Product Developer / Industrial Designer (Consumer Goods) – Upstairs Yellow
Upstairs Yellow
Collingwood, Melbourne VIC
Product Developer / Industrial Designer (Consumer Goods)
Full time
Upstairs Yellow is seeking a passionate design professional to join our independent creative products agency.
Based in Collingwood, we’re a small dynamic team working at the forefront of product development and manufacture for some of the globe’s largest alcohol and beverage brands (think: Moet Hennessy, Campari, Penfolds etc). Our environment is fast paced and we’re passionate about creating world class, unique and inspiring products.
If you have passion and hustle to create this is the role for you. We are looking for individual/s who are curious about how things are made and thrive in detail, whether your skills are mostly in design OR development we’d love to chat.
Our process is fast with a development lifecycle from concept to creation running at 4-10 weeks delivery in hand. The great news is that 90% of the products we design make it through to production.
Together in our team you will be supported with a great depth of experience to ensure your ideas are realised which means an understanding of DFM (design for manufacture) is essential. We’re looking for curious minds, with an obsessive streak who never stop learning and can work independently.
Successful candidates will work closely with the Creative Director, and will be involved in the entire design development process from conceptual development to sampling and manufacture through to advanced studio photography in our inhouse studio.
A strong skill set in Adobe Illustrator is required as you quickly create tech packs, diagrams, and scale drawings for hard goods product specs to be used as the blueprint for manufacture. We’d also love to talk to you if your skills lie elsewhere – in CAD (both parametric & visualisation) or Photography/Photoshop/Indesign.
The Opportunity
Work with a creative team with over 20 years experience.
Full spectrum design experience: Both hard and soft-good products, materials specification, print production, finished art, studio photography.
Guide projects from conception through production.
Communicate effectively with factories to develop innovative products.
Create product specifications docs (including dimensions, materials and finishes) and liaise with suppliers through the sampling and prototype process to validate the trend, design and quality of the product.
Develop and deliver product specifications of samples and approval all details of final product ensuring brand and quality standards
Research and analyse gaps in the market for future product development, through trend forecasting and related product segment research.
End-to-end product development - trend forecasting, seasonal mood boards, trend direction aligned with the critical path.
Manage, maintain and build mutually successful relationships with internal and external suppliers.
Conduct research and create sketches for outstanding solutions for a variety of simple to complex product solutions.
Specifying new products and creating manufacture-ready tech packs.
About You
Curious with excellent analytical, problem solving and decision making skills.
Strong competence with the product development process and ability to work through problems/challenges independently.
Experience working with offshore manufacturing.
Adherence to critical path and timelines.
Speedy Ideation: Excellent sketching and ideation skills with the ability to generate product concepts that are both feasible and innovative on tight deadlines – hours, not days.
Advanced Adobe CS skills with a focus on Illustrator and Photoshop.
Experience building product manufacturing documents such as CAD drawings, tech packs, BOMs, and written product requirements.
Experience with working with and managing multiple overseas suppliers (preferably China/India/South East Asia) to develop end to end products
Strong PC skills (including Microsoft Office and Outlook, Illustrator and Adobe Suite).
You have a “roll your sleeves up” can do approach.
Please send your portfolio and cover letter to hello@upstairsyellow.com.au