Exterior Designer

General Motors; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors Europe invites an Exterior Designer to shape world-class exterior concepts for multiple GM-branded vehicles. You will lead 2D and 3D proposals, coordinate with engineers and designers, and translate feedback into refined design directions.

The role requires a design portfolio, strong visualization skills, and a collaboration mindset. Onsite in the UK, you will contribute to a global design team advancing premium automotive styling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in design with focus on automotive/industrial/product/graphic/architecture.
• 2-5 years of automotive design experience.
• Strong visualization skills and ability to communicate ideas to an audience.
• Portfolio demonstrating exterior design capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Makes perspective sketches and renderings in scale and full size sufficient to communicate new design ideas
• Develops two and three-dimensional mock-ups of proposed design solutions
• Works with studio engineers, modelers, other designers, and service and fabrication personnel in the development of new ideas in both two and three-dimensional form
• Makes presentations of new thoughts and designs, both orally and visually
• Frequent contact with cross functional partners outside the work group
• Ability to communicate new ideas clearly and refine concepts based on feedback

Skills

Perspective sketches

Renderings

Mock-ups

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design (Automotive/Industrial/Product/Graphic/Architecture)

Tools

ALIAS

VRED

PHOTOSHOP

AI tools

Job description

This Exterior Designer will create fresh, innovative designs for multiple General Motors Branded vehicles or other products utilizing electronic design tools. Coordinate the work of other design personnel to achieve design goals. Follow design process from the sketch form to the final release clay model. Work duties involve a considerable amount of perception, design taste, judgment and creativity as well as a definite degree of skill, accuracy, and coordination. Provide insight and recommendations to supervisors and leadership while possessing willingness and acumen to act upon general guidance. This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis. Your role is to see the future - researching, designing and creating proposals that demonstrate innovative exterior ideas and concepts from inception to implementation for automotive and mobility application. Understanding brand and strategy as the filter, you generate world exterior design concepts for automotive products in both 2D and 3D proposals. You must have exceptional visualization skills and can communicate your ideas to an audience. You have no problem refining ideas as you receive feedback. Working as part of a team you interface with multiple creative and non-creative stakeholders including suppliers to execute ideas and deliver world class products. You have a passion for design, innovation and are highly creative as demonstrated in your portfolio. With a Bachelor's Degree you have a major in Design (Automotive Design, Industrial Design, Product Design, Graphic Design or Architecture). You have a minimum 2-5 years of experience in automotive design. You're driven and eager to propel your career forward. A self-starter, your sophisticated communication skills will enable you to effortlessly build relationships. Comfortable in dealing with potential changes in direction based on what designs catch fire, you thrive in a team environment and display a strong ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.

• Makes perspective sketches and renderings in scale and full size sufficient to communicate new design ideas
• Develops two and three-dimensional mock-ups of proposed design solutions
• Works with studio engineers, modelers, other designers, and service and fabrication personnel in the development of new ideas in both two and three-dimensional form
• Makes presentations of new thoughts and designs, both orally and visually
• Frequent contact with cross functional partners outside the work group
• Experience working with Premium brands is a plus, 2. Name your portfolio your LAST NAME, FIRST NAME. Example: Candidate name is John Smith. Portfolio pdf file name is: Smith, John.pdf
• Ability to communicate new ideas
• Good understanding of form
• Good drawing skills
• Demonstrated creative proficiency
• Demonstrated proficiency utilizing electronic tools to communicate 2-D ideations
• Oral and written communications skills
• Relatively high level of analytical ability where problems are complex
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with others
• Competent interpersonal skills and the aptitude to work effectively with others
• Knowledge of computer and ability to effectively use as it pertains to engineering
• Bachelor degree with a major in transportation design, industrial design, or a related field
• Strong IT skills, particularly with Design related systems, including ALIAS, VRED, PHOTOSHOP, and AI tools.

General Motors Europe has an exciting opportunity for the right designer interested in stretching the boundaries of Exterior Design across multiple brand studios. As an exterior designer, you are part of a larger connected global design team working on leading, world class products in production design. Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all. Why Join Us We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Every day, we want every employee to feel they belong to one General Motors team. Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of unlawful discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that providing an inclusive workplace creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers.