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DESIGN. TECHNOLOGY. LIFESTYLE.

We create brands, products, experiences and sometimes we wrap them all together to create new companies.

ALL MISSIONS POSSIBLE

Astro lives in the heart of San Francisco's SoMa district and on the fringe of Silicon Valley. We embrace a design approach that blends the lifestyle and culture of California as well as the interconnectivity of technology and turn brands and products into relevant, people-focused results.

For the past 25 years, we have helped clients and partners transform markets, collaborated with founders to co-create new companies, as well as launched, funded, and fueled a few of our own.

We turn design thinking into design empowerment and establish a creative habitat for our employees and clients to have the tools to be successful.

“We constantly explore the world, trying to find new and unexpected ways to improve the human experience.”

— Andrew Casden, Insights Director

OUR APPROACH.

HOLISTIC DESIGN
Centers around developing fully branded, retail ready products and experiences.

STRATEGY & INSIGHT
We collaborate with partners at a projects inception—asking questions, collecting information, and defining goals. Allowing us to develop a strong point of view for you to carry through.

BRAND
Blends design expertise, digital savviness, and market insights to create soulful identities and systems that create desire and cultural disruption around the world.

PRODUCT
Combines industrial design, a keen sense of aesthetics, technological expertise, and real-world experience to create innovative products that function skillfully, exist beautifully, define markets, and inspire popular culture.

DIGITAL
Visualization tools to span the gulf between the digital and physical worlds – creating solid UI and UX interactions through web, mobile, and environmental experiences.

ASTRO INTELLIGENCE

Astro’s design process is fueled by rich consumer insights about real people, culture, and markets. We strive to make our insights actionable and inspirational to solve real world problems that improve the human experience.

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGIES

Astro has a strong legacy of co-creating exciting consumer tech products and brands with our client partners, helping them break into new categories and plotting future product roadmaps. These programs often feature a variety of research, insights and evaluative activities focused on rapid design driven innovation.

BOSE / VIVE / SOL / INTEL / SQUARE

SPORT & CULTURE

Astro has lived at the forefront of innovation in active sports and culture based markets for 25 years. From being a business scout team for Nike to creating activity trackers for dogs, These projects were all guided by going deep into culture and community insights that in turn inspire the creative process to innovate.

LINK / NIKE / SPECIALIZED / LUCID

GAMING & ENTERTAINMENT

Astro’s gaming experience is driven by decades of authentic participation in the cultures and communities of this passionate audience. Programs include VR branding for VIVE, Xbox360 hardware & UX, full design of a new sub-brand for Western Digital and spinning off Astro Gaming to inspire eSports globally.

XBOX / WD / ASTRO GAMING / VIVE

HEALTH & WELLNESS

Astro’s work in health & wellness often begins with a deep dive to uncover the range of subtleties within this most unique of categories. A few diverse examples include infant wearables, athletic surgical gowns, a life-coaching content platform and video game controllers for robotic surgeries.

OWLET / HALYARD / RADIANT / AURIS

ADVANCED CONCEPTS

Exploring future opportunities is a core skillset at Astro, often collaborating with clients to gain new perspectives through consumer research, exploration, and workshopping. Our insights then fuel visualization tools that brings to life new forms of revenue and market defining solutions.

EMERGING TECH & EXPERIENCES

WAYS TO ENGAGE

CONSULTING

Based upon an agreed scope of work, Astro will work strategically toward an inspiring solution. Every project is unique, but our process will be grounded in our Astro 5D Process to create the best results. Check out our work section for examples of what we've consistently delivered for our global clientele.

CO-CREATION

Astro loves co-creating with entrepreneurs across a wide spectrum of businesses. We've lived the company creation dream too, so we understand the drive to build something from scratch. We often work in alternative compensation paths to enable new ventures. Some of our top co-creations are: SOL Republic, Boxee TV, Nebula, Ooma, SenseLabs, and Zuli.

ORIGINATION

We love deploying our own big ideas. We've used our skills to define, design, and develop companies including Astro Gaming (sold to Skullcandy) and Minus-8 watches.

WE LOVE OUR CLIENTS

Here are just a few of them:

Our glorious, glorious team.

Tom Galbraith

Studio Manager

Tom gets stuff done, isn’t afraid to wear a gorilla suit and heavily contributes to the Astro Blog, marketing materials, and any other content that may come across his desk. He has stepped foot in every state in this great nation of ours, even the ones he didn’t want to visit. Being a musician since birth, Tom turns his Astro duties into rock songs….like “Moving Chairs” or “Ordering Pop Tarts from Costco.” And although the critics love him, he’s been widely ignored by most music listeners.

Jess Lambert

Account Director

Jess built her strong character, sense of humor and empathy during graveyard shifts at a bingo parlor outside Denver CO. Believing she hadn’t quite found her niche, Jess pursued higher education at the Savannah College of Art & Design. After receiving her degree, Jess spent her artistic energy hustling galleries in NYC, but alas, made the leap from fine art to commercial arts. Her arts background naturally led her to collaborate with design, advertising and branding agencies in NY. A quick stroll across the country found her furthering this agency based career. Quickly succumbing to her new found Mexican food habit, Jess found that she also loves the Bay Area for urban diversity, proximity to nature, backyard access and a kickass job at Astro.

Brett Lovelady

Founder & CEO

Brett is a designer, communicator and angst-ridden creative capitalist. After receiving his BFA in Design at BYU, he escaped to Silicon Valley to design the future. After his successful run as Vice President of Design at Lunar and Frog respectively, he sought absolute power (aka responsibility) and unbridled creative license. This led him to the founding of Astro Studios in 1994, and it’s been a giant fun-filled waterslide of bringing innovative products to market, turning venturous sparks into fireballs, and becoming a global design voice. Brett’s favorite pastime is family time with a dash of sports and music to take the edge off. And if he gets the chance, a lap in his classic Mustang ragtop recharges him to pursue the next big thing.

Carolyn Galbraith

Finance Director

Carolyn’s first job was peddling candy and nuts for the House Of Almonds in San Rafael, and her life has been pretty much uphill since then. After receiving her BA in Theater from UC Santa Cruz, she has quarterbacked the financial role for many diverse companies for over 20 years. Since her arrival at Astro Carolyn has continued in her role of financial steward, as well as quite literally put the human back in Human Resources. Although she still enjoys a good nut medley, she kicks out the cashews…too salty.

Brian Wood

Lead Designer

Brian Wood emerged from the sticks of North America unkempt and bedraggled. Local Texas lore has it that Brian earned his BFA from Texas State University–San Marcos, and worked his way through various design and branding studios across Austin, Europe, and San Francisco. Then Brian’s life took a turn. After two years trekking with his wife along the entire North American Coast, Brian realized he needed a gig with a sturdy, multi-disciplinary, independent studio. Brian’s vision quest has brought the backwoods back to 348 6^thStreet.

Sami Lovelady

Designer

Sami is a California born creative with a BFA in Photography and Graphic design, emphasis in Digital Marketing and Art History. She has applied her talents to create solutions for companies and their identities for over 5 years. With an additional background in Health and Wellness, her passion to impact others in a positive way carries through beyond just the digital and creative industry.

Sean Missal

Lead Designer

Sean comes to us from Western Washington University where he earned his Bachelor Degree in Industrial Design. Born in the 90s, Sean is truly a child of the tech age. Sean interned at Astro before we snatched him up full-time and we’re quite proud of how the young man has turned out. Although relatively new to the commercial design game, Sean is laying down heavy design and knowledge for some of our top clients. Before designing, Sean was a pro-gamer with lighting thumbs and smoldering retinas. We turned that couch loving energy into a take no prisoners design machine. As long as we translate the design briefs into first person shooter scenarios, Sean excels every time.

Kristy Green

Business Director

Kristy hails from the University of Illinois where she studied Nutrition, but a few rounds at the hospital quickly squashed the Florence Nightingale right out of her. Knowing she needed to be part of a creative scene, she switched gears into Advertising and cut her teeth at agencies in Chicago, NYC and San Francisco. Most recently, she lent her knowledge and calm to Goodby Silverstein & Partners before beaming on to the Astro Mothership where she currently resides. In her spare time, Kristy likes to practice yoga and teach her Chihuahua Rufus to play guitar. She says he’s doing well, although he needs to learn a few more songs...Magaritaville just isn’t cutting it.

Robin Marich

Lead Designer

Robin Marich has a blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do, so we’ve allotted ample room at Robin’s workstation for roundhouse kicks and knee strikes. If you can avoid getting your ass kicked you’ll find the softer side of Robin; an accomplished graphic designer who earned her degree at The Academy of Art, SF and has worked in both SF and NY. Here at Astro Robin excels in the collaborations between our multiple design disciplines, and has an enormous amount of love for dumplings.

Joy Young

Associate Creative Director

Joy was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and earned her Bachelor of Design from the College of Creative Arts in Wellington, New Zealand. Joy then started her career as a globetrotting industrial designer, professionally designing in Taipei, Sydney, Dublin, and Portland before setting down at ASTRO where she still calls pickles “gherkins”. Joy’s love of hands-on modeling compliments her passion for turning complex ideas into simple organic stories. When Joy isn’t at Astro, you can find her smiling face watching sci-fi movies and eating meat pies.

Neha Hattangdi

Lead Designer

Originally from Mumbai, Neha earned her master’s degree in graphic design from the Academy of Art University. Neha spent the beginning of her career at ad agencies and fashion magazines, building brands and making them authentic. Now with years of experience, Neha’s clarity and taste shines through all her design solutions, and our clients are digging it! When Neha isn’t busy at Astro, you can find her designing type faces and running her own independent type foundry. Oh yeah, and drinking hella tea!

Andrew Casden

Insight & Strategy Director

Andrew hails from a far-away land known as Connecticut, and brings a bit of the brash New Englander with him wherever he roams. Since moving to San Francisco, Andrew has carved out a niche at the crossroads of research, design and storytelling, having spent the better part of his career as an ethnographer, strategist, and documentary producer. In doing so he hopes to be an advocate for the user, and inspire designers and marketers to better create meaningful experiences for them. When he’s not making the world a better place you can probably find him rocking out at a music festival, or in some far-flung place around the world eating questionable street food.

Norio Fujikawa

Executive Ceative Director

After working his way through design school as a fish monger, Norio put down his fileting knife and studied at the Institute of Design in Chicago. Directing numerous successful projects, Norio has earned his scars and stripes as a big picture thinker and solver. He’s a perpetual artist who just can’t turn it off. Norio’s meeting notes have a tendency to end up on gallery walls and store shelves alike. Some say Norio is an art-robot from the future; others say he’s just Norio.

Jashmine Ali

Studio Administrator

Born and raised in Suva City, Fiji, Jashmine moved to the US when she was 19. She used to loiter with her friends at the local Jack in the Box, until the manager saw promise in our young Jashmine, and hired her for her first job: to keep her friends from loitering at Jack in the Box. If you can’t find Jashmine here at Astro, she is most likely chilling with her kids, cooking, baking, or salsa dancing.

Jaee Kwon

Designer

Jaee Kwon, a former freelance designer for Astro, has rejoined the team in full-force! Born in Daejeon, South Korea, Jaee traveled between South Korea and the US, until ultimately landing in Arizona. She earned her BS in Industrial Design at ASU, and although cheering for the Sun Devils is super fun, Arizona is freaking hot. Jaee traveled Northwest to cool down. In fact, she likes to cool way down. In the winter you will find her in Tahoe, or skiing somewhere on the slopes, where she feels most at home.

Celia Elmasu

Senior Designer

Don’t let her motto of bling, glitter and cats fool you. Although Celia may be a yellow belt in Thai Kick Boxing, she is a ruthless black belt in 3D design. Her love of bright colors and bold/flamboyant design have led her to start a 3D printed jewelry brand. The brand has garnered critical acclaim, and pieces have been worn by FKA Twigs and Demi Lovato! Wait what? You heard right.

Scott Pancioli

Designer

Scott was born in Commerce Township in Michigan where he earned his BFA in industrial design from CCS in Michigan. His love of illustration was introduced to him early on by the soothing instructional painting videos of Bob Ross. Bob’s mantra, “talent is just pursued interest” must have seeped in, because Scott continued to explore his passion for drawing and furniture making. Along with the nailing a job in SF, Scott also came for the challenge of skating the steep hills, and to lurk in the back of coffee shops to draw people when they aren’t looking.

Francois Dransart

Lead Designer

While sitting beneath a tree between lectures at France’s Institut Supérieur de Design, Francois was struck on his head by an apple. While rubbing his head, he knew fighting gravity was his true calling and that Astro would be a perfect fit for him, his master’s degree, and his snowboard. If you can pry Francois away from his designing tools you’ll find him hiking, biking or shredding large hills in San Francisco or the nearby Sierras.

Sushant Vohra

Designer

Sushant Vohra is a recent Industrial Design graduate from India. Sushant is first, and foremost a problem solver. His fresh, bright insight is always welcomed in our huddles. He is also a lover of obscure music, and spends his time studying the fine details of life…and picking up new CAD skills.

Jim Goodell

COO & Partner

With over twenty years of executive branding and design agency experience, Jim keeps a full-nelson on all things strategic at Astro. Hailing from the East Coast, Jim graduated from Purchase College, School of Art and Design. After receiving his MFA in Design and Photography from the University of Illinois, Jim landed in San Francisco, where he served for 15 years as the Managing Partner of Primo Angeli Inc. He soon stepped up to CEO of Primo Angeli: Fitch, where he was responsible throughout their global network for Packaging and Brand Communications. Away from the studio, you may find him searching for the perfect jetstream for his kites, or perfecting his photography. But don’t let the kite flying fool you, he can still flatten most wrestlers, even when he is wrestling above his weight class: welterweight.

Astronaut

Mascot

We found Astro on ebay, where he had penned a beautiful pitch requesting aid in his escape from a dank closet in the middle of Wisconsin. He had been hanging in the darkness for over five years and that got depressing for this astral traveler. After making his way via FedEx to the west coast, Astro instantly warmed up. He now floats above the lobby at Astro Studios, where he greets tourists and aliens alike.

Awards & Recognitions

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2018

Astro Studios
Fast Company's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Design

Bose Sleepbuds
TIME Magazine’s 2018 Best Inventions
Health & Wellness

VIVE Brand System
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Silver

Dolby Design Strategy
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Bronze

Bose Sleepbuds
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Finalist

Shinola Audio
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Finalist

Link AKC Product
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Finalist

Mira Prism
Covestro's Materials Award

Verifone Carbon 10
Red Dot Best of the Best

Verifone Carbon 8
Red Dot Best of the Best

Mira Prism
Red Dot Best of the Best

Astro Studios
Cooper Hewitt National Design Award
Nominee

2017

Link AKC
CES Innovation Award

Link AKC Branding
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Finalist

Link AKC Product
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Finalist

Link AKC Product
Innovation by Design Award
Fast Company Magazine
Finalist - Product

Shinola Collection - Design Strategy
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Finalist

Shinola Power Collection
Core77 Design Awards
Notable, Consumer Product

Shinola Runwell Turntable
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Bronze

Shinola Runwell Turntable
Innovation by Design Award
Fast Company Magazine
Honoree - Product

Verifone Carbon
iF Design Awards

Verifone Carbon
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Finalist

Shinola Power Collection
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Bronze

2016

3D Robotics Solo
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Silver Award

Owlet Smartsock
Core77 Design Awards
Social Impact Award

2015

Electric EG3 Goggles
INC. Design Awards
Category: Recreation

Electric EG3 Goggles
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Finalist in Sports, Leisure, Recreation

Electric Watches
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Finalist in Personal Accessories

SenseLabs: Versus
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Finalist in Personal Accessories

Zuli Smartplug
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Finalist in Home & Bath

2014

The Art of Shaving
Good Design Awards

Equil Brand
HOW International Design Awards
Merit: Identity

Equil Brand
Good Design Awards

Logitech Conferencecam cc3000s
Good Design Awards

Mineralist Brand
HOW International Design Awards
Merit: Identity

Mineralist Brand
Good Design Awards

MINUS-8
Good Design Awards

MINUS-8
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Bronze in Personal Accessories

2012

Nike + Fuelband
Innovation by Design Awards
Business Impact: Consumer Products
Fast Company Magazine

Nike + Fuelband
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Gold in Leisure & Recreation

Nixon Block Speakers
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Finalist in Entertainment

NVIDIA 3D Vision II
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Finalist in Entertainment

SOL Republic Tracks
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Finalist in Entertinment

SimpleTV
CNET Best of CES Award
Category: Home Theater

2011

Astro Gaming A30 Headset
The Shaggies
Bronze in Design for Information & Communication

Kitchenscape
The Shaggies
Honorable Mention: Experiments, Concepts & Zombies

Kodak Slice Identity
AIGA 365: Design Effectiveness
Category: Brand Identity

Microsoft Kin One
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Bronze in Communication Tools

Looxcie
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Bronze in Entertainment

Astro Gaming A*Star In-Ear Headphones
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Finalist in Entertainment

The Boxee Box
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Finalist in Entertainment

Astro Gaming A30 Headset
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Finalist in Entertainment

The Boxee Box
Red Dot International Awards
Product: Entertainment, Technology, Cameras

Astro Gaming A30 Headset
CES Innovations 2011 Awards Honoree
Category: Headphones

Astro Gaming A*Star In-Ear Headphones
CES Innovations 2011 Awards Honoree
Category: Headphones

Astro Gaming Mixamp 5.8
CES Innovations 2011 Awards Honoree
Category: Electronic Gaming Hardware

Onlive Microconsole TV Adaptor
CES Innovations 2011 Awards Honoree
Category: Electronic Gaming Hardware

2010

Microsoft Zune HD
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Bronze in Entertainment

Astro Gaming Scout Backpack
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Finalist in Personal Accessories

Ooma Telo
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Finalist in Communication Tools

Astro Gaming A30 Audio System
Good Design Awards
Category: Electronics

Microsoft Zune HD
Good Design Awards
Category: Electronics

Boxee Box
Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
CNN Tech "Last Gadget Standing"

Boxee Box
CES Innovations 2010 Award
Best of Innovations Honoree
Category: Home Theater Accessories

2009

HP Firebird Desktop Computer
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Silver in Computer Products

Astro Gaming A40 Audio System
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Silver in Entertainment

Astro Gaming Transport Series
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Bronze in Personal Accessories

Astro Gaming A40 Audio System
I.D. Magazine's 2009 Annual Design Review
Honorable Mention Award

HP Firebird Desktop Computer
Good Design Awards
Category: Electronics

HP Firebird Desktop Computer
Best of CES 2009 Nominee
Category: Computers

Astro Gaming A40 Audio System
CES Innovations 2009 Awards Honoree
Category: Headphones

Ooma Telo
CES Innovations 2009 Awards Honoree
Category: Telephones

2008

HP Blackbird 002 Desktop Computer
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Silver in Computer Products

Intel Panorama for Moorestown
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Finalist in Design Strategy

HP Blackbird 002 Desktop Computer
Good Design Awards
Category: Electronics

Astro Gaming A40 Packaging
365: AIGA Design Competitions 29

Astro Gaming A40 Packaging
Pentawards Packaging Design Competition
Bronze in Entertainment

2007

Pursuit Golf TC420 Driver
I.D. Magazine's 2007 Annual Design Review
Honorable Mention Award

2006

Microsoft Xbox 360
I.D. Magazine's 2006 Annual Design Review
Design Distinction Award

2005

Alienware ALX Desktop Computer
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Silver in Computer Products

HP Instant & Home Cinema Digital Projectors
CES Innovations 2005 Awards Honoree
Category: Home Theater

Cranium Balloon Lagoon
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio
Platinum Award Winners
Toys: Early School Years

Virgin Boomtube Speakers
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Bronze in Consumer Products

Microsoft Xbox 360
Popular Science's Best of What's New
Grand Award Winner in Home Entertainment

Virgin Boomtube Speakers
PC World's DW Innovations Awards
Innovation Award Honoree

2004

Nike Slingshot Golf Irons
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Bronze in Consumer Products

2003

AirRide Bike Seat
I.D. Magazine's 2003 Annual Design Review
Honorable Mention Award

Alienware Area51 Desktop Computer
I.D. Magazine's 2003 Annual Design Review
Honorable Mention Award

Nike Triax 250 Watch
IDSA/Business Week Magazine
2003 Catalyst Award Winner

2002

S-Hooks Skateboard Hanger
I.D. Magainze's 2002 Annual Design Review
Honorable Mention Award

2001

Compaq Ipaq PDA
I.D. Magazine's 2001 Annual Design Review
Design Distinction Award

Compaq Ipaq PDA
Good Design Awards
Category: Electronics

Nike Triax 300 Watch
Good Design Awards
Category: Sports

Compaq Rack and Tower Server Line
Industry Forum Design Hannover
Product Design Award

Nike Triax 300 Watch
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Silver Award in Consumer Products

1999

Kensington Smartsockets
The Designs of the Decade: Best in Business
Bronze Award in 1990-1999 Awards Competition

Nike Triax 250 Watch
The Designs of the Decade: Best in Business
Gold Award in 1990-1999 Awards Competition

Nike Triax 250 Watch
Industrial Design Excellence Awards
Gold Award in Consumer Products

1998

Nike Triax 250 Watch
I.D. Magazine's 1998 Annual Design Review
Best of Category Award

OPPORTUNITIES GALORE

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Brand Director

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.

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Brand Creative Director

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.

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Program Manager

Astro lives in San Francisco, on the fringe of Silicon Valley, where we embrace a design approach that blends lifestyle and technology into relevant, high-performance results. This approach as enabled us to transform markets, define pop culture and help clients generate billions in new revenue. Astro is a passionate, creative, vital and integrated studio and as a team ,We Fight Gravity.

The main responsibilities of this position include the following:

Managing the relationship with the client throughout project duration, and acting as the main point of contact between client and Astro
Ensuring the services delivered by Astro conform to what has been contractually agreed and monitoring the delivery of said services against agreed schedule, quality, scope and budget
Managing internal resource planning
Acting as the escalation point when issues arise with resources, services and managing any dispute or conflict
Reporting internally on project performance (services delivery, progress, economics, etc.)

We are searching for a dynamic and passionate team member with the following qualifications:

3+ years of program management experience in a related service field
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and is proactive in facilitating communication
Experience preparing proposals, and recognizing and preparing change orders including budgets and timelines while maintaining profitability
Extremely organized and detail-oriented, especially in the taking and distribution of notes and information needed to facilitate program goals
Experience managing overall client relationships, ensuring they remain “nurtured” and that projects meet objectives
Proficiency in Adobe Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator & Acrobat), Keynote, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

If this is you, we look forward to hearing from you!

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Internships

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.

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Don't see a position that fits? E-mail us at jobs@astrostudios.com