Do you like to work independently without supervision?
Are you finishing your degree or a fresh graduate looking for work experience?
Do you value great design and believe that it can make a difference to real people in the real world?
Are you interested in working in an international studio environment that practices design thinking?
SIM Design is looking for a full-time intern for our Red Dot winning Japan based toddler brand meroware (lovemero.jp). We require someone with a passion for branding and the ability to understand the needs of our global target audience as we share meroware with the rest of the world.
You bring a fresh perspective to every project you touch and have the design skills to create work that is memorable. You are organized, motivated, and enjoy working with other designers and engineers. You know that great design can make a difference to real people in the real world, and that is how you build a strong brand identity through user experience.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to finding design solutions on both roadmap and advanced concept projects.
- Participate in project brainstorms to generate innovative ideas and product features/concepts.
- Support research into design trends, consumer segments, and market competitors to inspire and guide your design directions.
- Desire to create breath-taking presentation deliverables that may include research summaries, sketches, user scenarios, product renderings, and appearance models.
- Hands on creative for product marketing and social media.
- Interested to learn about all phases of product design - from research to concept development, design for manufacturing, to marketing and sales.
Qualifications:
- Great sketching, form development, product photography, CAD modeling / rendering or graphic skills, social media content creation.
- Familiar with relevant software (Adobe CC suite or 3D CAD rendering packages, etc.)
- Excellent verbal, written, and visual communication and presentation skills.
- Willingness to work closely with, and take direction from, senior design team members.
- Student in their second or third year Bachelor’s degree program or equivalent pursuing Industrial Design, Graphic Design, or Communications.
