Full-Time

Senior Product Designer

Ftc

AKQA

AKQA

1,001-5,000 employees

Digital design and brand experience agency

No salary listed

London, UK

Hybrid

Three days in-office per week.

Category
UI/UX & Design (1)
Required Skills
Interaction Design
Graphic Design
Product Design
Requirements
  • Create exceptional visual design across web and interactive platforms, with a focus on clarity, hierarchy and precision
  • Contribute to concept development and carry ideas through to beautifully executed outcomes
  • Design systems, interfaces and components that scale across multiple touchpoints and experiences
  • Collaborate closely with UX, copy, technology and production to ensure seamless integration of design and functionality
  • Translate ideas into sketches, prototypes and high-fidelity designs with speed and accuracy
  • Uphold and elevate the level of craft across all work, ensuring consistency and attention to detail at every stage
  • Present work with confidence, clearly articulating the thinking behind design decisions
  • Work in close partnership with senior creatives to refine and evolve the overall design direction
  • Significant experience in visual and interactive design, ideally within an agency environment
  • A portfolio that demonstrates a high level of craft, taste and attention to detail
  • Experience designing for large-scale digital platforms or global brand ecosystems
  • Strong understanding of layout, typography, motion and interaction design principles
  • Ability to move fluidly between concept and execution
  • Proficiency in modern design and prototyping tools
  • Experience working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
  • Comfortable operating at pace while maintaining a consistently high standard of output
  • Deeply detail-oriented, with a commitment to precision and quality
  • Strong sense of visual taste and design judgment
  • Curious and thoughtful, with a drive to refine and improve the work
  • Calm, focused and solutions-oriented in fast-paced environments
  • Confident communicator, able to build trust with clients and teams alike

AKQA is a digital design and communications agency that delivers digital strategy, experience and product design, e-commerce, and technology implementation for global brands. Its approach combines creativity, technology, and data to build digital products and immersive campaigns. The company works through integrated teams that move from strategy to design to development and activation, using technologies such as artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and virtual reality to create engaging experiences. AKQA differentiates itself by operating as an autonomous subsidiary within WPP while leveraging scale across 50 countries and about 6,000 employees, enabling end-to-end services and a track record of large-brand work (e.g., Microsoft, Nike, Google, Unilever) and industry recognition. Its goal is to help brands transform digitally and achieve measurable business results through compelling, user-centered digital experiences.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$540M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2007

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Merger with whiteGrey completed April 2026, expanding to 6,000 employees.
  • 81% employees rate AKQA great workplace versus 57% typical U.S. firms.
  • Gartner named leading marketing agency; Fast Company innovator award 2020.

What critics are saying

  • Virgin poaches AKQA ECD; ex-exec Sam Kelly leads in-house studio.
  • Nike, Unilever in-house digital teams slash AKQA fees 40-60% within 18 months.
  • R/GA, Huge capture Microsoft, Google pitches with AI tools in 24 months.

What makes AKQA unique

  • AKQA blends creativity, technology, and data for immersive digital experiences.
  • Pioneered AI-invented sport Speedgate and Xbox 360 UX for Microsoft.
  • Operates autonomously under WPP, founded by Ajaz Ahmed in 1994.

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Jan 28th, 2026
Virgin hires ECD from AKQA to lead in-house creative studio

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Jun 13th, 2024
AKQA completes merger with whiteGrey, execs announced

The merger of two WPP creative agencies, AKQA and Grey, is officially complete as of this week after it was first announced in March.