Job description
- Support the Group Industrial Design Director in shaping the day-to-day design development and execution for Sky, ensuring it’s in line with wider product and brand strategies and constantly striving for excellence.
- Identifying relevant consumer trends and be able to translate insights into compelling design strategies.
- Show an understanding of product range design, building harmony, consistency and clear purpose across multiple product form factors and functionalities.
- Help to build and maintain a material library to inspire material-led design innovation within multi-disciplinary teams.
- Ensure efficient design delivery and colour-matching approval process, through clear and timely communication with delivery teams.
- Help drive our creative culture by being a highly visible advocate for all things industrial design.
- Work closely with all the design team to ensure visibility and provide input into group design critiques.
- Champion excellent design, communication, and organization skills as well as the ability to work across teams.
- Work with stakeholder groups, suppliers and manufacturers both within and outside the Group Product team.
- Advocate the value of User Centred Design practices with stakeholders across the business.
- Bring strong communication and collaboration skills and the ability to work across teams.
- Pair effectively with mechanical engineers to help efficiently build designs to the quality and high standards we’re aiming for.
- 0 - 3 years’ experience with a specific focus on hardware product development
- A Bachelor’s degree in industrial design, product design or similar field.
- A proactive, self-driven individual that has an equally strong team ethos
- Proficient with the latest rendering and graphics tools and applications (Keyshot, Rhino, Solidworks, Adobe Creative Suite or similar).
- Intrinsic passion for seamless hardware/software experiences
- A strong portfolio demonstrating breadth and creativity in design, including versatility with prototyping tools and methods. A strong understanding of design research and creative process is required.
- Willing to travel overseas.