Styling Designer

Technicon Design; Kentucky; On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Technicon Design in Kentucky is seeking an entry-level designer to develop Powersports styling concepts and visual design solutions that support future PS&P product development. Create compelling sketches, renderings, and digital assets that translate customer, brand, and project objectives into clear design proposals.

Collaborate with designers, engineers, product planning, CMF/graphics/UI contributors, suppliers, and global teams to support concept exploration, design reviews, and

Qualifications

• Entry-level professional design experience or strong portfolio.
• Bachelor's degree preferred in Industrial/Transportation/Graphic/UX design.
• Strong sketching, rendering, and visual communication skills.
• Proficiency with Photoshop, Illustrator, or comparable tools.
• Ability to translate ideas into compelling visual concepts and basic 2D/3D design proposals.
• General understanding of powersports products, customers, market trends, and design development processes.
• Ability to receive direction, incorporate feedback, manage tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication skills, attention to detail, organization, and time-management ability.

Responsibilities

• Develop original 2D styling concepts through sketching, rendering, and digital design tools.
• Create design proposals, presentation visuals, and digital assets that support concept, package, and production development activities.
• Collaborate with designers, digital modelers, engineers, product planning, CMF/graphics/UI contributors, suppliers, and global teams to support styling feasibility and project milestones.
• Support design reviews through clean visual communication, presentation preparation, reference material development, and design evaluation activities.
• Participate in market, customer, product, and competitive research to identify styling trends and powersports use cases.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of design tools, visualization workflows, and creative development processes.

Skills

Portfolio development

Sketching

Rendering

Visual communication

Team collaboration

Presentation skills

Time management

Ability to travel

Ability to work overtime

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or related field

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

Alias

Blender

Rhino

Figma

Job description

Job Purpose

Develop Powersports styling concepts and visual design solutions that support future PS&P product development.

Job Purpose

Develop Powersports styling concepts and visual design solutions that support future PS&P product development.

Create compelling sketches, renderings, digital visualization assets, and supporting design materials that translate customer, brand, and project objectives into clear design proposals.

Collaborate with designers, modelers, engineers, product planning, CMF/graphics/UI, and cross-functional teams to support concept exploration, design reviews, and production-feasible product direction while balancing aesthetics, functionality, feasibility, and Honda brand requirements.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop original 2D styling concepts through sketching, rendering, and digital design tools that communicate design intent clearly and effectively. Incorporate direction and feedback from Honda Styling leadership and senior designers while refining concepts and maintaining original design concept.
• Create design proposals, presentation visuals, and digital assets that support concept, package, and production development activities.
• Collaborate with designers, digital modelers, engineers, product planning, CMF/graphics/UI contributors, suppliers, and global teams to support styling feasibility and project milestones.
• Support design reviews through clean visual communication, presentation preparation, reference material development, and design evaluation activities.
• Participate in market, customer, product, and competitive research to identify styling trends, powersports use cases, and customer preferences.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of design tools, visualization workflows, and creative development processes.

Required Qualifications

• Entry-level professional design experience, internship/co-op experience, or strong portfolio work in transportation design, industrial design, powersports design, product design, graphic design, UX/UI design, or a related field.
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Transportation Design, Graphic Design, UX/UI Design, or a related field preferred.
• Strong sketching, rendering, and visual communication skills with ability to communicate design ideas clearly.
• Proficiency with design software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Alias, Blender, Rhino, Figma, or equivalent tools.
• Ability to translate ideas into compelling visual concepts, presentation materials, and basic 2D/3D design proposals.
• General understanding of powersports products, customers, market trends, and design development processes.
• Ability to receive direction, incorporate feedback, manage assigned tasks, and meet project timing expectations.
• Strong communication skills, attention to detail, organization, and time-management ability.
• Ability to travel and work overtime when required to meet project deadlines.
• 100% onsite role.