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 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 Senior Designer at Astro works on various types of initiatives across our multidisciplinary practice, assisting in crafting brand identity systems, digital interfaces, elevating product design communications and presentations, and more. Senior Designers at Astro contribute to and illustrate how our point-of-view is singularly insightful. You are an experienced hands-on designer collaborating in delivering real solutions for our clients. Senior Designers are an integral part of Astro client relationships. You are comfortable presenting your design at the high-visibility stakeholder level, as well as delivering guidance and leadership during the design process.

Being a multidisciplinary studio, Astro provides designers with the opportunity to work on and shape a wide range of projects. The ability to adapt to and embrace design challenges is key to this particular role. We help our clients define their objectives and assist them in the development and materialization of their vision at the highest level of execution.

As part of the Astro family, Senior Designers are expected to be brand ambassadors for our work and mission. Building and evolving the Astro brand itself is one of the most important responsibilities for all designers in the studio; this requires active participation on marketing, communications and internal event efforts, as well as attending cultural and design events on a regular basis.

SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Responsibilities

• Work with Creative Directors and Lead Designers across brand development for print and digital experiences and industrial design
• Work collaboratively while inspiring and helping others become better designers
• Take direction from Creative Directors and Lead Designers.
• Deliver and receive constructive feedback to achieve the objectives determined by each project
• Hands-on design approach. Sr. Designers are visual design role models for the studio
• Collaborate in the development of brand and industrial design POVs
• Contribute to the improvement of Astro’s brand development process
• Contribute to the overall Astro brand communications
• Be aware of budgets and timelines as outlined by Program Managers and Directors Requirements
• 4+ years of experience in-house or agency/studio environment
• A strong, original portfolio of diverse creative brand work from logo design to brand systems
• Clear understanding of brand development workflows
• A self-managing, motivated and entrepreneurial outlook
• Experience working with other designers in a team/studio setting
• Ability to deliver and take constructive feedback gracefully
• Solid understanding of global trends, technology and fashion
• Strong, unique communication and visualization skills
• Expert understanding of the Creative Suite graphic applications
• Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign are a minimum
• Understanding of digital experience prototyping tools for product/mobile/web, like Sketch, Figma, Flinto, UXPin, WebFlow, etc.
• Understanding of prepress and printing processes
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or Visual Communications
• Drawing, photography, illustration, motion, 3D modeling, coding or writing skills are a plus
• Packaging design experience is a strong plus

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.