Junior Industrial Designer at
BLOND

BLOND 

BLOND is a critically acclaimed London-based design studio that collaborates with the world’s leading brands and startups—ranked by Red Dot as the No.1 design studio in America and Europe for three consecutive years.

STRATEGIC INNOVATION & DESIGN embodies the studio’s practice. With empathy toward fast-changing social needs and environmental challenges, BLOND harnesses insights to pinpoint opportunities that have the potential to enhance contemporary lifestyles and provoke change. The studio’s designers, engineers, and strategists translate these opportunities into meaningful brands, products, spaces, and experiences that give our partners a market advantage while positively impacting the planet.

OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for Junior Industrial Designers to join our fast-growing team. You will be an integral part of the studio, working closely with mid-level and senior designers gaining exposure to all aspects of a design project, from research to strategy, ideation and visualisation. 

DUTIES

• Working in a team, reporting to the project leads/senior designers and mid-level designers
• Participation in ideation sessions
• Engage in desktop and field research
• Strategic design thinking
• CAD, visualisation and presentation creation
• Participation in client meetings

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES (REQUIRED)

• BA Degree in Industrial/Product Design
• At least one to two years of industry experience (Post graduation)
• Strong administrative and organisational skills 
• Eagerness to become part of a tight-knit team and a brand advocate
• Creativity and innovation-focused
• Strong CAD skills; must include Rhino (3D) and Adobe (2D)
• Strong Keyshot skills
• Able to present work beautifully, with clarity
• Detail-oriented
• Confident communicator 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English are required
• Strong understanding of design for manufacture
• Interest in working across multiple sectors
• Willing to travel internationally for meetings/development workshops
• Passionate about design
• The Right to Work in the UK

 SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES (BENEFICIAL)

• Able to start immediately
  
• Ability to speak a language other than English
• Knowledge of Solidworks
• Knowledge of Autodesk Alias
• Ai prompting experience

BENEFITS

• Vitality Health (Private Healthcare)
• Birthday day off (paid)
• Education days (two paid days off per year for education - lectures, mentoring and tutoring)
• Beautiful Canal Side Studio
• Friendly Office Dog
• Team Socials and Events

FAQ

• Working from home is offered (one day per week). For the remainder of the week, the position will be based in our London office (Hackney, E2).
• Overseas applicants are very welcome, but they must hold a valid British Citizenship or a valid right to work in the UK (please note, we do not offer visa sponsorship)
• Please note we do not offer working from abroad, all employees are expected to be in our London studio a minimum of 4 days a week.

HOW TO APPLY

Please note, applications that do not follow these steps will not be reviewed:

• Send a PDF copy of your CV including your portfolio to [email protected]
• Please title the email: BLOND JUNIOR DESIGNER DECEMBER 2024
• No need to create a cover letter; please introduce yourself via email
• Within the introduction email, please clearly state your availability or notice period
• Please clearly state your salary expectations within the email
• Please clearly state your right to work in the UK status within the email
• Application deadline: 5th December 2024, 23:59
• Please note: due to the high volume of applications, we will only be able to reply to successful candidates