Role Snapshot
The Industrial Design Intern will support Educational Insights' design team across research, ideation, CAD development, and prototyping for educational toys and games. This role provides hands-on experience in real-world product development while contributing to physical products from concept through production-ready design.
Job Description
About Educational Insights:
We are on a mission to bring learning to life! We have been creating educational toys and games for over 60 years, including fan favorite lines like Kanoodle®, Pluffle®, GeoSafari®, Craft Kits, and more. We are a family-owned company that is committed to our employees’ personal and professional growth; we offer a competitive benefits package, opportunities for training and development, and a supportive, diverse atmosphere. When you work at Educational Insights, you can enjoy perks like Bring Your Dog to Work Day, play-testing toys and games, a snack-filled kitchen, company discounts, and more benefits that make work feel like play! If you’re curious, collaborative, and a kid at heart, you’ll feel right at home here. Join us in shaping the future of learning with our award-winning team!
Position Description:
The Industrial Design Intern will support the design team with hands‑on work across research, ideation, CAD development, and prototyping efforts. This role offers exposure to real‑world product development workflows while contributing to physical products through concept development, sample evaluation, and production‑ready design support.
What You’ll Do:
- Conduct design research and support early ideation efforts
- Creat3 sketches and develop concepts through visual exploration
- Assist with 3D modeling and prepare CAD files
- Support 3D printing and basic prototyping tasks
- Review and evaluate physical samples alongside the design team
- Examine and organize vendor-provided CAD and design data
- Learn and follow internal design processes and documentation standards
- Support on product visualization tasks and renders
- Apply consistent, on-brand industrial design styles
- Make design revisions based on internal and stakeholder feedback
- Help with daily design tasks
What We’re Looking For:
- Currently pursuing a degree in Industrial Design, or related field
- Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop)
- Familiarity with manufacturing principles
- Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn
- Effective communication and time-management skills
- Working Knowledge of CAD and visualization software (Rhino 3D, Keyshot)
- Effective Sketching Skills – Visual Communication (traditional/digital)
- Baseline knowledge of rapid prototyping principles
Why Join Us?
- Gain real-world experience ideating designs for products that inspire children’s creativity.
- Work in a fun, collaborative environment.
- Network with experienced designers and industry professionals.
We are a drug-free workplace and an EEO employer.
Please note: This role will be filled by our internal recruitment team, so no assistance is needed from any outside staffing agency at this time.
Compensation: $20 per hour
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