Lead Designer, Materiality

Position Title: Lead Designer, Materiality

Duration: Contract

Location: Gaydon

Position Description

To be part of a world class design team delivering the Clients' new global strategy. A sustainability-rich reimagination of modern luxury, unique customer experiences, and positive societal impact. With an aim to achieve net zero carbon emissions across our supply chain, products and operations by 2039. This role has the lead responsibility for designing and developing sustainable and responsible colour and materials content for our clients' core and SVO and bespoke programmes. As a colour and materials lead designer you will create and realise innovative proof of concepts and material solutions for both interior and exterior applications from concept through to job 1 and beyond. This role will be focused on creation and realisation. Delivering more sustainable and responsible material initiatives and methods of make is key to the role. Weekly design reviews for project progress assessments with line manager and chief designer. High contribution to meetings through suggestions, problem solving and design representation. High number of mentoring opportunities taken.

Essential Skills

• Proven creative and presentation skills.
• A good understanding of product, interior, the design industry in general and automotive design combined with good aesthetic judgement, colour vision and colour perception.
• Knowledge of automotive materials, processes and suppliers with a high degree of competitor awareness
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to relate to and communicate at all levels
• Capable of working with minimal supervision to meet objectives and implement design on their own.
• Passion for colour and material technology and design as evidenced by up to date in field literature, innovations and trends.
• Proven ability to plan and undertake projects to a strict deadline.
• An individual, who works independently, is results driven, demonstrating tenacity, drive and perseverance with the ability to deliver operational plans in a complex, highly demanding environment.

Experience & Qualifications Required

• Degree qualified or equivalent experience preferred
• Relevant 5 year + experience with ability to mentor and coach others in design process and methods.
• Advanced use of adobe package software: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign Software and ability to use internet resources appropriately for research purposes.

Desirable Experience & Qualifications

• Proven ability to adjust to changing design, feasibility and cost requirements
• Additional software skills like VRed or video editing software skills such as final cut pro.

Why work through Contech's?

Contechs are a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology & Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employee's, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.

How to Apply

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*Applicants MUST have proof of immediate, on-going and valid eligibility to work full time in the UK and travel within the EU.*