AKQA is a 1,000–5,000-person creative services firm operating across 19 countries with 30 locations. The tech stack reveals a design-first organization—heavy in Adobe, Figma, Cinema 4D, and 3D tools (Blender, Maya)—paired with modern web tooling (React, Vercel, Netlify, GCP/AWS). Current adoption of Cypress, Playwright, and ComfyUI signals investment in testing automation and generative AI workflows. Hiring is design-led (31 open roles) with a secondary push in engineering and sales, and active projects span AI-native interfaces, design system operationalization, and commercial strategy—indicating a shift toward systematic delivery and internal automation to address recurring pain points around project timelines, resource planning, and studio profitability.
Tech Stack 92 technologies
What AKQA Is Building
◆Challenges
- Automation in people operations
- Organic business growth for key accounts
- Process improvements to improve p&c service delivery
- Commercial health of studio
- Identifying client opportunities
- Evaluating new channel effectiveness
- Delivering projects on time and within budget
- Resource planning across teams
- Avoiding project overruns
- Identifying key areas for improvement
▲Active Projects
- Onboarding and offboarding process
- Website, app, and content projects for a global automotive brand
- People operations automation
- Social committee events
- Local insight and strategy for japan
- Ai-native interfaces
- Revenue recognition process
- Studio revenue forecasting
- Commercial strategy development
- Design system operationalisation for global brand
Hiring Activity
Department
Seniority
Notable leadership hires: Creative Director, Product Design Director, Technical Lead, Associate Creative Director, Strategy Director
