Position Summary

IDEO helps companies innovate. We design products, services, environments, and digital experiences for organizations seeking new ways to provide value for their customers. IDEO creates visible and tangible strategies for innovation and executes all aspects of design and development, from conception through production.

IDEO Munich is seeking a Junior Communication Designer

You ARE a

• VISUALIZER: You use your excellent visualization skills to facilitate the delivery and communication of complex ideas and strategies within IDEO project teams and to the client

• STORYTELLER: You tell stories in an intriguing and compelling way

• PROTOTYPER: You make the exploration of consumer insights and behaviors as tangible as possible

• SOCIALIZER: You enjoy working in multidisciplinary teams

You WON’T be a

• PIXELPUSHER: You don’t design beautiful eye candy just for the sake of it. We are interested in content and appropriate ways to communicate it

• 24/7 GRAPHIC SLAVE: You won’t find a typical agency-like working environment

We would like you to BE

• INSPIRING: You have a passionate & inspiring work & life style

• DIVERSE: Skills in animation, video and/or storyboarding as well as writing skills are considered a bonus

• ORGANIZED: You are able to multi-task and manage multiple deadlines

• SKILLED: You have a graphic design degree and first professional experience. Plus, you understand the fundamentals of brand strategy and what makes great brands great

• VERSATILE: You have depth in designing the traditionally "communication" based touchpoints (corporate identity, advertising, packaging, signage, brand tone & voice, etc.), but are conversant in the others (ie. product, retail, merchandising, space etc.) • FLUENT in both English and German

You will BENEFIT from

• INTERNATIONALITY: You will be part of an international team

• DIVERSITY: You will work with talented and world class interaction, communication and industrial designers and strategists

• COLLABORATION: You will enjoy our collaborative cross-disciplinary work style at IDEO

Interested? We’re looking forward to receiving your portfolios. If you do not hear from us, please assume that we do not have an appropriate opportunity at this point. Due to the amount of application we cannot get back to you with individual feedback and hope for your understanding.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:
IDEO is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.