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Designer, Defence

Our mission is to enable the most realistic and sophisticated military simulations ever experienced, decreasing the cost of preparedness and improving effectiveness on operations.

Building on the foundations of SpatialOS, we combine scientific modelling, advanced AI and data analytics with a flexible and secure deployment model, creating a powerful simulation platform tailored to the needs of the defence community.

We work across NATO and with a wide range of industry partners to develop synthetic environments that will transform military training, planning and decision support.

At Improbable, you are surrounded by people who want to improve everything and everyone around them, and who compel you to improve yourself. We’re motivated by the fulfilment of solving hard problems to achieve something profound and transformative.

We are responsible for the look and feel of visual content across the Defence division. We do this to ensure that the business can clearly and professionally communicate with our audiences.

We develop and produce content – in partnership with various teams (such as the Commercial, Product, and Central-Marketing teams – that clearly communicates our technologies, projects, and products. We work closely with the Commercial team – for the business to be successful, our customers need to understand the value of what they are buying. We make this possible.

We are a small team that provides a huge opportunity for impact across the business – this role will be key in how we present ourselves to customers.

We deliver primarily in digital formats, but also touch print and event environments, with the key challenge of grappling with the complexities of our technology and finding ways to translate them into intuitive and compelling content which speaks to our audiences.

Areas for Impact

• Develop visual content that presents the company in the best possible manner
• Drive the implementation of our visual style across Defence
• Champion design throughout the company
• You will scope creative requirements for design-led projects.
• You will liaise with our customers, partners, and internal teams to define requirements and develop content, ensuring that we are presented consistently and professionally.
• You will be translating powerful and complex propositions into inspiring and groundbreaking content pieces and experiences that speak directly to, engage with and inspire our customers.
• Design and build content that breaks down complex technologies into clear concepts that can be understood by our customers.
• We are challenged on how to communicate concepts that have no precedent.

If you identify with the following we'd love to hear from you;

• A knack for finding visual metaphors to communicate complex technical concepts
• The vision to generate illustrative content to express our ideas
• Experience and interest in graphic design
• Evidence of and enthusiasm for exploring and iterating on designs, drawing on a wide range of inspiration.
• Demonstrates the ability to understand user needs and ensure aesthetics support usability.
• Experience with designing booklets, posters and other marketing paraphernalia as needed.
• Ability to create a unique brand, distinct from your personal style, and stay true to it in many different contexts
• Experience collaborating with motion designers on video productions is not required but is a bonus.
• Strong interest in data visualisation is not required but is a bonus.

While we think the above experience could be important, we’re keen to hear from people that believe they have valuable experience to bring to the role.

About Us

Improbable is determined to foster an environment where people can do their best work and feel like they belong. We believe a healthy culture, strong values and contribution from a diverse range of individuals will help us to achieve success.

We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any other legally protected status.