Careers

Our people are passionate, talented and know how to 'get shit done' . We work in a fast and dynamic environment, but will never lose sight of our single yet ambitious vision: to make invention accessible. Quirky offers generous benefits and perks along with a bling office space and working environment.

Think you have what it takes? Take a look at our current openings.

Electrical Engineer - Hong Kong

The Company:
We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:

TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE

Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.

We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else!

We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Electrical Engineer to join our team in HK.

The Candidate:
We are seeking Electrical Engineers to join Quirky’s HK team to work with our industrial designers, and mechanical engineers to develop Quirky’s electrical / electronic concepts into finished, working consumer products. You will work with cross-functional teams that include manufacturing partners, Quirky sourcing & QA staff, and Quirky engineering staff.

The Job:
As an Electrical Engineer you will be responsible for the follwing:

• Constant communication (email, phone & packages) between Quirky New York’s Industrial Designers and Mechanical Engineers and Quirky’s HK staff regarding new products, design changes, manufacturing updates and more.
• Review and comment on all incoming design and engineering projects
• Validate changes, modify hardware and/or software and provides support documentation to the item specification including but not limited to: bill of materials, software flowcharts, coding conventions, schematics, data sheets, data transmission protocols, product costing etc.
• Engineer electronics for relevant Quirky products in accordance to the ETL/UL, FCC, EMC directives and other specifications pertaining to compliance and regulatory needs.
• Experience managing high end or premium branded electrical and electronics categories
• Keeping NYC based Quirky Design Staff up-to-date on trends in the industry, prototypes, design and manufacturing related issues.
• Maintain all required files, summaries, reports, specifications and other data that relates to Quirky’s electronic/electrical products.
• Ensure all files released from Quirky for production are approved by both Quirky HK and NYC.
• Provide trouble-shooting support in electrical and electronic from development stage to production stage to fulfill the requirements.
• Provide design, development, drawing, tooling and production in electrical and electronics support to project management team.

The Qualifications:

• Minimum 7 years experience designing products that feature electronics functionality, consumer product development and offshore high-volume manufacturing.
• Advanced degree in Engineering, preferably in Electrical / Electronic or Computer Science.
• Broad based knowledge in areas of electronic hardware and software design, subcomponent design, electronic component vendor base, simulation and emulation techniques, strategies and platforms, and emerging electronic technologies.
• Embedded development experience
• Physical interaction design and physical computing experience
• Broad level engineer work on consumer electronics including small home appliances that have been manufactured and shipped all around the world at scale.
• Experience with app-enabled devices and accessory devices for iPhone or Android platform. Experience with ADK or participation in Made For iPod a plus.
• USB device development experience.
• Wireless - experience designing and developing for wireless communication applications. FCC certification experience. Familiar with RFI measurement and mitigation techniques.
• Assembly and rework of prototype electronic assemblies including experience with surface mount soldering and rework tools and techniques.
• Makes efficient use of time, manage competing demands, and react well under pressure.
• React and optimize for frequent changes, delays or unexpected events.
• Ability to handle pressure well.
• Willing and eager to learn, adapt and take initiative.
• Ability to self-direct and problem solve on complex projects with time-sensitive, predetermined schedule dates.
• Strong team player with excellent communicate and interpersonal skills
• Passion for Quirky!
• ·Must be fluent in written and spoken Mandarin and English and Cantonese.

The Application: 

• Check us out at www.quirky.com
• If you like what you see, please continue. Submit your resume,  a personalized cover letter and a portfolio telling us why you want this job and why we should pick you.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Apply

Engineering Director - Hong Kong

The Company:
We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
 
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. We have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
 
Our brand is built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else!
 
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Engineering Director to join our team in Hong Kong.
 
The Candidate:
You’re a professional Engineering Director who has experience managing, hiring and recruiting a team of engineers who make amazing consumer products.
 
 
 
 
The Job:
As our Engineering Director you will:

• Be a member of Quirky’s Product Team in HK, reporting to the Head of Product based in NYC
• Hire and manage a team of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers for Quirky HK
• Help bring high quality Quirky products to market quickly and efficiently
• Work closely with NYC and HK teams to communicate and resolve engineering and manufacturing challenges as they arise
• Be a part of a growing movement to make invention accessible

The Responsibilities:

• Constant communication (email, phone, packages, etc.) between the Quirky New York Design Staff of Industrial Designers, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers and Quirky HK’s Engineering staff regarding new products, design changes, manufacturing updates and all
• Manage and develop the HK engineering team (mechanical, electrical, etc.)
• Audit and identify capable suppliers, assess secondary processes for capacity, quality and cost
• Based in Hong Kong with frequent travel to China and/or Taiwanese factories when needed

 
The Qualifications:

• History of leading successful engineer teams for consumer product development
• Deep practical engineering knowledge and proven track record for timely project delivery, project management, quality and cost control
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 10+ years engineering experience--including at least 5 years of engineering management experience
• Highly proficient in 3D modeling with Pro/E and SolidWorks
• Knowledge of consumer electronics and related manufacturing processes
• Expert knowledge of injection molding, metal forming, die-casting, ceramics, glass and complex assembly
• Ability to motivate teams to problem solve on complex projects with time-sensitive, predetermined schedule dates
• Strong team player with a good sense of responsibility and accountability
• Amazing communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven success in a high growth, rapidly changing environment
• Action-oriented and have stellar process and organizational skills
• Unrelenting intellectual curiosity and pride in doing awesome work
• You have a true entrepreneurial spirit
• Passion for what we are doing at Quirky
• Must be fluent in written and spoken Mandarin and English

The Application:

1. Check us out at www.quirky.com. Spend some time on our site understanding what we do. If you like what you see, please continue
2. Submit your resume and a personalized cover letter to me, JJ,  telling me why you’re the best fit for this position and why you want to work at Quirky.

Apply

Mechanical Engineer - Hong Kong

The Company:
We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. We have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea. 
Our brand is built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else! 
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Mechanical Engineer to join our team in Asia.
The Candidate:
You’re a professional Mechanical Engineer with sound knowledge to get the products done extremely well. You’re willing to learn, adapt and take initiative but not afraid of taking up challenges. You’re a detail-oriented individual who admires good design with respect for the role that it plays in quality products and brands. If you like what you’ve read so far, then please read on because this role may be for you. 
The Job:
As our Mechanical Engineer, you will

• Be a member of Quirky’s Product team in HK, reporting to the head of engineering based in NYC
• Help bring Quirky products to market quickly and efficiently
• Work closely with NYC and Asia teams to communicate and resolve engineering and manufacturing problems as they arise
• Be a part of a growing movement to make invention accessible

The Responsibilities:

• Constant communication (email, phone, packages) between Quirky New York’s Industrial Designers and Mechanical Engineers and Quirky’s Asia staff regarding new products, design changes, manufacturing updates and more
• Review and comment on all incoming design and engineering project files
• Develop 2D and 3D content for prototypes, renderings, quotes and production
• Handle volumes of Pro/E drawings in a timely, accurate manner
• Make comments and necessary changes on designed products to ensure they are manufacturable at scale while preserving design intent and keeping cost down
• Help identify capable suppliers, assess their secondary processes for capacity, quality and cost
• Review and approve all tooling drawings and approve mold construction prior to the factory cutting steel
• Set up limit samples to be used as references for mass production and QA inspection
• Ensure all files released from Quirky for tooling are approved by both Quirky Asia and NYC
• Work with suppliers to define and refine mechanical tooling files and methods
• Audit supplier processes and assembly processes
• Assist in postproduction quality and cost improvement activity
• Oversee creation and modification of engineering files based on Quirky Design Staff designs, specifications, requirements and feedback
• Based in Hong Kong with frequent travel to China 

The Qualifications:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 3+ years experience in household or electronic consumer products
• Must be an expert in plastic part design
• Highly proficient in 3D modeling with Pro/E
• Advanced surfacing is a plus
• Ability to translate Industrial Design intent into manufacturable 3D data
• Ability to produce 2D drawings as needed
• Knowledge of consumer electronics manufacturing processes including metal forming, injection molding, die-casting, ceramics, glass and assembly
• Ability to self-direct and problem solve on complex projects with time-sensitive, predetermined schedule dates
• Strong team player with a good sense of responsibility and accountability
• Amazing communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven success in a high growth, rapidly changing environment
• Action-oriented and have stellar process and organizational skills
• Unrelenting intellectual curiosity and pride in doing awesome work
• You have a true entrepreneurial spirit
• Passion for what we are doing at Quirky
• Must be fluent in written and spoken Mandarin and English

The Application:

1. Check us out at www.quirky.com. Spend some time on our site understanding what we do. If you like what you see, please continue
2. Submit your resume and a personalized cover letter to us telling us why you’re the best fit for this position and why you want to work at Quirky.

Apply

Sourcing Director - Hong Kong

The Company:
We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
 
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
 
We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else!
 
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Sourcing Director to join out team in HK
 
The Candidate:
You will spend your time finding new suppliers to help manufacture Quirky’s products as well as telling the Quirky story to vendors. You will be responsible for building out a world-class sourcing team for Quirky, responsible for finding and partnering with the best suppliers from around the world.
 
The Job:
As a Sourcing Director, you will

• Source capable factories for product of Quirky designed products
• Secure line quotes from suppliers, visit & vet
• Implement a QA process for each quirky product category
• Tell the Quirky story and get suppliers excited to work with Quirky

The Responsibilities:

• Work as a team leader in the Request for Proposal process
• Identify and establish partnerships with world class suppliers to support the broad range of product categories, materials & processes needed for the Quirky line of products
• Evaluate and analyze supplier proposals
• review contracts and offerings from suppliers
• negotiate quotes & lower costs
• develop and maintain supplier relationships
• arrange performance reviews with key suppliers and internal stakeholders
• ensure all suppliers are meeting necessary quality and time standards
• ensure proper QA procedures are created and executed upon

 The Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience sourcing for a well known consumer products company
• Experience sourcing factories that product electronics and small home appliances is a plus
• Fluent and confident in writing and speaking both English, Cantonese & Mandarin
• Excellent communication skills
• Passion for the Quirky brand
• Experience working with or for a US based company is a plus but not required
• Good with technology, numbers, dates, details and deadlies
• Action and detail oriented 

The Application:

• Check us out at www.quirky.com
• If you like what you see, please continue. Submit your resume & a personalized cover letter telling us why you want this job and why we should pick you.

Apply

Quality Assurance Specialist - Hong Kong

The Company:
We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else!
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Quality Assurance Specialist to join our team in Asia.
The Candidate:
You are an amazing problem solver with perfectionist tendencies. You’re all about accuracy and getting things right and can spot a mistake from a mile away. You have no problems voicing your opinion when issues arise and you’ll work tirelessly to correct them. You’ve never been one to cut corners and are always proud to stand behind the final products that come off the line. You are a tenacious and solutions-oriented individual who is ready to help Quirky produce some of the best products around. If you like what you’ve read so far, then please read on because this role may be for you.

The Job:
As our Quality Assurance Specialist, you will

• Be a member of Quirky’s Product team in HK, reporting to John Jacobsen (who is based in NYC)
• Develop quality standards for Quirky products during development
• Work closely with NYC and Asia teams to communicate and resolve problems related to product quality
• Be a part of a growing movement to make invention accessible 

The Responsibilities:
 

• Prepare QA plans and formulate inspection reports, procedures and checklists
• Develop the specifications for factory audit compliance and product testing
• Conduct related quality activities including factory audit, product inspection, etc.
• Works with suppliers to optimize assembly processes, minimize variation and ensure repeatability.
• Spot potential issues before they occur.
• Maintain accurate inspection records.
• Provide guidance to manufacturers to help improve product quality
• Implement and manage corrective action systems and procedures
• Maintain, review and analyze inspection results to measure suppliers’ performance and to help drive improvement
• Work with cross-function teams including manufacturing partners, Quirky’s Logistics and Project Management team in Asia, and Quirky’s Engineering teams in Asia and NYC.
• Assist in the implementation of a product and documentation tracking and traceability system from production to customer support.
• Proactively looks for issues or potential issues and is not afraid to let us know when there’s something we’re not doing right or could do better.
• Makes suggestions to both the NY and HK teams in order to improve quality processes.

The Qualifications:
 

• Degree in Quality Assurance or Engineering-related discipline
• 5+ years QA experience in high quality and innovative electrical and electronics categories
• 6Sigma or Lean manufacturing certifications is requred
• Full knowledge of compliance standards and testing requirements for US and EU markets (i.e. UL, CE, CTIA, WEEE, FCC, RoHS)
• Hands-on experience in ISO and International Safety Standard is a plus
• Experience with electronic products, wireless devices, batteries and power supplies is a plus
• Experience testing products to specification as well as to failure.
• Strong team player with a good sense of responsibility and accountability
• Amazing communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven success in a high growth, rapidly changing environment
• Action-oriented and have stellar process and organizational skills
• Unrelenting intellectual curiosity and pride in doing awesome work
• You have a true entrepreneurial spirit
• Passion for what we are doing at Quirky
• Must be fluent in written and spoken Mandarin and English
• Experience writing clear and thorough documentation (test plans, test reports, etc...)
• Based in Hong Kong with frequent travel to China
• Experience with quality tools including Statistical Process Control (SPC), Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA), Root Cause Analysis, Corrective Action Plans, 8D, tolerance analysis.

The Application:
 

1. Check us out at www.quirky.com. Spend some time on our site understanding what we do. If you like what you see, please continue
2. Submit your resume and a personalized cover letter telling us why why you’re the best fit for this position and why you want to work at Quirky

 
 
 

Apply

Electrical Hardware Design Engineer

The Company:
 
We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
 
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
 
We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else!
 
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Electrical Hardware Design Engineer to join our team in NYC.
 
The Candidate:
 
You design, analyze, develop, modify, and evaluate electrical parts for consumer electronic products. You are obsessed with designing the best hardware on the market. You frequently seek input from others when faced with important decisions and think strategically to help prepare Quirky for a move from simple to increasingly complex electronics (it may be surge protectors one day and robotics the next, the sky’s the limit at Quirky).  You make an effort to stay up to date on the latest design technologies and are constantly looking to improve your capabilities.  You strive to look for opportunities to improve the performance and reliability of everything you touch.  You put yourself in the shoes of the product user and abuser in order to define and test all scenarios. You thrive in an environment where there are no walls and prefer to over-communicate and think out loud, raising concerns and bouncing ideas off of others at any time.



The Job:
 
As an Electrical Hardware Design Engineer, you will

• Be a member of Quirky’s Product team, reporting directly to Quirky’s Head of Engineering, Research & Development and Quirky’s CEO
• Design hardware for consumer electronics.
• Engage with designers and the community team early to comment on invention feasibility and build our capabilities as needed.

 
The Responsibilities:
 

• Design and develop innovative electronics
• Evaluate reliability of materials, properties, designs, and techniques used in production
• Work and collaborate closely with our creative and design teams to clearly define product behavior and functionality (as an engineer you are able to think about feasibility on the fly)

 
The Qualifications:
 

• 3+ Years of experience in hardware design.
• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Experience working with offshore manufacturing a plus.
• Unrelenting intellectual curiosity and pride in doing awesome work
• An entrepreneurial spirit
• Stellar written and verbal communication skills
• Action and detail oriented
• Passion for what we are building at Quirky

 
The Application:
 

• Send a personalized cover letter to Jason explaining why you would be a great fit for this role and what you can offer Quirky (within and beyond the job description)
• Send a resume in PDF or doc format highlighting education and experience

Apply

PCB Designer

The Company:
 
We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
 
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
 
We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life.
 
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Designer for Printed Circuit Board layout to join our team in NYC.
 
The Candidate:
 
The PCB designer will work on assignments that are complex in nature where a high degree of initiative is required in solving problems and developing recommendations. This role requires experience in the design of PC boards, knowledge of electronic manufacturing materials and techniques, and how that equates to board design and component placement. You will act as the liaison between the product team and manufacturing to address and resolve problems in accordance with company standards and policies.
 
The Job:
 
As a PCB Designer, you will
 

• Be a member of Quirky’s Product team, working clos
• Provide schematics and PCB layouts
• Be a part of a growing movement to make invention accessible

 
The Responsibilities:
 

• Design printed circuit boards meeting mechanical and voltage requirements, EMI/EMC standards, certification requirements
• Create schematics from engineering input
• Create and ensure accurate and on time completion of all required documentation for all designs
• Perform maintenance, upgrades, modifications to designs and 3D drawings
• Interface between Quirky’s product team and manufacturers to address and resolve PCB assembly issues and problems

 
The Qualifications:
 

• you have a bachelors degree in engineering
• 5 + years of experience (or more) with mixed signal PCB layout experience.
• you have a working knowledge and experience with a recognized CAD tools suite for PCB design
• you can meet deadlines while juggling multiple projects
• you have a passion for what we are building at Quirky

 
The Application:
 

• Check us out at Quirky.com. Spend some time on our site understanding what we do and if you like what you see, please continue.
• Send a personalized cover letter to Jason  telling him why you want this job and why we should hire you.
• Please include a PDF of your resume and portfolio with your application.

Apply

Senior Graphic Designer

We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
 
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
 
We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else!
 
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Senior Graphic Designer to join our team in NYC.
 
We’re looking for a Senior Graphic Designer to help create designs that tell the stories of our products and the inventors who created them. We need someone who can push themselves and everyone around them to perform at a higher level. You will be working with a world-class team of graphic designers, industrial designers, photographers, video producers, and brand strategists on dozens of projects.
 
 PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Work with the Creative Director to grow and develop the Quirky brand.
• Work with and inspire a team of graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, web designers, motion graphic designers, and industrial designers.
• Have the ability to take a brief and deliver inspiring, provocative, and disruptive results, in short amounts of time, on tasks large and small.
• Design packaging, retail displays, editorial layouts, event collateral, and studio photo shoots.
• Get excited by producing beautiful and thought-provoking designs.
• Be a quick thinker, and an even faster doer.  
• Be innately curious about life and aware of the latest market and media trends, new aesthetics, materials, graphic styles, typography, and most importantly, solving problems.
• Must be quirky. Duh.

 
QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or a related field… or a cool dropout story!
• At least 6-8 years relevant experience in the design field.
• Must have worked on major brands, and have excellent package design skills.
• Must be able to work on multiple projects at once while hitting aggressive deadlines.
• Must be creative, independent, and able to see a creative project from idea conceptualization through to final execution.
• Must be aware of production techniques and should be able to coordinate with vendors.

 
TO APPLY:
Check out www.quirky.com, and if you think it’s as awesome as we do, then apply with a custom cover letter explaining why you want this job. Don’t forget to attach a portfolio demonstrating your best work.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Community Support Representative

The Company:
We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
 
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
 
We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else!
 
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Community Support Representative to join our team in NYC.
 
The Candidate:
We’re not looking to create a “Hello, my name is Mary, this call will be monitored and recorded” kind of service culture. We’re looking for candor and conversation, with a healthy dose of audaciousness. We believe that our community members who don’t happen to work in our office (a group that includes inventors, customers, and creative folk) deserve to be treated as partners. We’re in this together. Don’t worry; it’s fine if your name is Mary... as long as you’re a Mary who possesses that intangible ability to understand and react to what people want and need without them even asking for it. A Mary who can coordinate and manage like none other, and who cares immensely about people, and more importantly the community which she (or he) is a part of and serving. If this sounds like you, please read on.
 
The Job:
As our Community Support Representative, you will

• Be a member of Quirky’s Platform team, reporting to Quirky’s Head of Community

 

• Communicate with a variety of Quirky stakeholders for any number of different reasons

 

• Contribute to Quirky’s success, by helping maintain the health of the community

 

• Be a part of a growing movement to make invention accessible

 
The Responsibilities:
Communicate with people who come to Quirky for a variety of different reasons:

• To our inventors and prospective inventors: Welcome and walk inventors through the Quirky process, convincing them that we’re the right partners for bringing their product ideas to life.

 

• To our influencers: Help community members navigate Quirky’s unique product development process. First-time member needs help because he doesn’t know how to submit his great great product name idea... for 2 hours... on the phone? On it.

 

• To our customers/shoppers: We want to deliver the world’s best customer service and believe that great service can easily turn a customer into an inventor and deeply invested community member. Make ‘em happy.

 

• To the Quirky staff: Lead an ongoing back-and-forth conversation between our employees and the rest of our community.

 
The Qualifications: 

• EXCELLENT writing and speaking ability

 

• Ability to organize and respond to a high volume of emails and phone calls

 

• Confident, convincing, and contagious personality

 

• Eagerness to learn about all aspects of our operation, in excruciating detail, so you can explain everything patiently and accurately

 

• Flexibility with working hours. Quirky’s service hours are from 9am to 9pm, seven days a week

 

• Desire and ability to wear many hats and throw down when necessary... you’ll help with marketing, PR, events, unloading the truck, and more!

 

• An entrepreneurial spirit

 

• Action and detail oriented

 

• Passion for what we are building at Quirky

 
The Application:

• Check us out at www.quirky.com. Create an account and spend some time learning about what we do. If you like what you see, please continue.

 

• Submit your resume with a personalized cover letter to me, Nathaniel, explaining why you want this job and why you’d be a great fit for this position.

 

• Please include a PDF of your resume with your application.

Apply

Invention Ambassador - Inventor Relations

The job is: Invention Ambassador
What the hell is that?
 
To understand, you first need to learn a little about Quirky.
 
The Company:
For centuries, becoming an inventor has been a hard gig to crack. Complexities relating to financing, engineering, distribution, and legalities have stood in the way of brilliant people executing on their great ideas. Since launching in 2009, Quirky has rapidly changed the way the world thinks about product development.
 
At Quirky, we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
 
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves anyone who is interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those who helped make them. We have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
 
We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else!
 
The Candidate:
You love working with people and giving them the best experience possible. You are empathetic and are always willing to be the advocate for those you represent. You are a creative thinker who loves to problem solve and come up with better solutions and systems.
If you do a search for Invention Ambassador positions, you’re not going to come up with any results.  This is a position unique to Quirky and with that in mind it is important that the person in this role be a trailblazer.  You won’t find a manual on how to be an Invention Ambassador, so you have to be nimble and open to rapid change; a futurist who is constantly thinking about how we can deliver an even more astonishing experience to our inventors. If you love routine and repetition, this is NOT the job for you.  If you are passionate, excitable, and can easily switch gears this may be your dream job.  
The Job:
As an Invention Ambassador, you will:

• Be a member of Quirky’s Platform-Community team, Reporting to the Head of Community
• Provide high-touch service to Quirky’s inventors: Be accessible, honest and informative, and willing to go the extra mile to make them feel their voices are being heard and their ideas are understood
• Organize and facilitate collaboration sessions with staff from various departments to ensure that weekly Live Product Evaluation ("Eval," the heart and soul of our company) is the best that it can possibly be
• To our potential inventors (whose ideas are "Under Consideration" for possible development): Explain the invention selection process, understand their ideas fully, communicate any updates or questions the staff has for them
• To our inventors: Develop a rapport with the inventors you are working with, think of yourself as their partner. You want them to feel that Quirky is the best place for them to bring their ideas and that they are the most important part of our team...because they are.

Throughout the entire pre-Evaluation process, you will keep the inventors up to date.  You will outreach to make sure they understand the process, contact them for clarification if the staff has any questions about their invention idea, and keep them up to date on the status of their idea.  
Once an idea is selected for development, you will still be an active member of that inventor’s team.  Inventors will have project managers and industrial designers working on the inventions but you will be their main point of contact, their relationship manager, at Quirky.  You will periodically outreach to see how they are doing and assist and encourage them with their future submissions.  You will get to know the inventors, send them swag during milestone events, and keep Quirky’s PR team up to date with any information that can showcase the inventors.  You will make sure the inventors feel like they are an active, involved part of the team at Quirky, even though they are not physically here in the office.  
 
The Qualifications:

• EXCELLENT writing and speaking ability
• Ability to handle a high caseload of inventors while still making the one you are communicating with in that moment feel like your attention is solely on him or her
• Confident, convincing, and contagious personality
• Patience, understanding, and empathy
• The ability to multitask in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment
• Being organized and able to deliver on promises
• Desire and ability to wear many hats and throw down when necessary, and willingness to be a team player
• A creative thinker and problem solver
• An entrepreneurial spirit
• Action and detail oriented
• Passion for what we are building at Quirky

Pluses Include:

• Background in client management or advising
• Background in research

 
To Apply:

1. Check us out at Quirky.com. Register and spend some time learning what we do. If you like what you see, please continue.
2. Submit your resume along with a personalized cover letter addressed to Andrew Erlick letting him know why you want this position and why you're the perfect fit for Quirky.
3. Please make sure to demonstrate in your cover letter that you've done this research, and tell us why you think you'd make a great IA.

Apply

Packaging Production Artist

The Company:
We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
 
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
 
We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else!
 
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Packaging Production Artist to join our team in NYC.
 
The Candidate:
You love packaging. You find yourself scrutinizing packaging and merchandising displays as you wander through stores, and you can’t help thinking that you could have designed it better. On a scale of 1 to 10, you’d rate your Adobe Illustrator skills at a 12 and you are a whiz at prepping files for print. You work well under tight deadlines and are excited about pushing Quirky’s product packaging to the next level. If this sounds like you, read on.
 
The Job:
As a Packaging Production Artist, you will

• Be a member of Quirky’s Strategy team, reporting to the Head of Packaging

 

• Collaborate with team members to produce print mechanicals, mostly for but not limited to art for consumer packaging

 

• Modify existing package designs to produce secondary versions for international sales

 

• Create packaging mockups and other sales presentation materials

 

• Obtain internal approvals for packaging releases

 

• Create packing instructions for overseas factories

 

• Help maintain the packaging portfolio

 

• Assist the creative team with other projects as necessary

 
The Qualifications:

• You have a college degree or a really great dropout story

 

• You know Illustrator like the back of your hand

 

• You have experience creating packaging layouts in Illustrator

 

• You understand how files need to be set up before they are released to a printer

 

• You have an eye for design and typography, but are OK with someone else making the design decisions

 

• You have a basic understanding of die lines, packaging structures and mockups

 

• You have a basic understanding of printing techniques

 

• You are incredibly meticulous

 

• You’re able to take direction and run with it

 

• You can meet tight deadlines while juggling multiple projects

 

• You’re a team player

 

• You have excellent written and verbal communications skills and an eye for proofreading

 

• You have a passion for what we are building at Quirky

 
The Application:

• Check us out at Quirky.com. Spend some time on our site understanding what we do and if you like what you see, please continue.

 

• Send a personalized cover letter to Scott telling him why you are qualified for this job and why you want to work at Quirky

 

• Send a PDF portfolio that displays your work

Apply

Digital Product Designer, Experience - SF

The Company:
 
We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
To Make Invention Accessible
 
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
 
We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it Better, Faster, Funner than anyone else!
 
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Experience Product Designer to join our team.
 
The Candidate:
 
We are looking for an experienced and exceptional Mobile Product Designer to join our Experience Team in SF.  This position is NOT a Product Designer that will be designing the physical products that Quirky manufactures, but rather designing and building the platform on which invention takes place. To be an Experience Product Designer at Quirky means you understand what it means you own and build the products you design.  You are of the belief that quality is better than quantity and seek excellence and perfection in everything you do.  You create success and you do it quickly.  
 
The Responsibilities:
 

• Conceptualize and develop ideas for features and products and take them from beginning to ship
• Conceptualizing, wireframing, rapid prototyping, user-testing, interaction design, visual design, and front-end development
• Work on products and features in close collaboration with other Product Designers, Engineers, PM’s and Invention Ambassadors
• Identifying UI and interaction components and implementing them into existing frameworks while pushing and improving these frameworks
• Communicating and presenting you and your team’s work appropriately to the company and community
• Creating experiences that successfully accomplish appropriately set goals
• Crafting experiences that make the complex and confusing the simple and understandable
• Assist in setting overall strategic path for the platform through informed design
• Leveraging data in a way that informs your design decisions
• Contributing your valuable skills to a very, very big movement

 
Required Skills and Experience:
 

• Passion for what we are building at Quirky
• Experience with or a deep understanding of the space and work to show it
• Dedicated and strong attention to detail
• Strong time management and superb organizational skills
• Clear, concise, and transparent communication style
• Action-oriented, diligent, and flexible
• A clear understanding of design-centered processes, proven methodologies for identifying and solving problems
• Expert knowledge of HTML and CSS and knowledge of JS
• Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.) or whatever tools you prefer
• Understanding and experience with Git
• Bonus Points
  • Ruby on Rails web development
  • Mobile/Tablet UI development
  • iPad/iPhone development
  • Experience w/ testing methodologies (A/B, multivariate, etc.)
  • Startup Experience
  • Experience working on one or more highly-trafficked websites/mobile websites/native applications

 
The Application:
 

1. Check us out at www.quirky.com. Register if you have not already done so. Spend some time on our site/app understanding what we do. If you like what you see, please continue.
2. Submit your resume and application online along with a customized cover letter addressed to me, Steven Walker, telling me why you are right for Quirky and Quirky is right for you.
3. In order to be considered, you must provide link to your portfolio or some place we can view your work.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Apply

Structural Designer, Packaging

The Company:

We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
To Make Invention Accessible
 
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
 
We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it Better, Faster, Funner than anyone else!
 
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Structural Designer to join our team in NYC.

 
The Candidate:
 
Hey there packaging gurus! If you are the following, then we’d love to see your application:
 
You are a well-rounded, super-creative, mechanically inclined thinker who can conceptualize and design structures for packaging that kills at retail. You have the wherewithal to test, modify, perfect and assure trouble-free production of your creations. You excel with 3D forms like pulp trays and blisters, and can design folding cartons with your eyes closed. Your portfolio and physical samples demonstrate these abilities.
 
 
The Job:  
 
As a Structural Designer for Packaging at Quirky, you will:

• Conceptualize/design innovative and cost effective packaging structures across many mediums, for all sorts of products.
• Develop/procure mockups and produce die lines for mechanicals in Adobe Illustrator.
• Specify materials for production in China and America.

Note: This is NOT a Graphic Designer position. 
 
The Qualifications:

• You have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field… or a superb dropout story.
• You have 3-5 years demonstrated experience designing blisters, clamshells, pulp trays and other 3D package forms.
• You have 3-5 years experience designing folding cartons and other paperboard package forms.
• You have advanced knowledge of packaging materials used in China and the USA.
• You are familiar with packaging production processes.
• You know Illustrator and Photoshop like the back of your hand.
• You're a team player who’s excited to join a world-class creative team.
• You're able to take a brief and run…fast, ‘cause at Quirky that’s how we roll.

 
 The Application:

• Check us out at Quirky.com. Spend some time on our site understanding what we do and if you like what you see, please continue.
• Send a personalized cover letter to Scott telling him why you are qualified for this job and why you want to work at Quirky
• Send a PDF portfolio that displays your work

Apply

Visual Merchandiser

The Company:

We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
To Make Invention Accessible.
 
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
 
We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it Better, Faster, Funner than anyone else!
 
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Visual Merchandiser to join our team in NYC.
 
The Candidate:
Hey there merchandisers! We’re looking for forward-thinking creative who will concept for in-store fixtures that push the boundaries and challenge current trends. We’re looking for a friendly soul who will work with our amazing creative team to make killer, and we mean KILLER, visual presentations. You’ll have the follow-through to work out all the details to get whatever you’ve thought up made. Oh yeah, you’ll be doing this rapidly! If this sounds like you, we'd love to see your application.
 

The Job:
 
As a Visual Merchandiser at Quirky, you will conceptualize and design presentations for amazing retail directives. You’ll liaise between retail and creative teams to develop merchandising fixtures that meet retailer size and material specifications. You will also work closely with vendors to implement and procure fixtures.
 
The Qualifications:

• You have a Bachelor's degree… or an awesome dropout story.
• You have 3-5 years relevant experience.
• You understand corrugate and other types of retail fixtures, as well as the production process.
• You have superb knowledge of major retailer environments and the latest trends.
• You know Illustrator and Photoshop like the back of your hand.
• If you have 3D rendering skills, all the better.
• If you have a short list of amazing vendors who make this stuff, even better!
• You're a team player who’s excited to join a world-class creative team.
• You're able to take a brief and run…fast, ‘cause at Quirky that’s how we roll.

 
The Application:

• Check us out at Quirky.com. Spend some time on our site understanding what we do and if you like what you see, please continue.
• Send a personalized cover letter to Scott telling him why you are qualified for this job and why you want to work at Quirky
• Send a PDF portfolio that displays your work

Apply

Design Engineer

The Company:
We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
 
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
 
We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else!
 
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate design engineer to join our team in NYC.
 
The Candidate:
We are looking for a very unique individual, someone with a solid engineering foundation combined with an appreciation and sensitivity for design. You must be very detail oriented without ever losing sight of the big picture. Good time management skills, flexibility and the ability to manage multiple projects at different stages of development will be critical in our fast paced and rapidly evolving work environment. Common sense and a fundamental understanding of what works will be key components to your success. If you are a proactive, self-starter with a passion for bringing elegant products to life, then we want you to join our team.
 
The Job:
As a Design Engineer at Quirky, you will...

Be a member of Quirky’s engineering team, reporting directly to Quirky’s head of product development

Work closely with our multi-disciplinary design staff to take ideas from initial conception all the way through to final production

Strive for perfection at all phases of the design process

Be a part of a growing movement to make invention accessible 

 
The Responsibilities:
Collaborate - assist the design team by participating in brainstorms and upcoming product launches

Inspire - share your knowledge and insights with Quirky design staff and community members

Create - develop 2D and 3D content for prototypes, renderings, quotes, and final production

Prototype - develop in-house mock-ups for design validation of both form and function

Test - design, develop, and run experiments to determine the performance limits of prototypes and pre-production samples

 
The Qualifications:
3 - 5 years product development experience

Knowledge of a wide variety of materials and manufacturing processes

Ability to create complex surface models with Pro/Engineer

Excellent model making, prototyping and mechanism design skills

Intuitive understanding of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing

Exceptional verbal and visual communication skills

Team player with a good sense of responsibility and accountability

Proven success in a high growth, rapidly changing environment

Action-oriented with stellar process and organizational skills

Unrelenting intellectual curiosity and pride in doing awesome work

Awareness of shifting trends in contemporary design

Passion for what we are doing at Quirky

 
The Application:

Check us out at www.quirky.com. Spend some time on our site understanding what we do. If you like what you see, please continue

Submit your resume and a personalized cover letter addressed to Nicholas Oxley. Let us know where you went to school, places you have worked, all that other fun stuff. And tell Nick why you're the best person for the job and why you want to work at Quirky.

Your Portfolio! In order to be considered, we need to see examples of your work (products brought to market, CAD models, prototypes, sketches, etc.) so make sure to attach a copy of your portfolio to your application.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Apply

Digital Product Designer, Experience - NYC

The Company:
 
We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
To Make Invention Accessible
 
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
 
We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it Better, Faster, Funner than anyone else!
 
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Experience Product Designer to join our team in NYC.
 
The Candidate:
 
We are looking for an experienced and exceptional Mobile Product Designer to join our Experience Team in NYC.  This position is NOT a Product Designer that will be designing the physical products that Quirky manufactures, but rather designing and building the platform on which invention takes place. To be an Experience Product Designer at Quirky means you understand what it means you own and build the products you design.  You are of the belief that quality is better than quantity and seek excellence and perfection in everything you do.  You create success and you do it quickly.  
 
The Responsibilities:
 

• Conceptualize and develop ideas for features and products and take them from beginning to ship
• Conceptualizing, wireframing, rapid prototyping, user-testing, interaction design, visual design, and front-end development
• Work on products and features in close collaboration with other Product Designers, Engineers, PM’s and Invention Ambassadors
• Identifying UI and interaction components and implementing them into existing frameworks while pushing and improving these frameworks
• Communicating and presenting you and your team’s work appropriately to the company and community
• Creating experiences that successfully accomplish appropriately set goals
• Crafting experiences that make the complex and confusing the simple and understandable
• Assist in setting overall strategic path for the platform through informed design
• Leveraging data in a way that informs your design decisions
• Contributing your valuable skills to a very, very big movement

 
Required Skills and Experience:
 

• Passion for what we are building at Quirky
• Experience with or a deep understanding of the space and work to show it
• Dedicated and strong attention to detail
• Strong time management and superb organizational skills
• Clear, concise, and transparent communication style
• Action-oriented, diligent, and flexible
• A clear understanding of design-centered processes, proven methodologies for identifying and solving problems
• Expert knowledge of HTML and CSS and knowledge of JS
• Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.) or whatever tools you prefer
• Understanding and experience with Git
• Bonus Points
  • Ruby on Rails web development
  • Mobile/Tablet UI development
  • iPad/iPhone development
  • Experience w/ testing methodologies (A/B, multivariate, etc.)
  • Startup Experience
  • Experience working on one or more highly-trafficked websites/mobile websites/native applications

 
The Application:
 

1. Check us out at www.quirky.com. Register if you have not already done so. Spend some time on our site/app understanding what we do. If you like what you see, please continue.
2. Submit your resume and application online along with a customized cover letter addressed to me, Steven Walker, telling me why you are right for Quirky and Quirky is right for you.
3. In order to be considered, you must provide link to your portfolio or some place we can view your work.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Apply

Electrical Engineer (Analog Test, Documentation, Analysis)

The Company
 
We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
 
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
 
We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else!
 
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Electrical (Firmware) Engineer to join our team in NYC.
 
The Candidate
 
You live and breathe the world of electronics.   You are obsessed with testing circuits, evaluating operational systems, prototypes and providing technical direction.  You frequently seek input from others when faced with important decisions and think strategically to help prepare Quirky for a move from simple to increasingly complex electronics (it may be surge protectors one day and robotics the next, the sky’s the limit at Quirky).  You make an effort to stay up to date on the latest technologies and are constantly looking to improve your capabilities.  You strive to seek opportunities to improve the performance and reliability of everything you touch.  You put yourself in the shoes of the product user and abuser in order to define and test all scenarios.  You are not shy to be an active participant in brainstorming discussions with others (with both technical and nontechnical staff).  You thrive in an environment where there are no walls and prefer to over-communicate and think out loud, raising concerns and bouncing ideas off of others at any time.
 
The Job
 
As an Electrical Engineer, you will
 

• Be a member of Quirky’s Product team, reporting directly to Quirky’s Head of Engineering, Research & Development
• Devise and execute comprehensive test plans to emulate use and abuse scenarios
• Engage with designers and the community team early to comment on invention feasibility and build our capabilities as needed

 
The Responsibilities
 

• Conduct testing and analysis of power electronics (our shipping products & competitor products)
• Develop detailed specifications to support the test and manufacture of electronic products
• Work and collaborate closely with our creative and design teams to clearly define product behavior and functionality (as an engineer you are able to think about feasibility on the fly)
• Juggle multiple projects while maintaining organization and quality of work under the pressure of quick deadlines

 
The Qualifications:
 

• 3+ Years of experience (or exceptional project related school work) related to electrical engineering and analog testing, documentation and analysis
• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience), MSEE a plus
• Solid understanding of power electronics, battery chargers, battery safety, etc...
• Knowledge of USB standards (both charging and communications)
• Familiar with common power electronic issues (cable resistance, noise, ripple, inrush, etc...)
• Experience writing detailed specifications that leave little room for incorrect interpretation
• Experience with PLM, revision control and change management
• Experience with EDA tools for schematic capture (PADS experience a plus)
• Basic understanding of RF a plus (antenna selection, EMI, desense, etc...)
• Methodical debugging skills (knowledge of techniques such as FMEA are a plus)
• Knows how to leverage online and offline resources for answers when stuck
• Basic soldering, prototyping, test and measurement experience
• Experience working with offshore manufacturing a plus
• Unrelenting intellectual curiosity and pride in doing awesome work
• An entrepreneurial spirit
• Stellar written and verbal communication skills
• Action and detail oriented
• Passion for what we are building at Quirky

 
The Application:
 

• Send a personalized cover letter to Nathan Meryash explaining why you would be a great fit for this role and what you can offer Quirky (within and beyond the job description)
• Send a resume in PDF or doc format highlighting education and experience
• A video or detailed description of one or more microcontroller based projects you have personally developed is strongly encouraged

Apply

Electrical Engineer (Firmware / Wireless)

THE COMPANY:
We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
 
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
 
We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else!
 
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Electrical Engineer (Analog Test, Documentation, Analysis) to join our team in NYC.
 
THE CANDIDATE:
 
You can bring an embedded application to life on a days notice. You are obsessed with keeping your code neatly documented and leave hooks for future changes. You frequently seek input from others when faced with important decisions and think strategically to help prepare Quirky for a move from simple to increasingly complex electronics (it may be surge protectors one day and robotics the next, the sky’s the limit at Quirky). You make an effort to stay up to date on the latest embedded technologies and are constantly looking to improve your capabilities. You strive to look for opportunities to improve the performance and reliability of everything you touch. You put yourself in the shoes of the product user and abuser in order to define and test all scenarios. You can write code for hours on end yet are not shy to be an active participant in brainstorming discussions with others (with both technical and nontechnical staff). You thrive in an environment where there are no walls and prefer to over-communicate and think out loud, raising concerns and bouncing ideas off of others at any time.
 
THE JOB:
 
As an Electrical (Firmware) Engineer, you will
 

• Be a member of Quirky’s Product team, reporting to Quirky’s Head of Engineering, Research & Development and supporting Quirky’s Hardware Engineer

• Assist in the specification of embedded hardware (especially microcontrollers and wireless transceivers)

• Write robust and highly optimized firmware for microcontroller

• Devise and execute comprehensive test plans to emulate use and abuse scenarios (both firmware and hardware)

• Engage with designers and the community team early to comment on invention feasibility and build our capabilities as needed.

 
THE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Write firmware in C for microcontroller enabled hardware (everything from battery packs to wearable consumer devices)

• Evaluate and configure short range wireless transceivers at the module or system level (no need to have a PhD in RF design)

• Work and collaborate closely with our creative and design teams to clearly define product behavior and functionality (as an engineer you are able to think about feasibility on the fly).

• Clearly document firmware behavior and support the development of specifications. 

 
THE QUALIFICATIONS:
 

• 3+ Years of experience (or exceptional project related school work) related to firmware development and the design, specification and testing of embedded hardware

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (or equivalent experience)

• Experience writing microcontroller firmware in C (MSP430 and Atmel / AVR experience are a major plus)

• Understanding of microcontroller power management modes and how to design for low power applications a plus (internal vs. external oscillator selection, wake on interrupt, etc...)

• Experience working with serial protocols (I2C, one wire, etc...)

• Experience with radio integration and protocols (At least one of the following: ANT/ANT+, Zigbee, Bluetooth)

• Basic understanding of RF a plus (antenna selection, EMI, desense, etc...)

• Capable of writing clear in code commentary, accompanying documentation (i.e. flowcharts, etc...) and detailed test reports

• Methodical debugging skills (knowledge of techniques such as FMEA are a plus)

• Knows how to leverage online and offline resources for answers when stuck (can scour Google, datasheets, documentation, forums, contact support representatives, other Quirky staff, etc...)

• Basic soldering, prototyping, test and measurement experience (methodical test and measurement skills are desired)

• Experience working with offshore manufacturing a plus.

• Unrelenting intellectual curiosity and pride in doing awesome work

• An entrepreneurial spirit

• Stellar written and verbal communication skills

• Action and detail oriented

• Passion for what we are building at Quirky 

 
THE APPLICATION:
 

• Send a personalized cover letter to Nathan Meryash explaining why you would be a great fit for this role and what you can offer Quirky (within and beyond the job description).

• Send a resume in PDF or doc format highlighting education and experience

• A video or detailed description of one or more microcontroller based projects you have personally developed is strongly encouraged. 

Apply

Electrical Prototyper/Hacker/Maker

The Company:

We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
 
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
 
We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else!
 
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Prototyper/Hacker/Maker to join our team in NYC.
 
The Candidate:

Someone who has a passion for building things quickly and simply. Looking for a hacker/maker/prototyper for electronic circuits. You should be passionate about bringing ideas to life.
 
The Job:

As Prototyper

• Be a member of Quirky’s Product team, helping to bring ideas to life quickly
• Be someone that loves working in the lab and hacking things together
• Be a part of a growing movement to make invention accessible

 
The Responsibilities:

• Work and collaborate with engineers and design staff in creating prototypes for upcoming quirky products
• Work quickly and be able to move easily between different tasks such as soldering, programming, and building
• Bring an idea to life with little direction, be able to work independently to bring a design to a working prototype
• In addition to electrical prototyping, being able to help with making some mechanical enclosures, using various shop equipment to make prototypes

The Qualifications:

• Enthusiasm for learning new things
• Be very hands-on: love making things, especially focusing on electronics
• Experience hacking/programming. You know how to program a microcontroller and build the circuitry around it
• Know how to read a schematic and choose components for a design and order them
• Know how to solder, breadboard circuits, prototype a circuit and make an enclosure
• Be mechanically minded as well, able to use (or learn) shop equipment and help with mechanical prototypes and enclosures (saws, drills, 3D printers, etc)
• you have a passion for what we are

 
The Application:

• Check us out at Quirky.com. Spend some time on our site understanding what we do and if you like what you see, please continue.
• Send a personalized cover letter about why you want this job and why we should hire you.
• Please include a PDF of your resume with your application
• Include any videos, pictures, descriptions or links of any cool projects you’ve worked on!

Apply

Bookkeeper - A/R

The Company:
We’re a company called Quirky. We are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
 
We’ve created a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kick ass idea. We are an entirely new type of company that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it.
 
We are a brand built around the excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, and FUNNER than anyone else.
 
And we’re looking for an amazing and passionate accounts receivable bookkeeper to join our team in NYC.
 
The Candidate:
You’re organized and have excellent communication skills. You make good decisions and work independently.  You’re a rock star of a number cruncher.  You can’t stand for numbers to be off, and you take personal pride in making sure everything you work on is completely accurate. You take ownership of tasks and see them through to completion.​ You notice when something needs doing and jump on it without anyone directing you.
 
The Job:
As our Accounts Receivable Bookkeeper you will:

• Manage the accounts receivable functions for Quirky’s finance team.
  
• Work with Diana Simmons, Senior Bookeeper (A/R), to ensure timely billing and collection on all customer accounts.
  

The Responsibilities:

• Daily billing of all sales orders
  
• Distribute all customer invoices via email or mail
  
• Review all payments, deposit and enter into accounting system
  
• Process all credit card payments
  
• Review all customer deductions, chargebacks, credits, etc. to determine if they are valid and authorized
  
• Resolve all collections: following up with outstanding/delinquent accounts, notify customers of incomplete payments
  
• Send weekly statements to all customers
  
• Communicate with customers via email, phone or mail
  
• Monitor accounts receivable aging for non-payment or delayed payments
  

 
The Qualifications:

• 3+ years of accounts receivable experience.
  
• Knowledge of general bookkeeping procedures.
  
• Experience using accounting software – Netsuite a plus
  
• Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy.
  
• You are extremely organized and detail oriented.
  
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast paced environment
  

 
The Application:

1. Check us out at www.quirky.com. Register and spend some time on our website. If you’re intrigued, please continue.
2. Submit your resume along with a personalized cover letter to Diana Simmons, letting her know why you want this job and why we should hire you.
3. Please make sure to include a PDF of your resume when you apply.

Apply

Planner

 

The Company:
 
We’re a company called Quirky. We are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
 
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
 
We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else!
 
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Planner to join our Finance team in NYC.

 
The Candidate:
 
You’re a savvy and curious individual, always ten steps ahead of the rest. You love a fast paced environment, obsess over the details and will run through walls to get the job done.  You can’t imagine a life without meticulous spreadsheets and cringe at the sheer thought of inaccuracy or inefficiency.  You know every single line item impacting your gross margin as well as you know your favorite song.  You are a deal hunter, always looking for ways to save money and cut expenses.  You love masterminding the day-to-day details, but you never lose sight of the big picture.  As a key point of contact between the Finance team and various other departments including Sales, Operations and Product, you are relied on for your communication skills and your ability to manage across multiple departments and functions.  You pride yourself on your organizational skills and your impressive ability to make smart, quick decisions.  You want to be the newest addition to Quirky’s Finance Team.
 

The Job:
 
As our Planner, you will focus on the following areas

• Be an integral member of Quirky’s Finance team.
• Develop demand forecasts for all products and retail channels down to SKU level.
• Maintain constant communication & collaboration with Planning, Product, Operations and Sales team to ensure all major sales program leads are in the planned pipeline.
• Manage sales programs from beginning to end to ensure profitability.
• Provide input to Director of Planning and Operations team in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs.

  
The Responsibilities:

• Develop demand forecasts at multiple levels of aggregation for use by various stakeholders including Operations, Finance, Sales and Executive teams.
• Partner with Director of Planning and Chief Revenue Officer to create and map out a new account-planning process.
• Partner closely with Retail and Operations team to understand open projects and initiatives. 
• Perform gross margin analysis for potential sales initiatives to determine feasibility and value.  Review analysis with sales team and provide recommendations on how to increase program margins.
• Partner with Director of Planning, Finance and Operations teams to create a rolling Open-to-Buy. Manage to annual, quarterly and monthly plans. 
• Review replenishment purchase plans, incoming receipt flow, forecast variance, deductions, markdown strategies and potential risks/opportunities with Director of Planning weekly to ensure we manage to goals in the OTB.
• Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, prepare forecast data, develop forecast models, and evaluate forecast results.
• Take initiative to partner with Finance team and our NetSuite Engineer to develop and refine various reporting and planning tools in NetSuite.

 
The Qualifications:
 

• 5+ years of relevant experience at a major retailer or CPG company.  Retail Finance and/or Wholesale Planning background preferred. 
• You have experience managing all components of an Open-to-Buy including but not limited to: sales forecast, purchase plan, receipt flow, markdowns, gross margin, inventory turns.
• You are intellectually curious, independent, proactive, and show initiative to drive results.
• You have strong analytical skills and a rock solid understanding of retail math and basic accounting.
• You have expert proficiency in Microsoft Excel and adapt quickly to new systems.
• You can multitask, prioritize, and juggle numerous projects simultaneously.
• You are able to adapt quickly and thrive in high-pressure environments.
• You are excited to work at a high-growth and high-energy startup.
• You are passionate about what we do at Quirky.

The Application:

• Head over to quirky.com. Register and spend some time on the website. If you are intrigued, please continue!
• Send a personalized cover letter to Nancy telling her why you want this job and why we should hire you.
• Please include a PDF of your resume.

 
 
 

Apply

Account Manager - NYC

The Company:
We’re a company called Quirky. We are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE 
 
We’ve created a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea. We are an entirely new type of company that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it.
 
We are a brand built around the excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else!
 
And we’re looking for an amazing and passionate Account Manager to join our Retail team.
 
The Candidate:
You’ve worked in a sales role in the past and know how to get Consumer Products onto the shelves and pegs of some of the biggest retailers around. You’re a completely brand-obsessed, action-oriented individual. And you’re ready to make some serious green for the Quirky community! If you like what you’ve read so far, then please read on because this role may be perfect for you.
 
The Job:
As our Account Manager, you will:

• Be responsible for the management and leadership of all sales-related activities for Quirky categories at Bed Bath & Beyond, Amazon, Urban Outfitters, Fab.com, etc.
• Use your strategic leadership and strong business management skills for budget tracking and delivering positive return on investments.
• Lead the analysis of customer sales and inventory data, design and implement effective marketing and promotional programs, develop business building relationship and interactions throughout all levels of the customer hierarchy.
• Work out of Quirky's HQ in New York City....when you're not attending weekly meetings with your accounts.

The Responsibilities: 

• Develop and manage relationships with your targeted accounts to ensure sales efforts are focused on.
• Day to day servicing of these accounts, you’re the retailer’s key liaison to Quirky.
• Spearhead revenue/ profit growth.
• Oversee all activities relating to account management: business planning, relationships and rapport, shipping, logistics, samples, planogram, margin, product updates and more.
• Responsible for the execution and delivery of monthly, quarterly and annual objectives and goals.
• Provide timely feedback to management regarding the performance of each account.
• Develop product assortment recommendations and merchandising concepts.
• Coordinate and manage with internal departments.

The Qualifications:

• 3 to 5 years Sales experience working with large Consumer Product Retailers (Bed Bath & Beyond preferred).
• You must have an unrelenting intellectual curiosity and pride in doing awesome work.
• You are impatient with an entrepreneurial spirit.
• You live and breathe retail.
• Strong negotiating skills and capacity
• Strong business management skills
• You have stellar written and verbal communication skills.
• You are action and detail oriented.
• You have a passion and noticeable excitement for what we are building at Quirky

The Application:

1. Check us out at Quirky.com. Spend some time on our site understanding what we do and if you like what you see, please continue.
2. Send a personalized cover letter to Bill Lee telling him why you want this job and why we should hire you.
3. Please include a PDF of your resume with your application.

Apply

Director of Digital Marketing & Content

The Company:
 
We’re a company called Quirky. We are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
 
We’ve created a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea. We are an entirely new type of company that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it.
 
 We are a brand built around the excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. And we’re looking for an amazing and passionate Director of Online Marketing to join our team in NYC. 
 
The Candidate:
 
You are an online marketer and social media expert who is passionate about entrepreneurship, technology and keeping up to date on trends and developments. You are obsessed with pop culture and know your way around the digital space better than you know your way around your home-town. You follow industry trends and aren’t afraid to express your opinions about them.  You are a member of more online communities than you can keep track of, and are usually the first among your friends to discover and share content that is sure to become a viral hit.  You are the ‘go-to’ among all of your friends for the latest apps and coolest websites.  You are a great storyteller. You know how to develop and share engaging digital content.  You are a creative, self-motivated and strategic thinker able to thrive in a fast-paced environment. If you like what you’ve read so far, then please read on because this role may be perfect for you.
 
The Job:
 

• Report directly to CMO & Chief Strategist, Marina Hahn
• Serve as digital and social media thought-leader, creating and executing Quirky’s digital, mobile, content and social media strategies
• Act as liaison between Brand, Platform, E-Commerce, Community and Design teams to build a world-class online marketplace with a user interface, navigation flow and design the reflects Quirky’s brand priorities, brand positioning, brand voice and consumer target
• Collaborate closely with Director of Brand Marketing, Whitny Sobala, as well as other team members and departments at Quirky including Strategic Partnerships, Experiential Marketing, Advertising, PR Retail, and more in order to create cohesive digital strategies that drive brand value and tell the Quirky story

 

The Responsibilities:
 

• Create and execute Quirky’s digital, mobile, and social media strategies.
• Lead content strategy and work with Video team to produce original branded programming to drive awareness, engagement and demand for Quirky brand movement and our products, across all relevant digital channels.
• Brand lead for all platform marketing initiatives, inclusive of desktop and mobile, working with Platform lead to define platform marketing priorities, ensure implementation and assist with user testing
• Lead Quirky’s customer acquisition strategy, including managing all SEO/SEM efforts
• Oversee strategic and tactical development of Quirky’s digital analytics, managing SEM/SEO manager on implementation of analytics solutions, keyword lists and online marketing dashboard
• Brand lead for all short-term email marketing efforts, working in collaboration with Platform and Community teams to build touch point strategies, email flow and designs
• Develop and communicate KPI and ROI metrics of all social and digital marketing efforts prior to execution and analyze effectiveness post-executions
• Work closely with Quirky’s Resident Storyteller/Copywriter and Community Team to communicate with a consistent Quirky brand voice across all digital channels, including Quirky.com, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pintrest, Tumbler, Instagram, Google+, LinkedIn, and other relevant channels.
• Drive Quirky’s digital innovation and emerging media agenda, keeping a pulse on “what’s next” and pushing Quirky to leverage relevant, emerging technologies and digital properties that will enhance the user experience and maintain Quirky’s inventive brand positioning
• Manage relationship with Quirky’s digital agency and/or freelance partners, vendors and digital media partners

 
The Qualifications:
 

• You have a minimum 8+ years in digital marketing, with a strong emphasis on strategy and creative content development for brand websites (PC/Mobile/Tablet), social media, display banner and email media, and search media
• You have a proven track record in designing, executing and tracking successful marketing campaigns across key digital disciplines/platforms, including: brand website creative and technical development, user experience expertise, SEM, SEO, integrated marketing campaigns, display banner advertising, mobile marketing, user-generated content, email/CRM marketing, usability research, social media marketing, direct marketing programs (online promotions, sampling, couponing), and e-commerce integration
• You have excellent knowledge of social media platforms, especially Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, Tumblr and Instagram, with a strong sense of different community behaviors and experience using social media to drive ROI and business goals
• You have a solid understanding of how to analyze campaign effectiveness, recreate successful campaigns, optimize sub-optimal campaigns and distill learnings for Brand and other cross-functional teams
• You have a truly collaborative personality - someone with the ability to work cross-functionally and someone who is confident, can articulate a point of view, and is transparent and fearless
• You are an excellent communication, presentation and time management skills, with the ability to handle multiple, simultaneous priorities
• You are highly creative and displays a passion for the design/lifestyle/entertainment brands
• You thrive in an entrepreneurial environment
• You are hands-on, have a positive can-do attitude and want to roll up your sleeves to get shit done.
• You are adept at quickly learning a broad array of technologies and applying that knowledge to real world business problems.
• You have a good grasp on popular culture and media
• You love products, brands and design and can talk about all these areas with passion and interest
• You have proven success in a high growth, rapidly changing environment
• You have an unrelenting intellectual curiosity and take pride in doing awesome work
• You are a born leader and have a true entrepreneurial spirit
• You have a passion for what we are doing at Quirky

 
The Application:
 

1. Check us out at www.quirky.com. Spend some time on our site understanding what we do. If you like what you see, please continue.
2. Submit your resume with a customized cover letter addressed to me, Marina Hahn, telling me why you want this job and why we should pick you.
3. In order to be considered, you must either attach a PDF of your portfolio to your application or link us to your portfolio website in the section where we ask for your "Website, Blog, or Portfolio."

Apply

Experiential Marketing Manager

The Company:
We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
 
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
 
We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else!
 
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Experiential Marketing Manager to join our team in NYC.
 
The Candidate:
 
You are a proven experiential marketer who has been successful at helping to build unique, progressive brands. You believe in speaking with people, instead of speaking to people. You don’t think traditional marketing is the best route, rather you want to create unique live brand experiences that are disruptive and entertaining; that create impactful and long-lasting impressions.
 
You are self-motivated and consider yourself a ‘doer.’  You are highly detail oriented. You are curious and imaginative, and have a strong process-driven, executional side. You thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, but understand the importance of discipline in order to get things done and make things happen quickly and effectively. You are extremely collaborative.  You have a proven ability to executive projects of any size. If you like what you’ve read so far, then please read on because this role may be perfect for you.
 
The Job:
 
As our Experiential Marketing Manager, you will:
 
Drive flawless execution of all experiential programs: events, pr stunts, guerilla and grassroots initiatives
 
Develop and manage partnerships that range from schools/universities to brands for projects that focus on product launches to general brand efforts
  
Collaborate closely with others in the Quirky Marketing matrix including, but not limited to Digital/Social Media, Retail, Advertising and PR in order to develop compelling buzz-worthy brand experiences, which drive brand value, increase revenue, and support the Quirky story.
 
The Responsibilities:
 
Plan and manage targeted events, guerilla, grassroots projects and promotions
 
Identify relevant partnerships based on Quirky objectives, develop and manage those activations
 
Manage project deliverables including timelines, logistics, budgets, communication and any other needs for events and partnerships
 
Work with a cross-functional team in the development of all projects including digital, PR, consumer promotions, product and community
 
Act as brand lead for experiential marketing programs, collaborating with the Retail Team to develop retail programs that are consistent with overall Quirky marketing strategies, consumer target and brand positioning
 
Function as a liaison with partners, vendors and agencies, and ensure all project elements are timely, accurate and cost-effective
 
Build relationships with all key internal cross-functional partners including Digital/Social Media, Design, Community, Advertising, PR, Sales and Legal, in order to effectively execute cohesive, holistic, consumer-facing projects
 
The Qualifications:
 
6+ years event / experiential marketing, promotional and brand-building experience in non-traditional marketing organizations, preferably on image-focused brands (background in lifestyle brand(s) preferred)
 
You are an executional guru and love creating and managing events (pr stunts, retail activations), grassroots (college), partnership programs (working with brands large and small) and social media
 
You are a creative/strategic thinker with experience in brainstorming and implementing strategic marketing programs
 
You have deep experience in executing successful consumer experiential projects across multiple consumer touch-points
 
You are versatile and comfortable working on multiple projects at once that vary in size and timing  
 
You possess excellent communication, project management, and time management skills, with the ability to handle multiple, simultaneous priorities
 
You have the ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial, non-process oriented environment
 
You are detail-oriented, highly organized and can bring discipline to the existing team
  
You are confident, can articulate a point of view, and are transparent and fearless
 
You have an unrelenting intellectual curiosity and take pride in doing awesome work
 
You have a passion for what we are doing at Quirky
 
The Application:
 
Check us out at www.quirky.com. Spend some time on our site understanding what we do. If you like what you see, please continue
 
Submit your resume with a customized cover letter addressed to me, Bret Kovacs, telling me why you want this job and why we should pick you
 

Apply

Copywriter (aka “Resident Storyteller”)

The Company:

We’re a company called Quirky. We are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:

TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE

We’ve created a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea. We are an entirely new type of company that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it.

 We are a brand built around the excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. And we’re looking for an amazing and passionate Copywriter (aka "Resident Storyteller") to join our team in NYC. 

The Candidate:

 
You constantly let your imagination run wild. Your writing and communication style is smart, funny, snappy, imaginative, pithy and irreverent. You can think on your feet and write quick, witty words. You refuse to crack under pressure and thrive in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment. You admire lifestyle entertainment brands and are a pop culture junkie. You want to put your mark on Quirky’s products and watch the packages fly off the shelves. If you like what you’ve read so far, then please read on because this role may be perfect for you.

The Job:

 
Serve as part of a brilliant team of Quirky “storytellers” focused on capturing and curating Quirky’s brand voice and telling the Quirky story across multiple brand, inventor and consumer touch points
 

Collaborate closely with Chief Strategist/CMO as well as Brand, Community, PR, Digital/Social Media, Creative, People & Culture, agency and freelance teams to ensure consistency of brand voice and messaging across the organization
 

Report directly to Director of Brand Strategy, Whitny Sobala
 

 
The Responsibilities:
 

Write and edit copy for Quirky’s products (descriptions, inventor stories, potential names, packaging, etc.)
 
Write and edit topically relevant long-form and short-form copy for Quirky’s website, blog posts, weekly email blasts, email alerts, PR pieces, marketing materials, point of sale material, and more
 

Work closely with  other Quirky Storytellers and Community team to ensure consistent Quirky brand voice across all social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, Pintrest, Tumbler, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and more.
 

The Qualifications:
 
You have 6+ years experience writing copy
 
You have a degree in English, Communications, Marketing, Advertising or related field or you have a really great dropout story
 
You have an entertainment TV copywriting background (or have a proven track record at a well known creative agency)
 

You have written copy of consumer goods and/or lifestyle brands before
 

You demonstrate strong editorial judgment and writing ability
 

You have the ability to write compelling, accurate, catchy, on brand (smart/funny + mass appeal) and grammatically correct content at a prompt pace
 

You have a clever, witty, concise and attention-grabbing writing style
 

You are skilled at writing with a consistent voice across multiple channels, while being able to tailor the message and tone given the audience
 
You have a good grasp on popular culture and media and have the ability write topically relevant and timely commentary
 
You have an appetite for products, brands and design
 
You have proven success in a high growth, rapidly changing environment
 
You have an unrelenting intellectual curiosity and take pride in doing awesome work
 
You are a born leader and have a true entrepreneurial spirit
 

You have a passion for what we are doing at Quirky
 
The Application:

 Check us out at www.quirky.com. Spend some time on our site understanding what we do. If you like what you see, please continue.
 
Submit your resume with a customized cover letter addressed to me, Suzannah Kerr, telling me why you want this job and why we should pick you.
 

In order to be considered, please send through samples of your writing style which reflect your sense of humour. You must either attach a PDF of your portfolio to your application or link us to your portfolio website in the section where we ask for your "Website, Blog, or Portfolio."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Apply

Supply Chain Analyst

 
The Company:
 
We’re a company called Quirky. We are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
 
We’ve created a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea. We are an entirely new type of company that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it.
 
We are a brand built around the excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life.
 
And we’re looking for an amazing and passionate Supply Chain Analyst to join our Operations team in NYC.
 
The Candidate:
 
Quirky launches three products per week - that’s a lot of boxes to ship and manage from an Operations perspective! So it’s no surprise that we’re looking for someone to help improve the optimization of our supply chain, through the analysis of logistical data. Our perfect candidate is someone who loves numbers, is detailed oriented, and able to handle multiple projects at once. We’re looking for someone who doesn’t need to be told something twice - and sometimes not even told at all, in order to get shit done. We need someone that will see a project through to completion, and never settle for mediocrity. If this sounds like you, please read on.
 
The Job:
 
As our Supply Chain Analyst, you will focus on the following areas
 

• Be an integral member of Quirky’s Operations team.
• Gather and analyze supply chain and logistical data on areas such as freight lane optimization, lane and freight rates, small parcel negotiated rates, ecommerce distribution optimization study and network analysis.
• Present results from analysis for consideration to the team in order to develop supply chain infrastructure and optimization strategies.

 
The Responsibilities:
 

• Perform sensitivity analysis on supply chain modeling.
• Map and document new processes and SOPs both internally and with external partners.
• Participate in multiple projects simultaneously and partner with cross-functional teams from various departments to develop, recommend and execute supply chain and sales initiatives.
• Perform ad-hoc business case analysis as needed for special projects and potential initiatives.
• Evaluate on hand stock, inbound receiving schedules, sales forecasts and historical inbound and outbound unit volumes to develop capacity planning for third party logistics providers.
• Review capacity planning and future demand forecasts versus actual to determine areas of discrepancy.
• Monitor and analyze inventory levels and production plans versus estimates in an attempt to identify areas of improvements.
• Analyze inventory levels, incoming production, historic sales data, customer store and distribution center locations  and Quirky warehouse locations to determine the optimal locations for inventory storage.
• Develop alternative solutions and participate in continuous improvement projects with our outside partners (freight forwarders, carriers, and third party logistics providers).
• Conduct transportation analysis, periodic benchmarking projects to compare current rates with other potential providers.
• Monitor and track department expenditures to ensure we stay aligned with the budget.
• Partner with the Finance team on the development of our Supply Chain budget, spending forecasts and month end closing activities for supply chain related expenses.
• Support Demand Planning and Sales teams on requests for estimates on air and ocean unit rates in order to accurately calculate COGS on new and existing products.
• Monitor inventory information in NetSuite to maintain data integrity.

 
The Qualifications:
 

• 2+ years of experience in similar position
• College degree
• NetSuite experience a plus
• Stellar analytical skills
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills (formula creation, data pivot tables and charts, custom functions, graphs and charts)
• Positive, conquer all attitude
• Detail oriented with strong organization skills
• Strong written and verbal communicator who will be work effectively with team members from multiple departments throughout Quirky
• Strong time management skills

The Application:

• Head over to quirky.com. Register and spend some time on the website. If you are intrigued, please continue!
• Send a personalized cover letter to Lindsay telling her why you want this job and why we should hire you.
• Please include a PDF of your resume.

 
 
 

Apply

Android Mobile Developer

The Company:
We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:

TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE

Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.

We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else!
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Android Mobile Developer to join our team in NYC or San Francisco.
 
The Candidate:
You are a talented Mobile Developer working in Android and excel at keeping yourself up-to-date with the latest trends and breakthroughs in mobile development. You recognize a good app when you see one, and are all about creating the perfect user experience. You are a true multi-linguist (see Bonus Points under “Qualifications”) and you are excited by the challenge of helping build a global product development company. If this sounds like fun, please read on. 
 
The Job:
As our Mobile Developer, you will be responsible for

• Being part of a small, collaborative tech team, reporting directly to Quirky’s Head of Tech
• Contributing to all aspects of development and improvement of our Android application in addition to the future of Quirky on other mobile platforms
• Adding value to a movement that is very, very big

 
The Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and development of new mobile applications and features
• Test, debug, and maintain the application software throughout the product lifecycle
• Work with Tech team and other cross-functional teams to ensure that projects are delivered according to the requirements and with the highest quality
• Keep your ear to the ground, helping us define and analyze industry best practices and important developments in the mobile space

 
The Qualifications:

• 3-4 years of professional experience
• Experience with Android technologies (Java, Android SDK, etc.)
• Git
• Must have published one or more applications in the Android Market
• Agile, Iterative Development
• Self-motivated with an entrepreneurial spirit
• Dedicated and have a strong attention to detail
• Strong time management and organizational skills to drive projects to completion
• Action-oriented, diligent, and flexible
• Passion for what we are building at Quirky 

 
Bonus Points:

• iPhone SDK
• Ruby on Rails web development
• Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3, RDS)
• MySQL
• Startup Experience
• Warehousing and Shipping
• EDI
• Database Schema Design and Indexing

 
The Application:

1. Check us out at www.quirky.com. Spend some time on our site understanding what we do. If you like what you see, please apply!
2. Submit your resume and work samples to us.

Apply

Back-End Developer

ABOUT US
Quirky is a social product development™ company that brings consumer product ideas from sketch to store every week, and rewards the thousands of contributors to these products with a share of the revenue generated by their sale. We make invention accessible and are revolutionizing the way consumer products are made. Our products are regularly featured on blogs such as TechCrunch, Gizmodo and Engadget, and we have also been profiled by a number of publications ranging from the New York Times to Parade Magazine. We have several retail partnerships including Target and Bed Bath and Beyond. We even had our very own reality show! (http://www.sundancechannel.com/quirky/). Quirky is a well-funded startup with offices around the world and over 50 employees in our New York Headquarters.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES
As a back-end developer at Quirky, you will be responsible for contributing to many aspects of building and maintaining the Quirky Technology Platform as we scale the business out to meet increased product demand and greater product development participation. This will include:

• back-end web application development (database, business logic, API) for new website and mobile features
• back-end system development (shopping cart, order fulfillment, accounting, etc)
• performance and scalability of our platform
• financial reporting
• customer service tools
• operational support

REQUIREMENTS
At minimum, you will have at least a few years of professional experience with the following technologies and software. These are the tools that we work with every day and that we expect you to hit the ground running with. The quantity of your experience is not nearly as important as the quality of it.

• Ruby on Rails
• Objective C
• MySQL
• Git
• Agile, Iterative Development
• excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• action and detail oriented
• highly motivated to drive projects to completion

As your code will be deployed in a high-volume e-commerce production environment, performance tuning and testing will be critical to success.
 
BONUS POINTS
Building a global product development company is no small task and we are seeking individuals excited by the challenge and who have experience with the following areas of our business. The more you can bring to the table, the more we will have to talk about.

• Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3, RDS)
• Deployment Management (Heroku)
• Payment Processing (ActiveMerchant)
• E-Commerce/Shopping Carts
• Warehousing and Shipping
• Issue Tracking (Jira)
• NoSQL Databases (Mongo)
• EDI
• Accounting (NetSuite Integration)
• Social Media Integration (Facebook, Twitter, etc)
• Crowdsourcing
• RESTful web service API development
• Database Schema Design and Indexing
• Data Warehousing
• Startup Experience

*Relocation available for well-qualified candidates.*
 
TO APPLY
1. Check out www.Quirky.com
2. If you like what you see, submit your application online.
3. To be considered, make sure to link us to your git hub portfolio in the section where we ask for your Website, Blog or Portfolio!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Ruby on Rails Web Developer

ABOUT US
 
Quirky is a social product development™ company that brings consumer product ideas from sketch to store every week, and rewards the thousands of contributors to these products with a share of the revenue generated by their sale. We make invention accessible and are revolutionizing the way consumer products are made. Our products are regularly featured on blogs such as TechCrunch, Gizmodo and Engadget, and we have also been profiled by a number of publications ranging from the New York Times to Parade Magazine. We have several retail partnerships including Target and Bed Bath and Beyond. We even had our very own reality show! (http://www.sundancechannel.com/quirky/). Quirky is a well-funded startup with offices around the world and over 50 employees in our New York Headquarters.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES
As a rails web developer at Quirky, you will be responsible for contributing to all aspects of building and maintaining the Quirky Technology Platform as we scale the business out to meet increased product demand and greater product development participation. This will include:

• end-to-end web application development (database, business logic, front-end) for new site features
• back-end system development (shopping cart, order fulfillment, accounting, etc)
• financial reporting
• customer service tools
• operational support

REQUIREMENTS
At minimum, you will have at least a few years of professional experience with the following technologies and software. These are the tools that we work with every day and that we expect you to hit the ground running with. The quantity of your experience is not nearly as important as the quality of it.

• Ruby on Rails
• MySQL
• HTML/CSS/Javascript (jQuery)
• Git
• Agile, Iterative Development
• excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• action and detail oriented
• highly motivated to drive projects to completion

As your code will be deployed in a high-volume e-commerce production environment, performance tuning and testing will be critical to success.
 
BONUS POINTS
Building a global product development company is no small task and we are seeking individuals excited by the challenge and who have experience with the following areas of our business. The more you can bring to the table, the more we will have to talk about.

• Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3, RDS)
• Deployment Management (Heroku)
• Payment Processing (ActiveMerchant)
• E-Commerce/Shopping Carts
• Warehousing and Shipping
• Issue Tracking (Jira)
• NoSQL Databases (Mongo)
• EDI
• Accounting (NetSuite Integration)
• Social Media Integration (Facebook, Twitter, etc)
• Crowdsourcing
• RESTful web service API development and documentation
• Database Schema Design and Indexing
• Data Warehousing
• Startup Experience 

TO APPLY
1. Check out www.Quirky.com
2. If you like what you see, submit your application online.
3. To be considered, make sure to link us to your git hub portfolio in the section where we ask for your Website, Blog or Portfolio!
 
 
*Relocation available for well-qualified candidates.*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Design Engineer - Consumer Electronics

The Company:

We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
 
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
 
We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else!
 
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Design Engineer with a focus on Consumer Electronics to join our team in NYC.
 
The Candidate:
 
We are looking for an awesome engineer with experience in consumer electronics, someone with a solid engineering foundation combined with an appreciation and sensitivity for design.  You must be able to identify emerging technologies to help define development opportunities.  You should have experience working on wearable electronics (headphones, watches, etc), electronic accessories (USB hub, power strip, battery pack, etc), multimedia (stereo, iDevice dock, etc), and appliances (kitchen, bathroom, etc).   You must be well organized, with the ability to create a plan and execute it with direction that can either be specific or general.  Good time management skills, flexibility and the ability to manage multiple projects at different stages of development will be critical in our fast paced and rapidly evolving work environment.  A fundamental understanding of shifting consumer electronics trends is a must.   If you are a proactive, self-starter with a passion for bringing awesome products to life, then we want you to join our team.
 
The Job:

As a Consumer Electronics Design Engineer you will:

• Be a member of Quirky’s Product team, reporting directly to Quirky’s Head of Engineering, Research & Development
• Work closely with our multi-disciplinary design staff to take ideas from initial conception through production
• Strive for perfection at all stages of the design process
• Engage with designers and the community team early to define design constraints and comment on invention feasibility

 
The Responsibilities:

• Collaborate - assist the design team by participating in brainstorms and upcoming product launches
• Inspire - share your knowledge and insights with Quirky design staff and community members
• Create - develop 2D and 3D content for prototypes, renderings, quotes, and final production
• Prototype - develop in-house mock-ups for design validation of both form and function
• Test - design, develop, and run experiments to determine the performance limits of prototypes and pre-production samples

The Qualifications:

• 3+ Years of experience (or exceptional project related school work) related to consumer electronics

• Knowledge of a wide variety of materials and manufacturing processes specific to the electronic industry
• Experience with mechanism design and prototyping; precision mechanical assembly
• Ability to create robust 3D models with Pro/Engineer
• Excellent model making, prototyping and mechanism design skills
• Exceptional verbal and visual communication skills
• Team player with a great sense of responsibility and accountability
• Proven success in a high growth, rapidly changing environment
• Action-oriented with stellar process and organizational skills
• Unrelenting intellectual curiosity and pride in doing awesome work
• Awareness of shifting trends in consumer electronics category
• Passion for what we are doing at Quirky

 
The Application:

• Send a personalized cover letter to Nicholas Oxley explaining why you would be a great fit for this role and what you can offer Quirky (within and beyond the job description)
• Send a resume in PDF or doc format highlighting education and experience
• A video or detailed description of one or more microcontroller based projects you have personally developed is strongly encouraged

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Production Assistant Intern

 
The Company:


 
We’re a company called Quirky and we are assembling the highest performing team, maybe ever, with a single, yet ambitious vision:
 

 
TO MAKE INVENTION ACCESSIBLE
 

 
Quirky is a new type of company, one that involves all people interested in its decisions, and ultimately shares its success with those people who helped achieve it. And we have developed a completely unique platform in which the realities and complexities of execution do not stand in the way of a kickass idea.
 

 
We are a brand built around excitement, creativity, and the reality of bringing great ideas to life. Not to mention we do it BETTER, FASTER, FUNNER than anyone else!
 

 
We’re looking for an amazing and passionate Production Assistant Intern to join our team in NYC.
 

 
The Candidate:
 

 
You’re a student or recent graduate with an interest in video production.  You love movies but hate being in front of the camera. You love the idea of tracking down the perfect color lampshade to go with that perfect color t-shirt. You can juggle 6 things at once and ask for more. You have researched Quirky, love our process, and know our products. You want an internship that will not only allow you to learn the ropes, but also provide you the grounds to make a difference. You’re looking for a challenge, you have a bias for action, and you know how to get shit done.  
If this sounds like you, then please read on.

The Responsibilities:


 

• help find and schedule locations for shoots 
• locate and contact on screen talent
• find and purchase props and costumes
• provide assistance during shoots as needed
• be awesome

 
 
The Qualifications:
 


 

• You have a cursory knowledge of nyc 
• You have a network of contacts in the acting/film/photo world
• You’ve previously worked as an office production assistant or locations production assistant
• You’re handy with a camera to document behind the scenes awesomeness (not necessary but definitely a plus!)
• You have a knowledge of final cut pro (not necessary but definitely a plus)
• You’re a multi-tasker: Taking on one project at a time is boring
• you have outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
• You take ownership of tasks and see them through to completion
• You enjoy a rapidly changing, entrepreneurial environment

 


 
The Application:


 
Send a personalized note to Ben Machado.
Share why you’re the perfect candidate for this job.

Include when you’d be able to start and how many weeks and days per week you are able to intern.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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