Graphic Designer position at LEGO

[Bonaparte]

If you like to work for LEGO and have the skills, this might be your dream job:

Do you have a keen interest in the LEGO Group’s products, toys and cartoons? And would you like to be part of the team responsibility for developing the graphics on our models, minifigures, decorations and labels from start to finish?

If so, then the Graphic Designer position in Billund, Denmark is probably what you are looking for.

Check out LEGO.com and if are you interested then feel free to apply as soon as possible.

Full job description

[Darth Dino]

Hi

interesting. Most impressive that they do not look out for nice diploma and other academic titels. Instead thy purely focus on your actual skills. I like that while i am a person that "can do many things well" without having a specific titel for that.

Dino

[hjmediastudios]

Sounds cool! I hope whoever wants the job gets it!

[TheLegoDr]

Was some of this in another language and then translated? Is Danmark the official name of the country? I thought it was Denmark. Also, July 5st? Getting by some of those typos it sounds like a great opportunity. I know nothing of graphic design, so this isn't for me. I don't know what it would be like living overseas since I'm so used to here.

[Bobskink]

Cool, they don't need any 3D experience this time.

interesting. Most impressive that they do not look out for nice diploma and other academic titels. Instead thy purely focus on your actual skills. I like that while i am a person that "can do many things well" without having a specific titel for that.

Thats normal in this kind of work.

[eurotrash]

Let me see....

a) It's an opportunity to work with Lego

b) It's an opportunity to work at Lego

Sounds perfect! The trouble is

c) I'm completely devoid of the right skills

[Darth Dino]

Cool, they don't need any 3D experience this time.

Thats normal in this kind of work.

Hi

not normal for Germany. There are plenty ways to get diploma in industry or graphic design, media design or similar. All i have seen inthe past looking for your work-sample AND a academic degree.

Dino

[BrickG]

As a graphic designer it's common to not give a crap about your education and go almost purely by portfolio. ATM I'm a pretty darned successful graphic designer working in the gaming industry (lets see if I stay successful). I didn't complete college or anything. :P

[Bobskink]

...I'm a pretty darned successful graphic designer working in the gaming industry (lets see if I stay successful). I didn't complete college or anything. :P

Me it's the opposite, I'm good at most things, but really suck some at others (making websites) , non the less, I have a diploma. I just need my diploma to be able to teach art at school. When I aply for a freelance job, I never take my diploma with me, but my portfolio.

BrickG, were do you work, I also have some friends working for the gaming industry

[BrickG]

I'd tell you but I like to keep it private outside of business. You guys would be able to find the real me with that kind of information :P.

[hjmediastudios]

For independent contractors at least, it's actually very common to not care about degrees, etc. Most places only want to see past work.

[Bobskink]

I'd tell you but I like to keep it private outside of business. You guys would be able to find the real me with that kind of information :P.

I understand, I also like to keep the two somehow separated, but since customizing Lego has become a part of my artwork, I can't separate the two anymore. I was just currious if you have a portfolio online somewhere and maybe share it trough a PM?...

[dhc6twinotter]

It's a shame I don't have the skills for this position. Too bad the listing isn't for a product designer. I check the LEGO website on a daily bases for jobs, and being a product designer for them would be a dream job.

[Borex]

Interesting. But would they hire people from abroad?

[LegoJalex]

Definitely interesting!

[def]

Interesting. But would they hire people from abroad?

They hire people from anywhere. If your portfolio is accepted, they will fly you to Denmark to take part in a workshop to find the best candidate.

I applied a few years back, and spent a lot of time looking into the process, so I know about some of it. I know (through Eurobricks) the people who were hired, and they had beautiful portfolios. Really top notch.

[Aanchir]

See, this is always the issue with applying for jobs at LEGO. Sure, there's no academic requirement. But at the same time, I simply don't have the skills I need to really compete with so many other qualified applicants. I have no job experience in any design-related field, and much of what I could put in a portfolio is mediocre at best. I definitely wouldn't qualify for a graphic design job, since I have minimal experience working with vector graphics, but this issue is probably going to confront me in any design-related job opening.

I tried going to college to study Industrial Design and hopefully gain some design-related skills. It was not a happy experience. It's entirely possible I just don't have what it takes to succeed in a creative field.

Edited June 24, 2013 by Aanchir

[Lord Tyrus]

Was some of this in another language and then translated? Is Danmark the official name of the country? I thought it was Denmark. Also, July 5st? Getting by some of those typos it sounds like a great opportunity. I know nothing of graphic design, so this isn't for me. I don't know what it would be like living overseas since I'm so used to here.

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Well Danmark (I think) is the Danish name for the country of Denmark.

[Front]

A portfolio (and a good application) may help you get considered for the workshop, but what really matters is how you perform at the workshop, how you address challenges and develop ideas. And first off all how your personality fit into the LEGO company spirit.

Not that I ever applied for a job at LEGO, they phoned me :-)

Erland

Part Design

[RaincloudDustbin]

This is my dream job. I'm actually going to study this at Uni.

[Blast]

I'd love to take up this position, however I haven't had much experience using 3D software for Graphics Design which is the type I presume Lego is looking for.

[Aanchir]

I'd love to take up this position, however I haven't had much experience using 3D software for Graphics Design which is the type I presume Lego is looking for.

Not necessarily. TLG uses a lot of 3D graphics in their ads, but graphic designers for TLG are responsible for a lot more than ads. Decorations on LEGO parts are created by graphic designers, for instance, and this requires experience working with 2D vector graphics. 3D graphics experience is probably not even a factor in that particular part of LEGO design.

A lot of logos for individual themes are also created by graphic designers, and again, this typically requires more experience with typography and 2D vector graphics than with 3D rendering software.

[dhc6twinotter]

Another graphic design position has been posted on the LEGO website:

http://jobs.lego.com/en-US/jobdescriptionpage?title=Graphic_Designer_-_product_graphics_for_girls&id=51336823