Careers
 

Contact Information

Boston

Continuum USA
1220 Washington Street
West Newton, MA 02465 USA
Fax: 617 969 2864
work@dcontinuum.com

No Phone Calls Please

Milan

Continuum Italia
Via Colletta 69
20137 Milano
Fax: +39 02 5513088
jobs@continuum.it

EU Work Permit Required          

English Proficiency Required

Seoul

Continuum Korea
98-12 Pyungchang-dong, Jongno-gu
Seoul, Korea 110-846
Fax: +82 2720 3702
jobs@continuum.co.kr

 

careers

We seek individuals who possess the confidence to push limits, the maturity to step back when appropriate, and a passion for design solutions intended to delight the user.

 

Design Strategy Practice

 

You are interested in what really drives people and you think critically about design choices. You can express your thoughts clearly: verbally, visually, or otherwise. You are interested in wide ranging research and problem solving to help design products and services that work for people and drive business results.

(1) Principal Design Strategist  10 yrs exp - Seoul

(2) Senior Design Strategist 5-7 yrs exp - Boston

(1) Senior Design Strategist 5-7 yrs exp - Seoul

(1) Design Strategist 5-7 yrs exp - Milan

(1) Envisioner 3+ yrs exp - Seoul

 

Industrial Design

 
A resume and sample portfolio (PDF or PowerPoint) are required.  Please do not send multiple individual jpegs. 

Senior Designer

You understand that design is a powerful tool in helping create commercially successful and emotionally compelling designs.  You are an experienced designer, have a healthy amount of project management experience but are still very interested and involved in hands-on design. You have the ability to guide a project through the concept and detail development stages and are adept at verbally expressing your ideas in a way that thoroughly engages your audience. Most importantly, you’re interested in working with energetic people who strive to create compelling design solutions.

(1) Senior Industrial Designer 6+ yrs exp – Boston

(1) Freelance Senior Industrial Designer - Boston

(1) Senior Industrial Designer 6+ yrs exp – Boston

(1) Senior Industrial Designer 5-7 yrs exp – Seoul

Junior Designer

You can envision and create emotionally compelling design solutions. You are an excellent problem solver and greatly enjoy tackling complex design challenges. Most importantly, you’re interested in working with energetic people who strive to create exciting designs. Your experience is limited, but you’re extremely passionate. Minimally, a B.A., B.F.A. or B.S. in Industrial Design is required.

(2) Industrial Designer 0-5 yrs exp – Boston

(1) Freelance Industrial Designer - Boston

(1) Industrial Designer 1-5 yrs exp – Seoul

 

Brand Experience

 

A resume and sample portfolio (PDF or PowerPoint) are required.  Please do not send multiple individual jpegs. 

Retail Environments Designer

You have a passion for retail in all its forms. As a Visual Merchandiser / Retail Designer, you will create a compelling retail brand experience for a Fortune 500 Client with a major national retail presence. Working to conceptualize and visualize retail displays in a broad range of categories, you will collaborate with vendors, fabricators and outside consultants to create mockups and prototypes. Your technical skills are solid as are your communications skills.

(1) Sr. Retail Environments Designer - 5-7 yrs exp - Boston

(1) Retail Environments Designer - 3-6 yrs exp - Seoul

Senior Brand Strategist

You enjoy getting into brands and learning about what makes them work. You are challenged by identifying brand atributes, defining brand strategies and working with multidisciplinary teams to put them into action.
You can demonstrate the ability to define client needs, be involved with user-centered research, summarize fieldwork findings and articulate brand thinking.
The ideal candidate for this position will have: 4-6 years experience working in a multidisciplinary design environment, excellent writing and presentation skills and examples of past projects that illustrate a point-of-view and an effective approach to branded communications.

(1) Senior Brand Strategist  5-7 yrs exp - Seoul

Graphic Design


(1) Senior Freelance Graphic Designer - Seoul

 

Electrical Engineering/Software

 

Electrical and Software Engineering is a core capability within our product innovation business. Our projects include a broad range of electrical engineering content including: RF systems, embedded microprocessor and DSP systems, programmable logic devices, analog filter design, transducer conditioning, electromechanical subsystem interfacing, firmware and software.

Senior Electrical Engineer

You must have strong knowledge of EE theory, combined with strong laboratory skills, and demonstrable ability in programming embedded devices. Proficiency requirements include reading/creating schematics and rapid analysis/design of mixed-signal circuits. Using oscilloscopes, digital multi-meters, function generators, spectrum analyzers, and logic analyzers must be second-nature. If you meet the above requirements and excel in a multidisciplinary environment, then you are well-suited for this position.

 (1) Senior Electrical Engineer -   5-10 yrs exp - Boston 

Click here to view some examples of technology @ Continuum
 

Marketing

 
VP Marketing
You are a seasoned marketing professional with a keen interest in using emerging non-traditional marketing techniques. Uncovering new growth opportunities for a fast growing consulting firm is a challenge you are up for. You have experience managing brands internationally and coordinating marketing efforts across multiple offices. Collaboration with creative professionals and the development of the marketing staff is central to your management style.
The ideal candidate would have 10+ years of marketing management experience using non-traditional marketing techniques in the creative consulting industry. 

(1)  VP Marketing 10+ yrs exp – Boston

 

Mechanical Engineering

 

Mechanical Engineering is a core capability within our product innovation business.   Projects include a broad range of mechanical engineering content including: Precision mechanics, microfluidics, opto-mechanical design, kinematics and mechanism design, electro-mechanical design and integration, sensing, control, and automation.

Example recent projects have included induction heater-based commercial appliances, DNA detection equipment, surgical illumination systems, fluid pumps, and high-volume consumer products.

Mechanical Engineer

You have a solid background with 3-D CAD tools (SolidWorks and Pro/E), manufacturing processes, and lab and shop work.  You are creative, energetic and passionate about solving problems.  You care about the big picture and are thorough about the details.  You communicate effectively, play nicely with others, love getting your hands dirty, and your attitude is mostly in-check.  You know your way around a shop, can develop simple proof-of-concept prototypes, have a strong theoretical background, and at least a BSME.

(1) Mechanical Engineer 0-2 yrs exp - Boston

(1) Mechanical Engineer 3-5 yrs exp - Boston

 

Client Account Manager

 

You are engaging and dynamic and are especially skillful in your communications, both written and oral. You work well in a team environment, and will be responsible for the identification and development of new client business opportunities. Previous experience in a similar position and/or in the product development domain is required.

(1) Client Account Manager - Seoul
Korean and English language (written and spoken) essential and third language preferred

 

Program (Business) Development

 

VP Program Development

You are a product development professional with strong business development skills. You have the personal versatility to handle multiple, sometimes even simultaneous roles: from hard-nosed closer to trusted client counselor. You love design, product development and brand marketing. You understand the technical aspects of development, from your education or from professional exposure. You have faith in your own judgment, but you can defer to your colleagues when you sense that they have a passionately held or logically derived position. You know how to manage projects, but you would rather manage relationships. You can write as well as you think. You listen as energetically as you speak. You want to be in the middle of it all, taking part in design and development programs, helping your clients succeed in their organizations and coordinating with project managers on budgets, timing and team morale. You have strong negotiating skills, comfort with legal contracts and are fully proficient in PC programs. You have reverence for consumers and passion for products in all industries. While you can likely land any type of engagement, your sweet spot (and expertise) are opportunities that have significant brand issues or branding development.

 (1) VPPD 5-10 yrs exp - Boston

Key Account Manager

You follow the design and innovation space closely and passionately.  You study the processes of building brands, developing products and improving service systems.  You have faith in your own judgment, but you can defer to your colleagues when you sense that they have a passionately held and logically derived position.  You know how to run projects, but you would rather manage groups of projects and relationships.  You can write as well as you think.  You listen as energetically as you speak.  You want to be in the middle of it all, taking part in design and development programs, helping your Clients succeed in their organizations and coordinating with project managers on budgets, timing and team morale.

 (1) Key Account Director - 5-10 yrs exp - Boston

Program Development Associate

You are passionate about design and love how design and development of new products, building brands and improving service systems can help grow business globally. You want to learn more about Continuum fast, and then as part of a team approach, help people understand how strategy, brand, design and engineering can be a solution to their business issues and how Continuum can be the most effective choice for a design firm. You have a solid technical aptitude, a strong design sensibility, and confidence in your own judgment (although you can also defer to your colleagues when you sense that they have a passionately held and logically derived position.) You can write as well as you think. You listen as energetically as you speak.  You want to be in the middle of it all, taking part in design and development programs, with the goal of helping our Clients and our teams succeed. You have curiosity about consumers, reverence for their values and a passion for helping to create the right solution.

 (1) PD Associate - 2+ yrs exp - Boston

 

 

Internships

 

A resume and sample portfolio in PowerPoint or PDF format are required.  Please do not send multiple individual jpegs. 

You like to push the envelope and have endless energy to do so. Your appetite to learn about design or engineering is never satisfied. You have a strong curiosity about life in the professional work environment and are eager to experience it. Depending on the type of internship, design, strategy or engineering, you will help with concept generation, model building, product research, data analysis, instrumentation, and administrative activities as part of the product development process. Internships in marketing and research will also be considered.

Send a sample portfolio including sketches, work processes, technical drawings and final product pictures in addition to your resume. Your portfolio should express who you are and how you work. Unique one-liners required. Candidates should apply at least 2 months prior to their desired start date.

Internships typically fall in the following timeframes (exceptions may be considered):

USA:
January - April:                        submission deadline, November 15
May - August:                           submission deadline, March 15
September - December:       submission deadline, July 15 

Italy:
Jan - April
May - July
Sept - December

Seoul:
January - April
May - August
September - December

Applications must be sent directly to the specific Studio in which you are interested. Please note that internships may require a visa or other documentation. Please determine the necessary requirements by contacting the respective consulate prior to submitting your application.

Internships in Boston are paid on an hourly basis.  Benefits are not available.