Junior Designer f/m/d
Our common goal
As a member of Vitra's design team, you will be involved in early innovation and represent Design in Vitra's cross-functional teams. You will work on projects within different product categories such as furniture, lighting and accessories with a strong focus on shaping future solutions that are both innovative and sustainable.
You play a pivotal role in supporting the design team, collaborating seamlessly with Vitra's independent designers, as well as internal and external partners.
What you can expect
- Support research projects and discover key insights that translate into impactful solutions.
- Develop new product concepts using sketching, drawing, renderings, and computer modeling techniques.
- Assist in the concept, design, and testing of parts, as well as the verification and optimization of designs on models and prototypes.
- Work in cross-functional teams with iterative feedback loops and sprints using agile methods.
- Collaborate creatively with external designers and model builders.
- Apply new materials and technologies with an enhanced focus on sustainability.
- Ensure that a product solution can be reliably manufactured and will perform consistently in specified operating environments
How you can convince
- Master or Bachelor’s degree in industrial design or related fielding.
- Up to three years working experience using sketching, parametric and subD modelling as well as AI tools.
- Passionate about introducing sustainable materials and to be part of a revolution in sustainable thinking.
- Creativity and high enthusiasm for innovation with a strong user-centric thinking.
- Team player and collaborative mindset.
- Curiosity, common sense, positive attitude, willingness to get things done.
- Knowledge of agile methods (e.g. Design Thinking).
Enjoy working at Vitra
- We offer a dynamic, creative, and innovative environment and pursue a sustainable corporate strategy
- Office design is our specialty - our work environment offers space for creativity including areas for focus time
- Experience our inspiring campus in Weil am Rhein with unique cultural offerings and a dedicated employee garden
- Welcome to Vitra - our orientation and welcome program
- We promote lifelong learning through our internal academy and target group-oriented talent management programs
- "How to work better" - our concept for the hybrid working world - enables mobile working in different facets
- Extended maternity leave
- Attractive pension funds
- Choose an additional, individual benefit - in the area of fitness offers, the job ticket, a subsidy for our canteen or childcare
- Benefit from attractive discounts on products from Vitra and Artek
Do you still have doubts?
You do not bring all the qualifications listed?
Don't be discouraged: We are convinced that with an eager-to-learn, open-minded attitude, mountains can be moved.
So, apply anyway and show us why you are the right person for this position.
We are committed to promoting equal opportunities and living diversity. Your personality and expertise are the only factors that determine your suitability.
The application deadline of the role is April 20th, 2025. Please send in your documents beforehand.
Please note that we cannot accept applications via E-mail but kindly ask you to send it via our job portal. If you have any questions, Eleni Thalmann, eleni.thalmann@vitra.com, will be happy to support.
