--- title: 'Environments Designer at Emota' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/environments-designer-emota-manchester-2c7b4wr6h996' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # Environments Designer at Emota - **Company:** Emota - **Location:** Manchester, United Kingdom - **Posted:** 2026-08-11 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/emotainizioengage/jobs/8121235 ## Job description A bit about the role … Emota create unforgettable brand experiences that captivate audiences and push creative boundaries. As an award-winning experiential agency, we bring visions to life through the full spectrum of Meetings, Events and Exhibitions, underpinned by industry-leading sustainability, DEI, Health and Safety and ground-breaking production practices. We're delighted to present an opportunity for a mid-level Environments Designer to join our Environments team and help us create moments that matter. What will you do … As an Environments Designer within the Emota Environments team, you'll help bring environments and experiences to life. These environments and experiences will span across trade shows, pop-ups, and immersive installations. Your clients will include some of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, and a varied mix of clients from other industries. Reporting to a Design Director, you'll work alongside a talented team of designers, creatives, and project managers to bring ideas to life through thoughtful spatial concepts, engaging visuals, and high quality production ready deliverables. You'll involve yourself in every stage of the design process, making this a great opportunity for someone who is curious, keen to develop their skills, and enjoys taking a hands-on approach to design. - Work with the team to understand client briefs — asking questions, exploring ideas, and helping shape the creative direction. - Take part in early ideation sessions, using sketches, mood boards, gen ai, or whatever method fits best to communicate your ideas clearly and confidently. - Create 3D visuals and 2D technical drawings of your designs using industry-standard software. - As part of a team, conduct research into new materials, processes and software so to push the boundaries of environment design. - Work closely with suppliers to problem-solve, refine, and help bring your ideas to life - Join regular project meetings with internal teams and clients to present and share your ideas and designs. - Visit onsite builds to see your designs take shape and support the production team where needed. What do you need to have … - A creative spark for problem-solving and a natural instinct for designing experiential spaces that shape how people feel, move and interact. - Confidence taking projects from initial concepts through to developed designs. - Confidence using 3D modelling, 2D CAD and Adobe Creative Suite software. - An understanding of sustainable design principles, with the ability to consider materials, production methods and environmental impact throughout the design process. - A genuine interest in artificial intelligence and how emerging AI tools can be thoughtfully integrated into everyday creative and design workflows. - A real appetite to learn from others and continue developing your design craft. - 3+ years experience within the exhibition industry or another relevant spatial, experiential or built-environment design discipline. Our benefits ... We promote opportunities to learn, grow, train and get involved in broader workstreams that add to our work culture as well as a number of reward and recognition initiatives Inizio Engage, XD offers a suite of benefits and perks including (but not limited to): - Great compensation package - 25 days' annual leave plus public holidays, company closure over Christmas plus a personal day - Volunteering leave - Private Medical Insurance - Life Insurance - Pension Scheme - Hybrid working A bit about us …. Emota is an award-winning global events agency that creates and delivers engaging, impactful experiences. Part of Inizio Engage XD, we are an unusually shaped communications group that creates experiences that inspire lasting change. We partner with clients to provide employee engagement, learning and training solutions, scientific engagement and capability building, all underpinned by applied behavioural science. We engage internal and external audiences through the delivery of live and virtual experiences, film, digital, and immersive content. Don't meet every job requirement? That's okay! Our company is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role, but your experience doesn't perfectly fit every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this role or others. ## About Emota ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Emota is a global experiential agency that designs and delivers live and virtual events, exhibitions, and congress experiences, with a strong heritage in healthcare. - **Entity Type**: Private (subsidiary of Inizio Engage, part of the Inizio group) - **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom - **Founded**: 1979 (as legacy agencies; current Emota brand formed from merger of WRG and Ashfield Event Experiences) - **Founders**: Not publicly available (the company emerged from a merger of existing agencies) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Events Services (experiential marketing, live events, exhibitions) - **Target customers**: B2B — primarily global pharmaceutical and life sciences companies, also financial services, energy, technology, and consumer goods - **Mission**: To create purposeful connections by combining intelligent creativity, deep expertise, and delivery excellence – changing how audiences think, feel, and act in ways that have immediate and lasting benefits for brands. ## Products & Services - **Meetings & Events**: End-to-end management of global meetings, conferences, and incentive events, from strategy to on-the-ground execution. - **Exhibitions & Brand Experiences**: Design and production of congress booths, exhibit stands, and immersive brand activations (e.g., the award-winning sustainable booth for AstraZeneca at ASCO 2025). - **Congress & Conventions**: Full-service support for participation in major industry congresses, including compliance, venue sourcing, travel management, and technical production. - **Digital & Film Studio**: Virtual event platforms, digital content, and film production. - **Specialty Practices**: Sustainability consulting, DEI center of excellence, behavioural science (Principal Behavioural Science Consultant on staff), healthcare compliance. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (Emota is a private subsidiary within Inizio) - **Key Metric**: Partners with 19 of the top 20 global pharmaceutical companies; average client relationship lasts three times the industry average; client satisfaction rating of 9/10. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Part of Inizio Engage, which itself is a division of Inizio (a market-leading commercialization partner). Key clients include AstraZeneca, Roche, Merck. - **Growth Signals**: Headcount growth of +26.6% YoY (LinkedIn data, though company site claims “over 500” employees); active job postings increased 333.3% year-over-year; recent sustainability awards (C&IT Impact Award, ERA Sustainability Award). ## Competitive Advantages - **Unrivalled healthcare expertise**: Decades of experience in a highly regulated sector, with deep compliance and medical knowledge built into every project. - **Longest-lasting client relationships**: Average tenure triple the industry norm, indicating trust and repeat business. - **Integrated capabilities**: Draws on the wider Inizio Engage ecosystem (commercial, medical affairs, patient solutions) to create richer experiences. - **Award-winning sustainability**: Demonstrated leadership in sustainable event design (e.g., carbon-reducing booth for AstraZeneca that drew 41% of ASCO attendees). - **Behavioural science approach**: In-house Principal Behavioural Science Consultant ensures creativity is grounded in proven psychology. ## Strategic Focus - **Sustainability**: Embedding environmental responsibility into all offerings (reusable booth designs, carbon reduction). - **DEI**: Dedicated Director of DEI Center of Excellence, integrating diversity and inclusion into client work. - **Digital innovation**: Expanding virtual and hybrid event capabilities through the Digital Studio. - **Talent growth**: Aggressive hiring across project management, production, and creative roles to support global expansion. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Emphasises empowerment, ethical practice, and collaboration (“We work as one”). Recognised with the Mind Gold Award for workplace wellbeing. - **Work model**: Hybrid – at least 2 days per week in one of the offices (Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Manchester, London, or Philadelphia). - **Values**: Positivity, straight-forward communication, making change happen. - **Growth opportunities**: Clear career paths from Project Coordinator to Project Director; exposure to global pharma clients and complex, high-impact projects. - **Benefits**: Commitment to learning & development, mental health support, and charitable/social activities. - **Team**: Over 500 global employees across 6 countries; strong mentorship from experienced industry leaders. ## Sources 1. [emotaexperiences.com](https://emotaexperiences.com/) – Company home page with service descriptions and work highlights 2. [emotaexperiences.com/about-emota](https://emotaexperiences.com/about-emota/) – About page, history, leadership, values 3. [emotaexperiences.com/careers](https://emotaexperiences.com/careers/) – Careers page with culture, locations, open roles 4. [linkedin.com/company/emota-experiences](https://www.linkedin.com/company/emota-experiences) – LinkedIn profile with employee count, growth, departments, locations 5. [inizioengage.com/specialist-brands-emota](https://inizioengage.com/specialist-brands-emota/) – Inizio Engage specialist brands page with capabilities and leadership ## Other roles at Emota - [Meetings and Events Project Co-ordinator](https://feeny.ai/job/meetings-and-events-project-co-ordinator-emota-london-phgdatge24y6) — London, United Kingdom - [Meetings and Events Project Co-ordinator](https://feeny.ai/job/meetings-and-events-project-co-ordinator-emota-manchester-0rkd62j5859b) — Manchester, United Kingdom - [Meetings and Events Client Operations Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/meetings-and-events-client-operations-manager-emota-manchester-r27zph06vx0f) — Manchester, United Kingdom - [Meetings and Events Client Operations Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/meetings-and-events-client-operations-manager-emota-ashby-de-la-zouch-jd6yz9j1w92r) — Ashby-De-La-Zouch, United Kingdom - [Meetings and Events Project Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/meetings-and-events-project-manager-emota-philadelphia-g718pphjn66h) — Philadelphia, PA - [Meetings and Events Project Director](https://feeny.ai/job/meetings-and-events-project-director-emota-manchester-3hwpb45s4wte) — Manchester, United Kingdom - [Meetings and Events Project Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/meetings-and-events-project-manager-emota-manchester-kshx1ky2vynd) — Manchester, United Kingdom - [Meetings and Events Project Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/meetings-and-events-project-manager-emota-ashby-de-la-zouch-y5hk8yb8bf5z) — Ashby-De-La-Zouch, United Kingdom - [Project Coordinator - Event Production](https://feeny.ai/job/project-coordinator-event-production-emota-ashby-de-la-zouch-yrzv0npfjmdk) — Ashby-De-La-Zouch, United Kingdom / London, United Kingdom / Manchester, United Kingdom - [Production Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/production-manager-emota-london-hmbw8ez0vdcm) — London, United Kingdom / Manchester, United Kingdom