Associate Product Designer in Milan, Italy

Product Experience Design, Milan, Italy

Who We Are: EPAM Continuum creates new-to-the-world experiences by skillfully engaging the talents of more than 150 professionals with diverse, multi-disciplinary experiences, including architects, brand strategists, business strategists, economists, psychologists, electrical, mechanical and software engineers, and designers from areas such as graphic, industrial, interaction and digital design.

For more than thirty years, the company has partnered with clients to discover innovative ideas and realize them as powerful products, services and brand experiences.

Some of the world's most well-respected brands and organizations rely on Continuum as their innovation partner, including American Express, BBVA, Bose, Herman Miller, Haier, Ferrero, Johnson & Johnson, Nestle, Fastweb, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Reebok, Samsung and Staples. 

We want to meet great people who are interested in working in a global firm where culture matters and curiosity is valued. We work collaboratively. We think globally. We’re passionate. We firmly believe that we can advance lives and bring businesses into the future. And we make it happen every day.

Description: For clients around the world, the Product Experience Design team in Milan designs connected products, languages, strategies and product-service systems. We are now seeking for a new, talented Associate member to join our team.

Who you are: You see products as part of something bigger: an experience with a valuable purpose. You feel good when the boundaries between design, engineering and, strategy get blurred. You feel great in challenging the status quo, imagining new possible futures. You know how important are critical thinking and sense of humor. You have abundant patience and curiosity to tackle complex problems and solve them creatively. You enjoy the creative process but also its strategic implications and its execution: you strive to “make it real”.

As an Associate Product Experience Designer, you will:

• Envision and design non-obvious, original experiences involving physical products and digital interfaces.
• Perform user research/analysis and translate them into actual design solutions
• Develop emotionally appealing design languages as part of compelling strategies.
• Travel domestically and internationally to meet clients, users and colleagues.

Requirements:

• Solid industrial design skills associated with a burning desire to go beyond them, learning new skills and exploring the new.
• An independent thinker with an eye for consumer behaviors and social trends.
• Strategic mindset and system thinking attitude.
• Being detail-oriented and meticulous. Being imaginative yet precise.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision. Being reliable and accountable.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Suite (any UX/UI/iA tool is a plus).
• Solid CAD modelling skills (parametric modelling skills are a plus, demonstrated interest in computational design is a big plus).
• Fluent and effective sketching skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills: English is a must, other languages a plus.

Background:

• Degree in Product Design, Strategic Design, Design Engineering or related disciplines.
• 3+ years of experience
• International experience is a plus

To Apply: You can apply via Continuum’s website, through the link at the top.