[full-time] Product Designer and Developer at Headstart Consulting

Industry Consulting

Specialization Software Development

Minimum Qualification Degree

Minimum Experience 4 Year(s)

Application Deadline 2011-09-28

Headstart is an integrated innovation and enterprise optimisation consulting firm.  We help our clients understand critical market and business dynamics; and work with them to develop and implement winning strategies; build capabilities, innovate, create better solutions, compete favourably, achieve growth, and improve productivity and profitability by leveraging the power of their brands. Headstart offers innovation-driven services in brand development, enterprise strategy, organisational development, marketing intelligence, design and creative services and project management. Our intellectually rigorous, extremely creative, deeply collaborative and fast-paced work environment makes Headstart an exciting, challenging, meaningful and fun place to build a career. We work very hard and play hard too, and we are unapologetic about it!Our company is a young fast growing organisation. As part of our aggressive growth strategy, Headstart is rapidly building organisational capabilities and capacity to deliver on more complexes, mission critical high value mandates. Accordingly, we are now seeking exceptional professionals to fill this position: Job Title:  Product Designer and DeveloperMeeting clients or colleagues to discuss the design briefWorking closely with engineers, model makers, sales and marketing staff and other skilled peopleUnderstanding technology, production methods and materials (such as textiles, metals and plastics)Working within budgets and meeting deadlinesResearching similar products and developing ideasMaking sketches of ideas by hand or computer, and developing the most effective ideas into detailed drawings using specialist computer softwareOrdering samples or working models of designsProducing reports and presenting their ideas to colleagues and clients at various stages of the design processModifying their ideas according to the feedback they receive at these sessionsOverseeing the testing of the chosen designMaking presentations to potential clients in order to win new contracts.Qualifications,Requirements and Experience:All candidates must possess the following:Entrepreneurial spirit and leadership mind-set.
Passionate, driven and self-starting achiever. Optimistic with a positive attitude.
Team player, friendly and kind-hearted disposition.
Socially literate, culturally aware, informed with a broad worldview.
Possess a minimum of first degree in related discipline. Master’s Degree may improve your chances.
Relevant professional qualifications may be an advantage.
Achieved 4-7 years relevant experience in a reputable firm or on notable projects- post first degree.
Possess exceptional critical and strategic thinking ability. 
Have high creative and imaginative acumen. 
Track record of successful real world projects. 
Ability to handle complexity and engage in intellectual rigour. 
Mastery of relevant professional tools, frameworks and techniques.
Outstanding proficiency in the relevant software and technology applications
Must be able speak and write intelligently in English.

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