Job Description

Position Overview

• Location Type: Hybrid
• Job Type: Full-time
• Salary: Not specified

Squint/Opera, Journey’s immersive design studio, bridges the digital and physical worlds through groundbreaking storytelling and emerging technologies like Unreal Engine and virtual twins. They are the innovators behind projects such as the Empire State Building Observatory’s digital reinvention, Lift 109 at Battersea Power Station, and the Qiddiya City virtual production campaign. Squint/Opera is at the forefront of experiential multidimensional design (MDX) and an integral part of Journey’s Experience Stack. This studio integrates decades of expertise from various studios to produce magical, meaningful, and original work, propelling partners into new realms of growth.

About the Role

As a Creative Director, you will be experienced in your craft with great imagination and leadership qualities. Storytelling and good design skills are essential components of creating beautiful and engaging work. Working alongside the Project Director, you will interface with clients and production teams, interpreting and translating briefs into creative visions that fulfill our internal creative ambitions, meet client objectives, and inspire audiences.

Main Responsibilities

• Developing creative treatments
• Developing Storyboards
• Defining and resolving creative ideas before communicating to the production team to ensure efficiency of production resources
• Ability to translate briefs into high-quality and achievable creative visions within the budget
• Ensuring that all the client’s objectives are met or exceeded
• Overseeing the execution of the approved creative direction throughout the production process and working with production teams to bring this vision to life
• Jointly responsible (alongside the Producer) to ensure internal and external deadlines & reviews are met, attending all project reviews
• Responsible for art directing film and still shoots where necessary or working with an Art Director
• Attending client meetings and being involved in client correspondence during production
• Providing ideas and brief references to our music provider

Outcomes

• Creative overview of all projects, ensuring that the vision is consistently met.

Requirements

• Experience in your craft
• Great imagination
• Leadership qualities
• Strong storytelling skills
• Good design skills

Company Information

Squint/Opera is a part of Journey, specializing in immersive design and utilizing technologies like Unreal Engine and virtual twins. They’ve worked on notable projects such as the Empire State Building Observatory, Battersea Power Station, and the Qiddiya City campaign.