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Director of Industrial Design

Director of Industrial Design – Charlotte, NC InVue (www.invue.com) creates technology solutions for retailers, commercial businesses, and Institutions that improve customer profitability, efficiency, and security. Today, InVue partners with top retailers and brands like Samsung, Apple, Microsoft and Google around the world. InVue has been recognized as one of the fastest growing privately-held companies in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine for five of its ten years in business.
Responsibilities:

  • Manage InVue’s creative process from ideation through completion, leveraging a mastery of holistic, human centered design principles to elevate design as a leadership discipline within the company
  • Team leadership; day to day management of a team of Senior Industrial Designers
  • Initial concepts to sketch models, prototypes, packaging, engineering and materials, the leader will work collaboratively within a cross-functional team while managing other team members to ensure design intent and integrity is maintained throughout all stages of product development
  • Be a hands-on facilitation and design process expert, advising internal teams, external partners, as well as working as a liaison with internal teams to see ideas through to appropriate design and implementation levels across a variety of platforms
  • Translate marketing objectives into clear creative strategies, by synthesizing input from management, sales, engineering and development partners to design and refine products from concept to mass production
  • Follow through to sweat the smallest details, solve challenges and champion and enforce design intent
  • Participate in and translate consumer & ethnographic insights into design opportunities Understand user behavior as it relates to design and have a passion for creating beautiful and meaningful experiences
  • Assume ownership of projects, working without close supervision, while balancing multiple concurrent projects
  • Facilitate project communication across a multidisciplinary team through all phases of projects
  • Make and take constructive criticism while maintaining a sense of humor and a balanced perspective

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in ID/Product Design, 10+ years of industrial design experience (with at least 3-5 years leading ID teams and projects) preferably in fast-moving, high-volume consumer electronics or consumer goods companies
  • Demonstrated leadership, motivation and the ability to provide constructive feedback and direction to both internal and external team members
  • Fluidly move from strategy and design direction to hands-on, ‘in the tools’ development
  • Demonstrated mastery of 2D and 3D tools of the trade (Solidworks, Keyshot, Adobe CS, PowerPoint/Keynote etc.)
  • Persuasively and assertively sell ideas and solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders via excellent visual, written and verbal communication skills and solid rationale
  • Experience creating and fostering an environment that builds and strengthens individual contributor skills sets and career development
  • Extensive knowledge and experience related to process capabilities and limitations within the world of electrical and mechanical engineering and high-volume overseas manufacturing
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, with strong initiative and follow through
  • Excellent project management and prioritization skills, paying meticulous attention to detail, while not losing sight of the big picture
  • Embrace a hands-on development and learning approach, using frequent prototyping for validation and user studies
  • Mechanically inclined with a strong aesthetic sensitivity and deep understanding of manufacturing processes and methods across multiple materials
  • Work under tight deadline pressure and adapt quickly and amicably to changes in project, scope and schedule
  • Able to travel domestically and internationally, up to 20%
Under direction of the Director of Industrial Design, the Lead designer, will demonstrate the use of development tools and understanding of all aspects of the product design process during development of the assigned projects. They will utilize core design skills, adhere to the timing and action calendar, execute production level information including 3D data, follow through with all steps for execution of the product from concept to post design finalization, increase the number of projects executed with the use of external resources, maximize vendor resources, assist in driving the category assigned from a design perspective, and work with cross functional team members during all aspects of execution. The Lead designer will lead and mentor other designers, including Staff and Associate designers and possibly Senior designers, and drive the assigned categories. Collaboration on strategies to obtain adoption will be done with design management. The designer at this level will expected to drive product execution and fully understand the process. Design management will help provide strategy and support as needed, but execution of design process should be able to be executed with little supervision.
Responsibilities:
DESIGN: Design and Develop products defined by the project briefs within a FOB goal. In this execution use core design skills for research, concept generation, product validation, ergonomics, 3D modeling, materials and process, aesthetics development, color selection, tech pack along with supportive collateral information for product execution, and strategic design with the use of DSG available metrics. Use various tools available during this process. (i.e. first insight, qualitative/quantitative research, trend analysis, and review of available metrics.)
DRIVE INNVOATION: Push beyond the core product ask and Introduce innovation within various categories. These projects will fall within and outside the T&A calendar and utilize the core design skills sets to execute. Use available resources and tools available to define product opportunities. Work with design management and product manager to justify the business case and size of the opportunity. Focus is on trend, research, category knowledge, and Concept ideation. Mentor and guide reporting designers to do the same.
DRIVE STRATEGY: Drive strategic direction for the category in conjunction with various levels of design management and Product Management team members. Focus will be within 1-2 categories depending on the size of the category. Work with cross functional teams to ensure designs are accurate and complete as defined by the project brief. Changes defined during the development process are updated and communicated on all appropriate channels. Drive and own the strategic development of the opportunities of the assigned category. Validate that the design team is being challenged in the appropriate channels.
WORK WITH EXTERNAL RESOURCES: Work with internal, external, and foreign resources to obtain the required deliverables of the timing and action calendar. If required communicate with the HKO office and directly to manufacturing vendors to maintain design and functional intent. Work with external resources for execution of design and prototype resources to expand the amount of work being executed.
MANAGE and MENTOR: Manage and mentor reporting designers throughout the various aspects of the process as mentioned above. Oversee the comprehensive completion of projects and track deliverables associates to the design and development process.
Qualifications
Requirements:
Bachelor’s Degree- Industrial Design
7-10 Years of Experience- Design experience working for an OEM or Consultancy. Previous experience with design management preferred.
Industrial Design Director

We are a family of Fjordians. Our living culture and borderless playground provide us with space to thrive, following simple core values that inform everything we do. Be adventurous. Bring a vision. Make an impact. Rely on empathy. Nurture collaboration. Stay transparent. Be bold and generous in all you do.

Thanks to a unique partnership with Accenture, we’re able to do work that changes the world, and we’re always looking for kindred spirits.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • To lead or provide oversight for our multi-disciplinary teams, directing the definition of the overall design vision, strategy, execution, and delivery through all stages of the project from conceptual work through to refinement, documentation, and launch.
    • You will oversee multiple projects simultaneously, closely collaborating with principal and senior-level designers to ensure the design vision is upheld during design execution and delivery of a project.
    • Develop and nurture strong client and stakeholder relationships that position we are a trusted advisor and partner.
    • Actively participate and lead business development efforts, including meetings and presentations, to help grow our client portfolio.
    • As co-lead on business development efforts, the Creative Director will be responsible for directing a team through the development of a complete design proposal, and for collaborating with the Business Development team and/or Client Services partners.
    • To grow, develop, and maintain our unique point-of-view, proprietary thinking and methodologies related to design, and to share this through training and mentorship internally, and externally by demonstrating thought-leadership at industry conferences and in publications.
    • To manage up to 5 reports from a variety of design disciplines. In the role of a manager, the Creative Director will be responsible for managing and mentoring their reports’ growth, conducting regular one-on-ones, and providing their reports’ with yearly performance evaluations.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

    • 10+ years of practical experience in design
    • 4+ years’ experience managing 4 or more direct reports
    • 5+ years managing design projects

PREFERRED SKILLS:

  • A Master’s Degree in design is preferred. Acceptable disciplines are industrial design, interaction design or human-computer interaction (HCI), graphic design, or related discipline
  • An exceptional portfolio of work that demonstrates a significant breadth of experience in solving complex, large-scale design challenges, collaborating with and managing multiple stakeholders across disciplines, and delivering meaningful innovation in products and/or design processes and methodologies
  • Your work is recognized as groundbreaking and world-class in the broader design community and you have been awarded patents and design awards
  • Internationally acclaimed industry leader w/experience speaking at events/conferences and/or through published content
  • Best-in-class mastery of at least one of our key creative disciplines: industrial design, interaction design, and or the visual design, and a proficient understanding of the disciplines that have not been mastered
  • Mastery of qualitative and quantitative design research methodologies, and experience participating in, or conducting, medium to large research projects, from qualitative consumer ethnography to analytics-based A/B testing
  • Mastery in leading creative teams throughout all stages of a design project, from research to ideation, to detailed design, to documentation and delivery
  • Experience leading multiple simultaneous projects is required
  • Best-in-class mastery in presenting design work to audiences of senior industry executives, VCs, academics, and others
  • Exceptional client management skills
  • Clear ability to lead and inspire multi-disciplinary teams
  • Deep familiarity with a range of product development processes (e.g. waterfall and agile)
  • Deep experience in collaborating with multiple stakeholders across disciplines
  • Organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication, interpersonal and time-management skills
  • Must bring passion, positivity, energy and enthusiasm to our team
  • Must hold a valid US Works Visa, if international
Industrial Design/Carpentry Fabrication Assistant
Mission Escape Rooms – Crofton, MD

Mission Escape Rooms is looking for a qualified, eager to learn, full-time candidate to join our team as an Assistant to our Lead Game Designer. Please submit a cover letter and link to your portfolio or project examples when applying.

The ideal candidate MUST possess the following criteria:

– Carpentry experience with knowledge of tools and processes common in a shop environment

-Proficiency in 2D rendering software (included but not limited to, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator)

-Experience in interdisciplinary design projects

-Experience in utilizing various finishing techniques for various materials (foam, resin, wood, fiberglass, metal)

-Strong attention to detail

The following criteria is strongly preferred:

-Familiarity with platforms such as Arduino and/or Raspberry Pi

-Basic knowledge of low voltage wiring/prototyping

-Experience in the design/fabrication of interactive mediums (set design, exhibit design, product design, etc)

-Familiarty in escape rooms and game design

Job Type: Full-time

Education:

  • High school or equivalent (Required)

Language:

  • English (Required)

Work authorization:

  • United States (Required)

Start date:

  • Immediately (Required)