Color & Materials Designer

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Fords Electric Vehicles Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the companys vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed entrepreneurial and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. Youll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively staying focused on only what matters and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

Join our Color & Material team to lead design for current and future customers of the Ford brands product line up including Battery Electric Vehicle Commercial vehicles Trucks Compact trucks Icons Passenger vehicle/utilities Luxury and Emerging Markets.

Our Color & Material Designer creates curates and delivers Color Material and Finish (CMF) solutions that influence and enhance the current automotive landscape. This role is responsible in specifying all CMF applications on the exterior and interior of the vehicles that bring a distinct look and experience to the automobile.

This position will be located in Dearborn MI.

What youll do...

Creates curates and delivers Color Material and Finish (CMF) solutions and specifies all CMF applications on the exterior and interior of the vehicles.

• Ideate and create overall CMF design using concepts that embody a creative narrative advanced functionality and innovative user experience.
• Ensure integration of complex CMF into the overall vehicle design and alignment with cross-functional teams across all stages of design.
• Collaborate with external vendors and internal teams to translate new designs into visual samples to validate feasibility and functionality.
• Partner with teammates in analysis of future consumer trends to identify brand relevant CMF narratives that inform cutting-edge CMF design solutions.
• Develop digital and physical CMF presentations that embody the creative narrative and accurately depict design intent.
• Supports all program timing ensuring program and project deliverables are met within the program targets.

Youll have...

• Bachelors Degree or Masters Degree in Industrial Design Color and Material Design Transportation Design or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience.
• 5 years of Automotive CMF Design experience
• 3D visualization skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively interact with diverse disciplines.
• Highly collaborative and proactive both internally and externally.
• Ability to effectively communicate in a wide range of formats for presenting future design strategies.
• Knowledge of the Colors and Materials design process.
• Must be self-motivated adaptable flexible and able to multi-task.
• Demonstrated understanding of color theory (hue value chroma etc.).
• Proficient in Adobe Suit tools (i.e. Photoshop Illustrator VRED) and Microsoft Suit tools (i.e. PowerPoint Excel)
• Expertise and knowledge of 3D prototyping property builds etc.
• Portfolio of your work is required
  
  

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve outlined but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe or keep you close to home Will your career be a deep dive into what you love or a series of new teams and new skills Will you be a leader a changemaker a technical expert a culture builderor all of the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:

Immediate medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days paid parental leave new parent ramp-up programs subsidized back-up childcare and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement fertility treatments and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays including the week between Christmas and New Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: position is a range of salary grades 6-8.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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