Studio MB are an award winning exhibition design company working with museums, heritage destinations and science attractions. They are now seeking a senior visitor experience designer to join their team based in Edinburgh.
Senior Visitor Experience Designer / Senior Exhibitions Imagineer
Studio MB, a specialist design agency based in Edinburgh, are looking for a talented, flexible and creative Visitor Experience Designer to join our evolving creative team. As a specialist design agency creating world class museums and exhibitions, visitor experiences and retail spaces across the globe, we’ve identified a gap for a real creative head. Someone who lives and breathes ideas, thrives on challenge, thinks beyond the obvious and can fully communicate those ideas to our clients, contractors and design team.
We’re thinking laterally with this role. Whether your experience comes from retail, interior or exhibition design, we’re looking for someone who can fill the gap, even if they’re crossing over from another discipline. You’ll work closely with the Directors and Design Principal to craft engaging designs that really wow our existing clients and helps us win new work.
You will be fully mac literate, have outstanding conceptual skills, an exceptional eye for detail with passion for ensuring the highest standards. You will have solid experience in designing spaces and places for a range of applications and understand the end users needs and how to keep them engaged no-matter what media you communicate in.
You’ll love:
- Pushing creativity and innovation.
- Having your finger on the pulse and being aware of new ideas and ways of thinking.
- Generating ideas, problem solving and being challenged.
- Crafting considered designs and engaging experiences.
- Detail, consistency and accuracy.
- Pitching ideas and presenting your work with rational thinking to the clients and the wider team.
- Interacting with people and being at ease working with clients and staff from all departments.
- Understanding how people think, interact and engage with your design solutions.
- Working with a broad range of other team members - graphic designers, 3D designers, film-makers, lighting and AV designers as well as build contractors and architects.
What’s expected:
- Someone who wants to produce beautiful award-winning work
- Excellent communication skills – it’s great to have great ideas, but you must be able to pitch them confidently too
- An outstanding breadth of work and an exceptional portfolio.
- Capable of taking a brief from initial concept to final output.
- An expert in problem solving, interaction and best practices.
- Someone who is hands-on and can ensure creative is delivered within timing and on budget.
- Clean, tidy and well-structured working processes.
- Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships.
- Can work easily within a creative team or as an individual.
- Ability to take creative direction and feedback.
- Working under pressure and demonstrating strong time management skills.
- Excellent software skills working on a Mac. Vectorworks, Sketchup and Creative Suite are our studio standard packages.
Considerations:
To be considered for this role you will need to provide a CV and a PDF or portfolio of your best work. Previous experience within the museums sector is not essential.
If invited to interview candidates may be required to respond to a creative brief and to pitch it to the interview panel.
To apply, please send your CV, a covering letter detailing your present notice period and salary and a pdf portfolio (or link to an online portfolio) by email only to recruitment@studiomb.co.uk - The subject title of your email must clearly state the position that you are applying for as well as your name. Applications directed to any other email address will not be considered.
Please note that due to the volume of response, only those candidates shortlisted will be contacted.
Salary: DOE
Deadline for the receipt of applications: Friday 28th August, 5 pm
Studio MB are an equal opportunities employer.
