Job Description
Mid Weight Development Designer
Leicester
Full time | Permanent
Salary D.O.E
The company
Our Leicester based client are a global design agency of creative retail solutions for many of the leading iconic beauty and cosmetic brands.
They are looking for an experienced Mid Weight development designer to join their team in a full time and permanent role. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 1-2 years experience within a manufacturing or design agency setting working on Retail solutions ideally with cosmetic/beauty brands.
The role
As part of the development design team you will be responsible for understanding customer needs and translating them into innovative retail display solutions, using a combination of 2D and 3D CAD software (SolidWorks and AutoCAD). You will take client supplied design intent or assortment and develop into a build intent or planogram solution. Development Designers excel at producing value-add ideas, defining product specifications (material, finish, process, fit, functionality, aesthetic), and developing products that can be effectively manufactured.
Responsibilities
Working directly with the client and retailers (subject to previous experience) to better understand the brand and consumer ambition
Consulting with other team members to establish and evaluate project requests and deliverables
Presenting design development proposals (Planogram | Presentations | Build Intent) to approved solutions
Consider design for sustainability, design for value-add, and design for manufacturing
Creating development solutions that are innovative, sustainable, cost-effective, and manufacturable
Creating planogram or value-engineered presentations using a variety of techniques that include technical illustrations and 3d SolidWorks Modeling
Skills
2-3 years experience in Development Design – POS
Hold a university degree in Product Design or similar
Sound knowledge of Microsoft office and associated software
Knowledge/experience of materials and manufacturing processes
Capable of preparing drawings, illustrations, renderings, presentations, or rough sketches
Good Judgment and problem-solving skills using logic and reasoning to identify alternate solutions
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Good Time Management Skills
Client facing skills