Automotive Exterior Designer

Position: Automotive Designer Location: San Diego, CA Duration: 6-12 Contract Essential Job Functions: (Include but are not limited to) Responsible for the two-dimensional representation and development of future automotive exterior designs Develop new and unique proposals in sketches, digital sketches, visual 3D models, renderings and other media to illustrate both individual and department designs. Assist the 3D modeling department in the interpretation of an exterior design into three-dimensional form while incorporating required Engineering parameters of the project. Communicate with Engineering and Design Leadership to create production feasible proposals. Work in a fast paced, dual brand, multiple project, creative environment with a high level of responsibility for each designer. Responsible for creating presentations and capable of communicating design proposal visually and verbally. Stay abreast of American and international automobile design, current technology and domestic and international regulations. The ability to work outside standard business hours to collaborate with global counterparts is required. Minimum Qualifications: Must include URL with minimum four automotive exterior design projects with future and complex shapes Excellent sketching ability; good visual communication skill; graphic presentation skill; broad range of aesthetic taste; conceptual storytelling; digital modeling and animation skills; good problem solving skills. Experience: Minimum 0 to 3 years of experience in an automotive design studio Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Transportation Design or Industrial Design (this is a must and no other degrees will be considered). Required Skillsets: Excellent manual drawing ability, exceptional creativity, generation of new, unique and usable design ideas which reflect the brands. Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator. Autodesk Alias, Sub-D, VRED. VR tools. Blender. Microsoft PowerPoint and MS Office in a Windows PC environment. Portfolio submission required Optional Skillsets: Movie making in After Effects is a plus - would like to do videos for presentations to senior leadership Bachelor’s or Master’s in Transportation design or industrial design – will likely be BS degree Portfolio link – one link only Day to Day - A lot like school – given a design brief, will do research about product, market, consumer, narrow down to ideal persona, talk to product planning Really prolific, has lots of ideas about a new car, really crazy ideas, comes up with new things, every idea looks different, then they will reign them back in to make it more feasible Will look at portfolio, see the sketches everywhere, if it’s just the beautiful finished model, they don’t know where it came from, what are their ideas, how did they come up with it, they will design the full vehicle – full exterior for vehicle or concept. Design experience is critical, more than just Photoshop and MS office. Building simple 3 D model in blender is great.