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Are you a highly creative designer who has a passion for the world of trends, color and materials? Be part of one of the most exciting design studios in the world. Based in Warren, Michigan where the fusion of Art, Design and Technology come together, General Motors North America has an exciting opportunity for the right designer!
GM Design's Color, Mater and Finish group is seeking a Creative Designer who will be part of a larger, connected, global design team working on forward-thinking, extraordinary elements in production design. Your role will be to see the future of mobility - researching, designing and creating proposals that demonstrate innovative concepts, from inception to implementation.
We seek someone who is passionate about design, innovation and who is highly creative and also has a deep understanding of future customer trends across a bandwidth of demographics. If you are driven and eager to propel your career forward, take your next step in joining a world class design studio at General Motors!
THe position requires an employee to be onsite full time.
Additional Responsibilities

• Design and develop sustainable and responsible CMF content and methods
• Design of texture, color, material and soft -trim designs into cohesive well resolved, production ready design solutions
• Understands and researches vehicle trends, material and technology innovation.
• Understands a human centered approach to color & materials design, and what that means for our customer in the present and future
• Pays particular attention to understanding brand and customer requirements
• Coordinates and participates in meetings as required
• Drives innovation, sustainability and product material development with automotive supply base.
• Collaborate and maintain strong relationships with other stakeholders including engineering, product planning and marketing teams.
• Uses sound creative judgment to develop - original, innovative, fresh 2D and 3D designs appropriate to program requirements and design leadership by working as part of a team with internal and external partners and suppliers
• Revises, refines and tracks design proposals. Prepares documentation, presentations and prototypes to program timing and communicating as required

Qualifications

• Professional experience in Design which could include internships
• Possesses a sympathetic understanding of 3D design surface language and has 3D Rendering capabilities with VRED, Alias, Rhino, Grasshopper or similar rendering software
• Education: Bachelor’s degree, preferably in the Automotive Design, Fashion Design, Industrial Design, Product Design, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Architecture or Textile
• Highly Proficient 2D Rendering capabilities with Photoshop, Illustrator or similar software

Portfolio Requirements & Submission Process

• Must demonstrate strong digital rendering skills and prototyping with Photoshop, Illustrator, VRED etc.
• Must demonstrate, trend, theme and product inspiration boards with high level graphic layouts
• This job requires a portfolio be submitted. We will not consider your application without a portfolio***
• Must demonstrate conceptual ideation drawings and process to resolution
• Must demonstrate color palettes, material concepts and execution
• Must understand concepts of user experience design and how CMF design informs the user journey
• Must demonstrate design inspiration and thoughts and relevance to project outcome
• Must demonstrate out of box creative thinking, problem solving and sound design judgment
• Must demonstrate sound understanding of 2D proposals to 3D concepts

Portfolio submission instructions
To be considered for this position, you will need to submit a portfolio in addition to your resume and profile. You may include a link to your online portfolio in your resume or under "websites" in your application OR 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.
Save your portfolio as a pdf document Name your portfolio your LAST NAME, FIRST NAME. Example: Candidate name is John Smith. Portfolio pdf file name is: Smith, John.pdf 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.
About GM
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 aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. 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. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.
Benefits Overview
The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:

• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;

Diversity Information
General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities. GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.
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