Great Place to Work - werkgeversreview Senior Industrial Designer bij Prime Studio

During my spring semester at university, I had the great privilege of interning with Prime Studio. Prior to meeting the design team, I had heard amazing things about the studio from friends/peers in the industry—and they did not disappoint. Throughout my internship, the team supported my growth as a designer by assigning me meaningful work that was beneficial to my own personal learnings as well as to real projects going on within the agency. It was super fulfilling to see some of my work come to life, and I really appreciated the opportunities to not only sit in, but also actively participate in client meetings. I always appreciated that critical feedback I received from the team was always constructive and from a place of genuinely wanting me to improve—never from a place of ego. At the end of my internship, the team was also sure to sit down with me and go in-depth with areas for their improvement of the internship program (not many changes needed, in my opinion!), as well as areas where I personally succeeded/areas where I still have room to grow. Their attention to detail in not only their design work, but to their employees of every level is something that sets them apart in the best way possible. I would highly highly recommend this internship to anyone who is interested in the design consultancy space! Thank you again Stuart and team, for such a fulfulling industrial design internship.

Coming from more of an in-house industrial design background, I occasionally found it difficult to gauge exact task expectations/instructions delivered from multiple points of views and without a designated internship manager. That being said, it taught me how to be more flexible and communicative in a team setting that was different from what I'm used to; and this was a very minor aspect to nitpick!

I really enjoyed working at Prime Studio. I was offered the internship based on a specific experience to help on a specific project, but was able to join in on a variety of projects over the course of 2 months. What I liked the most was that I felt like all the designers treated me as a colleague rather than an intern - but at the same time, they were there to help me and teach me new things whenever the opportunity presented itself. Prime Studio is a great learning environment; They gave me a diverse range of tasks and assignments because they wanted me to have a well-rounded experience. I worked on sketching, prototyping, research, consumer surveys, packaging, and technical drawings. They also encouraged me to document my work whenever appropriate, so that I can take away something from the internship. Another Benefit of working at Prime Studio was the hours. They rarely asked me to work beyond 5:30 PM, and in many cases encouraged me to leave on time. The company culture is very family-like and close-knit; not noisy, but not completely silent either. I would certainly recommend an internship at Prime Studio to other people.

- If you don't like using the Apple Magic Mouse, bring your own mouse. - At times it may seem like you're jumping between many different tasks and projects(small and big) quite frequently, but I thought it was a good experience to learn how to juggle multiple things thrown onto your plate.