Loot Crate was founded in 2012 around a simple idea: put the awesomeness of Comic-Con in a box. Today, we ship some of the coolest geek, gaming, and pop-culture collectibles and accessories to a subscriber base in the hundreds of thousands (with no signs of slowing down) making us one of the top subscription box services in the world! We’ve assembled an amazing team of passionate, ambitious, impossibly nerdy people who cultivate our amazing fan community, provide support of the highest caliber, and generally just sit there radiating niceness. We’re always on the lookout for fun, hard-working new people to join our team and make Loot Crate even better.

This is a 10-12 week summer internship slated to begin in June 2017.

With the help and guidance of a mentor, the Product Design Intern will work in a diverse, cross-functional environment. The ideal candidate for this role is a motivated, blue-sky thinker with accomplished sketching, illustration, and design skill sets.

We are looking for an Imaginative and passionate designers who want to work in a fast-paced, fun environment.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Perform ideation & design with a focus on toys and hard lines
• Conduct trend analysis to inform product design decisions
• Involvement in product and character development
• Work cross-functionally between the Design, Development, Branding teams, along with other departments as needed
• Assist with creating the unique story of each curated crate

WHAT DEFINES SUCCESS

• Create unique product designs for different crate lines
• Familiarity with Loot Crate’s unique style and brand

QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED

• Current enrollment in an applicable undergraduate field at a local university, with an anticipated graduation date in 2018
• Experience in product ideation, sketching, rendering, and technical design
• Basic foundation in visual design theory (color theory, composition, typography, etc.)
• Knowledge of design best practices as they apply to different media
• Proficient in Illustrator, Photoshop, and 3D software including Autodesk Maya
•  Craft skills, including comping of prototypes
• Curiosity to learn new things and a healthy dose of ambition to grow
• Ability to take direction, work within deadlines, switch priorities as necessary, and have an eye for details
• An interest in geek & pop culture a HUGE plus

*Please provide a link to your portfolio. Candidates without a portfolio will not be considered.