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3D Design Intern

PD Instore
4 days ago
Internship
On-site
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
$20 - $24 USD yearly
Description

MISSION

 

PD Instore is a future-forward creator of brand solutions that enlightens, inspires, and transforms the consumer’s experience.

 

 

ABOUT PD

 

Founded in 1938, PD is a world-renowned design-to-build partner that crafts custom, future-forward brand solutions for some of the largest brands in retail.

 

 

 

Summary

 

Under the Director of Design and Strategy, the Designer designs and innovates inspiring retail environments, displays, and digital solutions for clients. The Designer collaborates with the design team, account directors, and engineers to complete multiple projects. They achieve this by using a variety of design processes to ensure the creative intent, design results, timelines, and budgets are met. The Designer works across platforms to create scalable design solutions for a variety of retail environments.

 

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

 

  • Elevates retail concepts, support enhanced design presentations that align with Brand experience creative direction
  • Problem Solves scalable solutions that are modular, flexible that are creative and inspiring
  • Establishes design direction under the Director of Design and Strategy/ Creative Lead
  • Leverages the creative design process and interacts with all areas if the business to ensure the design results, timelines and budgets are accomplished
  • Works across platforms in design such as Retail, Fixture Design, Materials and Digital with ease
  • Communicates and presents design concepts to team, Design Director, Creative Lead and clients
  • Understands, interprets, analyzes, and troubleshoots information related to design objectives and scheduling
  • Prepares a variety of creative solutions to project briefs and present the design intent and rationale
  • Collaborate with the design team, account directors, and engineers to complete multiple projects by using a variety of design processes to ensure the creative intent, design results, timelines, and budgets are met.
  • Fosters a culture that values family, innovation, collaboration and empowerment
  • Follows all safety and workplace policies

 

 

Competencies and Skills

 

  • Ability to demonstrate and apply PD’s workplace values
  • Flexibility to travel between multiple PD locations
  • Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working environment
  • Knowledge of design processes and computer systems
  • Knowledge of store environments and their consumer impact
  • Interpret internal feedback quickly and respond appropriately with updated design concepts to move the project forward
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Proven ability to effectively communicate concepts to the senior creative team
  • Ability to demonstrate and apply our workplace values
  • Flexibility to travel between multiple PD locations
  • Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working environment

 

Education/Certification

 

  • Bachelor's degree in industrial design, interactive design or another related field

 

Experience

 

  • Minimum of 3+ years design experience
  • Experienced in 3D Studio Max / Keyshot / Unreal Engine
  • Retail industry experience preferred

 

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

 

  • Walking, sitting, bending, twisting, reaching, pushing, pulling and lifting up to 50 lbs. may be required throughout the workday.