Job Description

What is the role?



An architect plays a central role at DLE and their output is an integral part of the heart and soul of our business. Architects plan, develop and implement structural, environmental and experiential designs. They study the feasibility, determine environmental impact, create project proposals, work with budgets in mind, determine timelines and oversee construction processes. With a confident, pro-active approach and positive outlook, they enable creative flow at all times.




What will you be doing day-to-day?




Business Development

• Support winning creative pitches, alongside a select team of colleagues from the creative / design / strategic / production departments.
• Work with the Producer and Head of Architecture to advance a strong and fully rounded understanding of clients and their briefs by playing a key role in conversations with clients discussing their brands, strategy and business problems and audiences. (Visions and ambitions in case of private clients.) Serving as a trusted advisor to drive effective solutions.
• Confidently and comprehensively promote DLE and its services, credentials and capabilities.
• Support the development of integrated solutions that leverage our offering and are mutually beneficial for the client and DLE.




Architectural Design


• Deconstruct and understand briefs and conceptual ideas quickly and thoroughly.
• Articulate strategic creative briefs and ideas concisely.
• Work with concepts and initial design intent, and apply this into a architectural representation via the chosen software.
• Work closely with the architectural, creative design and projects team members in the preparation of experience & environmental concept presentations, all the way through to final project delivery.
• Produce architectural illustrations, models, space plans, drawings, blueprints, specifications, and construction documents.
• Bring concepts and ideas to life through 3D modelling software.
• Conduct research and compiling reports on feasibility and environmental impact.
• Comply with safety standards and local planning regulations.
• Administer creative control, adaptability to differing views and the ability to design outside of personal preferences.




• Apply mastery in contextual research to underpin design / creative direction.
• Apply rich, traditional, elegant as much as contemporary styling anchored in storytelling, a concise narrative and inspired by cultural notions & global trends.
• Support the team in producing client presentations through plans, drawings and design work.
• Brief and support visualisers in the production of best in class visuals and renders.
• Liase with designers and architects, both full time and freelance on new projects ensuring that they are creatively led, pitch winning and communicate the big idea.
• Act as a design guardian throughout the project delivery to ensure your big ideas are as powerful in reality as they were when pitched.




Team Management


• Liaise with the project management team (Producers) on status reports and schedules and support a smooth and timely delivery of associated deliverables/elements.
• Attend regular team meetings and support communications between team members, ensuring all deadlines are met.
• Be a conduit between the creative teams on a project - supporting creatives, visualisers, CAD draftsmen and designers.
• Ensure communications including emails, contact reports from internal and external meeting are read and actioned.
• Be a passionate practitioner of high quality standards, as well as efficiency and effectiveness at work.
• Be a master in organizing and maintaining the DLE job folders and asset library at all times.
• Value Engineering is the individual's responsibility to ensure that all solutions, designs and systems are managed in the most economical way possible without compromising on quality and or ethics.
• As a manager or Senior Member of the team, it is necessary to support and mentor your team to also ensure that they are working towards the same goals of managing costs whilst positively influencing output.







What kind of person are you?


• You come with an innate appreciation for architecture and interior design, as well as art and culture globally and of the Middle East (especially KSA & UAE).
• You work with the team to ensure that your projects are as progressive and creatively innovative as possible.
• You are responsible for the creative product you produce that leaves our house.
• You bring your passion for new creative thinking and new creative delivery to the wider agency every day
• You have an excellent working knowledge of relevant architectural / design applications
• You help to articulate and sell DLE to our clients the quality of your thinking, presentation skills, relationship-building abilities and passion for their brands/products and our business.
• You are great with people at all levels.
• You are self-motivated with the ability to work well individually and as part of a team
• You seize responsibility
• You are highly organised with excellent administration skills and flawless attention to detail
• You are unfazed by tight deadlines and conflicting priorities and remain calm and collected under pressure
• You are enthusiastic and contribute genuinely to the DLE culture and good team atmosphere.
• Support the ongoing development and evolution of DLE being an Experience Brand.
• Watch... listen... question... learn... develop... grow....