London

Oslo

Bonn

Amsterdam

Barcelona

### We are a team of 60+, including engineers, designers, writers, strategists, business developers, researchers, art directors, creative technologists, and everything in between.

Building digital products, brands and businesses, we help ambitious companies identify, explore and respond to new opportunities.

### From defining future homes with IKEA to building decentralised platforms with Coinbase; we are in the business of breaking new grounds.

### We are committed to cultivating a company that embraces differences. Being part of our team should mean that you can be who you are, while making the most out of your career.

As a team, we spend a lot of time together; in projects, at conferences, and our annual get togethers. In all these instances, it’s important for us to not only celebrate the things we have in common, but dive deep under the surface to discover what makes us unique. We’re committed to cultivate a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels comfortable to bring their authentic selves to work every day—regardless of your identity, experiences and beliefs.\
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We want BB to be a place where you can try out new things with the risk of failing, where you can take ownership over your own work without being micro-managed, and where there’s a low barrier for coming up with ideas — no matter your job title or discipline.

### We are not a *fully* remote company, and (almost) everyone at BB is connected to one of our four offices in some capacity. To us, the value of face to face interactions and arbitrary personal connections is simply too high.

That said, we embrace the opportunity to work remotely when you need to. In a post-pandemic world we are rethinking how we use the offices, and looking for new and more fluid ways of working together. If you want to split your time during the week between the office and home (or a cabin, or your parent’s house), you are free to do so.

Working across offices in Norway, England, Germany and the Netherlands on international projects has its pros and cons. By using tools like Slack, Figma and Google Meet, we try to keep the cons to a minimum and make the distance as short as possible. It made us good at working remotely. There is no such thing as oversharing or over-communicating when working in a team of people spread across locations. Share your work with your team as early as possible, and say too much rather than too little.

We allow everyone to use the  tool that fits the task at hand, but our go-to design tool is **Figma**. We spend quite some time in **Miro**, hosting online workshops, and **Pitch** is the tool we choose to create presentations. Our company documentation lives in **Notion**, but some of us hang on to **Dropbox Paper** for their writing. **Framer** is used by some for prototyping, as are **Principle** and **Protopie**. Motion design happens primarily in **After Effects**. 

Our main email address is hello@bakkenbaeck.com. You can find us on [Twitter](http://twitter.com/bakkenbaeck) and [Instagram](http://instagram.com/bakkenbaeck) as @bakkenbaeck. We're active on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bakken-&-b%C3%A6ck-as), too. 

Feel free to reach out to any of our team members on here, too. You can find them in the top of this page.

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**About us**

Bakken & Bæck is a technology-driven design studio working out of Oslo, Amsterdam, Bonn, Barcelona and London. Building digital products, brands, and businesses, we help ambitious companies identify, explore and respond to new opportunities.

From defining the future home with IKEA to building decentralised platforms with Coinbase; we are in the business of breaking new grounds. As one international team across offices, we have all the skill-sets needed to help businesses adapt to an increasingly complex world.

We’re committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels comfortable, regardless of their identity, experiences, and beliefs. We want BB to be a place where you can try out new things with the risk of failing, where you can take ownership over your own work without being micromanaged, and where there’s a low barrier for coming up with ideas — no matter your job title or discipline.

Work-life balance shouldn’t be a perk, but a given. We strongly believe in flexibility, knowing that creativity doesn’t always happen between 9 and 5. At BB you’ll be given a lot of freedom, which means managing your own priorities, trying out new things, and working a flexible hours scheme.

**About the role**

As a brand and communications team, it’s our aim to explore and implement new modes of interaction that evoke meaningful and inclusive connections between human beings and their technological surroundings. Combining strategy, storytelling and technology, we aim to create bespoke and resilient digital scenarios that help brands to transmit their identity, ideas and stories in the right tone of voice on all relevant platforms.

As a brand designer on the team, you will play a key role in all phases of our creative projects—from ideation through to production. Based on tested and strategic insights, you will define, design and build bespoke visual narratives, crafting all elements needed to create a consistent and delightful brand experience. Throughout the process, you will work closely with our writers, strategists, art directors, motion designers, product design teams, development teams, and external collaborators, including photographers, illustrators, CG artists and sound designers.

Driven by a keen interest in contemporary visual culture, tech-driven identities and concept-led design, you are continuously seeking new ways to create brand experiences that feel fresh and inclusive. You love working closely with other designers and developers, and are able to work at a fast pace without sacrificing attention to both essential details and the broader context. As we’re a small team, we’re looking for someone who feels comfortable discussing work openly and frequently with a wide range of people.

**Responsibilities include**

* Leading the design of branding projects through conception, execution, and delivery.

* Creating well-articulated design concepts.

* Scaling concepts across a wide range of digital and physical outputs.

* Defining design systems and guidelines.

* Managing the quality of design from initial concept through to production.

* Presenting work internally and to clients.

* Sourcing and collaborating with talented partners (e.g., creative developers, animators, photographers, filmmakers, sound designers) to enhance the quality of the work.

**Qualifications**

* 5+ years of professional design experience (agency background is a plus).

* Keen understanding of screen-based brand expressions.

* Demonstrated expertise in developing design systems.

* Proficiency in Art Direction.

* Ability to articulate and present brand work to internal teams and clients in a confident and coherent manner.

* Ability to work independently and proactively within a transdisciplinary team.

* Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma; experience with motion graphics, generative tools and/or 3D design is a plus.

**What you can look forward to**

* **Independence** — BB is an independently-owned studio. We have the freedom to orient towards the projects we believe in, create a culture that is driven by people with small egos and huge hearts, and invest in long-term relationships with partners whose ambitions match our own.

* **Autonomy** — Our culture is built on autonomy, responsibility and mutual trust. Instead of being prescribed a way to do things, we have the freedom to explore and develop our own methods and approaches, and to learn by doing.

* **Flexibility** — We all have different needs when it comes to how we work. We are flexible on working hours, open to workations, and can provide opportunities to relocate to one of our other offices, as long as it doesn't hinder our projects and our team’s progress.

* **Continuous Learning** — We want to invest in your growth. You will receive an annual allowance to invest in a course, class or conference — whatever you need to stay inspired and learn new things.

* **Doing things togethe**r — Collaboration lies at the core of our culture. Whether through trips or team dinners, we prioritise bonding experiences across offices when we can, fostering camaraderie and creativity.

* **Our offices** — We have invested in creating welcoming spaces that provide our teams with what they need. Beyond the day-to-day, we use our offices to host team events, talks and parties.

Senior Brand Designer

**About us**

Bakken & Bæck is a technology-driven design studio working out of Oslo, Amsterdam, Bonn, Barcelona and London. Building digital products, brands, and businesses, we help ambitious companies identify, explore and respond to new opportunities.

From defining the future home with IKEA to building decentralised platforms with Coinbase; we are in the business of breaking new grounds. As one international team across offices, we have all the skill-sets needed to help businesses adapt to an increasingly complex world.

We’re committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels comfortable, regardless of their identity, experiences, and beliefs. We want BB to be a place where you can try out new things with the risk of failing, where you can take ownership over your own work without being micromanaged, and where there’s a low barrier for coming up with ideas — no matter your job title or discipline.

Work-life balance shouldn’t be a perk, but a given. We strongly believe in flexibility, knowing that creativity doesn’t always happen between 9 and 5. At BB you’ll be given a lot of freedom, which means managing your own priorities, trying out new things, and working a flexible hours scheme.\
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About the role**

We are looking for a Lead Product Designer to join our design team. Here you’ll be responsible for concept development, researching user and business needs, and designing elegant, easy-to-use solutions to meet those needs. You'll play a key part in multidisciplinary, integrated teams, and see a project through from the very first brief to launch (and beyond).

Your role will focus on all parts of the digital design process — right from defining the product through to crafting beautiful, easy-to-use interfaces and prototypes. We’re looking for someone who enjoys tackling complex problems, and designing smart and simple solutions for digital products.

You excel at your discipline and skillfully lead project teams to deliver high-quality work that delights clients and stakeholders. In projects you create a sense of direction and momentum, act as a bridge between the client and the BB team, and facilitate meaningful conversations that push the project forward.

It’s important to us that you’re a team player who can collaborate well with developers, clients, and other designers. As as an experienced member of the team, you’ll provide feedback and mentorship to the design team, while producing high-quality design work that inspires others.\
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**Qualifications**

* 6+ years experience with high quality digital product design on multiple platforms

* Ability to turn business requirements, stakeholder goals, and user needs into solutions

* Experience taking a lead design role on a project, and working collaboratively with your team and client towards a solution

* Experience leading end-to-end digital product design: from customer journeys to novel interactions, and from prototyping to development handoff

* Ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative cross-disciplinary teams

* Strong communication skills: you can articulately explain and document your process, present your work, and communicate your design decisions to team and client

* Proficiency in the current design tool landscape; but above all, the ability to decide what tools fit the job

**Nice extras, but not a must**

* Excitement about ML/AI applied to product design

* Experience implementing data-driven strategies

* Storytelling/comms skills relating to products

* Experience designing for custom devices

**What you can look forward to**

* **Independence** — BB is an independently-owned studio. We have the freedom to orient towards the projects we believe in, create a culture that is driven by people with small egos and huge hearts, and invest in long-term relationships with partners whose ambitions match our own.

* **Autonomy** — Our culture is built on autonomy, responsibility and mutual trust. Instead of being prescribed a way to do things, we have the freedom to explore and develop our own methods and approaches, and to learn by doing.

* **Flexibility** — We all have different needs when it comes to how we work. We are flexible on working hours, open to workations, and can provide opportunities to relocate to one of our other offices, as long as it doesn't hinder our projects and our team’s progress.

* **Continuous Learning** — We want to invest in your growth. You will receive an annual allowance to invest in a course, class or conference — whatever you need to stay inspired and learn new things.

* **Doing things togethe**r — Collaboration lies at the core of our culture. Whether through trips or team dinners, we prioritise bonding experiences across offices when we can, fostering camaraderie and creativity.

* **Our offices** — We have invested in creating welcoming spaces that provide our teams with what they need. Beyond the day-to-day, we use our offices to host team events, talks and parties.

Lead Product Designer

**About BB**

Bakken & Bæck is a design and development studio working out of Oslo, Amsterdam, Bonn, London and Barcelona. Building digital products, brands and businesses, we help ambitious companies identify, explore and respond to new opportunities.

From defining the future home with IKEA to building decentralised platforms with Coinbase; we are in the business of breaking new grounds. As one international team across offices, we have all the skill-sets needed to help businesses adapt to an increasingly complex world.

We’re committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels comfortable, regardless of your identity, experiences and beliefs. We want BB to be a place where you can try out new things with the risk of failing, where you can take ownership over your own work without being micromanaged, and where there’s a low barrier for coming up with ideas — no matter your job title or discipline.

Work-life balance shouldn’t be a perk, but a given. We strongly believe in flexibility, knowing that creativity doesn’t always happen between 9 and 5. At BB you’ll be given a lot of freedom, which means managing your own priorities, trying out new things and working a flexible hours’ scheme.\
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**About the role**

We are currently looking for an experienced motion designer to join our brand and communication team.

As a brand and communications team, it’s our aim to explore and implement new modes of interaction that evoke meaningful and inclusive connections between human beings and their technological surroundings. Combining strategy, storytelling and technology, we aim to create bespoke and resilient digital scenarios that help brands to transmit their identity, ideas and stories in the right tone of voice on all relevant platforms.

As senior motion designer on the team, you will play a key role in all phases of our creative projects—from ideation through to production. Based on tested and strategic insights, you will define, design and build bespoke motion systems, crafting all elements needed to create a consistent and delightful brand experience. Throughout the process, you will work closely with our writers, strategists, brand designers, digital designers, product design teams, development teams, and external collaborators, including photographers, illustrators, CG artists and sound designers.

Driven by a keen interest in contemporary visual culture, tech-driven identities and concept-led design, you are continuously seeking new ways to create brand experiences that feel fresh and inclusive. You love working closely with other designers and developers, and are able to work at a fast pace without sacrificing attention to both essential details and the broader context. As we’re a small team, we’re looking for someone feels comfortable discussing work openly and frequently with a wide range of people.

**Responsibilities**

* Define, design, and build bespoke motion systems, crafting all elements needed to create a consistent and delightful experience. Primary applications:

  * Brand identities and templates

  * Website and product interactions

  * Video assets (including: UI concepts, product demos, product films, teasers, and reels)

* Translate motion-led design systems into principles and guidelines.

* Push our visual and interaction execution to new levels.

* Collaborate closely with internal and external partners (creative developers, art directors, product designers, sound designers, etc).

* Work confidently alone as well as in a team, being able to meet deadlines.

* Articulate and present motion work to internal teams and clients in a confident and coherent manner.

**Qualifications**

* 3+ years of full-time experience in a design studio.

* Solid portfolio displaying motion-led design systems within brand and product design.

* Strong understanding of design principles (from typography and layout to UI and interactions).

* Interest in developing product-/tech-driven narratives with both designers and developers.

* Obsessive about quality.

* Fluent in After Effects, Adobe CC software, and Figma.

* Rive is a plus.

* 3D software (Cinema4D, Blender) is a plus.

* Experience with coding, generative design, audio production, AR, and VR are a plus.

**What you can look forward to**

* **Independence** — BB is an independently-owned studio. We have the freedom to orient towards the projects we believe in, create a culture that is driven by people with small egos and huge hearts, and invest in long-term relationships with partners whose ambitions match our own.


* **Autonomy** — Our culture is built on autonomy, responsibility and mutual trust. Instead of being prescribed a way to do things, we have the freedom to explore and develop our own methods and approaches, and to learn by doing.

* **Flexibility** — We all have different needs when it comes to how we work. We are flexible on working hours, open to workations, and can provide opportunities to relocate to one of our other offices, as long as it doesn't hinder our projects and our team’s progress.

* **Continuous Learning** — We want to invest in your growth. You will receive an annual allowance to invest in a course, class or conference — whatever you need to stay inspired and learn new things.

* **Doing things together** — Collaboration lies at the core of our culture. Whether through trips or team dinners, we prioritise bonding experiences across offices when we can, fostering camaraderie and creativity.

* **Our offices** — We have invested in creating welcoming spaces that provide our teams with what they need. Beyond the day-to-day, we use our offices to host team events, talks and parties.

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Introduce us to your team

We are a team of 60+, including engineers, designers, writers, strategists, business developers, researchers, art directors, creative technologists, and everything in between.

What does a typical day in the life of your team look like?

What is your team mission?

From defining future homes with IKEA to building decentralised platforms with Coinbase; we are in the business of breaking new grounds.

What values does your team share?

We are committed to cultivating a company that embraces differences. Being part of our team should mean that you can be who you are, while making the most out of your career.

What does your workplace look like?

How does your team stay connected when working remotely?

We are not a fully remote company, and (almost) everyone at BB is connected to one of our four offices in some capacity. To us, the value of face to face interactions and arbitrary personal connections is simply too high.

What design tools do you use day to day?

How do we contact you?