Graduate Strategic Designer

User Experience Corporate Services

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See it differently

You see the world through a unique lens and that’s exactly what we need. We embrace how you see things differently – it’s essential for creating a sustainable future.

The Opportunity

A career at Arup offers you the chance to make a positive difference in the world.

Independently owned and independently minded, Arup is the creative force at the heart of many of the world's most prominent projects in the built environment. When you join Arup, you immediately become part of our global community working on some of the world's most recognised projects.

Our graduate experience offers you:

• Purpose-driven work: Join an employee-owned team tackling climate, biodiversity, and social challenges, aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
• Create remarkable outcomes: We trust you to explore challenges, drive change, and create lasting outcomes for our clients, climate and communities.
• Inclusive culture: Your unique perspective matters. We celebrate diversity and foster a supportive, social environment where everyone belongs.
• Career growth: Grow your skills through innovative projects, training, and mentoring in a supportive environment. We invest in your future.
• Work-life balance: Our hybrid model offers flexibility to balance work with your life. We balance your needs with our clients and communities.

This is a fantastic entry point into strategic design at one of the world's most respected design and engineering organisations. Working under the close guidance and mentorship of experienced designers, you will contribute to real projects from day one, build your craft across a variety of design disciplines, and see first-hand how design creates meaningful impact for our members and clients.

Arup University (AU) sits at the heart of how Arup learns, innovates, evolves and delivers its best work. Its Operations and Strategic Services (OSS) team delivers design-led projects that strengthen the quality, consistency and integration of AU's programmes and services. As a Junior Strategic Designer, you will join this multidisciplinary team and work closely with more senior designers, applying strategic design, visual communication and service design skills to discrete, well-defined tasks that support live AU projects and pilots.

Is this role right for you?

We’re looking for:

Changemakers: A passion for sustainable development and creating a better world is key.

Innovative minds: We’re looking for critical thinkers who embrace new ideas and challenge the status quo.

Growth seekers: You have a growth mindset, always eager to learn and explore new ways of working.

Adaptable adventurers: You’re ready to take on any challenge that comes your way.

Eligibility:

To be considered for a graduate opportunity your application must include a copy of your academic transcript and meet the following criteria:

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree level qualification in Design, Art / Humanities / Social Sciences, Software Engineering / Software Systems / Cybersecurity or Architecture
• A relevant degree (or equivalent) in a design discipline such as strategic design, service design, interaction design, visual communication or experiential design.
• Full working rights in the country of application
• No more than 12 months of full-time experience in a comparable role
• Recently graduated, or on track to graduate, from your most recent degree before employment starts

Duplicate applications

Candidates will only be considered for one application. If multiple applications are submitted, only the first eligible application received will be considered.

Advert closing date

Please note, in the event of high applicant volume, this role may be closed ahead of the advertised closing date. Early application is recommended.

What we offer you

Guided by our values, we provide a fair and equitable total reward package and offer a career in which all our members can belong, grow and thrive through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

Additionally, you'll have the opportunity to utilise your technical expertise to do meaningful work that strengthens the resilience of communities and places to improve lives through Arup's community engagement programme.

Different people, shared values

At Arup we are an equal opportunity employer, and we accept people for who they are – we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, your difference belongs here. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

We are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please contact [email protected] to let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application and we will do everything we possibly can to support you.

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