Associate Creative Technologist Job at Momentum Worldwide in Chicago

What Are We Looking For

Momentum is looking for a confident and eager associate creative technologist to join our team. We need an agile & tech-focused person who enjoys a wide variety of fun & exciting projects. In this role, youll be growing with a great team and handling a plethora of experiences for our clients. A love for using technology to create unforgettable experiences is a must. Momentums Creative Technologists play a central role in the conception, creation, testing, and activation of the agencys work. You will frame problems, identify opportunities, take part in brainstorming and work sessions. You will inspire invention, and present thoughtful ideas with some of the worlds most talented people for the worlds most respected brands. And youll build spectacular stuff, too!

Responsibilities

• Have technical skills and soft skills in equal measure to communicate, inspire and work as a team
• Dedicate themselves to learning about current industry trends and emerging technology
• Approach challenges with both vision and pragmatism
• Believe in partnership especially with tech/integrated producers
• Think on your feet, collaborate, and drive projects forward
• Help define appropriate technology stacks from top to bottom, knowing which tools are right for the job. Most of all, you must be comfortable rolling up your sleeves and getting your hands on the code.
• Provide rapid tech outlooks, solutions, and recommendations. Contribute deep technology-focused research, practical applications and solutions, internal and external development team oversight, and collaboration with both agency and client partners.
• Master the art of communicating in a way that non-technologists understand and can help get the larger team where they need to be fast. Prove or disprove concepts, while communicating in a way that is kind, clear, and confident.
• Manage QA once a concept is locked and experience functions are solidified. Apply hands-on testing plans throughout each step-in production. From development, to deployment, to the live event.
• Create technical documentation including data flows, user journeys, technical requirements, testing plans, etc.
• Communicate and articulate ideas to get internal teams and clients excited about the work.
• Travel is included. Most importantly, setting up and supporting the work in the field, and bringing concepts to life.
• Supporting Momentums Values
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelors degree preferred
• 1+ years in related fields (agency experience a plus)
• Web development experience (HTML & CSS, etc. are a plus)
• Basic understanding of computer networking
• Hardware familiarity regarding computer components and peripherals

Additional Skills

• Lens Studio, Spark AR, 8th Wall, and AR work
• QA workflows
• IT background
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine

About Us Momentum Worldwide

Momentum is an agency of doers. We make the industrys most disruptive, entertaining, shareable, unforgettable experiences for our clients and their fans. We do it by bringing people closer to what they love, in original and unexpected ways. Whether its a physical activation, a virtual experience, or a piece of unique branded content, its all part of what we call the Total Brand Experience ideas that solve business challenges, through best-in-class Consulting, Strategy, Analytics, Experience Design, and Production.

We want you to help brands do amazing, unprecedented, wild things, creating experiences that people never forget.

Benefits

• Time Well Taken (our flexible benefits plan that allows you to take the time you need)
• Hybrid Work model ability to work from home or in office
• Holidays and Winter Break (agency closes between Christmas and New Years holidays)
• No meeting Fridays
• Curated DE&I programs and initiatives
• Medical, Dental and Vision plans
• Short- and Long-term disability
• 401(K) with company match
• EAP Employee Assistance Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Work from Home stipend
• Referral bonuses
• Training and development opportunities
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Saving Accounts

EEO Statement

At Momentum Worldwide, we value diversity and the uniqueness of all people. We thrive in an inclusive environment, and we recruit, hire and promote without regard to race, gender, age, color, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ethnic or national origin, citizenship, religion, sexual preference, military or veteran status, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected categories as set forth in the applicable state, federal or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment including training, compensation, benefits and all other privileges of employment.

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