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Senior Exterior Designer

Jonathan Lee Recruitment
Posted 19 hours ago, valid for 20 hours
Location

Coventry, West Midlands CV6 3BF, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A Senior Exterior Designer is needed for a small vehicle manufacturer in the UK to develop new vehicle designs and a coherent design language across product ranges.
  • The role requires a degree and proven industry experience in automotive exterior design, with a competitive salary offered on a fixed-term contract.
  • Key responsibilities include participating in design development, guiding digital modeling teams, and understanding automotive styling trends.
  • Candidates must demonstrate excellent 2D presentation skills, proficiency in Photoshop, and versatility in designing all aspects of exteriors.
  • The position offers ongoing training and professional development while working on rewarding projects in a supportive team environment.

Senior Exterior Designer

A Senior Exterior Designer is required to join a small but complete vehicle manufacturer.

You will work within the UK design facility on the development of new vehicle designs and assisting the company with the development of a coherent design language across product ranges.

The Senior Exterior Designer role will contribute to the development of styling design for mass production vehicles and concept cars.

As Senior Exterior Designer- you will be required to

  • Participate in the design development of exteriors of the future
  • Demonstrate good sketch ability, forward-looking creative design ideas, strong integration of vehicle and creative design ideas
  • Build the basic volume model by using Alias and Blender to guide the work of digital model division
  • 3D Concept development in Alias. Guiding the digital modelling team in the development of your design project
  • Understand the automotive market, get ideas and insights into automotive styling trends, and accurate expression of creative ideas
  • Scale and full-size model development. Guiding the digital and clay modelling teams in the development of your design project
  • Show car development including model build and assembly

As Senior Exterior Designer- you will have

  • Degree qualified and proven industry experience in automotive exterior design
  • Excellent 2D presentation skills are a must. Proficiency with Photoshop is a necessity, and competency with illustrator, Alias and showcase/VRED highly desirable
  • Must be versatile in designing all aspects of exteriors, including overall vehicle proportion down to small detailing with an understanding of feasibility and PQ
  • An understanding of vehicle packaging & vehicle component manufacture

What you will get as Senior Exterior Designer

  • A competitive salary and benefits on a fixed term contract
  • Working on highly-rewarding projects in a supportive team environment
  • On-going training & professional development

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.