Wed, Jul 21 2010
Wanna be a part of the magic? Apply for one of these open positions in the Quirky design department.
SENIOR DESIGNER
Inspired by an excited community with a never ending flow of great ideas and driven by an amazing team & infrastructure, Quirky brings one great new product to life EACH WEEK.
Scared? This job probably isn’t for you. Intrigued? Read on.
If you’re a perfect Quirky person you have a bias-for-action, an innate ability to ‘Get Sh** Done’ and are as honest as the day is long. You say what you think even it is controversial and you strive to do what’s right, not what’s easy. You have extremely high professional standards while being able to create a fun, collaborative environment.
In order to ensure exceptionally high product and design quality as we grow, we’re looking for a top notch Senior Industrial Designer with varied experience in Consumer Products.
The perfect candidate has 5+ years of experience designing successful to-market products. They can take a product from sketch to manufacturing. They are hell-bent on taking part in creating an amazing design culture at an ambitious start-up. They are very comfortable explaining their design process to others in the team… and to the cameras! We have an aggressive filming culture at Quirky and you could end up on anything from in-house process videos to televised footage….
General responsibilities:
– Inspire your fellow designers every day; push forward the design culture and broader company culture;
– Help evaluate a weekly influx of new product and design ideas;
– Help provide design direction for products;
– Be deeply involved in creating a maintainable brand tie between dozens of unrelated products;
– Work with partners / internal teams on manufacturing;
- Manage a demanding design and production schedule
Specific Skills
– Strong communicator & team leader;
– Respect & belief in a rapidly iterative design process;
– 5+ years of experience in an Industrial Design (consultancy or brand);
– Strong sketching abilities (hand and digital);
– Advanced SolidWorks modeling skills;
– Advanced skill level with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop;
– Familiarity with Hypershot;
– Good creative problem solving and analytical thinking skills;
– Ability to work independently as well as under tight creative direction.
We’re looking for a resume & portfolio. Submissions without a portfolio (linked or attached) will be overlooked. We’re hiring you for a creative job, so be creative with your submission. IMPORTANT: e-mail subject title MUST be ‘senior designer’. E-mail: seniordesigner@quirky.com.
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MID-LEVEL DESIGNER
Are you into making cool stuff? Do you get excited about the chance of giving countless armchair visionaries the chance at seeing their product become real? Can you even fathom the pace of working on a brand new product every week? Scared? This job probably isn’t for you. Intrigued? Read on.
Quirky.com is an exciting and fast paced workplace for passionate and talented people. If you’re a perfect Quirky person you have a bias-for-action, an innate ability to ‘Get Sh** Done’ and are as honest as the day is long. You say what you think even it is controversial and you strive to do what’s right, not what’s easy.
Our aim is to become a leader in design and are currently seeking a Mid-level Industrial Designer to join our team. A kick-ass freehand sketch portfolio, an engaging and quirky personality, and love of crazy product ideas are our 3 must haves. Outside of that we’re looking for the following specific skills:
- At least 3 years of experience in Industrial Design
- Strong sketching abilities (hand and digital)
- Advanced Solidworks skills in product design
- Advanced skill level with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
- Solid skills with Bunkspeed Shot rendering program
- Good creative problem solving and analytical thinking skills
- Ability to work independently as well as under tight creative direction
- A good knowledge of plastics manufacturing
- Willingness to learn
- Ability to ‘Get Sh** Done’ and have strong bias-for-action
We’re looking for a resume & portfolio. Submissions without a portfolio (linked or attached) will be overlooked. We’re hiring you for a creative job, so be creative with your submission. Oh yeah, please put ‘mid level designer’ in the e-mail subject line. E-mail: designer@quirky.com
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