Job Description

In a nutshell:

IDEO Shanghai is offering a summer internship for young talents who want to explore the exciting world of unlocking innovation through design. We will provide you with a rapid guided learning experience that enables you to practice, experiment with, and master a variety of skills. Our people, our process, and our design-led projects will inspire you to imagine new possibilities for your career. Our internship program is 11 weeks long, and will begin on Monday June 14th, 2021.

Once here you will:

Get your hands dirty

The program is centered around fast-paced projects at IDEO. You may work on a project to redefine the mission of an international brand in China ; paint a vision for the future kitchen ; or even design a new venture from scratch . You will be expected to contribute along the entire design thinking process.

Engage a creative network

We believe that young talents are the most inspired when they are surrounded by people that could act as role models. You will meet a variety of talented individuals from the IDEO creative network, and have the chance to broaden your perspective by speaking with designers who come from diverse backgrounds.

Learn, reflect, and shine

As a part of the program, you will have several mentors and guides to help you along your journey. We will provide a safe space for you to test out personal projects that showcase your passion and creativity, and share our personal experiences and insights on the IDEO culture, skill development, and potential career paths.

What does IDEO offer you?

IDEO is a place unlike any other. It’s a place where you can solve diverse, complex challenges for our clients, 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, connect, and reflect. 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.

Relevant experience and mindset:

A current young working professional/undergraduate/graduate student; Any major is welcomed to apply!

While we got our start as an industrial design firm, IDEO now prides itself on recruiting talents from a variety of fields to form our interdisciplinary teams. Don’t be shy if you are not from a typical ‘design’ background! We are excited to see both your craft and your personality through your resume, cover letter, and answer to the application questions!

Prepare to bring your whole self to work

We want to be inspired by you! You are someone who compels, even challenges us to look at the world through different lenses. If you have any unique skills, experiences, or points of view, please let us know! IDEOers are more than just designers, we are also documentarians, drummers, and stand-up comedians.

Passionate about design thinking

We are looking for students who understand the fundamentals of our methodology, and who are passionate about applying human-centered design to real-life challenges. Regardless of whether your background is in design, social sciences, literature, or finance, you should have a strong interest in using your skills to drive social and business innovation in China.

A great team player

We celebrate the strength of the collective rather than the individual; a fundamental factor that makes IDEO unique is having interdisciplinary teams on each project, and valuing each team member’s experience and insights every step of the way. We are expecting to see that you are a story-teller and a listener, an idea-generator and an executor, a leader and a collaborator. Show us how you have made others successful in the past.

• Fluent Mandarin and English speaker
• Unrestricted right to work in China

Application requirements and instructions:

Fill out this questionnaire https://jinshuju.net/f/lL9Keo in which you would input your basic information, attach your resume and cover letter, and answer the following two questions (all materials need to be in English):

1. In written form: How do you envision your passion and craft coming together at IDEO Shanghai?
2. In any form: What’s the latest thing that inspired you, and why?

The deadline for the online application submission is Friday May 14, 2021 . If you pass the first round of screening, you will be receiving an invitation from us by Friday May 28th , to join Open Day on Friday June 4th , a one-day immersive experience at IDEO Shanghai that would help us get to know each other better. Within a week after Open Day, we would be sending out offers to candidates that would be invited to join the YTP Summer Program starting on Monday June 14th.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Equal Opportunity Employer

IDEO is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.