Senior creative designer - exteriors

The Role

Are you a highly creative design individual who is interested in being part of one of the most exciting design studios in the world? Based in Warren, Michigan, where the fusion of Art, Design and Technology come together, General Motors North America has exciting opportunities for creative designers in many areas of the organization across our Advanced and Production studios including interiors, exteriors, components, accessories, lighting and product.

As a Senior Creative Designer at GM, you will be part of a larger, connected, global design team working on forward-thinking, extraordinary elements in production design. We are looking for someone who thrives in a team environment and displays a strong ability to manage multiple tasks and timelines. We need someone with a considerable amount of perception, design taste, judgment and creativity as well as a high level of skill, accuracy, and coordination.

Your role will be to see the future - researching, designing and creating proposals that demonstrate innovative concepts, from inception to implementation, for automotive and mobility applications. You will create fresh, innovative designs with customer experience in mind for interiors for GM brands. Through the lens of brand strategy, you will generate concepts in both 2D and 3D proposals.

You will adeptly refine ideas as you receive feedback. You will coordinate the work of other design personnel and collaborate with multiple partners to achieve design goals. You will follow design process from the sketch form to the final release clay model.

If you are driven and eager to propel your career forward, take your next step in joining a world class design studio at General Motors!

What You'll Do

• Lead a design team to develop bold interior designs that support brand goals and enhance customer experience. The role requires strong design judgment, creativity, and attention to detail.
• Translate ideas into finished designs using 2D sketches, animations [Ai], 3D sketch tools, and close collaboration with clay and digital sculpting teams.
• Collaborate frequently with the design team, sculpting organization, engineering and fabrication teams in the development of new designs.
• Provide insight and recommendations to leadership while possessing willingness and acuity to act upon guidance in a deadline driven environment.
• Maintain knowledge of current design trends and technology. Present ideas frequently to management and leadership to communicate design ideas.
• Exhibit courage and challenge expectations.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• Minimum 5 years of experience in an OEM design studio.
• Bachelor's Degree in Design (Automotive, Transportation, Industrial…).
• Strong understanding of form, 2-D to 3-D interpretation, and ability to visualize.
• Creativity, independence, Autonomy, Problem solving, design judgment, team spirit, volume understanding.
• Ability to work independently and lead a team as well as provide mentoring.
• For your portfolio; several series of sketches and ideations, production program experience samples.

Benefits Overview

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