London, UK
Mid-weight industrial designer
at Blond
Blond is seeking a mid-weight industrial designer to join its team in London.
About Blond
Founded in 2015 by James Melia, Blond is an award-winning, strategy-led, London-based, creative studio that believes in conscious design. We work globally across many industries, including; technology, furniture, sustainable design, consumer electronics and consumer goods.
We create physical products, spaces and experiences for a range of clients; both large and small, from the world-leading brands to ambitious and disruptive start-ups. We offer these partners the full package, to include; industrial design, graphics, branding, UX and UI, packaging and visualisation (CGI).
The opportunity
We are looking for a mid-weight industrial designer to join our fast-growing team.
You will be an integral part of the studio and be exposed to all aspects of a design project, being involved in every stage of the process, from research to strategy, ideation to visualisation.
Day-to-day duties:
- collaborating with both internal and client teams
- support of the design team, reporting directly to the creative director
- participation in ideation sessions
- both desktop and field research
- CAD and visualisation
Skills and attributes (required):
- three to five years’ of industry experience (recent graduates considered)
- strong administrative and organisational skills
- creativity and innovation-focused
- strong CAD skills; ideally, including Rhino (3D) and Adobe (2D)
- strong understanding of rendering programs (Ideally Keyshot)
- able to present work beautifully, with clarity
- detail-oriented
- willingness to learn new computer programs
- great communicator
- willingness to take direction and learn from others
- strong verbal and written communication skills in English are Required
- a strong understanding of design for manufacture
- interest to work across multiple sectors
- excellent knowledge of design
- able to work in the UK
Skills and attributes (beneficial):
- able to start immediately
- ability to speak a language other than English
- knowledge of Solidworks
- knowledge of 3ds Max and V-Ray
- a love for dogs (we have a studio labrador)
Benefits:
- Vitality Health Insurance
To apply
Please note, applications that do not follow these steps will not be reviewed:
- Submit a PDF copy of your CV and portfolio via the ‘apply for job’ button below
- please title the message: Blond mid-weight designer November 2021
- no Issuu or web-based portfolios please
- PDF portfolio should be no larger than 15MB
- no need to create a cover letter, please introduce yourself via email
- within the introduction email, please clearly state your availability
Application deadline: 30November 2021
Please note: due to the high volume of applications, we will only be able to reply to successful candidates.