Assistant designer (Spatial Design & Architecture)

Closing date: 9am, Monday 30th September

Salary: £27,352 to £30,000 per annum

Contract: 12-month fixed term and permanent contracts available, to be discussed with the applicant as part of the interview and appointment.

Join 59 as an Assistant Designer to collaborate on ambitious, interdisciplinary spatial and architectural design projects.

59 is a multi award-winning studio based in London and New York. We conceive, design and deliver ambitious, large-scale story-driven artwork, stage shows and immersive experiences for live audiences, grounded by a deeply interdisciplinary process involving architecture, animation, video, light, sound, music and technical design. 

We work in partnership with some of the world’s most prestigious and ambitious clients, and with best-in-class partners globally across industries to build and deliver our projects. Current commissions  include artworks, placemaking installations, temporary and permanent buildings, stage shows, ceremonies and events. 

59 is embarking on a new and exciting phase of growth, which includes introducing new roles and building on existing roles. 

We are looking for new Assistant Designers with a spatial design and/or architecture background to join 59’s team. The role will work in our multidisciplinary Design Department to research, develop, refine and design responses to a broad slate of creative challenges across the company’s project portfolio.

Responsibilities

Project Teams

• Attending project meetings and workshops
• Engaging in internal design discussions
• Supporting the delivery of internal and client-facing design presentations
• Demonstrating an understanding and an overview of the project as a whole
• Working in collaboration with all other members of the company Creative
• Undertaking and compiling visual and conceptual work (both textual and visual), design research and gathering references
• Using analogue, digital design techniques to interpret design ideas into sketches and visualisations
• Communicating design ideas internally and externally
• Developing design ideas in response to feedback
• Preparation of presentation documents (InDesign, keynote, powerpoint, google slides)
• Work through all design phases illustrating design as required for each stage (i.e. from concept sketches to detail drawings)
• Archiving projects Other
• Contributing to 59's work around Sustainability, Belonging & Inclusion and Universal Design
• Any other tasks reasonably requested

Knowledge, skills and experience

Essential

• Demonstrable experience, education or training in spatial design, set design, product design  and/or architecture
• An ability to communicate design ideas using analogue and digital drawing techniques 
• A strong interest in interdisciplinary design and collaborating with other specialisms 
• Comfortable working to deadlines and under pressure
• An experienced collaborator and a strong communicator
• Demonstrable 2D drafting (Vectorworks or AutoCAD)
• Excellent 3D digital modelling skills  (in particular in Rhino)
• Good Experience with Adobe software – especially InDesign, photoshop and illustrator
• Experience with model making including hand made, laser cutting and 3d printing
• Passionate about live performance and public arts projects

Desirable

• Computational design skills (especially Grasshopper) 
• Experience with using AI as part of a design process 
• Knowledge / understanding about other creative disciplines – particularly video design, animation, lighting, sound and programming

Interviews:

Round 1 – Thursday 24th October

Round 2 -Tuesday 29th October

We actively encourage people from a variety of backgrounds to apply for this role. We believe a diverse range of voices, experiences and skills will help to inform, enrich and develop our working practices.

Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.