About BrüMate:
At BrüMate, we are enthusiastic about product design and innovation. We exist to enhance everyday moments and to add excitement to what our customers love most. Inspired by equal parts inventiveness and imagination, we are a Crü of creative, fast-moving, ambitious, initiative-takers committed to doing things differently. We obsess over the intricate details while relentlessly pursuing the bigger picture. Our operating style is fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative. By joining our team, you will be empowered to make a meaningful impact across the organization alongside your peers.
Position Overview:
BrüMate, an innovative leader in drinkware and outdoor products, is looking for a highly motivated and driven Junior-Level Industrial Designer to join our dynamic team. Reporting directly to the Industrial Design Lead, you’ll play a key role in designing and developing category-defining drinkware, coolers, and accessories. We’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, constantly pushes boundaries, and seeks new ways to enhance the user experience through our Purpose-Driven Innovation design methodology. This role requires a sharp eye for detail, a strong understanding of manufacturing processes, and a passion for creating stunning, functional products that resonate with our customers.
How You’ll Make A Difference:
Design & Innovation
- Drive the evolution of BrüMate’s product lineup by conceptualizing, designing, and refining new and existing products that align with our brand vision and innovation strategy.
- Elevate the details of product design and development, ensuring materials, finishes, ergonomics, and usability come together to create a seamless and impactful user experience.
- Play a key role in prototyping and testing, validating design intent to ensure that every product not only looks great but performs flawlessly.
Visualization & Trend
- Bring ideas to life with high-quality, photorealistic renderings in KeyShot, effectively communicating design intent to both internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Stay ahead of industry trends, emerging materials, and new technologies, continuously introducing fresh ideas that keep BrüMate at the forefront of innovation.
Collaboration
- Work closely with Marketing, Creative, Operations, and external Manufacturing Teams to ensure a seamless transition from concept to final product.
- Take a hands-on, adaptable approach to problem-solving, stepping in where needed to support design, development, and production efforts.
Research & Strategic Insights
- Transform consumer insights into actionable product briefs, developing innovative solutions that enhance value for customers and end users.
- Conduct competitive product analysis to identify market gaps and opportunities, driving strategic innovation across existing and emerging product categories.
What It Takes to Succeed:
Creative Vision & Innovation
- You bring energy and innovation to product design by exploring unconventional ideas, challenging industry norms, and reimagining how products can enhance user experiences.
- You skillfully balance aesthetics, functionality, and manufacturability, ensuring that every design is not only visually compelling but also practical to produce and built for long-term success in the market.
Adaptability & Problem-Solving
- You thrive in a fast-paced environment, seamlessly shifting between tasks and tackling challenges with a solutions-oriented mindset.
- You take initiative, proactively seek ways to improve, contribute, and expand your skill set, and find new ways to contribute to the team’s overall success.
Precision & Technical Expertise
- You have a sharp eye for detail, ensuring every design element is purposeful, functional, and visually refined.
- You are proficient—or eager to develop proficiency—in industry-standard design tools, including Fusion 360, KeyShot, and other relevant design, visualization, and prototyping software and tools.
- You manage timelines and deadlines effectively, keeping projects on schedule without compromising quality.
Collaboration & Execution
- You thrive in a collaborative environment, working closely with cross-functional teams, valuing feedback, and contributing to a positive and dynamic creative process.
- You take a hands-on approach to product development, actively supporting all stages from ideation to production while continuously learning, growing, and refining your skills alongside your team.
What Your Day-to-Day Looks Like
Bringing Ideas to Life
- Develop and refine product concepts through sketching, digital renderings, and 3D modeling in Fusion 360.
- Iterate on detailed CAD models, ensuring feasibility and manufacturability at every stage.
- Assist in prototyping and hands-on testing to validate concepts and optimize designs before production.
Creating Impactful Visuals
- Drive the end-to-end process of creating high-quality KeyShot renderings, with a strong focus on e-commerce assets, while supporting marketing materials and internal presentations.
- Support CMFG with compelling visuals that align with launch schedule objectives.
- Ensure renderings accurately represent intended colors, materials, finishes, and graphics, aligning with product samples or the envisioned final design.
Collaborating with Teams & Partners
- Work alongside the Product Development Team and other cross-functional teams to ensure designs align with the product roadmap and development pipeline.
- Lead and participate in brainstorming sessions, design reviews, and team meetings to drive purpose-driven innovation.
- Directly communicate with suppliers and manufacturers, refining details for seamless product development and specifications.
Researching & Refining
- Stay ahead of materials, finishes, and design trends to inform new product development.
- Support design documentation with technical drawings, exploded views, and manufacturing specifications.
- Rapidly iterate based on feedback, testing, and insights to continuously improve design solutions.
What You Bring to the Table:
- A degree or equivalent experience in Industrial Design or a related field preferably within consumer products.
- You have a true passion for design and trends that extends beyond the 9-5. Highly self-driven, you take ownership of multiple projects simultaneously and are always ready to tackle new problems to ensure success.
- You thrive in a fun, fast-paced environment, balancing independent work with teamwork. You bring a proactive, positive attitude and collaborate effectively across all design phases to support a growing brand.
- Strong conceptualization sketching and ideation skills with the ability to generate product concepts that are both feasible and innovative.
- Proficient 3D CAD modeling skills preferably in Autodesk Fusion 360; Advanced surfacing and assembly creation are a plus.
- A passion for creating high-quality and informative product visualizations for internal and external communications and marketing; KeyShot preferred.
- Advanced Adobe CS skills with a focus on Illustrator and Photoshop.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing and assembly techniques, including tooling, injection molding, metal forming, and related production methods, with the ability to design within manufacturing constraints.
- Experience building product manufacturing documents such as CAD drawings, tech packs, BOMs, and written product requirements to ensure design integrity.
Our Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Employee discounts and perks
- Hybrid office-home schedule (3 days at the office per week)
- Flexible paid time off
- Paid maternity/paternity leave
- 401k, 50% match up to 7%
- Salary Range: $70,000 - $87,500
- Opportunities for career growth within a rapidly expanding, innovative company
For any inquiries regarding legitimate open positions, please refer directly to our official job postings via LinkedIn or email our Human Resources Director at natessa@brumate.com.
The role is required to be in Denver, Colorado.
Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.
BrüMate is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
