&lt;h1&gt;Come create impact with us.&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IDEO Shanghai is looking for a &lt;strong&gt;Chinese/English bilingual Director&lt;/strong&gt; who will contribute to leading world-class design through craft leadership, working closely with our clients to explore new ways of collaborating, and support his or her leadership team by providing support in delivering on IDEO Shanghai’s business strategy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Why is this role important for IDEO’s work?&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You will be part of&amp;nbsp; IDEO Shanghai’s leadership team in a variety of capacities including business development, mentoring, brand building, and craft excellence. You will make the biggest impact by developing, managing and executing a business development strategy that capitalizes on the range of product opportunities in the market, as well as ensuring that IDEO’s design capabilities are properly represented to meet and exceed the client’s needs and expectations. Your skill set is critical to our work because you have the ability to cultivate client relationships and support the development of world-class designers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Once here you will:&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Create and lead new collaborations with our client partners on a long-term basis.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Designing new ways in which IDEO can deliver value and inspire the Chinese market.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Partner with Enterprise leaders in developing business opportunities&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Support the development of portfolio strategy, including but not exclusive to network building, client engagement strategy, portfolio message, and offer development.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Support project work throughout the year by bringing in the client&#39;s perspective and contributing to project content development.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Recommended approach for proactive network development / engagement to the target audience&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;What does IDEO offer you?&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO is a place unlike any other. It’s a place where you can solve diverse challenges for our clients and the organization, alongside thoughtful individuals who lead with curiosity, empathy, and optimism. Sure we work hard, but we also craft moments that allow our community to pause, create, and connect. We encourage our community to bring their whole selves to work, respect the need for work-life balance, and allow for autonomy in the design process and your career.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Relevant experience and mindset:&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong Chinese (native) and English verbal and written skills.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience working in a creative consulting or agency environment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Excellent written and verbal communication in internal and externally-facing capacity.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A proactive, creative problem solver that thrives in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience in collaborating with multiple internal and external organizations.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;Application instructions：&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We recognize that candidates will have various degrees of expertise for this role and as such we would like to hear from senior candidates with a proven track record of leadership in creative organizations, in and out of the design industry.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you are interested in applying, &lt;strong&gt;please provide your resume and a cover letter that touches on why you’re excited to be a creative leader at IDEO Shanghai.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

Business Development

Shanghai, China

Shanghai

Director

&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In a nutshell:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IDEO Shanghai is in search of a Senior Communication Design Lead who will guide, inspire and move both teams and clients using the craft of visual communication. Your creative leadership will be required to create compelling stories to add context and texture to meaningful business strategy that starts with people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why is this role important for IDEO’s work?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Senior Communication Design Lead makes the biggest impact in solving complex challenges by helping to bring ideas to life visually. We count on them to consult, art direct and deliver good design. In this role, you’ll work through complex client challenges and tackle all aspects of the design process, from user research to prototyping and communicating the overall project story to the client team. You’ll have the opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of projects that involve experience, interaction, product, business, and service design. Your contributions at IDEO will take on various forms and expand your experience as a designer; this may include brand strategy, brand expression, storytelling, user interface, packaging, and environmental design.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Once here you will:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Provide and teach excellent craft application to our work, understanding the client&#39;s needs and leading others through demonstrable depth and breadth of your skills and capabilities.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lead diverse teams and engage clients through the entire project journey. Serve as a trusted advisor and consultant to our clients. Build an understanding of IDEO’s client organizations, and partner with clients to drive change and innovation within their teams and organizations&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Create concise and compelling brands, from strategic foundations to visual identity systems and expressions.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lead the visual communication design process and collaborate with designers with different backgrounds such as design researchers, industrial designers, business designers, and interaction designers to develop a holistic design for our clients&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Get exposure to and involvement with all aspects of the design consultancy projects: research, inspiration gathering, brainstorm, strategy defining, concept development, prototyping etc...&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does IDEO offer you?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IDEO is a place unlike any other. It’s a place where you can solve diverse, complex challenges for our clients or the organization, alongside thoughtful, intelligent individuals who lead with curiosity, empathy, and optimism. Sure we work hard, but we also intentionally craft moments that allow our community to pause, create, and connect. We encourage our community to bring their whole selves to work, respect the need for work-life balance, and allow for autonomy in the design process and your career.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO has been in China for over a decade and our mission is to create new value by enabling enlightened leaders to answer the right questions and to tackle systemic challenges. These can range from working with ambitious Chinese enterprises, multinationals and enterprising entrepreneurs on challenges to do with healthcare, mobility, education or food safety. Over the years, we have grown in the scale of our influence and impact, and we are now looking for talented individuals who share our mission and sense of purpose to join our vibrant and dynamic Shanghai location.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some previous projects to check out:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://new.ideo.com/case-study/helping-young-adults-make-smart-money-decisions&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Society of Grownups:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; A storefront designed to connect the MassMutual brand to young adults through focusing on their money-spending habits over great food and conversation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://new.ideo.com/case-study/launching-an-online-pharmacy-startup&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Pill Pack:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; An IDEO startup-in-residence. We helped build a venturing strategy for its prescription home-delivery system. IDEO refined the company&#39;s brand vision, strategy, and identity across channels and used this framework to redesign PillPack’s website and private dashboard for customers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relevant experience and mindset:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Experience:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Design craft:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Bring a wide range of experiences in multiple fields within communication design including: Visual Identity, Brand Identity, Editorial Design, Information Graphics, Typography, Packaging Design, Exhibition Design.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience connecting thoughts and ideas in a compelling way. Examples might be mobilizing a team around a narrative or clearly articulating the decisions behind design choices for external stakeholders.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Diverse experience:&lt;/strong&gt; you have been in the creative industry for minimum 10 years, and have worked on a variety of industries and projects, preferably had experience in different international markets.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Business &amp;amp; Strategy:&lt;/strong&gt; you are a strategic thinker, always trying to connect the dots between business, organizations and how design can make impacts.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leadership &amp;amp; Consultancy: &lt;/strong&gt;you had a minimum 3 years of experience being in client-facing and consultative roles, including mentoring junior designers, leading through craft (art direction), managing teams of multidisciplinary designers, and/or client management.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Career Aspirations:&lt;/strong&gt; You’re looking for a place that will challenge your curiosity. You want to blur the edges of your craft in an environment where you will constantly be learning from others and doing work that will have real impact in the world.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Culture: &lt;/strong&gt;you are comfortable working in an ambiguous and dynamic environment and comfortable with non-hierarchical organizations.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Language: &lt;/strong&gt;you are fluent in both Mandarin and English.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It’s a bonus if you have knowledge/skills in illustration, prototyping, photography, brand strategy, and/or combining graphic design and motion design.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Mindsets:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Desire to collaborate across multiple disciplines&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ready to learn from failure and design critiques and then iterate to learn faster. Take chances without being afraid to fail and learn along the way&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Curious and proactive — a desire to learn about people’s needs and the ability to generate ideas, and get things done. Ready to pitch-in on tasks, big or small&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Generate, collect, and synthesize ideas with a curious and creative attitude&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Application requirements and instructions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To apply, please submit your resume, cover letter (yes, we read them!), and your portfolio. In your portfolio, we particularly want to hear about the process involved in developing the design or project and how your impact as a leader influenced the process &amp;amp; end result.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

Comm Design - Graphic

Senior Communication Design Lead

&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In a nutshell:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IDEO Shanghai is in search of a Senior Design Research Lead who is passionate about leading project teams, adept at uncovering human-centered insights, and skillful at translating these insights into meaningful opportunities for design and innovation. We are looking for someone who can inspire fellow designers, and lead with both empathy and conviction for the people we design for.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why is this role important for IDEO’s work?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At IDEO, our design always starts with people. We believe that meaningful solutions should deliver value for the people they are designed to serve. As a Senior Design Research Lead, you will play a crucial role throughout the entire project process — using research to inspire our design teams, inform better prototypes, and elevate the perspective of our clients.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Once here, you will:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Provide and teach excellent craft application to our work, understanding the client&#39;s needs and leading others through demonstrable depth and breadth of your skills and capabilities;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lead diverse teams and engage clients through the entire project journey. Serve as a trusted advisor and consultant to our clients. Manage multiple stakeholder needs both effectively and sensitively;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Design, scope, and run research that helps us tackle our design challenge;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Facilitate synthesis, generating insights and opportunities for design.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Creatively articulate the insights and stories behind our design concepts.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relevant experience:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;10+ years of Design Research or qualitative research experiences, with solid experience in China;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;4+ years in a client-facing role leading projects. Advanced professional experience connecting with people deeply and ability to surface and articulate insights;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Experience and Passion for leading and building teams, and teaching others about research;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Proven ability to use human-centered insight to answer business questions;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Mastery of qualitative research methods, including research scope and design;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Strong presentation skills with a creative and compelling storytelling style;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Conversational fluency in Mandarin is a must;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sharp analytical and sense-making skills;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Deep experience using investigative research to uncover human truths;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Business and consulting savvy, with an ability to think strategically;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Innate curiosity, and a passion for telling compelling human stories.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does IDEO offer you?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IDEO is a place unlike any other. It’s a place where you can solve diverse, complex challenges for our clients or the organization, alongside thoughtful, intelligent individuals who lead with curiosity, empathy, and optimism. Sure we work hard, but we also intentionally craft moments that allow our community to pause, create, and connect. We encourage our community to bring their whole selves to work, respect the need for work-life balance, and allow for autonomy in the design process and in your career.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some previous projects to check out:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Innova: Designing a School System from the Ground Up (&lt;a href=&quot;https://cn.ideo.com/case-study/innova-schools&quot;&gt;中文&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https://cn.ideo.com/en/case-study/innova-schools&quot;&gt;EN&lt;/a&gt;)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Hunter Gatherer: A Trusted Source of Food in China (&lt;a href=&quot;https://cn.ideo.com/case-study/hunter-gatherer&quot;&gt;中文&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https://cn.ideo.com/en/case-study/hunter-gatherer&quot;&gt;EN&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;North Face: Growing an American Brand in China (&lt;a href=&quot;https://cn.ideo.com/case-study/the-north-face&quot;&gt;中文&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;https://cn.ideo.com/en/case-study/the-north-face&quot;&gt;EN&lt;/a&gt;)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Application instructions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you identify with our values and would like to contribute to our studio, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply with a CV, cover letter, and a portfolio if you have one.&lt;/p&gt;

Design Research

Senior Design Research Lead

&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Come create impact with us:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At IDEO, Interaction Designers play an integral role in our design process, and in evolving our business through the work. We count on our interaction designers to create compelling interactions and experiences through design, prototyping, and storytelling. They guide project teams to consider interactions people have with complex systems, software, services, and each other, create prototypes of varying levels of fidelity to communicate a concept, and provide expertise on the potential of hardware/software intersection, digital product design, service design, systems design, and experience design. As an Interaction Designer at IDEO, you’ll work on project teams to help clients practice human-centered design to solve complex problems, &amp;amp; create breakthrough experiences, services, and products.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why is this role important for IDEO’s work?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At IDEO we create impact through design. Our goal is to create work that is desirable, feasible, and viable. Interaction Designers live at the intersection of all three lenses. This role will create opportunities to stay with your work and support its execution in the real world.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a Senior Interaction Design Lead, you bring humility and empathy to both your work output and your collaborators. You thrive on complex challenges, have a passion and point of view for design, keep a pulse on emerging trends and technology, and hold a developed point of view about your work.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You bring experience building and using prototypes to test assumptions and collect feedback on a design direction. You are highly collaborative, and maintain a mindset of curiosity and openness when working across teams and functions. You practice curiosity by asking questions, learning through secondary research, talking to experts or others not like yourself, requesting feedback from others, and seeking out other perspectives.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Once here you will:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Drive and nurture new and existing relationships that advance portfolio strategy and communicate IDEO&#39;s design offerings, understanding the client’s business priorities;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Provide and teach excellent craft application to our work, understanding the client&#39;s needs and leading others through demonstrable depth and breadth of your skills and capabilities;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Lead diverse teams and engage clients through the entire project journey. Serve as a trusted advisor and consultant to our clients. Build an understanding of IDEO’s client organizations, and partner with clients to drive change and innovation within their teams and organizations;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Collaborate across digital platforms to create beautiful interactions and experiences, bringing them to life through design, prototyping, storytelling;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Spot opportunities for breakthrough, seek analogous sources of inspiration, and bring inspiration back to our design teams and client partners;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Practice interaction design in a human-centered way, lead with curiosity and empathy, and work on projects that identify and solve problems across a variety of industries;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Translate human-centered research insights into actionable experiences for people, crafting the structure and behavior of delightful products and services.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relevant experiences and/or mindsets:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;10+ years of experience in Experience Design, Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interactions, or Human Factors;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;4-5+ years of project leadership experience or project management skills;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;3+ years leading and building teams;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to build and use prototypes to test and get feedback on design directions. This might look like: creating paper prototypes, creating click-through prototypes, etc;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Create and apply story-based design to convey an idea to the right audience and craft compelling stories;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to guide work and teach in one or more of the below technical areas:&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Digital Design: Proficiency in digital design tools such as Figma, Principle, and Adobe Creative Suite to work across a variety of digital platforms, such as and not limited to, web, app, TV, voice, motion.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Visual Design: Ability to apply principles of visual design (type, color, grid, hierarchy) across a variety of interfaces to create a coherent, intuitive, and emotionally engaging experience.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Service Design: Designing for multiple touchpoints (physical, digital, environmental) within a system to yield one coherent user experience.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Integrative Thinking: Take inspiration and learning from other disciplines to improve solutions, and comfortably stretch into other disciplines.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Build to Think: Instinct to make things tangible early in the process in order to understand what’s directionally compelling. Understands and exercises the value of building early and rough to de-risk big questions.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Systems Design: Design at both the detail level and the broad systems level.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Curious and has a desire to learn and explore what&#39;s possible. This might look like: asking questions, learning through secondary research, talking to experts or others not like yourself, gaining deeper understanding of a topic you are working on, asking for input from others, seeking out other perspectives;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Take a systems thinking lens to tackle complex, interconnected challenges;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Eager to contribute to culture of exploration, learning, and diversity of thought;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to create and implement strategies;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ability to effectively communicate with senior clients.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does IDEO offer you?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;IDEO is a place where you can solve diverse, complex challenges for our clients and their organizations, alongside thoughtful, intelligent individuals who lead with curiosity, empathy, and humility. We intentionally craft moments that allow our community to pause, create, and connect. We encourage our community to bring their whole selves to work, respect the need for work-life balance, and allow for autonomy in the design process and your career.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to Apply&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For your application to be considered, &lt;em&gt;please submit a cover letter (yes, we read them!), resume, and the link to your portfolio website.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;In your cover letter, please convey why this opportunity is of interest, and aligned to this season of your career. We look forward to reading yours!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

Interaction Design

Senior Interaction Design Lead

&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In a nutshell:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO Shanghai is in search of a Communication Design Lead who will guide, inspire and move both teams and clients using the craft of visual communication. Your creative leadership will be required to create compelling stories to add context and texture to meaningful business strategy that starts with people.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why is this role important for IDEO’s work?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Communication Design Lead makes the biggest impact to solving complex challenges by helping to bring ideas to life visually. We count on them to consult, art direct and deliver good design. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Once here you will:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Be called upon to work or consult on a wide range of things: brand identities and full brand implementation, graphics for retail spaces, packaging, workbooks and publications, rapid prototypes for consumer testing, illustrations of business ecosystems, exhibition graphics, user interfaces and even rolling your sleeves up to help create beautiful presentation decks.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Work seamlessly with people come from diverse backgrounds to tackle complex challenge (including but not limited to Industrial Designer, Design Researcher, Business designer, Interaction Designer and Environments Designer); &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Get exposure to and involvement with all aspects of the design consultancy projects: research, inspiration gathering, brainstorm, strategy defining, concept development, prototyping etc.. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Go out in the field and build empathy with users through activities like observing the life of a cosplay model and riding a car with a professional race car driver;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Support and mentor junior design talent across the studio&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What does IDEO offer you?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO is a place unlike any other. It’s a place where you can solve diverse, complex challenges for our clients or the organization, alongside thoughtful, intelligent individuals who lead with curiosity, empathy, and optimism. Sure we work hard, but we also intentionally craft moments that allow our community to pause, create, and connect. We encourage our community to bring their whole selves to work, respect the need for work-life balance, and allow for autonomy in the design process and your career. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;IDEO has been in China for over a decade and our mission is to create new value by enabling enlightened leaders to answer the right questions and to tackle systemic challenges. These can range from working with ambitious Chinese enterprises, multinationals and enterprising entrepreneurs on challenges to do with healthcare, mobility, education or food safety. Over the years, we have grown in the scale of our influence and impact, and we are now looking for talented individuals who share our mission and sense of purpose to join our vibrant and dynamic Shanghai location.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some previous projects to check out:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://new.ideo.com/case-study/helping-young-adults-make-smart-money-decisions&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Society of Grownups:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; A storefront designed to connect the MassMutual brand to young adults through focusing on their money-spending habits over great food and conversation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://new.ideo.com/case-study/launching-an-online-pharmacy-startup&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Pill Pack:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; An IDEO startup-in-residence. We helped build a venturing strategy for its prescription home-delivery system. IDEO refined the company&#39;s brand vision, strategy, and identity across channels and used this framework to redesign PillPack’s website and private dashboard for customers.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Relevant experience and mindset:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Design craft:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; successful candidates will bring a wide range of experiences in multiple fields within communication design including: Brand Identity, Editorial Design, Information Graphics, Typography, Packaging Design, Exhibition Design. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Diverse experience:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; you have been in the creative industry for minimum 8 years, and have worked on a variety of industries and projects, preferably had experience in different international markets.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Business &amp;amp; Strategy:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt; you are a strategic thinker, always trying to connect the dots between business, organizations and how design can make impacts. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leadership &amp;amp; Consultancy: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;you had minimum 3 years of experience being on client-facing and consultative roles. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Career Aspirations:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;You’re looking for a place that will challenge your curiosity. You want to blur the edges of your craft in an environment where you will constantly be learning from others and doing work that will have real impact in the world.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Culture: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;you are comfortable working in an ambiguous and dynamic environment and comfortable with non- hierarchical organizations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Language: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;you are fluent in both Mandarin and English.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Application requirements and instructions:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Is this you? If so, please apply with your CV, portfolio and a cover letter, to help us understand why this role is the right one for you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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