Mr. K

• Is a Design Strategist and Product Architect.

• Has a hard-core background in business and economics. That background drives him to create products that meet his client’s ultimate business goals.

• Has worked on and directed all aspects of product development from industrial, brand, packaging, and user-interface design, to hardware and software development.

• Has worked in fashion, mobile, web, military, medical, consumer and industrial.

• Is a true generalist capable of directing a team to create a product-experience that is consistent, coherent, cohesive, and on brand.

• Has worked with some of the best industrial and interface designers in the world.

• Has quietly consulted for over 15 years exclusively at the executive level for large corporations and venture-capital backed start-ups alike.

• Has held Director level positions at a NASDAQ listed company and a venture-capital backed start-up that was acquired by a leading software company.

• Personal references include current and past vice-presidents of Apple, MTV, and Motorola.

• Is now looking to transition his virtual team into a small “special ops” team of the most elite consultants.

You:

• Will be the first full-time member of that elite team.

• Are in that top 1%. Not top 10%.

• Are an outstanding designer, capable of creating unique products that resonate with, and set the tone for, your client’s company.

• Have extreme proficiency with modeling tools, capable of producing photo-realistic renderings. At the same time, you are capable of using traditional mediums.

• Have an excellent sense of brand and graphic design, and know how to use the tools to express your visions.

• Have the portfolio to prove it.

• Are a true right/left brained individual, extremely creative while being organized, on time, and diligent.

• Have strong communication skills and an excellent command of the English language.

• Have outstanding references.

• Realize that product development, in its optimal form, is akin to film production, and given enough time and experience you want to be the Director.

• Want to gain the skills that Mr. K. has.

• Yearn to learn and work on all aspects of product development, initially focused on industrial design, user-experience design, brand and packaging.

• You, are a generalist.
Specific Skills

• 0-3+ years experience
• A design degree
• Self motivated, self managing
• Organized
• Advanced 3D skills (e.g. Rhino, Solidworks, etc.)
• Advanced 2D skills via Illustrator and Photoshop
• Working knowledge of Powerpoint and InDesign, and Microsoft Office
• Knowledge of current manufacturing techniques including co-molding, thixomolding, sintering, etc.
• Strong storytelling skills
• Note, position starts January 2010

Apply Via Email

Submission Details

Kindly email a link to your website, or a PDF portfolio under 10MB in size.

NOTE:
Candidates who are not US citizens or permanent residents need to have authorization to work in the US in order to apply.