Junior to 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 a junior – mid weight development designer to join their team in a full time and permanent role. You 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
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Working directly with the client and retailers to better understand the brand and consumer ambition
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Consulting with other team members to establish and evaluate project requests and deliverables
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Presenting design development proposals (Planogram | Presentations | Build Intent) to approved solutions
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Consider design for sustainability, design for value-add, and design for manufacturing
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Creating development solutions that are innovative, sustainable, cost-effective, and manufacturable
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Creating planogram or value-engineered presentations using a variety of techniques that include technical illustrations and 3d SolidWorks Modeling
Ideal Skills
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Hold a university degree in Product Design or similar
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Sound knowledge of Microsoft office, solidworks, autocad
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Knowledge/experience of materials and manufacturing processes
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Capable of preparing drawings, illustrations, renderings, presentations, or rough sketches
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Good Judgment and problem-solving skills using logic and reasoning to identify alternate solutions
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills
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Good Time Management Skills
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Client facing skills (mid-weight only)