Graduate - UAE National

Atolye; Dubai; On-site; AED 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured mentorship

Real client responsibilities

Visa support in line with Emiratisation

Job summary

ATÖLYE is looking for a full-time graduate to join their Creative Hub in Dubai. This role is exclusively for UAE nationals and allows graduates from different design and innovation backgrounds to shape their position. Responsibilities include working on live client projects with senior mentors and developing skills in areas such as Learning Design, Service Design, and Project Coordination. Compensation, benefits, and visa support align with UAE Emiratisation guidelines.

Qualifications

• Must be a UAE national as it is part of the Emiratisation pathway.
• Portfolio or final-year project is required to showcase thinking process.
• Comfortable working in bilingual environments, with Arabic being a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Work on live client projects with senior mentors.
• Contribute creatively in various design and innovation disciplines.
• Follow a structured first-year development plan.

Skills

Learning Design

Service Design

Architecture

Project Coordination

Visual Design

Innovation

Community

Education

Recent graduate in design or innovation

Job description

A full-time entry-level role for a UAE national, based at our Creative Hub in Dubai - open to graduates from a range of design and innovation backgrounds.

We are hiring a graduate to join us full-time at ATÖLYE.

This role is open exclusively to UAE nationals and forms part of our commitment to building Emirati design talent within the region. We are open to candidates from a range of design and innovation backgrounds - tell us which one is yours, and we will shape the role around it.

About ATÖLYE

ATÖLYE is a strategic design and innovation studio.

We work with leaders across the Middle East and Europe who are shaping long-term futures in conditions of complexity and rapid change.

Our work encompasses strategy, design, architecture and technology, delivered through three interconnected practices - Academy, Space and 360 - held together by a Creative Hub in Dubai’s Emirates Towers.

Skillset That We Are Open Too

• Learning Design - designing experiences, curricula and programmes that help people grow. You would land in our Academy practice.
• Service Design - mapping and prototyping services, customer journeys and systems. You would land in our 360 practice.
• Architecture - interior, spatial or experiential architecture. You would land in our Space practice.
• Project Coordination - running the operational backbone of multi-disciplinary projects. You would work across all three practices.
• Visual Design - brand, motion, editorial and communications design. You would contribute across the studio.
• Innovation - design research, futures thinking and concept development. You would contribute across our 360 and Academy work.
• Community - designing engagement, cultural programmes and community-rooted briefs. You would contribute across our community-facing work.

About this role

This is a graduate position shaped around the person we hire. We are open to candidates from across design and innovation - the discipline you bring will determine where you spend most of your time and who you work alongside.

Whichever path you come from, you will be paired with senior mentors, contribute on live client projects from day one, and follow a structured first-year development plan.

Who we’re looking for

• UAE national (essential - this role sits within our Emiratisation pathway)
• Recent graduate in any of the disciplines listed above (or a closely related field)
• A portfolio or final-year project that shows how you think, not just what you produced
• Comfortable in bilingual environments; Arabic-speaking is a strong plus given our regional client base
• Hungry, organised, and willing to work across disciplines while you find your footing

What we offer

• Full-time position, based at our Creative Hub in Dubai’s Emirates Towers
• Paired with senior mentors across our three practices, with a structured first-year development plan
• Compensation, benefits and visa support in line with UAE Emiratisation guidelines
• Real responsibility on real client work from day one - graduates here are not on coffee duty

How to apply

Submit your application via our application form. Please include your CV, portfolio or final-year project, and a short note on which of the disciplines listed above is yours.

We will respond to all eligible applicants.