Senior Industrial Designer

Material Holdings • New York, NY

298d • $72,100 - $115,000

About The Position

Aruliden is an award-winning studio that builds purpose-driven brands, products, and experiences. A multi-disciplinary team of industrial designers, 2D designers, and strategists, we work together to bring brands to life, whether crafting their strategic DNA, developing a graphic identity, or developing their physical and digital products. We've delivered design solutions for: Verizon, Whoop, Google, Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein, Fenty, Cecred, AG1, Seed, Movado, Bulgari, Supergoop, Simkhai, the MoMA store, Backdrop, Merit, and many more clients across a diverse range of sectors. Aruliden is the design & innovation studio within Material, a global integrated marketing services company that specializes in uncovering deep, data-driven insights in order to create experiences for clients, transforming relationships between businesses and the people they serve.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant design experience.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional taste, ideation, and execution.
• Degree in Industrial Design or equivalent experience.
• Comfortable familiarity with human-centered design approaches and experience design principles and concepts.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience in or exposure to guiding products through a development & engineering process while protecting the integrity of the design intent.
• Comfortable driving a project self-sufficiently with minimal supervision.
• Familiarity liaising with manufacturers, engineers, & model-makers.
• Concept, sketching, and rendering skills.
• Strong proficiency in Keyshot.
• Strong proficiency in Solidworks (preferred) and/or other 3D CAD packages (Rhino, Alias, etc.).
• Strong proficiency in basic Adobe Creative Suite software.
• Familiarity with Figma, Google Suite, and/or Microsoft Teams a plus.
• Located in NYC or surrounding areas, or willing to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects as a primary contributor.
• Contribute to the full design process including strategic thinking, inspiration-gathering, ideation, 3D modeling, physical prototyping, visual rendering, design for manufacturing, and presentation crafting.
• Take on a variety of projects—sometimes simultaneously—from quick sprints to large, complex initiatives.
• Work with Design Directors to understand & translate priorities and help define the creative vision.
• Mentor younger designers, demonstrating by example and by direct guidance.
• Quickly surface any project questions, challenges, or ambiguities to Directors or Project Managers.
• Continuously improve your hard and soft skills, surfacing any interesting breakthroughs with the rest of the team to ensure we're continuously innovating in our approach to design.
• Maintain high quality standards for design, ensuring the work is strategic, aesthetically appealing, improves the experience of users, and supports business goals.
• Be a champion for ethics in design with a demonstrable interest in and knowledge of social & environmental principles.
• Help to build and maintain team culture, embracing the positive attitude and low-ego zone.
• Pitch in with voluntary housekeeping, whether cleaning up digital files or tidying around the office.
• Suggest improvements to workflow or equipment.
• Strengthen the team with referrals to prospective clients and/or new employees.

Benefits

• High-impact work.
• Inclusion and interconnectedness.
• Opportunities for learning and making an impact.
• Access to a peer group of exceptionally talented colleagues.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree