Industrial Designer at artifactuprising.com in Denver, CO

Job description

• Denver, CO — Artifact Uprising is looking for a Physical Product Designer to own the design and development of the physical product portfolio. This is a hands-on, individual contributor role for someone who thinks in materials, tolerances, and manufacturing constraints as fluently as they think in typography, color, and composition.
• You will be the second person at the company with this specific skill set. You'll design new physical products from concept through production-ready tech packs, and you'll design forward, on-brand, on-trend graphics for products already in market (books, cards, calendars, packaging). Most of your time will go toward the graphic design side of physical products, but the role requires a strong physical product sensibility and CAD portfolio.
• You'll report directly to the Creative Director and work closely with the Merchandising team on roadmap priorities, and with our domestic and overseas manufacturing partners on sampling and production.

Responsibilities

• Design physical products end to end: concept, form, materials, finishes, and construction
• Build 3D CAD models and renders at a near design-for-manufacturing level of precision
• Produce comprehensive tech packs (specs, dimensions, materials, construction notes) that our manufacturing partners can build from without back-and-forth
• Design covers, cards, and other printed/surface graphics that are on-brand and on-trend
• Support the design of packaging concepts across structural form and surface graphics, including mailers, gift boxes, and a brand-forward unboxing experience
• Partner with the Merchandising team on the vendor sampling process: spec, sample, review, iterate, approve
• Partner with the Merchandising team on new product innovation, redesigns, and roadmap feasibility
• Maintain the level of fastidiousness and precision required to translate a design intent into a physical, manufacturable object

Requirements

• 3–5 years of professional experience in industrial design, physical product design, or a closely related field
• Strong CAD skills at a design-for-manufacturing level; Rhino preferred, SolidWorks or Fusion 360 also considered
• Proficiency with a rendering tool (KeyShot or similar)
• Working knowledge of materials, finishes, and manufacturing processes in paper, metals, woods, stone, and glass
• Strong graphic design sensibility: typography, layout, and an eye for what's on-brand and on-trend
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
• A portfolio that shows both physical product thinking (CAD, tech packs, prototypes) and applied graphic design work
• Self-motivated with strong workflow discipline; comfortable owning cross-functional relationships independently
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Physical Product Design, or equivalent portfolio-demonstrated experience
• Preferred but not required: experience designing paper goods and/or books

Skills

Required

• Rendering (KeyShot or similar)
• Graphic design (typography, layout)
• Tech pack creation

Benefits

• Industry leading health, vision and dental insurance for families (Plans cover 100% for employees and up to 95% for dependents), flexible vacation policy, Gym partnership with ClassPass, 401(k) matching plan, Year-End Company Bonus Plan.
• $85,000 - $105,000 a year
• The final salary is commensurate with experience, skills, and organizational equity considerations.