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Automotive Exterior Designer 1

Talascend
San Diego, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/19/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/14/2025

Talascend is currently seeking an Automotive Exterior Designer 1 for a contract opportunity located in San Diego, CA.

OVERVIEW :

Primary function is the exterior design development of two-dimensional representations of future company products by collaborating with all functions of the design process to create the required deliverables.

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.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES :

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.
  • Travel : Occasional, as needed to domestic, regional, and international locations.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS :

  • 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.
  • Minimum 0 to 3 years of experience in an automotive design studio
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Transportation Design or Industrial Design (this is a must and no other degrees will be considered).
  • 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.
  • DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS :

  • Movie making in After Effects is a plus - would like to do videos for presentations to senior leadership.
  • Travel is very minimal, maybe to HQ in TN or plant or Japan – need passport.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s in Transportation design or industrial design – will likely be BS degree.
  • Design experience is critical, more than just Photoshop and MS office. Building simple 3 D model in blender is great. Client will also train on new software.
  • Salary : $43

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