Job_Opportunity, 05/20/2008,
Bestway International Design Internship/Work-Experience Program,
Bestway is looking to fill four leisure/toy product design intern positions in our Shanghai R&D Center.
On-site housing is provided at the newly constructed Bestway Executive Center located in Jiading Shanghai.
This exciting opportunity will run July through August.
Interested applicants are requested to forward email-friendly portfolios and resumes to jared@bestway-shanghai.com. All applicants will be notified of their standing by May 1st.
Required Skill Sets:
- Excellent sketching capabilities
- Background with creative software packages include but not limited to:
Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator, 3d max, CAD, Maya, Rhino, Corel Paint, etc.
- Outstanding verbal and visual communication
- English language proficiency
- Chinese language a bonus but not a necessity
- Portfolio review is mandatory; preference will be given to those displaying both strong graphic and industrial design backgrounds
Program Overview:
Week One - Inflatable Production: An in-depth overview of mass-production
Week Two-Three - Prototype Production: Making inflatables
Remainder of the Program: - New Product Development: Working with sales and marketing design briefs participants will develop new product
Jared Goldberg, Design Manager,Bestway Inflatables & Material Corp.,No.3065 Cao An Road, 201812, Shanghai, China
Tel: (86 21) 691355793
Cell Phone: (86) 13916097670
Fax: (86 21) 59135069
Web site: bestway-global.com
Job_Opportunity, 05/20/2008, Senior Designer,
Founded in 1993, Factor Design is a strategic design company with offices in San Francisco and Hamburg, Germany. We work with some of the world’s most compelling brands, including Apple, Coke, Nike, and GE, to launch new products, renew brands, and envision innovative methods to allow business leaders to compete and win.
Factor Design San Francisco is looking for an experienced and inspired Senior Designer to lead functional project teams in our growing studio. This position offers the opportunity to work on a wide variety of culturally defining projects for some of the world’s most innovative brands.
Responsibilities:
- Determine the strategic points of entry for creative development and exploration
- Establish creative approach and development plan for project teams
- Bring new resources, vendors, and perspectives to the team
- Oversee multiple projects simultaneously from planning to launch
- Challenge the creative and strategic intent of a given project in a responsible manner
- Willingness to travel to client engagements throughout North America, Europe, and Asia
- Contribute to and lead internal creative reviews and external client presentations
- Define priorities and establish resource needs in advance
- Communicate with the Creative Director and Client Services team throughout all phases of projects to manage schedules, budgets, and deliveries
- Manage and mentor a team of Junior Designers and Design Interns
- Lead and participate in key project decision-making, including: requirements gathering, scheduling, resource allocation, and coordination of client teams and approval processes
- Collaborate with Client Services team to manage client relationships and delivery of projects within scope of assigned work
- Provide clear communication to the Creative Director and senior management regarding project status, resource requirements, issues, and priorities
Skills:
- Vocal leader and ardent communicator of conceptual ideas and team expectations
- Excellent written/verbal communication and presentation skills
- Ability to multi-task on several projects at once
- Ability to analyze opportunities, define successful approaches, and proactively solve problems
- Ability to think quickly and clearly in stressful situations
- Demonstrates sensitivity to the cultural and business environments of our clients and their teams
Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience working as a mid-level Designer or Senior Designer within a fast-paced design studio or agency environment
- Experience working with Fortune 500 brands
- BFA or MFA from a leading 4-year undergraduate or 2-year Masters design program
- Portfolio of award-winning design work across a variety of media and industries
Compensation:
The salary for this position is commensurate with experience.
A competitive benefits package is offered, including matching 401(k), health, vision, dental and life insurance, and PTO.
Contact:
Please send a cover letter, resume, links to available online portfolio or PDF, and salary requirements to sfjobs@factordesign.com, referencing the position in the subject line. Please, no phone calls. EOE
Job_Opportunity, 05/19/2008,
Designer Position,
Designer
U.S.A.
Morningstar`s Individual Investor business unit seeks a Designer to provide creative assistance and support to the design team throughout the design process. The Designer should be interested in and skilled at solving challenging information and communication design problems.
Required skills: typographic, verbal communication, knowledge of design development tools, minimum of BFA in graphic design/visual communications. An advanced degree is a plus.
To apply, please send a portfolio or work sample along with your resume and a cover letter. Applications that do not contain all three of these items will not be considered.
Morningstar is an equal opportunity employer.
Job_Opportunity, 05/16/2008, User Experience Designer Position
,
Note from Alum: Vikram Bapat
Req#/Job Code: 222268
Location: Redmond, WA
This is an incredible opportunity for a visual designer with outstanding 3D design abilities and deep interest in shaping the design direction of Microsoft’s next generation product development on the 3D visualization front.
Please send me your resumes and link to your online portfolio at vbapat@microsoft.com
You can also submit your resume online through the external facing job description at Microsoft’s Career site at:
hyperlink to members.microsoft.com
Candidates should have most, if not all, of the follow qualities:
- 4-year Bachelors degree in Design (interaction design, industrial design, visual communications, or related field), HCI, Human Factors or similar.
- Experience in designing a consumer software product or game.
- Experience of usability testing.
- Training and experience in using 2 or more design and prototyping tools, for example, Flash, 3d Studio Max, zam3d, Photoshop, Expression Design and Blend, and HTML/XML.
- A design portfolio showing samples of work, fairly developed visual design sense and a well-rounded design skill-set.
Vikram Bapat
Senior User Researcher
Developer Division, Microsoft Corporation
Tel: +1(425) 705 4085
MDes CPID 2000
Job_Opportunity, 05/15/2008, Internship opportunity,
Architectural Sign Associates creates environmental graphic design and wayfinding programs for healthcare, education and office environments. This paid internship at our Mt. Lebanon office (adjacent to the T) for the Summer 08 term offers opportunities to design signage and wayfinding elements as well as re-branding corporate literature.
Architectural Sign Associates
signplanning website
Please contact Wendy Holmes at
Marketing Director
wholmes@signplanning.com or 412 563 5657 ext. 18 to apply or for more information regarding this internship opportunity.
Architectural Sign Associates
m. P.O. Box 11716, Pittsburgh, PA 15228
p. 412 563 5657 ext. 18
f. 412 563 5664
e. wholmes@signplanning.com
w. www.signplanning.com
GSA Contractor GS-07F-5775R
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Patrick Donnelly describes himself as an unemployed artist working in a coffee shop who turned into a successful self-employed artist/designer/ flair bartender. He found many opportunities in the suburbs for his ability to visually solve problems, turning his passion into a small living, and some fun adventures along the way. He is currently freelancing for five clients, and also touring the DC region with an exhibition flair bartending team called “the pour boys.” He recently accepted an offer to work for George Washington University in their graphics department. Visit www.patrickdonnelly.com for more details.
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