. We will also ask you to indicate which level of seniority you'd like to be considered for as part of your application.

Location: This role is based within our London Studios. We value regular in-person collaboration because we think it leads to the best creative work however hybrid working is available around project commitments.

Contract: Contract Types & Salaries vary based on the role, with the below as a guide. Freelance rates to be discussed on a case by case basis.

• Creative: £35,000-£44,000
• Senior Creative: £48,000-£60,000
• Creative Director: £65,000-£95,000