Senior Creative Strategist /Creative Director
Remote
XR Innovation /
Full-time /
Remote
ABOUT US
Trigger XR is the world’s most experienced XR developer and creative agency. For over 14+ years, we’ve been strategizing, building, and running XR solutions for the world’s top brands, helping them to launch cutting-edge AR and VR experiences while leading them into the metaverse. Through our tech expertise and cross-platform capabilities, we enable brands to reinvent their customer experience while reimagining what’s possible across entertainment, gaming, retail, sports, and enterprise.
Trigger XR has completed over 250 XR projects and more than 275,000 hours of XR development with clients such as Disney, Verizon, LEGO, the NBA, NFL, Nike, Sony, Google and Molson Coors, along with premium entertainment IP including Spider-Man, Star Wars, Avengers, Jurassic World, and more. We are also exclusive early development partners with Niantic, Qualcomm, Snap, Meta, Adobe, and the Global XR Content Telco Alliance, as well as premier partners with 8th Wall and Unity. Trigger XR has been awarded numerous Shortys and Webbys and was recognized as one of the fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine. As a minority owned business and a member of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC), we collaborate with a diverse slate of clients and partners who represent inclusive values. For more information about Trigger XR, visit us at www.triggerxr.com.
SUMMARY
In this role you will help manage and spearhead innovation efforts across the company. Your job will be to act as a concept strategist, designer and prototype creator, working with industry-leading clients in the entertainment, retail and education sectors. You will play a prominent role in the day-to-day efforts of Trigger’s XR Innovation team and be a leading player across all key projects you are associated to - helping to set creative direction, develop project strategies, inform resourcing decisions and guide other team members towards success. You will bring your expertise in XR and innovation to be a thought leader for the industry, and someone who evangelizes specific XR approaches and philosophies to elevate the work Trigger does now and into the future.
Requirements
- Proficient in iterative UI/UX design, including sketches, wireframes, concept, and feature development in close collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders
- Experience prototyping for and collaborating on spatial/immersive design problems (VR, AR, game design, etc.)
- Experience with rapid prototyping, with a good intuition and communication in making time vs. complexity tradeoffs
- Ability to thrive in a collaborative working environment within your team and beyond
- Excellent visual, communication, and presentation skills to help others understand design rationale and product decisions
- Attention to detail, creativity, and passion
- 2+ years of experience in a position with skills transferrable to this role
Executional Responsibilities
- Employ Design Thinking capabilities throughout daily work as part of our practice to solve client, project and company challenges - supporting and pushing user-centric design approaches where applicable
- Setup and facilitate internal workshops and drive ideation within the company in various capacities
- Lead client conversations, meetings and workshops in collaboration with other departments and innovation team members
- Develop concept pitches, thought-leadership overviews and early design / conceptual documents to support our new business efforts - both through solo effort and by supporting other team members in the creation of these materials
- Develop design documents, visual overviews, high-level UX approaches and thought-leadership overviews through Discovery projects - setting a high standard for work output and presentation
- Help to continually monitor and update core process documents - such as planning, design and innovation templates, etc
Directional Setting requirements
- Co-Lead projects with members from other teams
- Setting creative direction, project goals and helping to develop project strategies to help ensure the highest level of project & client success
- Creatively lead and manage innovation team members on a day-to-day, project-by-project basis - supporting with resource allocations, guiding individual creative efforts and providing ongoing feedback to design and innovation outputs from those team members
- Help lead creative discussions and continue direction setting through the course of software development and app production where needed
- Co-lead and manage regular design and innovation processes such as concept art development, resource planning and allocation, company-wide planning meetings, etc.
- Support with sourcing and briefing external vendors where necessary to support projects
- Help lead and manage Discovery projects - pushing the innovation agenda and being a go-to person in relation to the mindset we apply to innovation projects
PERKS & BENEFITS
Variety of Medical insurance options (including fully covered plans for you and your family if based in CA)*
Fully covered Dental, Vision, and Life insurance for you and your family*
FLEX FRIDAYS all year long!
15 days of PTO to start (with increases at your 3- and 5-year mark) plus additional Sick, Floating Holiday, and Civic Engagement days off*
Company-Wide Holidays every month and a time off during the holiday season
Monthly Health & Wellness reimbursement for gym, fitness, or mental health memberships*
Professional development support*
Paid parental leave for all new parents (including adoption and foster placements)*
401(k) retirement plan through John Hancock*
Remote-friendly culture with virtual events like Jackbox Happy Hours and our ongoing Dungeons & Dragons campaign
*Full-time employees only
WHO WE ARE
Trigger XR is a team of extraordinary individuals. We are builders first. We think deeply. We crave diverse perspectives. We nerd out with technology. We’re not just talk; we always deliver what we promise.
OUR DIVERSITY & INCLUSION COMMITMENT
At Trigger, we know that justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion add a real and measurable value to our culture, our employees, and our work. We are committed to taking action that will create diverse representation at all levels of our organization and ensuring that Trigger is a safe, equitable, and supportive environment for all marginalized groups. We believe in the power of innovation and commit to embracing forward-thinking changes so we may become DE&I leaders and take action well ahead of what might be considered "the norm."
We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and identities to consider themselves for this role. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
OUR VALUES & CULTURE
At Trigger, we care deeply about maintaining a positive culture, as emphasized in our Core Values:
Foster Innovation: We don’t rest on our past successes, we build upon them. Our drive to create, improve, and innovate is constantly fueled by our willingness to embrace new challenges. If we can’t find a way forward, we’ll forge a new path.
Strive for Excellence: Quality is our priority and we never settle for “good enough.” We always aim to go above and beyond and expect everyone to do their best.
Empower Each Other: We believe in the power of collaboration; lifting each other up is just as important as pulling your own weight. There is real value in a diverse, inclusive, and supported team and we commit to doing right by our people.
Make a Difference: Whether for our employees, projects, clients, or the world, we strive to make a difference any way we can. We can do more than just make cool stuff—we want to give back and make the world a better place, too.
