Jobs

We are looking for a Junior Designer (m/f/d) to join and support our team full-time.

What you can look forward to:

• A challenging role with diverse and engaging projects for renowned brands and manufacturers.
• Developing and implementing innovative concepts and design solutions using digital and analogue tools, including in our workshop
• Being involved throughout the entire design process, from research to prototyping.
• Preparing and delivering client presentations.
• Working independently and responsibly in a friendly, close-knit studio culture where professionalism is valued as much as personality.
• Excellent opportunities to grow professionally within an internationally successful design team.
• An inspiring studio in a former factory building, with flexible hours.
• Structured onboarding for a smooth transition into the ARTEFAKT team.
• Experiencing a diverse working and living environment in the Rhine-Main region.
• Participating in spontaneous and planned team events.

What sets you apart:

• You are creative, curious, and enjoy collaborating in a team.
• You share our passion for forward-thinking design.
• You enjoy rethinking ideas and challenging the status quo.
• You navigate all phases of the design process savely — from research and concept development to visualization and presentation.
• You bring a keen sense of form and detail.
• You have a good technical understanding and knowledge of common manufacturing technologies and processes.
• You present and represent project results confidently — both internally and with clients.
• Your sketches communicate ideas clearly and precisely.
• You have solid software skills (Ideally Rhino and Affinity or simil) as a foundation of your daily work and enjoy learning new tools.
• You hold a degree in Product Design or Industrial Design.
• You enjoy communicating fluently in German and/or English, both verbally and in writing.
• Experience with AI tools such as Vizcom and initial professional experience is a plus.

Sounds good? Then send your application as PDF (max.15 MB) or linked to

Please note:

• The workplace is located in our Darmstadt office.
• Applicants from abroad are welcome, but must hold a valid work and residence permit in order to be considered.
• As a studio-based practice, we place great value on in-person collaboration. Therefore, team members are expected to spend a significant part of their working hours in our studio, while home office is also offered.

We are looking for a Product Design Intern (m/f/d) in full-time to support our team with immediate effect:

What you can look forward to:

• Working in a dynamic design team on varied and challenging projects for renowned clients from the bicycle, sanitary and furniture industries.
• Involvement in the entire design process from the initial idea to the prototype.
• Developing and implementing innovative concepts and design solutions using digital and analogue tools, including in our workshop.
• Supporting our design team in research, design development and presentation.
• Working independently in an open, appreciative team culture with room for initiative.
• A diverse working and living environment in the Rhine-Main area.
• An inspiring studio in a former factory building with flexible working hours.
• Spontaneous and planned team events.

What sets you apart:

• You are creative, curious and enjoy working in a team.
• You have completed at least four semesters in a design-related degree programme; the internship is a mandatory part of your studies.
• Your scribbles get ideas across precisely.
• You have already gained some experience with Adobe Creative Cloud/ Affinty and common CAD and rendering software, ideally Rhinoceros.
• You enjoy communicating fluently in German and/or English.

Sounds good? Then send your application as PDF (max.15 MB) or linked to

Please note:

• The workplace is located in our Darmstadt office.
• Applicants from abroad are welcome, but must hold a valid work and residence permit in order to be considered.

We are looking for a Freelance Product Designer / Rhino Modeller (m/f/d) to support our team.

What you can look forward to:

• Developing and implementing innovative concepts and design solutions, with a focus on Rhino modeling during the detailing and realization phases.
• A challenging role with diverse and demanding projects for renowned brands and manufacturers.
• Working independently and responsibly in a friendly, close-knit studio culture where professionalism is valued as much as personality.
• Being part of an inspiring studio in a former factory building with flexible working hours.
• Participating in spontaneous and planned team events.

What sets you apart:

• You have excellent Rhino-skills and experience creating complex freeform surfaces.
• You are creative, curious, and enjoy collaborating in a team
• You share our passion for forward-thinking design.
• You have a strong technical understanding and knowledge of common manufacturing technologies and processes.
• You communicate clearly in German and/or English, both verbally and in writing.

Sounds good? Then send your application as PDF (max.15 MB) or linked to

Please note:

• The workplace is located in our Darmstadt office.
• Applicants from abroad are welcome, but must hold a valid work and residence permit in order to be considered.
• As a studio-based practice, we place great value on in-person collaboration. Therefore, team members are expected to spend a significant part of their working hours in our studio, while home office is also offered.