Astro Studios blends lifestyle, technology and design into valuable, tangible, high-impact brands and products for many of the world’s most recognized companies.

We are looking for an inspiring Brand Director that has a proven ability to work with cross-functional teams to develop innovative brand strategy solutions and experiences. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of brand strategy consulting experience.

The primary responsibility of the Brand Director is to create brand strategies for our clients that deliver impactful results and assists our clients to grow their business. The Brand Director will also be responsible to grow the Astro brand practice both on the top line revenue while delivering profitability.

Additionally the Brand Director role encompasses prospecting for new client relationships as well as new business with existing clients. This includes lead generation, cross-disciplinary pitches, speaking engagements and RFP responses.

The Brand Director will:

• Cultivate a unique, credible and powerful brand voice for our clients and their key markets.

• Mentor and oversee the brand design team and process.

• Set the engagement strategy and provide the leadership for projects from kick off to completion.

• Develop and drive a hiring plan measured against revenue projections.

• Ensure consistent, coherent and concise communication to our internal team and external clients.

• Develop brand strategies and present them with a strong POV.

Astro Studios is a globally influential, multi-disciplinary design studio that strives to attract the best talent and design driven opportunities in order to improve the human experience.

As an Industrial Design Creative Director you would help lead, direct and contribute to the overall the design process, business goals of Astro and have input on everything that is required to make a design program inspirational and successful.

Core attributes and responsibilities include:

• Represent Astro in all client facing activities in design & business as needed.

• Ability to lead & build strong, professional relationships with teams and clients.

• Holistically work with and often lead all design disciplines on a project.

• Originate & co-create a strategic, confident Astro Point of View for each project.

• Contribute to research & insights efforts, run meetings and workshops.

• Immerse constantly in current global trends, technology and culture.

• Demonstrate & inspire insightful, conceptual thinking at a strategic level.

• Project a professional image and self-confidence; exhibit enthusiasm for work.

• Drive the work forward, collaboratively, leading development teams.

• Inspire/mentor others as a team leader; push for world-class creative solutions.

• Pursue, delegate, oversee and execute solutions to achieve desired results in timely fashion

• Initiate and oversee management of outside contractors/vendors effectively.

• Anticipate, respond to and execute on client needs while owning & maintaining budgets.

• Deliver effective written and oral communication.

• Adapt well to multiple clients and maintain composure under pressure.

• Facilitate resolution of engineering, manufacturing & production problems.

• Deliver final design specs as required for prototypes, engineering, manufacturing, etc.

• Participate in group & company meetings and initiatives as needed.

• Take direction from & collaborate with partners & directors as needed and required

• Understand the business of design including budgets, profitability, change orders, etc.

• 7+ years of relevant, full-time design experience in the field of Industrial Design.

• An inspiring and relevant body of work in consumer goods, brands and markets.

• Fluent visual, 2D, 3D, etc., and verbal communication skills (ideating and talking design)

• Packaging design and out of box experience design is also a big plus.

At Astro we look for senior talent who can present a strong point of view via killer visual and verbal skills, and set the pace on multiple programs. Send us your strong and diverse portfolio that shows us you address design problems by creating things both beautiful and functional. These are the qualifications we are searching for:

• 6+ years of experience in hardware product development
• Experience leading industrial design of projects from concept phase to manufacturing
• Excellent sketching and 3D craftsmanship; experience with 3D modeling packages (Rhino/SolidWorks), 2D packages (Photoshop and Illustrator), and 3D Rendering (Keyshot)
• Ability to present product vision through sketches, renderings, 3D prints, and models; and the ability to determine what fidelity is appropriate for a given audience
• Skill in physical design and communication of functionality and usability through form
• Iterative approach to user-centered design
• Experience implementing insights derived from user research
• Experience collaborating with technical teams
• Understanding of different materials, manufacturing processes, and industry standards
• Model making experience
• Demonstration of excellent teamwork ability
• Excellent communication and listening skills (written, verbal, visual)
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or related field of study
• Passion for delivering high-touch solutions across the entire user experience

NOTE: Candidates who are not US citizens or permanent residents need to have authorization to work in the US.

A Brand Creative Director has mastered design tools and skills, but also has the additional experience of running multiple design programs, a strong understanding of the business side of things, and a great competence in design strategy. The Creative Director possesses a high level of creativity and communication skills that allows them to manage and produce at a strategic level.

A Creative Director is a very multi-disciplinary role. A CD manages the entire design process and everything that is required to make a design program successful, including both direction and production. This will include client-facing roles, creative direction or art direction, management of designers and contractors, to name a few, all while maintaining established budgets and profitability.

Astro Creative Directors must:

• Understand current global trends, technology, fashion and design.

• Demonstrates and leads insightful, conceptual thinking at a strategic level.

• Project a professional image and self-confidence; exhibit enthusiasm for work.

• Have ability to work collaboratively, lead development teams, and inspire/mentor others as a team leader; always pushing for the best creative solutions.

• Find and execute solutions to achieve desired results in timely fashion; be resourceful (initiate and manage outside contractors/vendors effectively)

• Have ability to build strong, professional relationships with team and clients.

• Anticipate, respond to and execute on clients’ needs while maintaining budget.

• Deliver effective written and oral communication.

• Adapt well to multiple clients and maintain composure under pressure.

• Have the ability to deliver final design specs as required for production, printing, web, etc.

• Have ability to facilitate resolution of production problems.

• Participate in group/company meetings and initiatives.

• Take direction from executive team as needed and required.

• Have a strong understanding of the business side of design consulting including manage budgets, profitability and the generation of change orders.

A Graphic Designer participates and contributes as a creative team member. He/she should be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of design and the process required to achieve it. Basically, you will be expected to have the ability to generate fresh, creative solutions and communicate them effectively.

The key expectation here is to quickly learn to contribute with impact on projects. Graphic Designers at this level should be good and comfortable with their design tools, and continue to learn new ones. A Graphic Designer should also learn to effectively communicate with clients and staff as directed by the Creative Director & Lead Graphic Designers. You will work on a variety of programs, and this is really a time to learn and grow from the more experienced designers around you, and to gain a basic understanding of the business side of design consulting. It’s also a great opportunity to build your portfolio with real work ;-).

Finally, Astro is a distinct brand within the global marketplace. Our clients come to us for our strong, unique point of view, and hard-hitting approach. So push the envelope, because that’s what our clients ultimately respect us for the most.

Graphic Designers must:

• Understand current global trends, technology and fashion.

• Demonstrate insightful, fresh conceptual thinking.

• Project a professional image and self-confidence.

• Exhibit enthusiasm for work and motivation to learn and build skills.

• Have ability to work collaboratively. Partner with co-workers and be receptive to ideas of others.Seek out team members to solicit feedback, solutions and be prepared to pro-actively contribute the same.

• Take direction from Creative Directors and/or Lead Graphic Designers (ability to accept direction and constructive feedback).

• Deliver effective written and oral communication.

• Have strong understanding of visual communication principles such as shape, color, composition etc.

• Have ability to utilize typography, visual arts and page layout techniques to achieve final result. Preferably also possess drawing/illustration skills.

• Have computer proficiency on a PC or Mac and have an expert understanding of graphic applications such as Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign and basic understanding of Flash, HTML and 3D modeling.

• Preferably have basic knowledge of prepress and printing processes (ability to prepare and deliver artwork ready for printing and have the ability to attend press checks).

• Drive the social media (Facebook/Instagram) content calendar w/Marketing Coordinator; serve as a point person for aggregating and preparing social media posting for approval of Marketing team and complete postings to social media feeds.

• Work with Graphics CD to produce, shoot and edit product / studio photography; lead studio documentation capture (work sessions, product shots, studio culture, etc).

• Prioritize work and manage time effectively; meet deadlines and demonstrate reliability.

• Maintain 80% billable hours.

• Be obsessed with details.

Industrial Design Internship

We offer hourly paid year-round seasonal 3-month internship opportunities to those students in their 3^rd or 4^th year of accredited industrial design programs. The start and end dates are flexible depending on your program requirements. Be sure to submit your most recently updated portfolio when applying.

Application windows:

• Winter (within JAN-MAR): apply only between 9/1-9/15 of each year
• Spring (within APR-JUN): apply only between 12/1-12/15 of each year
• Summer (within JUN-SEP): apply only between 3/1-3/15 of each year
• Fall (within OCT-DEC): apply only between 6/1-6/15 of each year

Applications submitted outside of their respective windows or from applicants in their 1^st or 2^nd years of study will not be viewed or responded to.