Visual Designer

Squint/Opera New York is looking for an enthusiastic multidisciplinary Visual Designer to join our studio. The role requires a wide range of design skills and interests across interactive, brand, print, 3D, 2D, and animation design. The Visual Designer will closely collaborate with the Creative Director and Producers, developing media for exhibition projects in the cultural and brand sectors.

Main responsibilities

• Supporting the creation of concepts and mockups for film, motion, and interactive media under the direction of the Creative Director 
• Creating presentation materials for existing projects and new business
• Content and design research as needed under the direction of the Creative Director and Producer
• Collaboration with internal team consisting of software developers, producers, and illustrators across London and New York
• File management and organization
• Asset wrangling and management 
• Attends meetings, workshops, and shoots as needed 

Experience

• 2-3 years experience working professionally in the industry
• Preferable to have a degree in design, motion or animation
• A portfolio/reel that showcases your talent in design and animation
• Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite - shortcuts and efficient workflow a must
• Experience with Google Suite

[Desirable]

• Experience with Figma
• Experience with Cinema 4d
• Basic understanding of Unity /digital pipeline

Character traits

• Proactive
• Confident
• Clear communicator
• Curious
• Calm under pressure
• Positive and approachable
• Reliable

Candidates must be eligible to work in the US without work authorization. Qualified candidates should submit their resume and portfolio with their application. Unfortunately, applications without portfolios will not be considered. 

 

Hours

This is a full-time position. 

Our working hours are 9:30am – 6:00pm  [Monday through Friday, with one hour for lunch]

We currently have a hybrid approach to working with a mixture of in-house and remote days.

Benefits 

• Unlimited holiday
• Medicash health scheme 
• Company pension scheme 
• Weekly masterclasses 
• Cyclescheme 
• Medical insurance 
• Secondments between our London and New York studios 
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Access to FSA, HSA, and pre-tax commuter benefits
• Training and development opportunities 

This is just a snapshot of some of the perks you can expect at Squint. 

About Squint/Opera 

Squint/Opera is a leading creative studio which bridges the worlds of architecture, design, media, and technology to create compelling, narrative-driven experiences. As experts in blending digital media with physical reality, we help our clients craft digital content to immerse their audiences and communicate big ideas.

Squint was founded in London in 2001, by four young friends who wanted to help visionary thinkers and institutions make the radical a reality. For more than 20 years, we have delivered projects in every corner of the globe and for a wide range of clients across architecture, government, real estate, museums, and attractions.

Squint/Opera is now part of Journey, a leading innovation and design agency who specialise in crafting compelling experiences across the physical and digital realms. Together, Squint/Opera and Journey create the first agency with proven expertise blending the physical and virtual worlds at a global scale.

Our Values 

We seek employees who inherently represent our values:

• Embrace change 
• Seek invention 
• Increase our knowledge 
• Say it simply 
• Ego-free

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We want to create a positive impact on a global scale. And to do that, we know that the people at Squint/Opera have to reflect all global lives and identities. No matter your background, identity, or even if your experience doesn’t exactly match but you think you could still be successful in this role — we’d love to hear from you!

We work flexible hours, we support remote working, and if that doesn’t quite work, we will definitely listen to what will. We’re striving to create a place where all feel valued and welcome — and would love to hear how we could do that for you. 

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