Senior Creative Engineer

We are looking for a senior creative developer with excellent best-practices knowledge to join our team in London.

At Phantom, we’ve been particularly successful in developing and launching a number of high-impact campaigns including Home Truths for Lombard Odier and Google Visitor Experience for Google.

You’d be embedded in our creative technology department to help define best practices using React or Angular that are used to create highly innovative experiences and rolling them out to the wider team. It’s your job to ensure code quality and architecture is stable and well tested across varied projects.

We develop in partnership with the creative teams rather than waterfall. It will be your job to be diligently validating ideas and concepts during the entire lifecycle of a project and also feed new technology into the creative process.

You will also be able to take ownership, jump in and be hands-on on any project where you see your time is most valuable.

Our projects are generally highly custom and innovative and thus you will need to be comfortable with experimental technologies such as WebGL, XR, Custom Audio, Machine Learning.

Above all, we value creativity and the ability to find unique solutions to everyday problems. As we are a young company you will have the opportunity and freedom to shape the way we work. Find out more about us by visiting our website phantom.land!

WHO WE ARE 

Phantom is a technology focused and creatively driven company, dedicated to elevating brands in the digital realm.

Started by our four co-founders in 2013, we’ve grown into a company 100+ Phantoms strong, with locations spanning across two hemispheres (our other studio in Auckland).

Our partners choose us because of the collaboration, innovation and creativity we all bring to every project. We choose our clients because they’re brands we love to work with, who in turn inspire us to make work we love.

We work on everything from large scale campaigns to creating digital experiences and developing long lasting products. If you’re somebody who enjoys a new challenge each day and are looking to create the best work of your career, Phantom is your place.

SOME RECENT PROJECTS WE'VE WORKED ON INCLUDE:

• A competition for Google Store customers during the euros https://phantom.land/work/kick-pixel 
• Celebrating Zendesk’s 15 years https://phantom.land/work/zendesk-15th-birthday 
• Online assessment for Google Cloud https://phantom.land/work/digital-sovereignty-explorer  

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Designers, 3D Artists, Producers, QA and other members of the Development team to push the work we do to the highest possible standard.
• Work with the rest of the Development leadership team to create and roll out best practices to benefit the wider Development team.
• Create prototypes and contribute with ideas as part of a larger creative team.
• Provide detailed oversight and domain knowledge on many concurrent projects.
• Mentor more junior members of the team to provide them with the support to grow.
• Lead meetings with clients, partners, technical and creative team members.
• Ownership of managing stress and prioritising tasks amidst competing deadlines and demands.
• Write detailed technical documentation including creating meaningful technical design documents.

YOUR ABILITIES

• Expert knowledge of React or Angular and associated libraries and frameworks (e.g. Redux, Apollo, Next.JS, RxJS).
• Strong coding roots and the ability to provide deep Javascript and Typescript knowledge.
• A stunning portfolio of past creative work.
• Expert knowledge of HTML5 and CSS3 and modern CSS-in-JS solutions like Styled Components.
• Highly proficient working with Git and Pull Requests etc.
• Modern CI/CD techniques. (GitHub Actions)
• Expert with JavaScript Tooling (Linting, Test Harness, Babel, Webpack, SWC)
• Giving/receiving code reviews.
• Self-motivated with good time management.

YOUR CREDENTIALS

• Minimum of 6 years of development experience and genuine passion for technology.
• Excellent knowledge of relevant programming languages and methodologies. 
• Excellent written and spoken English.

BONUS POINTS

• A showstopper website/portfolio.
• Contributions to open-source projects.
• 3D Experience (WebGL, Three.JS, Blender)
• Experience with using Adobe Creative Suite/Sketch
• It never hurts to speak another language. 
• Experience working with Google Cloud Platform. 
• Experience with Google Docs.
• Designing/writing automated tests.

HOW YOU’LL WORK

This is a full time, permanent position, working within the London Development team (minimum 3 days per week office-based) and reporting to the Technical Director.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send your CV and cover letter, with the subject ‘Senior Creative Engineer’, to jobs@phntms.com along with answers to the following questions:

• Do you have previous experience in a creative agency environment?
• We work hybridly at Phantom, with 3 days per week in our London-based studio. Will you be able to commit to this way of working?
• Will you now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status?
• What are your salary expectations?
• What is your notice period?