SUPERVISION RECEIVED: SVP Digital / Technology Innovation
EXEMPTION STATUS: EXEMPT
JOB SUMMARY: The Creative Technologist is technology-focused and understands the creative process and is proficient at prototyping early, facilitating prototype testing and implementing changes. This position enjoys weaving surprise and delight moments through smart design and code. They will be responsible for building immersive experiences, which include media art installations, corporate messaging solutions, and brand activations. This position appreciates that change is the only constant and embraces new, innovative ways to design and build experiences. This role will serve to both strengthen digital capabilities and further the agency-wide commitment to its Innovation mission.
TASKS/RESPONSIBILITIES: The responsibilities include:
Proposal Process
- Collaborate with the Client Services, Strategist, Producer(s), Digital Experience Director, Senior Developer and Creative to review client background, project requirements and client expectations to recommend appropriate integrated technology solution(s).
- Partner with Senior Developer to help create exceptional work and products for clients, both creatively as well as effectively, in multiple digital applications including, but not limited to, Mixed Reality (XR), Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), kiosks, mobile, activations, interactive art, web sites, web content and social media.
- Assist in securing new business through bold, innovative work, demos, and prototypes.
Production Process
- Collaborate with Client Services, Producer, Digital Experience Director, and Senior Developer to ensure complete understanding of creative direction, deliverables, project requirements and client expectations.
- Using existing apps and/or software to design solutions that solve client needs from concept to POC to packaged solution.
- Create use cases for apps and activations.
- Oversee production on projects beyond the normal digital producer scope.
- Create tech-product workflows on a case-by-case basis.
- Collaborate with the design team to help design and develop UX solutions.
- Collaborate with the development team to implement new UX solutions.
- Concept, design, and code responsive designs
- Participate in motion design and coding.
- Bring static comps to life.
Post-Production Process
- Participate in post-project review with production and account teams.
- Participate in post-project review with Client.
- Help communicate and inform conclusions from Production/Event data.
Thought Leadership
- Build relationships in the XR, Dev and Digital community to aid in the recruiting of top talent.
- Keep abreast of interactive experience art and technologically inspired art tends.
- Develop consultative solutions and course of guidance for new vertical penetration and scaling that is replicable.
- Focus on enhancing current offerings, development of long-term roadmap, internal education initiative and digital thought leadership.
- Be a technology and innovation evangelist.
- Maintain a broad level of understanding across hardware and software.
Other Responsibilities
- Present to clients and prospects to promote a commitment to superior creative.
- Complete and submit time sheets weekly and expenses within 2 weeks of charges.
- Responsible for maintaining client billable target consistently.
- Special projects as assigned by Digital Experience Director or Leadership.