THE HUNT FOR A
INNOVATION TECHNOLOGIST
We are OneKind (K1ND), a brand innovation hideout for Ogilvy & Mather Asia. We fuse art & science to build innovative experiences for our clients’ products and services. We are not interested in creating yet another advertising campaign but to relentlessly push the boundaries of how creative ideas and technology can work hand-in-hand. Our ambition is to change the way things work for us, our clients and for the greater audience.
We are currently looking for an ambitious Innovation Technologist, interested to push technical and creative boundaries. You should have an untamed curiosity and interest in building experiences and prototypes through code. This job requires deep technical experience to connect the dots between hardware + software and help steward our innovation frontier. You will be playing with multiple platforms and technologies, so be prepared to leave your comfort zone.
You will work collectively with a hand-picked team of experiential designers, product designers, creative innovators, platform experts and brand experts to create cutting edge innovations for some of the biggest brands in the world. You will be a game changing, progressive thinker who is happy diving into code as well as sharing the possibilities of technology with the team.
Responsibilities
• Partner with creative thinkers and strategist to concept and build the most ground-breaking innovation making OneKind (K1ND) the undisputed world-champions in brand innovation.
• Prototype interactive concept, product interaction and experiments with various APIs, libraries and emerging hardware/software technologies.
• Represent the technical side of OneKind (K1ND) and foster outside agency relationships as well as internal workshop trainings.
• Develop a culture of excellence around creative use of our technology not limiting to advertising and marketing.
Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field. In lieu of degree, 4 years of experience.
• 6 years experience in leading technology-focused projects for iconic global brands, or related development position at a creative agency with a portfolio of original and breakthrough work.
• Experience with a variety of languages and technologies (JavaScript, HTML 5, ActionScript 3, Java/Android, Processing, etc.)
• Exposed to and knowledge of UI/UX, hardware and software prototyping Interested applicants please send your CV and website of works to Jonathan Ng jonathan.ng@ogilvy.com
