Product Designer

AWD online; Port Glasgow; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Optional 9-day fortnight

Optional work from home day

Pension contribution matching

Regular workplace events

Cycle to work scheme

Staff discounts

Job summary

AWD online is seeking a Product Designer to help develop high-quality consumer camping products, including tents and awnings, for the outdoor leisure sector. You will apply creativity, design knowledge and an eye for colour trends across research, concept development and final samples.

You'll collaborate with prototyping teams, liaise with suppliers and handle design documentation using the PLM system, with opportunities to travel to supplier visits and trade shows.

Qualifications

• Understanding of design theory and colour trends.
• Experience in design within consumer products, textiles, interiors or architecture.
• Collaborative attitude with excellent communication skills.
• Good IT skills across Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Experience using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Avid interest in outdoor pursuits, especially camping.
• Experience or ability to support product development in Asia.

Responsibilities

• Conduct consumer research to identify problems and support product discovery.
• Develop product designs from briefs to final samples.
• Liaise with prototyping teams to test and refine solutions.
• Research materials and trends through trade shows and suppliers.
• Document designs clearly using visuals and PLM system.
• Attend supplier visits and trade exhibitions as required.

Skills

Design theory

Colour trends

Communication skills

IT proficiency

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

Product design software

Outdoor interests

Asia product development

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

Product design software

Job description

Product Designer

An excellent opportunity for a creative and commercially aware design professional with experience in consumer products, textiles, interiors or architecture to help develop exciting physical consumer camping products (tents and awnings) for the outdoor leisure sector.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Industrial Designer, Product Design Engineer, Product Developer, Textile Designer, Consumer Product Designer, Product Development Designer, Design Engineer, CAD Designer

SALARY: Competitive + Benefits

LOCATION: Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, Scotland

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

JOB OVERVIEW

This is an exciting opportunity for a Product Designer to join the organisation during a sustained period of development and growth.

As a Product Designer, you will use your creativity, design knowledge and understanding of colour trends to support the creation of high-quality consumer camping products, including tents and awnings.

The Product Designer will work across research, concept development, prototyping, materials awareness, supplier liaison and final sample delivery, with the opportunity to contribute to products used within the outdoor leisure market.

DUTIES

• Conduct Consumer Research: Carry out quantitative and qualitative consumer research to help identify new problems to solve and support product discovery
• Develop Product Designs: Create product designs in line with briefs and timelines set by product management, from inception and ideation through to final sample delivery
• Liaise with Prototyping Teams: Work with prototyping technicians to support the development, testing and refinement of product solutions
• Research Materials and Trends: Maintain an up-to-date understanding of relevant product materials, design trends and market developments through research, trade shows and supplier contact
• Document Designs Clearly: Produce clear and accurate design documentation for colleagues, suppliers and downstream recipients using visuals and the company PLM system
• Support Supplier and Trade Activity: Attend supplier visits worldwide and UK and European trade exhibitions as required

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• A strong understanding of design theory and colour trends
• Experience of design within consumer products, textiles, interiors and/or architecture
• A collaborative attitude with excellent communication skills
• Good IT skills across office applications including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Experience using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and suitable product design software
• An avid interest in outdoor pursuits, particularly camping, would be beneficial
• Experience of, or the ability to support, product development in Asia would be beneficial

BENEFITS

• Competitive salary
• Optional 9-day fortnight working pattern
• Optional work from home day
• Pension contribution matching up to 8%
• Regular workplace events
• Cycle to work scheme
• Staff discounts