REQ ID: 122359
JOB TITLE: Lead Product Designer, Brand
SALARY: Competitive
POSTING START DATE: 07/05/2024
END DATE: 21/05/2024
LOCATION: Gaydon
We’re re-examining our vehicles and what a vehicle means in the emerging world of automation, connectedness, electrification and the shared economy. New ideas, new technology, and new approaches to mobility are our business. Join a team of next generation thinkers.
WHAT TO EXPECT
The Brand Design Team are creative and passionate Industrial product design experts, working collaboratively with Interior and Exterior Design Teams on multiple commodities, who are looking for a Lead Product Designer to join their team!
Brand designers embrace an interactive, flexible working process to conceptualise, develop and productionise Brand-orientated Designs, working closely with the overall Brand Design team.
Within this team, you will embrace and use innovative technologies to create beautiful, well-built products that are emblems of Modern Luxury, developing and implementing brand strategies to create components that embody each brand’s unique personality.
This role is responsible for the design creation and delivery of Products within all 4 brand pillars.
This is a highly skilled and creative role, being involved in the creation and finalisation of new design themes, through to a feasible “Go for One” proposal for all Brand programmes.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:
- To contribute and assist in the development of strategic advanced concepts as well as delivery programmes and accessories
- Lead on their specific Industrial Design project and act as the single point of contact for other functions or stakeholders and supervise a team of designers and modellers.
- Create new ideas and challenge conventional thinking in problem solving
- Liaise cross-functionally to ensure two-way communication on project feasibility
- Develop the virtual and physical design properties of their specific project, to the highest level of maturity and refinement
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
Knowledge, skills, and experience
You will part of the creation and finalisation of new design themes across our JLR iconic brands, for this we will need you to have experience in leading projects and knowledge of Initial Concept Generation through to Production Ready Design delivery.
Essential:
- Experience with Design related systems, e.g. ALIAS / Blender / VRED / Photoshop
- Excellent illustration and visual evaluation skills to visually and verbally communicate ideas and solutions.
- Proven experience of aesthetic judgement of surface, surface juxtaposition and appearance
- Broad knowledge of Engineering and Production techniques and processes, and strong market / business acumen
- Previous experience of the generation of designs for production and concept products, including experience of visualising and communicating design solutions in 2D and 3D
SO WHY US?
Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.
This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage.
JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.