Description
Work Arrangement
This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to the GM Tech Center in Warren, MI on a full-time basis.
The Role
Are you a highly creative design individual who is interested in being part of one of the most exciting design organizations in the world? General Motors North America has an exciting opportunity for a creative designer within the Industrial Design studio. If you are driven and eager to propel your career forward, take your next step in joining a world-class design team at General Motors!
We are looking for a Lead Designer who has experience with Graphic Design and Architectural Design and utilizes a digital design process. This individual would have a collaborative mindset, the ability work while representing the GM Behaviors, and deliver projects utilizing the skills noted below.
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Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):
- Strategic Thinking - Understand research data, customer needs, competition, brand values, benchmark best in set, and incorporate into a vision that informs your creative proposals.
- Creative Theming - Deliver a variety of original creative proposals that align to the strategy through sketches, comps, and/or visuals, as well as digitally through visualizations. Strong understanding of proportion, composition, and use of color.
- Design Judgement - Maintain knowledge of current design trends and technology. Considers aesthetics, trends, graphics, form, proportion, requirements and reach to accurately assess, select, and develop design proposals. Balances theory and practical limitations.
- High Quality Execution - Collaborate frequently with the design team, sculpting organization, engineering, and fabrication teams in the development and high-quality execution of projects. Ability to translate 2D concepts to large scale prints and/or 3D prototypes and final production.
- Project Leadership - Exhibit courage and challenge expectations. Present ideas frequently to management to communicate design ideas. Provide insight and recommendations to leadership while possessing willingness and acuity to act upon feedback and direction in a deadline driven environment. Ability to manage multiple tasks and timelines. Establish and maintain cross-functional relationships. Ability to work independently and within a team as well as provide mentoring.
Additional Description
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Communication Design or Graphic Design
- 7+ years of professional experience in a design related field
- Ability to work digitally using creative software and willingness to learn new software as needed for collaboration / growth
Proficient in design principles, elements, and techniques, including:
- Typography
- Layout
- Brand Identity
- Brand Strategy/Brand Architecture Strategy
- Brandmark, Wordmark, Letterform or Abstract marks
- Pattern Design
- Icon, Symbol, and Glyph Illustration Design
- Infographic Design
- Composition/Grid systems
- Color Theory (HEX, CMYK, RGB, Pantone, and Alpha)
- Apparel Branding
- Motion and or Interactive Design
- Signage and Wayfinding Design
- Livery Design
- Template Design for Presentations, Emails, and Social Media
Knowledgeable in:
- Production across all graphic design platforms print, digital and dimensional
- The latest graphic design trends
- Research and benchmarking
Please submit a portfolio of creative work representing projects that demonstrate use of the skills noted above.
PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
To be considered for this position, you will need to submit a portfolio in addition to your resume and profile. We strongly recommend linking your online portfolio in the "website" section of the application as we are able to access much larger files that way. If your portfolio is not available online, please follow the instructions below to upload your portfolio as a separate attachment as you did with the resume. Please NO dropbox files or Google docs.
1. Save your portfolio as a pdf document
2. Name your portfolio your LAST NAME, FIRST NAME. Example: Candidate name is John Smith. Portfolio pdf file name is: Smith, John.pdf
3. Upload as an attachment - you may have to condense the file.
DISCLAIMER: The Works included in your Career Portfolio must not be subject to any non-disclosure and/or confidentiality agreement. If the Works in your Career Portfolio are owned by your current or former employer, or by any other Third Party, there must be an express written consent from the Owner allowing the Works to be included in your Career Portfolio for sharing with General Motors ("GM"). By sharing your Career Portfolio, you grant to GM the right to quote, paraphrase, reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use all or any portion of the Career Portfolio for purposes of making a hiring determination. By sharing your Career Portfolio, you also agree to release and discharge GM, and its licensees, successors, and assigns, from any and all claims, demands, or causes of action that you may have regarding any use of the Career Portfolio, including (but not limited to) any claims based on the right to privacy, the right to publicity, copyright, libel, defamation, or any other right.
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