Creative Director 3D
Creative Technologist
Experiential Producer
Motion Graphics
Graphic Artist
Creative Director 3D
Job Summary
The role of the Creative Director is requiring strong inspirational leadership and communication skills. We are looking for a hands-on approach with someone who leads by example. They must be a high-end team builder and above all have exceptional Creative Direction ability in the field of Experiential Marketing. The CD is someone who is involved in multiple projects at once and able to determine whether the work created is to the best of the company capabilities.
The Creative Director must have an acute sense of visual aesthetics and timing in all media, a highly developed knowledge of the immersive media, arts, interactive, architecture, and visual communication is essential. He or she should understand appropriate technology and techniques used in all aspects of the production process. He/she is often the link with the client therefore must have an in-depth awareness of client requirements and how to guide them through the creative process, often with a great deal of diplomacy, to achieve an exceptional result for all parties.
Primary Responsibilities:
- The role requires a Creative Leader, able to translate client briefs into creative strategies with a focus on Interactive / Immersive Experiences, Linear and Non-Linear Storytelling.
- Lead pitch from inception to execution
- Conceptualize, visualize, and propose ideas which meet client’s objectives and brand preposition
- Navigate ambiguity, understand complex concepts and challenges, and turn ideas into logical strategies and successful products online and offline.
- Propose, plan, oversee and direct projects from conceptualization to execution with a hands-on approach.
- Create journey map according to proposed story and narrative online and offline
- Create Concept art for CG Team and ensure CG aesthetically is up to the company’s standards, keeping technicalities at the forefront of the execution process.
- Direct Media Content & CG outcome for clients online and offline
- The role will include “selling” The company’s creative solutions at a high level to clients, and working with the team to identify creative opportunities and establishing client relationships.
- The role requires the external and internal promotion of the company’s experience, ideation, CG and directing capabilities by helping to define its marketing and sales strategy; the primary purpose being to secure key projects and accounts for The Mill by overseeing key pitches and treatments.
- The CD will be responsible, along with the senior management team, for the successful growth of the company’s capability, as part of the company’s long-term business and strategic growth plan.
- Regularly engage with key management, heads of department and Mill creatives to promote dialogue, influence and knowledge sharing.
- In conjunction with other senior members of management, be proactive in exploring new areas of business opportunity and encouraging work-smart strategies that will improve efficiency and help to maintain a robust and profitable pipeline to counter to external influences such as the economy, changes in technology etc.
- Maintain client relationships.
Core Competencies:
- 3+ Years Creative Direction Experience.
- Experience in MR, AR, VR, XR; Experiential Design, User Experience, Experiential Marketing, Interactive Installations, Social Apps and or Location Based Entertainment.
- Ensures that all creative work and thinking in their department or under their direction meets or exceeds The Mill creative standards.
- Brings enthusiasm and skills that help others generate and create innovative solutions.
- Creates inspiring work and inspires others to do the same.
- Highly skilled in developing and selling creative ideas.
- They must know when to be hands-on or hands-off.
- They must know how to manage and make a project from inception to completion.
- Clear and consistent communication of creative vision and goals to departmental staff.
- Proven presentation, writing, client contact, and project management skills.
- Manages and collaborates on regional and global projects.
- Works equally well as a team member or project leader.
- Breaks rules and tests the limits of creativity and pushes boundaries.
- Participation in thought leadership (directing, writing, speaking, creating).
- Strong interest in new technologies.
Creative Technologist
Qualificatins and skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, English, Journalism, or related field.
- Proven content writing or copywriting experience.
- Working knowledge of content management systems.
- Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications.
- A portfolio of published articles.
- Excellent writing and editing skills in English and Arabic
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- The ability to handle multiple projects concurrently.
- Effective communication skills.
Main responsibilitie
- Conducting in-depth research on industry-related topics in order to develop original content.
- Developing content for blogs, articles, product descriptions, social media, and the company website.
- Assisting the marketing team in developing content for advertising campaigns.
- Proofreading content for errors and inconsistencies.
- Editing and polishing existing content to improve readability.
- Conducting keyword research and using SEO best practices to increase traffic to the company website.
- Creating compelling headlines and body copy that will capture the attention of the target audience.
- Identifying customers’ needs and recommending new content to address gaps in the company’s current content.
- Other duties that will be assigned by the management or department head
Experiential Producer
Job Summary
The Experiential Producer manages best-in-class, creative projects, interactive experiences and XR Projects within events, exhibitions, expos, museum and physical spaces from acquisition through launch, with specific expertise in producing experiential, physical and digital projects.
The Experiential Producer is the nucleus of a project, serving as the primary point of communication with the client, while driving the internal project team’s process, planning, and communication.
The Experiential Producer will work independently, while receiving mentorship from Senior and Creative XR (Extended Reality) Producers. He/she will independently manage 2-5 projects simultaneously, and understands priorities in the context of agency and client expectations, turning ideas into actionable tactics, timelines, budgets and deliverables.
Job Details
- Manage creative and production teams in executing experiential projects
- Foster thriving, collaborative, transparent and trusting relationships with our clients and internal teams
- Ensure project budgets, scopes and schedules are tracked and monitored, flagging any areas of scope creep, budget overages, or potential risk and working to mitigate them with the team and client
- Demonstrate solid technical expertise in the delivery of interactive and immersive media projects
Primary Responsibilities:
- Creates, manages and oversees detailed project plans and documentation, including contracts, SOWs, changes of scope, schedules and budgets.
- Manages the day-to-day running of creative and production teams across disciplines (design, content, software development, spatial) – facilitating and leading productive conversations.
- Leads project status meetings and updates with internal teams, vendors and clients.
- Lead the discovery phases of projects and determine project approach and scope, which then need to be translated to action items.
- Continues to lead teams throughout the project lifecycle to ideate, develop, and define concept specifications and functional requirements.
- Leads production and installation teams to execute and implement designs, media content, and applications across disciplines.
- Coordinates regularly with external design and production partners (like AV integrators, fabrication teams, lighting specialists, visual content specialists, Interactive studios, and software engineers) to ensure the creative vision is integrated and executed through each phase of the project.
- Manages XR Experiences execution between creative and fabrication team to achieve seamless user-friendly experience physically in the space.
- Assigns tasks to vendors and manages production of work throughout the project lifecycle.
- Minimizes exposure to risk by identifying potential scope creep and working with internal teams and clients to mitigate risks.
- Uses appropriate methods to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs.
- Ensures resource availability and allocation.
- Measures project performance.
- Reports and escalates to management as needed.
- Manages and participates in testing and quality assurance for all deliverables.
- Ensures projects are delivered to a high-quality standard.
Core Competencies:
- Solid technical and creative production expertise – understanding creative process, design, XR development, content creation (2d/3d animation) and production workflows
- Great understanding of XR (AR,VR,MR) softwares and gaming engines.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent internal and client-facing communication skills
- Solid organizational skills, including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
- Diplomatic and professional when handling tough situations
- Self-starter who works well with minimal oversight
- Technology Savvy
- Proactive, high-energy, and reliable
- Ability to be resourceful locally and internationally; finding the best vendors and freelancers in the field of experiential technologies in order to achieve the best outcome of the project.
- Inspired, and self-driven while jumping in to play different roles on a project.
- Arabic language is a Plus
Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in New Media or relevant experience in the field of XR (MR,VR,AR)
- Agency Background is a must
- Minimum 3~5 years of relevant professional experience
- At least 2 years of experience managing experiential projects such as exhibitions, interactive development, immersive media, media content and/or digital installations
- Demonstrated experience managing complex projects
Motion Graphics
The Role:
We are searching for a creative and energetic Motion Graphics Designer to join our dynamic and fun team. This role will be responsible for creating custom 2d/3d animated videos for commercial and government organizations.
The role requires working independently but in close collaboration with other team members. The role also requires the ability to work quickly with attention to detail and an eye for quality and aesthetics.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Assets and animation creation from concept to storyboarding to animation
- Conceptualize, visualize and storyboard scripts, animations and visual images for custom designed videos, explainers, thematic, exhibitions, advertisement and films.
- Modify and/or rework existing motion graphic assets
- Collaboration with internal cross-function teams (project managers, writers and lead designers)
The right person for this role will have the following qualifications:
- At least two years of professional motion graphics/animation experience
- Excellent command of the Adobe package with emphasis on 3D software skill set (Blender, Houdini, 3DMax, Maya, C4D, or similar)
- Strong knowledge of animation principles
- Ability to follow style guidelines, concept art and direction provided by other team members.
- Ability to provide creative solutions to solve challenges
- Excellent written and spoken English language skills (Arabic is an advantage)
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and ability to prioritize
- Positive, ‘can do’ attitude
- Adaptable and willing to take on suggestions and input
- Ability to take initiative and make things happen independently and without supervision
- Self-motivated to do great work and meet tight deadlines
- Proactive communication skills
- Maturity to handle extremely confidential information
- Open-minded, innovative, creative and eager to learn
Graphic Artist
Job Summary
We are looking for a senior graphic designer to create and manage digital designs for our marketing needs, and our clients. The senior graphic designer’s responsibilities include managing all graphic design tasks, refining projects and drafts, and generating creative ideas.
To be successful as a senior graphic designer, you should have extensive knowledge of graphic design, styles, and techniques. You should also have experience in implementing marketing campaigns, worked with UI Design and understand UX Design. Ultimately, an excellent senior graphic designer will ensure that the design team promotes the vision of the company through high-quality graphic content.
Responsibilities
- Designing graphic content, illustrations, and infographics.
- Managing graphic designs from conception to delivery.
- Ensure quality and industry practice is applied throughout the project lifecycle.
- Generating fresh concepts.
- Collaborate with programming team to create concepts designs that are seamless from user experience point of view
- Liaising between the programming and design teams to ensure deadlines are met.
- Keeping up-to-date with industry developments
- Illustrate, generate and wrap final presentations and pitch decks
Requirements:
- A graphic design qualification or similar.
- Portfolio with design projects.
- Proven work experience as a graphic designer.
- Working experience with image design tools (e.g. Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator).
- A keen eye for visual details.
- Aesthetic skills.
- Ability to meet deadlines and collaborate with team members.