What are the responsibilities and job description for the Industrial Design Director Job at Product Ventures in Fairfield position at Product Ventures?
Product Ventures is a renowned product & packaging design agency working with the world's biggest companies and their best-known brands. We are looking for a talented & highly skilled Industrial Designer with extensive experience designing distinctive and meaningful products & packaging within the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry.
Ideal candidates have a bachelor's degree in industrial design from an accredited school; master's degree in design thinking is a plus. Candidates are required to provide a compelling portfolio of remarkable industry relevant work including case studies that chronicle foundational consumer insights through design exploration and development culminating in commercialization.
Product Ventures is trusted by industry leaders such as PepsiCo, Kraft Heinz, and Nestl because of our comprehensive capabilities that bring every aspect of the creative process under one roof. Our unparalleled facilities include an in-house consumer insights laboratory and extensive state-of-the-art prototyping. Our interdisciplinary experts include industrial designers, graphic designers, mechanical engineers, packaging engineers, prototyping specialists, and consumer researchers.
If you have a proven track record of creating remarkable designs, mentoring & managing industrial designers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive solutions for marketplace success...We are interested in speaking with you!
Responsibilities
- Senior member of staff of industrial designers with growth opportunity to lead ID team in the future
- Creative problem solver with the ability to tackle unstructured problems, build strategic frameworks and assist with the identification innovative solutions, even when faced with limitations and constraints
- Responsible for client satisfaction in regard to assigned Industrial Design deliverables, including project-based CAD & prototyping
- Supports account teams by accurately estimating resources and associated hours of team to ensure project profitability
- Ensures competitively superior work by continuing to improve upon state-of-the-art creative communication techniques including sketches, renderings, animations, mockups, prototypes, and presentations
- Effectively collaborates with account management, strategy & insights, technologies & development, prototyping teams
- Ensures team deliverables achieve objectives with high quality work on time and within budget
- Promotes team knowledge, strategic thinking and skill development to increase quality, speed, and effectiveness
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