Physical Product Designer
Who are Forever Studios & What do we Do?
Boca Raton based Forever Studios is a national leader in the digitizing and archiving of physical media items, and online photo restorations. Our mission is to help tell stories and preserve important histories for both families and companies across the United States. We are also home to an extensive print and art production facility which creates a variety of printed visual products & specialties for both retail and commercial clients; ranging from high-end photo prints, to framing, and art pieces on mediums such as acrylic, canvas & similar. Our clients come to us through local and ecommerce channels, as well as through B2B efforts and industry relationships.
What Role are we Hiring For?
We are seeking an experienced physical product designer or art product designer to join our Creative Team, as we look to expand our product offerings, take these new products to market, and simultaneously increase the quality and production volume of our more basic printed products.
The main goal for this position will be to take a leading role in the concepting, development & rollout of a new product category. The aim of the product category will be to provide physical art and visual items (designed, fabricated and assembled in-house) which are unique to Forever Studios, and are able to incorporate customer imagery in novel and unique ways. The products will likely involve a certain degree of customer personalization, and will involve the use of multiple types of materials.
Ultimately, the overall concept and direction of this product category will be largely determined by the individual hired for this role, and as such, experience with getting products to market (and the associated business considerations) is key. The hire for this position will need to be able to comprehend our production capabilities, and successfully develop both the product offerings, as well as helping determine how they will be fabricated (from raw materials through production & packaging).
This will be an excellent opportunity for an experienced creative to spearhead their own major projects with the full backing of a successful brand, and a variety of personnel and equipment resources at their disposal.
The position will also include involvement in other design objectives and projects such as branding and marketing work (to a lesser degree), working alongside the other members of the Forever Studios Creative Team. Expect to work in a small team environment where the other creatives will provide valuable insight and discussion, as well as help develop other aspects of the business plans that their experience is focused on (such as web design, branding, UX, etc.)
Who Will Succeed in This Role?
The best candidate for this role will likely have at least a few years of experience working in a creative agency, advertising agency, interior design firm, or in-house at a business making similar products. While great art skills and a good portfolio of design work is necessary, it is also very important that the hire has experience working in a business oriented setting.
The general day to day work will be largely collaborative, and someone who is excellent at packaging and presenting their ideas will do well working in our “skunk-works” style environment. While creatives at FS should not expect a corporate environment, our typical attitude here is very business & mission oriented.
What Other Work Will be Required?
Outside of the main responsibilities of the role, our hire will be expected to pitch in on other projects on an as needed basis. Our team regularly will take on projects as a unit, and work at them relatively intensely.
These projects may include (but are almost certainly not limited to) the creation of brand assets, web assets, advertising design, social media content, photographic content and more. The flow is very similar to that of a small design/ad agency, where the entire team claims and completes different aspects of a project as it works its way from concept to implementation.
Why Do I Want to Take This Job?
If you’re looking to work with a small group of talented people who are regularly going well outside the box and looking to have fun overachieving, then this role will be a very satisfying one. Forever Studios creative and design team is an unusual little team of people who are generally pretty accomplished, and looking to have fun playing with their skills and getting great work done. If you’re a more senior person feeling a bit burned out, and looking to get involved with something that might just be a lot of fun, then you should talk to us.
Also, members of this team will be entitled to additional benefits and compensation from the sale of any of the products and services that we develop. So while the base salary isn’t quite what it would be for a “big time” role, there will be plenty of opportunity to make money by making great products and marketing them well.
What You Need to Submit With Your Application
A link to your portfolio
A cover letter explaining why you’re a good fit for Forever Studios, and what you’re about.