Lediga jobb AKQA Sweden AB i Göteborg

At AKQA, we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and experiences that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.
Creatives at AKQA apply artistry and craftsmanship to strategic insight, to create and bring to life beautiful ideas that move the world. As skilled storytellers and conceptors, they work in a multidisciplinary environment to develop labours of love that delight customers and deliver results for clients.
Art directors play essential roles in the strategy, conception and design of beautiful ideas, products and services. They bring exceptional creative thought and they craft output, developing and delivering projects from the brief to end user.
As an Art Director, you will provide leadership for the brands you work on, create innovative concepts and push the idea through to the final outputs

ROLE REQUIREMENTS
Possess not just exceptional art direction skills, but the ability to implement strategic and conceptual thinking as well.
Create and manage original, persuasive and conceptually compelling work for campaigns, content and experiences, across a variety of clients.
Leads by example to inspire colleagues to originate pioneering ideas that deliver successful solutions.
Listen to and respond to briefs, and question where there are gaps.
Collaborate with the client and with various teams within AKQA.
Embrace challenges and inspire new ways of thinking.
Responsible for driving projects with some supervision, along with and mentoring junior members of the team.
Be accountable for the project design deliverables and manage the quality of all design deliverables to ensure they meet AKQA standards for creative excellence.


QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
You have a compelling portfolio of work that demonstrates high-quality art direction and concepting across a variety of projects.
Proven creative success working in collaborative, multi-functional teams.
Strong information presentation skills, visual and written.
You have a breadth of cultural reference points.
You have a drive to break boundaries and craft the best ideas of their kind in the world.
You are passionate, driven and obsessed about your craft and stay on top of best practice in your field.
Experience in leading a team and working directly with clients is advantageous.
A degree in Design, Interaction Design, Visual Studies or other design-related field preferred.
Extensive experience using the most common software.
Experience of nurturing client relationships.


AKQA is an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe that diversity is vital to AKQA’s ability to provide our clients with the best recommendations and are committed to fostering a varied and inclusive work environment. Visa mindre

At AKQA we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.
The AKQA Client Service team serves as a trusted and respected partner to our clients. As the little details are the detail, the AKQA Client Services team show industry leading professionalism at every touch, meeting, call, or message. We partner with our clients to create a better future, through world-leading work, constant innovation and care.
The Senior Account Director is responsible for client accounts, maintaining projected revenues and margins and growth. The role requires management of partners and clients, building relationships with those at a senior level, whilst monitoring the quality of work on an account. The role fosters effective teamwork within the team to drive results and positive change.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
Builds and maintains deep and mutually beneficial client relationships; identifies opportunities, inspires them, learns from them, understands key business issues and regularly plans and facilitates quarterly review sessions.
Develops a deep understanding of client’s business environment and audiences and aims to continuously reach exceptional client satisfaction.
Acts as an escalation point for client and project related needs.
Meets and exceeds revenue targets, maintains projected revenue on an account and contributed to new business opportunities. .
Reaches profitability and DSO targets.
Effectively coaches and mentors the team. Sets clear objectives and goals, provides actionable feedback, and trains the team to reach its fullest potential.
Identifies key business opportunities and ensure the full breadth and depth of AKQA resources are presented.
Leadership and management of multi-disciplinary resources as and when they are engaged on client activity (project management, strategy, technology and creative).
Complete monthly financial tasks such as revenue recognition and forecasting .
Ensures compliance with all internal account and project tracking procedures (MAS500).
Reaches personal billability and utilisation targets,
Regularly and consistently maintains reporting documents to manage clients and projects efficiently and professionally


QUALITIES AND EXPERIENCE
Extensive account management experience at a leading digital agency, professional services firm or similar organisation.
Successful track record of building exceptional client relationships; necessary capability, presence and professionalism to inspire confidence and credibility with clients and colleagues.
Experience leading the pitch process working in partnership with the new business team.
Excellent understanding of marketing trends/Innovations/technologies and how new developments can be utilised to add value to a client’s business.
Line management experience and experience of managing, coaching, mentoring, and developing a team to reach their full potential.
Passionate about marketing Innovations and its impact on society. Is at the forefront of new thinking and engages others through the communication of innovative digital ideas.
Experience of working with a blue-chip international client.
Ability to structure complex strategic ideas into well-ordered and insightful presentations to senior colleagues or senior level clients.
Has decision making ability and skill - provide guidance, analyse situation and provide advice
Ability to discuss knowledgeably, and apply relevantly, the full range of AKQA strategic services offering.



AKQA is an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe that diversity is vital to AKQA’s ability to provide our clients with the best recommendations and are committed to fostering a varied and inclusive work environment. Visa mindre

At AKQA, we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.
As part of the Studio Service team based in our Gothenburg office, the Studio Service Specialist will support all aspects of our AKQA studio’s everyday operational and maintenance needs in Gothenburg and Stockholm, organising company events and fostering an enjoyable culture. Responsible for ensuring the AKQA studio space is representative of our core values of innovation, service, quality and thought, this individual will address all visitors, external clients, and AKQA employees in a professional manner, anticipating their needs, and ensuring they enjoy a world-class customer service at all time.
Supporting the Studio Experience Director, this individual will contribute to the team and office through consistently striving to improve AKQA processes and procedures where necessary.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
Reception Responsibilities
Strongly value the importance of first impressions, with a passion for our high standards and with meticulous attention to detail. Run the reception professionally according to AKQA standard for all clients and visitors entering the office with knowledge of both AKQA global and client leadership. Support Studio Experience Director in daily upcoming tasks.
Meeting and Event Coordination
Assisting with the organisation and set-up of all internal events and contribute to event ideas. Manage daily meeting room schedule, completing detailed set-up of all meeting rooms to a high standard and order catering.
Studio Maintenance
Maintaining reception desk to a high standard; monitoring outward appearance of studio. Carrying out maintenance checks on a daily basis to ensure safe and comfortable working environment, ordering office supplies, managing and building relationships with preferred suppliers.
Work Equipment Coordination
Managing work equipment orders with assistance from IT team; Setting up laptops for new starters and ensuring we always have work equipment in stock. Manage mobile phones for all employees.
Administrative tasks and Communication
Perform various administrative tasks and coordination duties to assist with programme, operational coordination, and assignments for the office. Administrate and track absence reporting. Communicate internal and external communication through various channels.
Security and Contact Management
Be aware of health and safety practices, including emergency evacuation procedures, and assist in times of crisis. Issue and cancel all security passes. Maintaining up-to-date records of all necessary contact details.
Travel Coordination
Acting as one of the main points of contact for travel companies, assisting the booking of travel arrangement for employees, and coordinating travel to and from office when required. Ensure all travel complies with our Travel Policy.

ROLE QUALITIES AND EXPERIENCE
Constantly strive to improve AKQA service levels, processes and procedures
Build successful partnerships with clients, guests and colleagues, cultivating world-class relationships
‘Concierge’ level of attention to customer service and client focus
Entrepreneurial self-starter
Constantly strive to improve high level of internal and external client satisfaction
Dynamic personality with a strong will to action and ability to set and implement priorities, and work to high service levels, with high attention to detail
Strong interpersonal skills, including good communication skills
Committed to maintaining and developing standards with no exceptions
Prio experience of working in a Reception role for at least two years in a dynamic and fast-paced company
Proficient in Microsoft Office with good numerical skills
Education minimum a gymnasium degree
Fluent in English, verbally and written Visa mindre

Senior Designer
Designers at AKQA are the visual visionaries of culture for our clients. An artistic bunch of thinkers, innovative problem solvers, we partner in creating a better future, faster, for our clients across the entire brand experience.
As a member of the AKQA Creative department you will influence changes in consumer behaviour through ideas, creativity and brand design. You will make a difference to visual communications, brand design, advertising and inspire the best global brands. You will bring exceptional design thought to AKQA, delivering projects from brief to consumer in partnership with the Client, Strategy and Technology teams.


ROLE REQUIREMENTS
• Deliver and inspire award-winning work from your team, influencing change through ideas, creativity and the use of interactive media.
• Consistently deliver a number of successful solutions and high-quality work to clients on time.
• High level internal and external client and team satisfaction.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Learn new skills and stay abreast of technical and digital design developments and successfully apply these to work practices to help improve processes and procedures.
• Participate and challenge in a number of pitches.
• Communicate and conceptualize innovative ideas, and deliver successful solutions, while collaborating closely with Creative Senior team members.
• Execute world-class innovative and effective digital communications, interface design and interaction design experiences across all digital platforms.
• Responsible for asset management, collation and archiving.


QUALITIES AND EXPERIENCE
• Proven experience working as a strong Senior Designer is required, including web design experience.
• Experience working in a creative/agency environment is required.
• Experience with Figma/Sketch, Creative Cloud complimented with traditional print applications.
• A degree in Design, Interaction Design, Visual Studies or other design-related field is preferred.
• A strong grasp and understanding of brands and their visual impact on culture.
• Creating or redesigning or refreshing a distinct identity for a product or service or company.
• They produce designs across a variety of formats, platforms and environments including logos, visual identities, apps and websites, out of home media, social media, physical environments and more.
• A keen attention to details and understanding of how brand strategy and design.
• Expertise of branding and understanding design in a way that it can be relayed effectively through all components of a brand.
• Elements such as naming conventions, Color logics, font pairing and recommendations etc.
• Creation of presentations to share conceptual thinking and proposals.
• Experience of Art Directing photography, illustration, typography and animation.
• Understanding of digital Design Systems, design processes and front-end implementation. Visa mindre

At AKQA Gothenburg, Product Designer is core to our offering and a priority for our clients. We spend most of our time designing disruptive and delightful digital experiences and ecosystems that change the game for our clients, and give them an unfair advantage over their competition. Our world-class team consists of people with different skill sets: from coding to visual design to strategy. To complete our offering, we are looking for a mid-weight Product Designer.You are passionate about micro-interactions and interface design. You understand the transformative impact that well-crafted visual UI has on the customer experience, but you are also looking ahead to the next generation of user interfaces. You understand best practices, but only to the extent that they are the springboard for new ideas that are exciting and surprising, but not confusing. You are never satisfied with your first attempt, but keep exploring, testing and refining. You are a team player: you can give and take constructive feedback that will make the work better. Key ResponsibilitiesTranslate user requirements into strategic experience design documents such as customer journeys and ecosystem architectures. Design world-class experiences for web and mobile, as well as non-traditional touch-points. Deliver high-fidelity prototypes for client feedback and user testing. Create style guides and design libraries.  Role Competencies Make a positive contribution to the team and receive positive feedback. Receive a consistently high level of internal and external client satisfaction. Constantly strive to improve AKQA UX practices, processes and procedures. Build successful partnerships with clients, cultivating world-class relationships. Skills and ExperienceA compelling portfolio of distinctive work that spans product/service design and storytelling. Excellent visual and animation design skills.Knowledge and experience of UX tools and processes, including journey mapping, information architecture and user testing. Broad experience and deep knowledge of industry-leading prototyping tools. 5+ years of experience, ideally in a top notch digital agency. Fearless, boundlessly creative and relentlessly attentive to detail. AKQA Core ValuesInnovationWe encourage creative thinking and problem-solving and continually push the boundaries.ServiceWe forge positive partnerships with clients and colleagues to achieve successful outcomes.QualityWe are passionate about our work and aspire to excellence in everything we do.ThoughtWe are thorough in our research and meticulous in our execution: from first idea to the smallest detail. About AKQAAKQA collaborates with forward-thinking companies to create the future.AKQA is an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe that diversity is vital to AKQA’s ability to provide our clients with the best recommendations and are committed to fostering a varied and inclusive work environment. Your race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or veteran status have no bearing on our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. Visa mindre

At AKQA, we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients. 
Media + Data Science is one of the fastest growing disciplines at AKQA with executive support, a global team, a proprietary trading desk, big data stack, and a wide set of professional tools. With our focuses on programmatic media, search, and negotiated media, we are helping our clients to build the future of their businesses.
This role calls for a seasoned digital media professional who can illustrate their digital thinking to develop innovative and effective media strategies. We are looking for either a seasoned supervisor or AMD level staff member – to support the team and report to the account’s Group Media or Account Director(s).
Located in Gothenburg, Sweden, as part of AKQA you will have access to world-renowned thought leadership from influential authors, athletes, artists and entrepreneurs. You will work in an environment that fosters a meritocratic culture, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. 
 
Role Requirements  
Demonstrate expertise in and knowledge of digital advertising, media planning/buying, and industry trends
Maintain a deep understanding of client business goals and marketing objectives, helping to translate into digital objectives and strategies
Strategize client business solutions
Build and maintain strong Client relationships, ensuring clear communication, prioritization of work and expectation setting
Create or contribute to agency thought leadership with POVs on industry trends and other broad, industry focused projects
Lend guidance & assistance in execution of media plans (effective strategies employed, RFPs development/guidance, Ts & Cs accurately adhered to, flawless execution deployed)
Contribute to industry trends presentation and client newsletter
Identify and facilitate potential test & learn opportunities
Assist teams in building & merchandising relevant case studies of tests and successes
Work collaboratively with analytics team to break down program results, translate the data, and use it to create internal and external tools and references
Ensure collaboration and integration among internal and external team members
Provide leadership and management of team
Motivate and inspire junior team members.
Cultivate growth and maximize potential of team
Drive innovative thinking and knowledge sharing
Advocate for inclusive knowledge sharing
Help improve, streamline and optimize existing processes for optimal workflow
Oversee direct and indirect reports within & ensure successful integration across other AKQA centers of expertise including: Programmatic, Social, Analytics & Search (SEM & SEO)
Contribute to team environment - comradery & morale
Support the AKQA position in the marketplace by maintaining high standards and agency policies that impact the publisher community as well as partner agencies
Keep well-informed of current events, media trends and any target, market, and industry trends that impact business

 
Qualities and Characteristics 
7-10 years of relevant media experience (agency experience a plus)
Successful experience in digital media planning and buying
Accomplished and fair negotiator, with strong working relationships within the media sales community
Excellent communication & client management skills
Strong presenter with ability to generate excitement amongst clients, partners and team
Innovative, forward thinking problem solver with strong strategic background
Strong analytical skill set and ability to translate data to media performance
Traditional planning experience a plus
Excellent MS Excel and PowerPoint skills
Knowledge of DoubleClick products

 
AKQA is an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe that diversity is vital to AKQA’s ability to provide our clients with the best recommendations and are committed to fostering a varied and inclusive work environment. Your race, colour, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or veteran status have no bearing on our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. Visa mindre