Open Positions
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Management
Team Manager
Fulltime | 1 position As Team Manager of Emergence, you carry the final responsibility for the team’s direction, cohesion, and performance. You safeguard the vision, identity, and long-term ambitions of Emergence while ensuring that daily operations run effectively. You act as the central link between departments and represent the team externally within the Art & Tech context. This role combines strategic leadership with strong people management: you maintain overview, set priorities, and ensure that both projects and team dynamics stay on track. Key Responsibilities: Strategic Leadership - Safeguard and further develop the long-term vision of Emergence. - Translate strategy into clear goals and ensure alignment across all departments. - Monitor overall progress and adjust direction when needed. Team Coordination & Oversight - Maintain structural oversight across Concept, Fabrication, Documentation, PR, and Operations. - Lead weekly meetings, kick-offs, and wrap-ups to ensure clarity and accountability. - Recognize bottlenecks or misalignment early and implement effective solutions. People Management & Culture - Foster a motivated, ambitious, and safe team culture. - Support individual growth through feedback and guidance. - Address conflicts constructively and stimulate healthy collaboration. External Representation & Decision-Making - Represent Emergence professionally towards partners, stakeholders, and the broader Art & Tech network. - Maintain an overview in high-pressure situations and take final responsibility in strategic decisions. Preferred Qualifications: - Proven leadership experience in interdisciplinary or project-based environments. - Strong strategic thinking with the ability to balance long-term vision and daily execution. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. - Stress-resistant and capable of maintaining overview in complex situations. - Affinity with Art, Technology, and innovation.
Studio Manager
Fulltime | 1 position As the Project Manager of the Studio Project, you will oversee the entire process, ensuring smooth coordination between different teams and keeping the project aligned with its vision. Together with the Chief Fabrication and Chief Concept, you will be responsible for structuring workflows, managing resources, and maintaining clear communication across all disciplines. Your role involves balancing creative and scientific input while ensuring deadlines are met and processes are well-documented. You will also be the face of the Studio Project and the primary contact point for external parties. Key Responsibilities - Project Oversight: Manage timelines, deliverables, and resource allocation to keep the project on track. - Team Coordination: Facilitate collaboration between concept, fabrication, and documentation teams. - Strategic Planning: Develop project milestones and guide the team through different phases of the project. - Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the main point of contact for external partners, ensuring alignment between the team and project goals. - Problem-Solving: Identify challenges and implement effective solutions, ensuring smooth progress. Preferred Qualifications - Proven experience in project management, preferably in interdisciplinary or creative/technical environments. - Strong leadership and organizational skills, with experience guiding teams through research-based creative projects. - Ability to bridge the gap between artistic and scientific disciplines, ensuring clear communication and effective collaboration. - Experience managing complex timelines, budgets, and stakeholder relationships.
Lab Manager
Fulltime | 1 position As the Project Manager of the Lab Project, you will oversee the entire process, ensuring smooth coordination between different teams and keeping the project aligned with its vision. You will be responsible for structuring workflows, managing resources, and maintaining clear communication across all disciplines. Your role involves balancing creative and scientific input while ensuring deadlines are met and processes are well-documented. Key Responsibilities - Project Oversight: Manage timelines, deliverables, and resource allocation to keep the project on track. - Team Coordination: Facilitate collaboration between concept, fabrication, science communication, and documentation teams. - Strategic Planning: Develop project milestones and guide the team through different creative and technical phases. - Stakeholder Communication: Serve as the main point of contact for external partners, ensuring alignment between the team and project goals. - Problem-Solving: Identify challenges and implement effective solutions, ensuring smooth progress. - Documentation & Reporting: Maintain clear records of the project’s development and support the Public Knowledge Bank. Preferred Qualifications - Proven experience in project management, preferably in interdisciplinary or creative/technical environments. - Strong leadership and organizational skills, with experience guiding teams through research-based creative projects. - Ability to bridge the gap between artistic and scientific disciplines, ensuring clear communication and effective collaboration. - Experience managing complex timelines, budgets, and stakeholder relationships.
Operations Manager
Fulltime I 1 position As Operations Manager, you lead our operations team, providing structure, direction, and fostering personal growth. Your focus on long-term goals emphasizes project management, leadership, and strong interpersonal skills. Additionally, as the financial manager, your expertise in finance is crucial for budgeting, planning, and overseeing fiscal operations. We seek an entrepreneurial, proactive leader with a solid understanding of financial principles. Key Responsibilities: - Strategic Leadership: Provide strategic direction to the operations department, aligning team efforts with overall organizational goals. - Project Management: Oversee and manage key projects, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outcomes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize project efficiency. - Team Development: Foster a culture of continuous learning and development within the operations team. Provide guidance and support for personal and professional growth. - Communication: Facilitate clear and effective communication within the department and across organizational levels and collaborate with team members to ensure financial transparency and efficiency. - Managing the financial aspects of Emergence, including budgeting and financial planning. - Collaborate with the operations team to lead the acquisitions strategy and foster partnerships to drive growth. Preferred Qualifications: - Experience in project management or leadership positions, demonstrating the ability to drive projects to successful completion. - Effective communication skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams. - Strong strategic thinking with the ability to focus on long-term goals while effectively managing day-to-day operations. - Proficiency in project management tools and techniques. - Strong financial understanding and the ability to create budgets. - Proven track record in managing financial operations.
Studio
Topic Context
Fulltime (parttime optional) | 1 position As a Topic Context, you will help the team navigate the broader landscape of water-related issues by building connections with external partners and experts, gathering insights, and facilitating external communication. Your work ensures the project remains relevant and connected to the wider societal conversation. Key Responsibilities: - Networking: Build and maintain connections with experts, organizations, and stakeholders. - External Communication: Develop strategies to share the project’s vision and insights with the public. - Partnerships: Identify opportunities for collaboration with external parties. - Research Awareness: Stay updated on relevant developments and share insights with the team. - Collaboration: Facilitate clear communication within the team and with external audiences. Preferred Qualifications: - Education: Background in Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, Water Management, Public Policy, or a related field. - Networking: Ability to build and maintain professional relationships. - Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills. - Public Engagement: Experience in public outreach or science communication. - Teamwork: Experience working in teams.
Topic Expert
Fulltime (parttime optional) | 1 position As a Topic Expert within the Studio Project, you will provide in-depth knowledge and critical insights across relevant subject areas, supporting the team’s artistic and technological development. You act as a knowledge anchor for the team, ensuring that research, experimentation, and design decisions are informed, accurate, and intellectually rigorous. Key Responsibilities: - Knowledge Contribution: Provide well-founded expertise relevant to the project’s evolving themes, ensuring conceptual and technical accuracy. - Critical Reflection: Challenge assumptions and stimulate deeper thinking by offering analytical and research-based perspectives. - Research Support: Identify relevant literature, case studies, and developments that inform the project’s direction. - Interdisciplinary Integration: Help translate complex domain knowledge into accessible insights that can be integrated into concept, design, and fabrication processes. - Advisory Role: Support the Chief Concept, Concept Designers, and other team members with subject-specific input when needed. - Documentation Input: Contribute to documenting key knowledge insights for internal use and the Public Knowledge Bank. Preferred Qualifications: - Education: Background in a relevant academic or professional field connected to the Studio Project themes (e.g., science, philosophy, technology, policy, art theory, or related disciplines). - Analytical Thinking: Ability to critically assess ideas and provide structured, evidence-based feedback. - Communication: Strong ability to explain complex ideas clearly to interdisciplinary teams. - Research Skills: Comfortable engaging with academic and applied research sources. - Interdisciplinary Mindset: Open to collaborating across art, science, and technology domains. - Independent Working Style: Able to take initiative and provide proactive input when relevant.
Chief Concept
Fulltime | 1 position As Chief of Conceptualization for the Studio Project, your main task is to safeguard the quality of the project's concept. You will lead the concept department and oversee the conceptual research and design phases, ensuring the development of a meaningful artistic and/or technical narrative. Your role will involve translating complex scientific and technological concepts into approachable and understandable formats for diverse audiences. Key Responsibilities: - Science/Tech Communication: Effectively convey complex scientific and technological information to a wide range of audiences, ensuring accessibility regardless of background or expertise. - Research and Approach: Conduct foundational research for developing a new artistic medium and an artistic experience. Explore the scientific, philosophical, and artistic frameworks that will guide the creation and integration of water technologies into the project. Define methods, approaches, questions, and structures that will guide the conceptual research and artistic development. - Quality Concept Development: Construct a meaningful concept design, iterating and experimenting with different approaches to communicate and refine the concept. Clarify the aims, narrative, research, and approach behind the new artistic medium. - Leadership and Guidance: Lead the concept team throughout the project, ensuring a multi-layered narrative that effectively contextualizes the artwork. Take responsibility for maintaining the integrity of the conceptualization process. - Strategic Vision: Develop and maintain a strategic vision for the conceptualization department, aligning with the overall goals and objectives of the team. Steer the conceptualization process towards innovative and impactful outcomes. - Collaboration: Work closely with team members, ensuring that the concepts align with the collective vision and objectives of the Studio Project, and facilitating cross-disciplinary collaboration. Preferred Qualifications: - Adaptability and Communication: Demonstrated ability to adapt to changing requirements and communicate effectively with team members, adjusting ideas and concepts as necessary. - Creative Vision: Proven ability to develop and bring to life a creative vision that aligns with team objectives and exceeds conventional boundaries in the realm of Art & Tech. - Interdisciplinary Knowledge: Broad knowledge across multiple disciplines, including science, art, and technology, integrating insights from various fields to inform the conceptualization process. - Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex conceptual ideas in a clear and engaging manner to diverse audiences, both internal and external. - Leadership: Strong leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and guide a team towards a shared vision while fostering a collaborative and innovative environment. - Relevant Field Knowledge: An understanding of Science Communication, Philosophy of Science, New Media Art, Artistic Research, Experience Design, Social Design, Interaction Design, Physics, and the natural sciences.
Concept Designer
Fulltime | 1 position As Concept Designer, your primary task is to generate innovative ideas and contribute to the overall vision of the project by creating conceptual designs that align with the project's goals. You will collaborate closely with the team, especially the Chief of Conceptualization, to ensure that the design communicates both the technical and artistic aspects of the project, making abstract concepts accessible and engaging. This role is crucial for shaping how complex ideas and technology are visually communicated to the public. Key Responsibilities: - Science/Tech Communication: Translate complex technological and scientific concepts into clear and compelling visual narratives for diverse audiences, ensuring accessibility and engagement. - Conceptual Design: Lead the design process by creating innovative conceptual designs, including sketches, mockups, and digital representations, ensuring alignment with the overarching vision and goals of the project. - Collaboration: Work in close collaboration with the Chief of Conceptualization, fabrication teams, and other departments to ensure that conceptual designs are feasible and align with the team's objectives. - Research and Ideation: Conduct research to understand the technical and artistic requirements of the project, brainstorming ideas that reflect the theme of the blackboxing of technology. Think critically about the methods and structures to communicate complex concepts. - Visualization and Interaction Design: Use your skills in visual communication to create designs that represent the interactions, user experiences, and aesthetic elements of the final new artistic medium. - Adaptability and Communication: Adapt to changing requirements as the project evolves, collaborating effectively with other team members to ensure design solutions are cohesive and aligned with the project's goals. - Integration with Fabrication: Collaborate with the fabrication team to ensure the design concepts are actionable, and guide the transition from conceptual design to final product, ensuring seamless integration between concept and fabrication. Preferred Qualifications: - Artistic Expertise: Proven expertise in design disciplines such as graphic design, interaction design, product design, or similar, with a portfolio demonstrating high levels of creativity, innovation, and technical proficiency. - Creativity and Innovation: Strong creative thinking with the ability to bring fresh ideas and perspectives to complex technological and artistic challenges. - Interdisciplinary Knowledge: A broad knowledge base across disciplines, including design, art, science, and technology, with the ability to integrate insights from various fields into the conceptual design process. - Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills to convey complex design ideas to team members and stakeholders in a clear and effective manner. - Experience in Collaborative Work: Ability to work in a collaborative environment, contributing to team efforts while ensuring individual design ideas align with the overall project vision. - Relevant Field Knowledge: Understanding of fields such as Science Communication, Interaction Design, New Media Art, Artistic Research, Experience Design, and Social Design, as well as a basic understanding of technical aspects.
Concept Narrator
Fulltime I 1 position As a Concept Narrator, you will explore and address the ethical, philosophical, and societal implications of water and its relationship to our society. You will collaborate closely with the concept team to craft and refine the project’s narrative, ensuring it conveys a deep, thoughtful, and impactful message that resonates with the themes of the power of water and the philosophy of Emergence Delft. Key Responsibilities: - Narrative Development: Shape the project’s narrative, communicating the themes of the power of water and the philosophy of emergence. Collaborate with the team to create a cohesive story that integrates artistic and scientific ideas. - Philosophical Exploration: Address the ethical and societal implications of water and digital society, ensuring the narrative reflects these themes in an accessible way. - Collaboration: Work closely with the concept team to refine and align the narrative with the project’s overall vision. - Research and Reflection: Contribute to research and discussions on the themes of the project. - Public Engagement: Help communicate the project’s themes through presentations and written materials, ensuring the narrative is accessible and engaging to a broad audience. Preferred Qualifications: - Education: Degree in Philosophy, Ethics, Bioethics, or a related field. - Experience: Background in developing narratives. - Philosophical Insight: Understanding of the ethical and philosophical implications of water and our society. - Storytelling Skills: Strong ability to write clear, engaging, and thought-provoking narratives. - Collaboration: Experience working within interdiciplinairy teams. - Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas effectively. - Interest in Technology: Passion for exploring the intersection of emerging technologies and society.
Concept Artist
Fulltime | 1 position As Concept Artist within the Studio Project, your role is to bring creative ideas and artistic visions to life, conceptualizing how complex technological and scientific concepts can be translated into visual art. Your artistic work will help bridge the gap between art and science, creating engaging and accessible experiences through visual elements. You will lead the creation of sketches, mockups, and other artistic representations that serve as the foundation for the new artistic medium. Key Responsibilities: - Artistic Conceptualization: Create innovative and imaginative visual concepts to communicate complex technological and scientific ideas in an accessible and engaging way. Work with the team to explore and develop ideas that align with the project's goals. - Science/Tech Communication: Use visual communication skills to translate complex scientific themes into understandable and impactful art. Ensure that the artwork speaks to a broad audience, considering varying levels of technological understanding. - Collaboration: Work closely with other members of the concept team to ensure the artistic concepts are in line with the project’s overarching vision. Collaborate with the fabrication team to ensure feasibility and successful implementation of the artistic vision in the final new artistic medium. - Research and Reflection: Contribute to the ongoing research and reflection process about the blackboxing of technology theme. Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute to the exploration of how art can make abstract technologies more relatable. - Visualization Abilities: Demonstrate strong skills in visualizing and conceptualizing ideas through sketches, mockups, and digital representations. Work to create a cohesive visual identity that integrates both artistic and scientific aspects of the project. - Adaptability and Communication: Stay adaptable to changes in project scope and requirements, while maintaining clear and efficient communication with the team to ensure artistic concepts meet both creative and technical needs. - Social Relevance: Ensure the work addresses the societal urgency and relevance of the technologies being explored, particularly focusing on the implications of quantum computing and nano-scale technologies. Contribute to the project’s goal of making these technologies more understandable and accessible to a wider audience. Preferred Qualifications: - Artistic Expertise: A strong portfolio demonstrating artistic skills and creativity, with experience in creating visual art that blends aesthetics with conceptual depth. Background in new media art, interaction design, or similar fields is preferred. - Creative Vision: Ability to think beyond conventional artistic boundaries and create work that challenges traditional concepts, particularly in the intersection of art, technology, and science. - Cultural Awareness: A deep understanding of cultural and social contexts, with the ability to incorporate diverse perspectives into the creative process, ensuring inclusivity and societal relevance. - Interdisciplinary Knowledge: Knowledge across multiple disciplines, including new media art, science communication, interaction design, and physics. A willingness to engage in interdisciplinary research and creative practice is essential. - Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain and discuss creative ideas with both artistic and technical team members. - Problem-Solving and Critical Thinking: Ability to assess and respond to complex challenges in the creation of visual concepts, ensuring both the artistic and scientific aspects are represented effectively.
Chief Fabrication
Fulltime | 1 position As the Chief of Fabrication for the Studio Project, you will be responsible for overseeing the engineering and fabrication processes, ensuring high-quality results, and leading the fabrication department with a structured and safe approach. You will work closely with the concept and documentation teams to ensure that fabricated components meet project specifications and contribute effectively to the final new artistic medium. Key Responsibilities: - Leadership and Management: Provide strong leadership and guidance to the Fabrication department, ensuring efficient workflows, team motivation and a high standard of work. - Fabrication Expertise: Oversee and contribute to fabrication tasks, ensuring that all work aligns with provided specifications, deadlines and quality standards. - Technical Knowledge: Demonstrate proficiency in tools, equipment and software relevant to fabrication, ensuring the team has the necessary resources to execute tasks effectively. - Collaboration and Communication: Foster a collaborative work environment by effectively communicating with other departments, especially the concept and documentation teams, to integrate fabricated components into the overall project. - Safety Responsibility: Ensure the safety and well-being of the fabrication team by enforcing safe working practices, maintaining equipment and addressing any potential hazards. - Project Oversight: Keep an overview of all engineering processes within the project, ensuring consistency and alignment with project goals and timelines. Preferred Qualifications: - Proven Project Experience: Demonstrated success in leading and managing diverse engineering projects, with experience working through different project phases. - Understanding of Fabrication Methods: A broad understanding of various fabrication methods, including the ability to strategically apply this knowledge to solve real-world challenges. - Leadership and Decision-Making: Strong leadership capabilities, with the ability to make strategic decisions that align the team’s efforts with the overall goals of the project.
Mechanical Engineer
Fulltime (parttime optional) | 2 positions As a Mechanical Engineer within the Studio Project, you will bring the team’s concepts to life by fabricating physical prototypes. You’ll manage material selection, use fabrication tools and software and refine prototypes through testing, all while collaborating across disciplines to integrate the final output into a new medium. Key Responsibilities: - Problem-Solving: Identify fabrication challenges and propose innovative solutions to meet project goals. - Design and Analysis: Create and analyze mechanical systems using CAD to ensure designs meet specifications and safety standards. - Prototyping and Testing: Build and test prototypes, working closely with other teams to refine designs and improve functionality. - Collaboration and Communication: Work effectively with team members to integrate fabricated components into the final artistic output. Preferred Qualifications: - Technical Skills: Proficient in using fabrication tools and techniques, with a focus on general machining. - Design Process Knowledge: Understanding of design processes with hands-on experience in machining. CAD Experience: Familiarity with CAD software like SolidWorks or Fusion360 for designing mechanical systems. - Mechanical Physics: Basic knowledge of statics and dynamics to inform structural integrity and design choices.
Electrical Engineer
Fulltime (parttime optional) | 1 position As an Electrical Engineer within the Studio Project, you will bring the team’s concepts to life by designing, testing, and refining electrical components. You’ll manage the electrical design process, working across disciplines to ensure seamless integration of the final new artistic medium. Key Responsibilities - Problem-Solving: Identify electrical challenges and propose innovative solutions to meet project goals. - Design and Analysis: Design and analyze electrical systems, ensuring compliance with safety and project specifications. - Prototyping and Testing: Build and test electrical prototypes, iterating based on data and collaborating with cross-functional teams. - Collaboration and Communication: Work effectively with team members to integrate electrical components into the final artistic installation. Preferred Qualifications - Technical Skills: Proficient in using electrical engineering tools and equipment. - Design Process Knowledge: Familiarity with design processes and techniques, including hands-on experience with electrical components.
Software Engineer
Fulltime | 1 position As a Software Engineer within the Studio Project, you will translate team concepts into digital solutions, integrating software elements into the final new artistic medium. You’ll work on selecting tools, prototyping, testing, and collaborating across disciplines to create innovative software systems. Key Responsibilities: - Continuous Learning: Embrace and master new software languages like Touch Designer to meet evolving project needs. - Technical Skills: Utilize classical computer science knowledge and various tools, such as multimedia software and interactive technologies. - Documentation Excellence: Create and maintain organized technical documentation, including system architecture and code. - Attention to Detail: Ensure high-quality software solutions by paying meticulous attention to detail in every stage of development. - Collaboration: Work closely with team members to integrate software elements into the final artistic output. Preferred Qualifications: - Software Tools & Experience: Familiarity with software relevant to new media art and fabrication processes. - Programming Skills: Experience with programming languages like Python, C++, or others. - Version Control: Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Github). - Creative Coding: An interest or experience in creative coding for art and interactive technologies. - Problem-Solving: Ability to troubleshoot and resolve software challenges throughout the development process.
Embedded Engineer
Fulltime | 1 position As an Embedded Engineer within the Studio Project, you will bring team concepts to life by designing and implementing embedded systems that integrate seamlessly into the final new artistic medium. You’ll work on hardware-software integration, selecting tools, prototyping, testing, and collaborating across disciplines to create innovative and functional embedded solutions. Key Responsibilities: - Embedded Systems Design: Develop and implement embedded systems to support the project's artistic and technological goals. - Hardware-Software Integration: Ensure seamless integration of hardware components with software systems. - Prototyping and Testing: Build, test, and refine prototypes to ensure functionality and performance. - Documentation: Create and maintain detailed technical documentation, including system architecture, schematics, and code. - Attention to Detail: Ensure the reliability and quality of embedded systems through meticulous development practices. - Collaboration: Work closely with team members from various disciplines to integrate embedded solutions into the final output. - Continuous Learning: Stay updated with the latest developments in embedded systems and related technologies to meet evolving project needs. Preferred Qualifications: - Embedded Systems Knowledge: Proficiency in embedded systems development, including microcontrollers, sensors, and communication protocols. - Programming Skills: Experience with programming languages like C, C++, Python, or others relevant to embedded systems. - Hardware Prototyping: Familiarity with prototyping platforms such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, or custom PCB design. - Version Control: Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git). - Problem-Solving: Strong troubleshooting skills to resolve hardware and software challenges throughout the development process. - Creative Integration: An interest or experience in integrating technology into creative and interactive installations.
Documentation
Fulltime | 1 position As the Documentation for the Studio Project, you are responsible for ensuring thorough documentation across all stages of the project: from research and conceptualization through to fabrication. This role is essential for capturing and communicating the project’s journey, enabling promotion, education, and accurate archival of the work. Working closely with management, PR, Graphic Design, and Platform documentation, you will help capture and share the project’s purpose and milestones with a wider audience. Key Responsibilities: - Document team activities: Ensure team members regularly document their activities, outcomes, and reflections on a weekly basis. - Compile reports: Gather and compile end reports for each design phase and research topic, preserving insights in various formats such as text, documentaries, or creative formats. - Organize and maintain files: Lead the organization of documentation in a tidy, accessible drive and conduct regular file clean-up sessions to ensure clarity and efficiency. - Produce visual content: Collaborate with the visual designer to create explanatory drawings, photographs, films, graphics, animations, and other creative formats, making decisions on the appropriate format for each. - Capture project phases: Take photos and videos throughout each project phase and create "one-pagers" summarizing the process for each phase. - Initiate new documentation projects: Take initiative to identify opportunities for new and innovative documentation formats and outputs, and lead these efforts. - Produce public-facing content: Work with the documentation team to create project outputs that communicate the progress and milestones to the public, ensuring they are clear and accessible. - Develop key documents: Contribute to producing important project documents, such as competition applications and maintaining the project website, in collaboration with PR, the visual designer and the graphic designer. Preferred Qualifications: - Documentation skills: Proficient in capturing project progress, milestones, and processes clearly and in an organized manner. - Software proficiency: Skilled with Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro) and other documentation software (Miro, Word, InDesign). - Visual storytelling skills: Basic experience in photography and videography, with a genuine interest in telling compelling visual stories. - Graphic design abilities: Ability to create visuals that simplify complex ideas and improve communication within the team and with the public. - English proficiency: Clear communication in English, including speculative and complex ideas. - Creativity and initiative: Capable of developing creative documentation ideas and taking the lead on new projects within the documentation team. - Organizational skills: Strong ability to stay organized and ensure efficient task completion across all documentation efforts.
Visual Designer
Fulltime (parttime optional) | 1 position As the Visual Designer for the New Media Project (NMP), your role is crucial in transforming abstract concepts and interactions into clear, visually engaging experiences. You will be responsible for creating compelling visual narratives that simplify complex ideas and facilitate effective communication within the team and with external audiences. Your work will bridge the gap between conceptualization, fabrication, and documentation, ensuring that all visual elements align with the project’s artistic and technical objectives. Key Responsibilities - Visualize abstract concepts: Collaborate closely with the concept and documentation team to translate abstract ideas, interactions and research from the New Media Concept team into clear and engaging visual formats. - Create visual narratives: Develop visual materials, such as graphics, animations, and digital mockups, to represent complex concepts in an accessible, intuitive, and impactful way. - Design user interactions: Focus on ensuring designs are user-friendly and interactive, prioritizing visual communication that supports tech/science discussions, making them more approachable for both technical and non-technical audiences. - Digital fabrication and 3D modeling: Utilize tools like Blender, SolidWorks/Fusion, Adobe Creative Suite, and other modeling software to create digital assets, interactive elements, and 3D visualizations that align with the project’s objectives. - Collaborate with other teams: Work closely with the fabrication team, concept designers, and the documentation team to integrate visual materials with other project outputs, ensuring consistency across all stages of design and development. - Craft environments and scenes: Design and orchestrate the creation of digital environments, scenes, and interactive settings that enhance the user experience and showcase the project’s technological and artistic innovations. - Iterative design process: Continuously refine and iterate on visual designs based on team feedback, ensuring that the final product aligns with the team’s goals and communicates the right message. Preferred Qualifications - Software proficiency: Familiarity with digital design software, including Blender, SolidWorks/Fusion, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects) and other modeling or design tools. - Creative problem-solving: Ability to take complex, abstract concepts and transform them into clear, simple, and visually engaging designs that improve communication. - Design vision: Proven track record of creating compelling visual narratives and a demonstrated ability to bring creative visions to life, with an innovative approach to Art & Tech. - Attention to detail: Excellent eye for design, with the ability to manage intricate visual details while maintaining a cohesive overall visual experience. - Collaboration and communication: Excellent teamwork skills and the ability to clearly communicate visual ideas and concepts, both within the team and to external stakeholders. - Adaptability: Ability to work in an evolving project environment and adjust designs and strategies according to new insights, technologies, and feedback.
Operations
Lead of Business
Fulltime (parttime optional) | 1 position As Lead of Business, you will play a key role in developing, maintaining, and expanding strategic partnerships to strengthen and grow the Emergence brand. You will be responsible for overseeing partnerships with existing collaborations while proactively initiating new partnerships. In addition, you will hold overall responsibility for the organization’s financial strategy and financial operations. Your financial expertise will be essential for effective budgeting, strategic planning, and ensuring sustainable fiscal management. Key Responsibilities: 1. Financial Management - Oversee the financial operations of Emergence, including budgeting and financial planning. - Monitor and manage fiscal processes and financial reporting. - Ensure financial stability and support long-term, sustainable growth. 2. Partnership Management - Collaborate with the Operations team to lead the acquisition strategy and strengthen strategic partnerships. - Maintain consistent communication with existing partners. - Build and nurture strong, collaborative relationships with partner organizations. - Visit partner companies to strengthen relationships and identify growth opportunities. 3. Identifying New Partnerships - Proactively explore and identify potential partnership opportunities. - Attend industry events, conferences, and networking sessions to generate new leads. - Assess the strategic alignment of potential partners with Emergence’s mission and objectives. 4. Developing and Securing Partnerships - Develop and execute effective acquisition strategies. - Initiate contact and lead negotiations with prospective partners. - Oversee acquisition initiatives within the Operations team. - Review, approve, and finalize partnership agreements and contracts. Preferred Qualifications: - Strong financial acumen and experience with budgeting and financial planning. - Proven track record in managing financial operations. - Strategic thinking: Ability to identify and prioritize partnerships aligned with organizational goals. - Collaboration & coordination: Strong project management and cross-team collaboration skills. - Proactive and approachable attitude. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills. - Strong networking and relationship-building abilities. - Effective time management and ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously. - Results-oriented with a focus on measurable impact. - Flexible and adaptable in a dynamic environment.
Partnerships
Fulltime I 2 positions As Partnerships, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the Emergence brand by expanding its network through strategic partnerships. This role involves identifying, developing, and managing partnerships, including sales and collaborative partnerships, to support Emergence's goals and objectives. Key Responsibilities: Identifying Partnerships: - Explore potential partnership opportunities. - Attend industry events, conferences, and networking sessions to discover new partnership leads. - Assess the alignment of potential partnerships with Emergence's goals and objectives. Developing Partnerships: - Develop acquisition strategies - Acquire new partnerships by initiating contact and negotiations. - Responsible for the operations team acquisition moments - Responsible for the agreements and for reviewing and approving new partnership contracts and agreements. Managing Partnerships: - Maintain ongoing communication with existing partners. - Establish strong and collaborative relationships with partner organizations. - Visit partner companies to nurture and strengthen the relationship. Required Qualifications: - Proactive and Approachable attitude - Strong written and verbal communication skills - The ability to network and cultivate relationships - Relationship Building: Strong interpersonal and communication skills to build relationships with external organizations. - Strategic Thinking: Ability to identify and prioritize partnerships aligned with Emergence's goals. - Networking Abilities: Networking skills to expand professional connections. - Collaboration and Coordination: Effective coordination and project management skills for partnership initiatives.. - Time Management: Ability to handle multiple initiatives and meet deadlines. - Results-Oriented: Driven to achieve measurable outcomes and contribute to Emergence's success. - Flexibility and Adaptability: Ability to adapt to changes and new opportunities.
PR & Graphic Design
Fulltime | 2 positions Translating the Emergence philosophy into a clear public narrative and a cohesive visual identity. Bridging between Emergence projects and the outside world. Create and execute compelling PR and design strategies to share our mission and events. Build awareness, increase the team’s visibility, and ensure consistent, high-quality visual communication across all channels. Key Responsibilities: - Responsible for the Emergence brand, visual identity, and all external communications. Drive on- and offline exposure and get the brand on the map. - Initiating Creative Projects: Propose and deliver creative concepts that translate the Emergence philosophy into campaigns, visuals, and experiences. - Graphic Design Expertise: Design key assets across channels (social, web, print, decks, signage, exhibition graphics) with strong typography, layout, and composition. - Visual Branding: Develop and maintain brand guidelines; ensure consistent visual language and messaging across all materials. - Visual Storytelling: Turn complex ideas into clear, engaging narratives using static and motion design. - Communication Skills: Craft press releases, key messages, bios, captions, and newsletters; adapt tone to audience and channel. - Audience Awareness: Use audience insights, market trends, and competitor analysis to maximize reach and engagement. - Brand Ambassador: Represent Emergence’s values and mission professionally in interactions with partners, press, and the public. - Visibility: Develop strategies to showcase the uniqueness and impact of our projects across disciplines. - Strategic Marketing: Plan and execute PR, content, and campaign calendars with measurable KPIs. - Process & Delivery: Manage timelines and budgets; set up templates and asset libraries; deliver on schedule and at quality. Preferred Qualifications: - Creative Thinking: Ability to conceive PR concepts and design directions that capture attention and drive engagement. - Digital Skilled: Proficient in social media, content scheduling, analytics, and online reputation management. - Graphic Tools: Strong command of Adobe Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro). - 3D / Visual Programming: Comfortable with tools like Blender, Cinema 4D, TouchDesigner, Processing, Figma (nice to have). - Networking Abilities: Build and maintain relationships with media, influencers, and partners. - Collaboration: Work closely with the team to align PR, marketing, and design with Emergence’s goals. Approachability: Open, responsive, and easy to contact for internal and external stakeholders. - Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to craft persuasive messages, press materials, and communication strategies. - Portfolio: An outstanding portfolio showing brand systems, cross-channel campaigns, and visual storytelling under deadline pressure.
Head of Events
Fulltime I 1 position The Head of Events oversees the (re)imagination, coordination and management of events organized, attended, or participated in by Emergence. In these events, the focus is to enhance the visibility of Emergence and the collaborations with and also within the team. The aim is to comprehensively showcase the vision, mission and projects of Emergence. and correctly translate a clear and complete representation of Emergence at an event. Key Responsibilities: - Event Management: Proficiently organize Platform and `New Media project presentations, ensuring smooth logistics and seamless execution of events. - Logistics Coordination: Effectively manage all prior event logistics, including venue selection, scheduling, equipment setup, and resource coordination. - Time Management: Possess excellent time management skills to meet deadlines and effectively coordinate multiple tasks related to event organization and preparation. - Creativity and Innovation: Ability to bring creative and innovative elements to events, ensuring a unique and memorable experience for attendees. - Communication and Collaboration: Demonstrate strong communication and collaboration skills to work closely with team members, project participants, and event stakeholders. - Adaptability: Adapt to changing event requirements and circumstances, making necessary adjustments to ensure successful event outcomes. - Stress Management: Maintain composure and effectively manage stress in high-pressure event situations to ensure a smooth and successful event experience. - Professionalism: Represent Emergence with professionalism and uphold the organization's values during event organization, preparation, and execution. Preferred Qualifications: - Event Management: Experience with the organization of events. Ability to conceptualize, plan, and execute events that align with the organization's objectives and values. - Stakeholder Management: Experience in building and maintaining stakeholder relationships, including partners, team members, collaborators, sponsors, and participants. - Structured Planning: Strong organizational and planning skills - Crisis Management: Proven ability to handle unexpected challenges and crises during events, maintaining a calm and solution-oriented approach.
Scalability
Fulltime | 1 position As Scalability, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring our legacy projects are showcased with integrity, preserving their original vision and impact as they integrate into future exhibitions and events. Alongside this, you’ll contribute to expanding our digital education and interdisciplinary research outreach, helping communicate our unique approach to a wider audience. Key Responsibilities: - Legacy Project Continuity: Oversee the continuity and representation of legacy projects, making sure they remain impactful and true to their original concept. This includes managing their integration into upcoming events and exhibitions, preserving the relevance of past work as Emergence evolves. - Educational and Research Expansion: Help broaden Emergence’s impact in digital education and interdisciplinary research by shaping and sharing our approach in a way that resonates with diverse audiences. Your contributions will enhance understanding and engagement with our Art & Tech work. - Balancing Past and Future Initiatives: Collaborate with the team to maintain a balance between honoring legacy projects and pushing forward with new initiatives. Your perspective will be essential to ensure both our past achievements and emerging innovations are valued. - Strategic Event Involvement: Work with the Head of Events and Emergence alumni to create engaging events that showcase both legacy projects and new work, featuring thought leaders in Art & Tech. Your involvement will help make these events informative and impactful for attendees Preferred Qualifications: - Background in art, technology, or a related field, with an interest in education and outreach. - Strong communication skills and experience working within interdisciplinary teams. - Knowledge of areas like Science Communication, New Media Art, Artistic Research, and Experience Design.
Head of Legacy Projects
Fulltime (parttime optional) | 1 position As Curator of Legacy Projects within the operations department, your role is essential to exhibiting and sustaining the legacy projects of Emergence. You will ensure that past projects remain accessible, relevant, and inspiring, while connecting them to present and future initiatives. This position combines curation, coordination, and communication to guarantee that the creative footprint of Emergence continues to resonate with audiences, partners, and collaborators. Key Responsibilities: - Legacy Project Continuity: Oversee the continuity and representation of legacy projects, making sure they remain impactful and true to their original concept. This includes managing their integration into upcoming events and exhibitions, preserving the relevance of past work as Emergence evolves. - Balancing Past and Future Initiatives: Collaborate with the team to maintain a balance between honoring legacy projects and pushing forward with new initiatives. Your perspective will be essential to ensure both our past achievements and emerging innovations are valued. - Strategic Event Involvement: Work with the Head of Events, Scalability and Emergence alumni to create engaging events that showcase both legacy projects and new work. Your involvement will help make these events informative and impactful for attendees. - Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a bridge between museum curators, alumni, and current collaborators, facilitating knowledge transfer and maintaining meaningful relationships. Preferred Qualifications: - Strong communication skills and experience working within interdisciplinary teams. Strong proficiency in Excel and solid logistical skills. - Experience with organising events. - Ability to work independently, take initiative, and manage responsibilities. - Knowledge of Science Communication, New Media Art, Artistic Research, and Experience Design is an asset. - Background in curating, producing, or managing cultural and/or academic projects is considered an asset.