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.

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.

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!

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.