IDSA is a 60-year-old nonprofit serving thousands of industrial design professionals across the US and internationally through membership chapters, annual conferences, and flagship recognition programs. The organization runs design-heavy operations—nearly all active roles are in design disciplines—while managing high-profile initiatives like the International Design Excellence Awards and partnerships with government agencies (Argonne National Laboratory, US Forest Service). Current project work spans branding infrastructure, educational program development (including a new animation curriculum), and international studio experiences, alongside the typical pain points of nonprofit operation: resource constraints, timeline adherence, and evolving stakeholder needs.
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What Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Is Building
◆Challenges
- Establishing new animation program
- Sustaining innovation while building structures
- Building high-functioning internal organization
- Securing and managing resources
- Meeting cost objectives
- Meeting project timeline
- Target cost achievement
- Design intent and timeline adherence
- Ever-evolving client needs
- Changing requirements
▲Active Projects
- Printed collateral (posters, bookmarks, brochures)
- Argonne national laboratory partnership
- Branding and visual strategy implementation
- Central library of reusable brand design templates
- Designing marketing materials and reports
- Sponsored studios with us forestry service
- International studio experiences in belgium and prague
- Program development for industrial design courses
- New animation program development
- Establish department of architecture
Hiring Activity
Department
Seniority
Notable leadership hires: Program Director, Head of Department, Art Director, Department Head
