Application Guide

How to Apply for Junior Designer - Thinkingbox

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🏢 About Thinkingbox

Thinkingbox is a 'brief to built' agency where thinkers are also makers, eliminating the typical handoff between strategy and execution. Their vibrant, collaborative culture includes office dogs, Thursday happy hours, and a unique 'month to explore' program where employees can work from other offices or locations like Mexico. This creates an environment where creativity is nurtured through both structured collaboration and inspiring experiences.

About This Role

As a Junior Designer at Thinkingbox, you'll support the creation of visually engaging design work across websites, interactive experiences, campaigns, and brand systems for leading brands in sports, gaming, entertainment, and technology. You'll collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams including strategy and motion designers on integrated projects spanning digital, experiential, and brand initiatives, contributing directly to innovative solutions from concept to execution.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might start with a team stand-up discussing integrated project progress, followed by hands-on design work for a gaming client's interactive experience. After lunch (possibly with office dogs nearby), you'd collaborate with motion designers on asset preparation, then participate in a creative review session before wrapping up with colleagues at Thursday happy hours. Throughout, you're balancing multiple projects while contributing fresh ideas in a naturally collaborative environment.

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🎯 Who Thinkingbox Is Looking For

  • Recent graduate or early-career designer with a portfolio showing digital, experiential, or brand design work (not just print or static graphics)
  • Detail-oriented with ability to jump in and contribute immediately to fast-paced integrated projects
  • Collaborative mindset comfortable working with strategy and motion teams in a multidisciplinary environment
  • Demonstrates understanding of how diverse perspectives fuel creative solutions, aligning with Thinkingbox's commitment to inclusion

📝 Tips for Applying to Thinkingbox

1

Tailor your portfolio to show at least 2-3 projects relevant to digital, experiential, or interactive design rather than generic graphic design work

2

Mention specific Thinkingbox clients or projects you admire in your application to show genuine interest in their work

3

Highlight any experience with multidisciplinary collaboration, especially with strategy or motion teams

4

Include a brief note about how you'd contribute to their inclusive culture or what diversity means to your creative process

5

Reference their 'month to explore' program or office culture to demonstrate you've researched what makes them unique

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

["Your understanding of their 'brief to built' philosophy and how you approach design from concept through execution", "Specific examples of how you've collaborated with multidisciplinary teams (strategy, motion, etc.) in past projects", 'Why their focus on sports, gaming, entertainment, or technology brands excites you personally', "How you'd contribute to their vibrant, collaborative culture beyond just design skills"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Review Thinkingbox's client work in sports, gaming, entertainment, and technology to understand their style and approach
  • → Learn about their 'brief to built' methodology and how it differs from traditional agency structures
  • → Explore their company culture through social media (office dogs, happy hours, remote work flexibility)
  • → Understand their commitment to diversity and inclusion beyond just the statement - look for specific initiatives or team diversity

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk through a portfolio project showing your process from brief to final execution, emphasizing collaboration points
2 How you handle feedback and iteration in a fast-paced agency environment with multiple stakeholders
3 Your experience with or interest in their key industries (sports, gaming, entertainment, technology)
4 How you stay creatively inspired and would utilize their 'month to explore' program
5 Examples of how you've contributed to inclusive team environments or incorporated diverse perspectives in your work
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Submitting a portfolio heavy on print or traditional graphic design without digital/interactive work
  • Generic applications that don't reference Thinkingbox's specific culture, clients, or methodology
  • Focusing only on individual design skills without demonstrating collaborative experience or team mindset

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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