Company Description

At Publicis•Poke we are passionate about Sharp Commercial Creativity – the power of creativity to solve today’s commercial challenges across an evolving consumer journey. We are an agency born in the digital age, combining Communication, Brand Experience and Commerce specialisms.

Some of our clients include BT/EE, L’Oréal, Essity, Heineken, Renault/Dacia, and many more.

Our values are designed to guide the way we behave. We have three:

Empathy: listen with intent, look out for each other, bust your biases. 
Invention: Find inspiration in strange places. Never stop experimenting. Make new things and make them useful. 
Action: make it collaborative, make it happen, make it mean something. 

Our Commitment
Diversity and inclusion is a core part of who we are at Publicis Poke. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture that encourages, celebrates and supports our wonderfully diverse employee group – whatever their age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability or ethnicity. Diversity and inclusion doesn’t just fuel our creativity and innovation, it brings us closer to our people and audiences. We will continue to strive to create a culture and environment where everyone feels empowered and more importantly comfortable enough to bring their full, authentic selves to work. 

Job Description

A Creative Technologist at Publicis Poke is at the crossroad of the creative process and the use of innovative technology.  Their role is harness cutting edge technological advancements to enhance and actualise creative visions.  Essentially a Creative Technologist integrates innovation, technological tools and creative to ensure a compelling content experience.

Key Responsibilities                 

• Collaborate with Creative teams to ideate, design and develop visually stunning projects.
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies to create experiences for our clients.
• Create prototypes and proofs of concept to showcase the potential of tech driven solutions.  Continuously test and refine creative technological concepts to ensure they align with client standards
• Collaborate with cross functional teams, including data analysts, strategists and other designers to bring creative technological ideas to life. 
• Foster a culture of innovation and creativity within Publicis Poke through the use of prototyping and quick proof of concept explorations in response to creative ideas.
• Bridges the gap between creative and technology for clients, explaining new technology driven paradigms in accessible language.
• Builds and maintains small tactical activations (e.g. web landing pages and competition mechanics)
• Manage third party production partners in line with client briefs.

Qualifications

• You are tech-savvy, energetic and constantly fascinated by technological advancements
• You’re a true “digital native” with a vision for the future of technology.
• You have a passion for collaboration and skill sharing.
• You’re articulate, capable of presenting and conveying enthusiasm for your ideas both verbally and in writing.
• You have a strong understanding of programming languages.
• You thrive in a collaborative team environment and are comfortable learning new toles.
• An open-minded practitioner.
• Hands on skills with a broad range of creative technologies which might include:
   - Web stack techs (e.g. Vue/React, Tailwind, node.js)
  - Game engines like Unity or Unreal engine
  - Interactive technologies like Touchdesigner, Openframeworks or Processing
  - Experiential technologies like Arduino, Kinect, Leap, Projection mapping

Additional Information

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with employees being office-based on Mondays and two other days during the working week.

If you have any adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with the recruiter who contacts you.

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