Industrial Design Jobs
Design Internship: Adidas, Portland, Oregon
Do you want to be part of a world-class design team that makes apparel and footwear for elite athletes like Kevin Garnett, Candace Parker, Shawn Johnson, and David Beckham?
As a design intern at adidas, you will create design solutions for performance athletic footwear and apparel. In addition to assisting the design team with research, presentations, and design reviews, you will work on an interdisciplinary project with our other design interns. This project will give you the unique opportunity to submit and follow through with a design concept proposal that will include Footwear, Apparel & Graphics. You will see this concept through design, prototype and development stages, ultimately creating a distinctive design solution of your own.
Salary and Schedule
These paid internships ($14/hour) runs from June through August and are located in Portland, OR.
Requirements
We are looking for people who can look past the expected solutions and come up with new, innovative concepts and design stories. Design Interns should have strong communication, presentation, organization, and computer skills and be able to research and compile data via the Internet. Knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications is a must and you should have a working knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite.
You must be a junior, senior or a recently graduated student with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above from a 2-4 year Design program. Prior design work is not required.
To Apply
Apply by April 22: e-mail your resume and portfolio (pdf or link to your web site) to us at Design.Internship@adidas.com. PDF's are preferred, but links are also accepted.
More About Adidas
Adi Dassler was an innovator and as far as we're concerned, a Designer. He was inspired by a single idea when he made his first shoes in 1920 at the age of just 20. His vision was to provide every athlete with the best footwear for his respective discipline. We are still driven by this vision today.
adidas values honest design. We believe that the most beautiful and functional product is an articulate interpretation of the human body, making our designs timeless - that is - contemporary through time.
adidas values honest relationships. We're not going to lie - working here is tough. But we can also guarantee that working here means working with the best people you'll ever meet and working in ways that will make you proud of the result. Partnering with a team of other extraordinarily talented designers will make you a better designer than you are today.
ID Internship: Vessel Ideation, Chicago
Vessel Ideation in Chicago is currently seeking a summer design intern. We are looking for students who are interested in pursuing a career in brand design across multiple disciplines; the ability to handle structural as well as graphic design work is emphasized. Exact timing of the internship is flexible and payment will be considered based on experience. College credit is available for participating programs.
To apply please send us a thorough PDF of your portfolio that shows a heavy emphasis on sketching, form development, 3D work and innovative brand thinking. Applications without work samples will not be considered.
Required Software Skills
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Solidworks
- Rhino
- StudioMax
For more information on our company please visit www.vesselideation.com. We will be accepting applications until both positions are filled. Please email all resume and portfolio information to michelle@vesselideation.com.
ID Internship: Fuseproject, San Francisco
The intern’s role within the product department is primarily to support all areas of design with specific tasks including; document layout and production, research (with image gathering), preparation for presentations as well as conceptual sketching / ideation and model-making.
Essential Functional Duties
Support the needs of the product design department, provide backup to all levels of designers (from junior designer to creative director), develop and see through design from concept to final deliverables, work with entire ID staff on projects and seek out feedback whenever possible.
Required Skills
- Must be a junior or senior level industrial design student at a credible school
- Working knowledge of basic ID tools and process• Working knowledge of 3D CAD (Alias, Rhino, Solidworks, etc) is a plus
- Willingness to support all levels of the design staff (ID, graphic design and engineering)
- Great positive attitude with an emphasis on self-motivation and quality of work
- Great communication skills from verbal to 2D sketching to 3D modeling.
To Apply
Send letter, resume, and work samles to careers@fuseproject.com and put Industrial Design Intern SF in the title of your e-mail
Junior and Senior ID Positions at Teams Design, Chicago
As part of our continued growth, the next openings for industrial designers at both junior and senior levels will be in April 2009. If you are innovative, enthusiastic, and have an eye for international design then please send your application to Paul Hatch at the Chicago location. Include images of your work and rough sketches with your resume. E-mail preferred. teams@teamsdesign.com
International Design Internship
Toy Monster, China
ToyMonster Ltd. is currently seeking possitions for both graphic and industrial designers, who can jump into our multi-national team of interns currently working within the R&D / Design department. ToyMonster offers a valuable learning experience, working in a fast-paced, international, and productive atmosphere. The internship provides great hands-on experience and demands a high fidelity of problem solving along with marketable creativity. The applicant will gain a strong knowledge of materials, manufacturing, cost effectiveness, and will take part in the development of new items for an international market.
After the one year internship, there will be consideration for further employment opportunities
Required Skills
The candidate will be proficient in the Adobe creative suite, has a strong understanding of spot colors, bleeds and layouts, and should have experience in package design (web design is a major plus)
To Apply
E-mail printer friendly portfolios (jpg, pdf, or power point format) of no more then 5MB to christopher@toymonster.com