Design Strategy Internship
Internship Term: Fall 2016; Full-time.
Company Overview:
Designworks provides full-service design solutions for premium brands worldwide. Our history spans
over forty years, and continues to earn numerous awards and industry accolades along the way.
Founded in 1972 in a small studio in Malibu, California, and acquired by BMW Group in 1995, today
Designworks pairs the pragmatism and resources of a global company while retaining the nimble,
independent spirit and perspective that’s true to our roots.
Designworks thrives in a climate of true cross-fertilization, advancing its observations, research and
experiences from multiple industries to create new solutions that innovate rather than merely
reinforcing the status quo. We serve as the internal-think tank for our parent company, BMW Group,
and consult for a roster of external clients that includes many of the world’s most renowned and
respected brands.
Internship Description:
This is a full-time internship opportunity working with our creative team in our California Studio. The
candidate will interact with other design professionals and colleagues at Designworks on collaborative
projects in an effort to learn hands-on, real world design problem-solving in the field of Design
Strategy.
This position will contribute to Designworks’ Creative Consulting practice, which integrates the
perspectives of design thinking, innovation, and systems thinking into holistic strategic frameworks.
Interns will help frame problems, contribute meaningful insights, and define business opportunities for
a wide variety of clients, laying the foundation for the development of innovative products, services,
and organizations. Ideal candidates will have strong framework visualization skills, capable of
graphically representing complex ideas in straightforward ways.
We are looking for a designer who enjoys diversity of projects, is self-motivated, and is inspired by
design. A balance of creative and analytical thinking is a must.
Preferred Major: Design Strategy, Design Research
Skills required: Illustrator, Photoshop
Internship Date: July – December 2016 (dates are flexible)
Compensation Information
Rate of Pay: US$ 14.85 per hour
Items not covered by Designworks include: relocation costs, transportation, housing, visa fees.
Other: Every Designworks intern, based in the Los Angeles Studio, will be given the option of leasing
a base model vehicle for the duration of the internship as part of the company lease car program
(subject to availability).
Application Procedures & Submission Materials:
Required materials include:
Digital portfolio (PDF) (preferred)
Link to website with on-line work samples (if available). Please note, Drop Box transfers do not
work for Designworks, and we cannot access portfolios hosted on the www.ISSUU.com site.
Digital resume/CV
Cover Letter (PDF)
Procedures:
Preferred:
Please work with your school intern coordinator to include your packet of information into the
collection that will be sent by your school to Designworks.
Individual:
If your school does not provide the coordination service, please email your materials to:
Anthony Rosas at Anthony.Rosas@bmwgroupdesignworks.com
Please copy Yvonne Teuber at Yvonne.YT.Teuber@bmwgroupdesignworks.com
Please include your name and the title “Internship – Design Strategy, Fall 2016” in the subject line
of your email.
Files should be less than 10MB to avoid our email filters.
Submission Deadline Date: Friday, May 26th , 2016
