“Digital” is – by definition – a broad church that extends way beyond display advertising and microsites. Hence, the Hypermedia team has been established to help develop and deliver innovative, engaging, cross-platform, integrated experiences for our clients. We are looking for someone to provide conceptual support, and executional insight, to creative teams in the development of their ideas; and then lead the charge as the project moves into the production phase.

You will have a hands-on background in design & development, and a long history of producing innovative, polished, award-winning work. However, you will be looking to step back from the actual do-ing, instead assuming a more directorial role and have the ability to influence the idea from the very beginning.

You will have a broad overview of the industry – in the widest sense of the word – and your thinking extends beyond established formats, allowing you to imagine what is, and what will be, possible in interactive design. You are a gifted communicator, paying as much attention to how the end product should make the audience actually feel as the underlying technology and infrastructure. You have a wealth of experience across a range of technologies, ideally with cross-platform experience. Historically, your bag might have been Flash microsites, but it might equally have been installations or applications or, more recently, development for iPhone or Android; most likely, your bag has been a mixed one.

More importantly, you have a passion for design, interaction, gameplay and storytelling; the understanding of how to deliver award-winning work; and the desire to share that understanding with others within the agency (and across the wider industry as a whole).

Core responsibilities

o research & development
o working with creative teams to develop and refine the idea
o advising creative teams on the feasibility of a proposed execution
o creating prototypes or proofs-of-concept as and when necessary
o defining the best possible technical approach to deliver on the idea
o supporting producers in the scoping, planning and management of the production process
o writing documentation to initiate production of individual projects and brief external production companies
o advising on the selection of production companies
o working with creative teams to direct ongoing projects
o providing agency-side support to production companies to ensure that great creative is brilliantly realised, and delivered in timely fashion
o managing a team of junior developers in the creation of smaller scale, tactical campaign work
o advising planning & strategy teams on emerging platforms and mechanics, and their appropriate utilisation
o promoting exciting new ideas, techniques and technologies across the wider agency

Required experience and skills

o 5+ years design and development experience, most likely in an agency or production company environment
o technically- and creatively-minded
o demonstrable and consistent track record of having produced award-winning creative executions
o capable of, and comfortable with, working in a collaborative environment
o capable of discussing and explaining your ideas or solutions with non-technical people
o capable of planning, prioritising and managing your workload across multiple projects
o troubleshooting, problem resolution, and expectation management