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 a Middle-Weight Industrial designer to join our fast-growing team.

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 middleweight, you will also be expected to lead projects and manage client relationships.

DUTIES

• Working in a team, reporting to the project leads/senior designers
• Participation in ideation sessions
• Engage in desktop and field research
• Strategic design thinking
• CAD, visualisation and presentation creation
• Participation in client meetings

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES (REQUIRED)

• BA or MA Degree in Industrial Design
• At least three years of industry experience (post-graduation)
• Strong administrative and organisational skills
• Eagerness to become part of a tight-knit team and a brand advocate
• Creativity and innovation-focused
• Strong CAD skills; must include Rhino (3D) and Adobe (2D)
• Able to present work beautifully, with clarity
• Detail-oriented
• Willingness to teach and support other staff members
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English are required
• A good understanding of design for manufacture
• Excellent knowledge of design
• Willing to travel internationally for meetings/development workshops
• Able to work in the UK

SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES (BENEFICIAL)

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

BENEFITS

• 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

• The position will be based in our London office (Hackney, E2)
• Working from home is offered (one day per week)
• 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.
• 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 any visa sponsorships)

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 jobs@blond.cc
• No Issuu, Behance or web-based portfolios will be accepted
• The PDF portfolio should be no larger than 15MB
• Please title the email: BLOND MID-WEIGHT DESIGNER 2025 AUGUST
  
• 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 in 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, and if on a Visa, please include the expiry date.
  

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...