What are the responsibilities and job description for the Surfaces Product Designer (Associate) position at LG HAUSYS AMERICA INC?
Position Summary : Creating and developing new product designs and patterns for HIMACS and VIATERA as well as the Surfaces Division as a whole. Aiding marketing and sales team by providing marketing resources and concepts for new products, and giving presentations internally and externally to promote new products.
Role Description :
- The creation, development, analysis, and research of new product designs and patterns for HIMACS and VIATERA. Tasks may include, but are not limited to, researching market and design trends, analyzing market trends and customer requirements, improving existing products, and collaborating with product managers and engineers.
- Generating color & pattern samples for product development and customer meetings (THD, Lowe's, etc)
- Aiding marketing and sales team by providing marketing resources and concepts for new products, and giving presentations internally and externally to promote new products.
- Ideating for innovative production technology to enhance design and manufacturability of new products. Collaborating with technical team on executing innovative production technologies
Responsibilities : Research and analyze market and design trends through tradeshows, trend-forecasting services and trendspottingAnalyze competitor's design and customer requirements.Gain the voice of the customer through focus studies, surveys, and customer visitsPerform regularly competitor analysis on HIMACS and VIATERA, TERACANTOCollaborate with product managers and engineers.Collaborate with HQ Design Center or external experts.Assist marketing and sales team on design launch needs by sending relevant trends and creating sales toolsUnderstand general and new technical manufacturing process for developing new productsDevelop design strategies and concepts.Develop prototypes and evaluate test samples.Collaborate with product managers and engineers.Improve existing products as needed.Present design & trend proposal to customers at internal and external events
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