Smart Design is consistently recognized as one of the top design firms in the world with the awards list to prove it. We have lots of great projects spanning many industries and brands — and we want to give you a piece of it.
Smart is always looking for fulltime interns with outstanding skills and creativity to work alongside us for a period usually lasting 3-6 months. Candidates for this position are inquisitive and informed, resourceful and inspired, and self motivated to achieve quality design solutions. You should expect real challenges, a fun atmosphere, and dynamic teams. Fringe benefits include (but are not limited to) espresso on tap, foosball tables, and Happy Hour Fridays! The internship is paid, but you shouldn’t expect to earn as many dollars as you will unique and valuable experiences from some of the most talented designers around.
Candidates must not only demonstrate outstanding design skills, but exhibit first-class conceptual ideas and a keen design sensibility to aesthetics and form. Great interns also have design research experience, knowledge of manufacturing processes, and articulate verbal communication skills. Applicants can be undergraduate level, recent graduates or masters students.
Email your application to the address below. Your email should be no more than 3MB and include:
• The position you are applying for, the city and dates you are available. If possible, please use this information as the subject of your email and also include in the text.
• Your cover letter and resume combined into one PDF document. In your cover letter, explain why your skills and background would make you a great ID intern at Smart.
• Your digital portfolio as a PDF or URL. Show us three of your best projects with the in-depth process and thinking that led to your solution. This process work should include successes and failures, and it should illustrate how you arrived at the final design. One note: our process doesn’t always look clean and polished, so we don’t expect yours to (show your early sketches, research photos, foam models, rough prototypes, etc).
Due to the volume of applicants we cannot answer all requests for interviews. We will contact you within about six weeks if we are considering your application.