Creative Exterior Designer California Advanced Design

Job Description

Work Arrangement:

This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidates is expected to report to the Design Center in Pasadena on a fulltime basis.

The role:

Are you a highly creative designer who is interested in being part of one of the most exciting advanced design studios in the world GM Design has opportunities for exterior designers who are interested in stretching the boundaries of automotive design at our North Hollywood California studio. Our organization will soon be moving to a larger stateoftheart facility in Pasadena where we will have even more capability to affect the future.

As a Creative Designer at GM Advanced Design you will be part of a larger connected global design team working on forwardthinking extraordinary EV and AV concepts for Cadillac Chevrolet GMC Hummer and Buick.

We are looking for someone who thrives in a team environment and displays a strong ability to manage multiple tasks and timelines. We need someone with a considerable amount of perception strategic thinking design taste judgment and creativity as well as a high level of talent and skill.

Your role will be to see the future researching designing and creating proposals that demonstrate innovative concepts from inception to implementation. You will create fresh innovative designs for exteriors for electrified vehicles. Through a strategic lens you will generate concepts in both 2D and 3D proposals. You will adeptly refine ideas as you receive feedback. You will coordinate with the work of other design personnel and collaborate with multiple partners to achieve design goals. You will follow the design process from initial sketch form to the final release.

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!

***Please note you must submit a Portfolio to be considered for this position See Instructions Below***

What Youll Do:

• Create unique exterior designs and concepts for production vehicles and other mobility products through sketches as well as digitally through the use of 2D and 3D technology
• Collaborate frequently with the design team sculpting organization engineering and fabrication teams in the development of new designs
• Take a bigpicture perspective on customer needs and future transportation to create provocative concepts and designs
• Provide insight and recommendations to leadership while possessing willingness and acuity to act upon guidance in a deadline driven environment
• Maintain knowledge of current design trends and technology. Present ideas frequently to management and leadership to communicate design ideas
• Exhibit courage and challenge expectations

Additional Job Description

Your Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelors Degree in Design (Automotive Transportation Industrial)
• 2 years of professional experience in Transportation Design
• Strong understanding of 3D form and excellent 2D drawing and illustration skills
• Proven creative proficiency
• Demonstrated ability with electronic tools to communicate 2D ideations

Relocation: This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

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
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 nondisclosure 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.

Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York Colorado California or Washington.

• The salary range for this role is $86000 $137500. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance job level and individual performance.

Benefits:

• Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical dental vision Health Savings Account Flexible Spending Accounts retirement savings plan sickness and accident benefits life insurance paid vacation & holidays tuition assistance programs employee assistance program GM vehicle discounts and more.

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 wellbeing 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;
Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;
Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
Discount on GM vehicles for you your family and friends.

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 is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

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