Lead Industrial Designer

Dolmen; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading London-based design studio seeks a Lead Industrial Designer to join their dynamic team. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills and a minimum of eight years of industry experience. The role involves managing client relations, overseeing projects, and contributing to innovative design solutions in a collaborative environment. The studio offers a vibrant workspace and various benefits, aiming to enhance contemporary lifestyles through impactful design.

Benefits

Private Healthcare

Paid Birthday Day Off

Two Paid Education Days Off per Year

Friendly Office Dog

Team Socials and Events

Qualifications

• At least eight years of industry experience post-graduation.
• Strong leadership and management skills required.
• Ability to manage and lead creative projects from start to finish.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of juniors and seniors, reporting to the Creative Director.
• Client meetings, engagement in ideation sessions.
• Managing projects including schedule, resources, and deliverables.

Skills

Creativity

Leadership

Communication

Strategic Design Thinking

CAD Skills

Detail-oriented

Education

BA or MA Degree in Industrial Design

Tools

Rhino

Adobe

Keyshot

SolidWorks

Autodesk Alias

Job description

BLOND is a critically acclaimed London-based design studio that collaborates with the world’s leading brands and startups—ranked by Red Dot as the No.1 design studio in America and Europe for three consecutive years.

STRATEGIC INNOVATION & DESIGN embodies the studio’s practice. With empathy toward fast-changing social needs and environmental challenges, BLOND harnesses insights to pinpoint opportunities that have the potential to enhance contemporary lifestyles and provoke change. The studio’s designers, engineers, and strategists translate these opportunities into meaningful brands, products, spaces, and experiences that give our partners a market advantage while positively impacting the planet.

OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for an experienced Lead Industrial Designer to join our fast-growing team. This person could be a Lead, or a Senior soon to be progressing into the Lead role.

You will be an integral part of the studio and be exposed to all aspects of a design project, being involved in every stage of the process, from research to strategy, ideation to visualisation. As a senior/lead, you will also be expected to lead projects and manage client relationships.

DUTIES

• Leading a team of juniors, mid-weight and senior staff, reporting to the Creative Director
• Client meetings and correspondence
• Participation in ideation sessions
• Engage in and management of; desktop and field research
• Strategic design thinking
• Managing projects, including schedule, resources, deliverables, and reviews
• CAD, visualisation and presentation creation

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES (REQUIRED)

• BA or MA Degree in Industrial Design
• At least eight years of industry experience (post-graduation)
• Strong administrative and organisational skills
• Ability to think holistically about projects and stakeholder requirements—using strategic creativity to help our partners achieve their goals
• Eagerness to become part of a tight-knit team and a brand advocate
• Ability to manage and lead creative projects from start to finish
• Strong leadership and management skills
• Creativity and innovation-focused
• Exceptional CAD skills; must include Rhino (3D) and Adobe (2D)
• Able to use Keyshot
• Able to present work beautifully, with clarity
• Detail-oriented
• Great communicator and confident in communicating with clients
• Willingness to teach and support other staff members
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English are required
• A strong understanding of design for manufacture
• Excellent knowledge of design
• Willing to travel internationally for meetings/development workshops
• Right to work in the UK

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES (BENEFICIAL)

• Able to start immediately
• Ability to speak a language other than English
• Knowledge of SolidWorks
• Knowledge of Autodesk Alias
• AI prompting experience

BENEFITS

• Vitality Health (Private Healthcare)
• Birthday day off (paid)
• Education days (two paid days off per year for education - lectures, mentoring and tutoring)
• Beautiful Canal Side Studio
• Friendly Office Dog
• Team Socials and Events

FAQ

• Working from home is offered (one day per week)
• The position will be based in our London office (Hackney, E2)
• Overseas applicants are very welcome, but they must hold a valid British Citizenship or a valid right to work in the UK (please note, we do not offer visa sponsorship)
• Please note we do not offer working from abroad, all employees are expected to be in our London studio a minimum of 4 days a week.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please read carefully as applications that do not include this will not be reviewed.

• Attach a PDF copy of your CV and portfolio to [e-mail]
• Issuu, Behance or web-based portfolios will not be viewed
• Please title the email: BLOND LEAD DESIGNER 2025 JUNE
  
• PDF portfolio should be no larger than 15MB
• No need to create a cover letter; please introduce yourself via email
• Within the introduction email, please clearly state your availability or notice period
  
• Please clearly state your annual salary expectations in GBP within the email
• Please clearly state your right to work in the UK status within the email. We will only accept fully granted visas, settled status, ILR, or British citizenship. Please specify which applies to you, as we can not offer any sponsorship.

Please note: due to the high volume of applications, we will only be able to reply to successful candidates after the deadline date has closed.

Founded by Creative Director James Melia in 2015, BLOND is a critically acclaimed London-based design studio that collaborates with the world’s leading brands and startups — ranked No.1 design studio...