Color and Material Designer

Responsibilities

• 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.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design, Color and Material Design or any other related discipline.
• Minimum 2 year of related work experience with a Master’s degree or 5 years of related work experience with a Bachelor’s degree.
• Automotive CMF Design experience preferred
• 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)
• Experience leveraging generative AI tools to accelerate early‑stage design ideation.
• Demonstrated capability in strategy creation and stewarding, with the ability to guide long‑term design visions from initial concept through to successful implementation.
• Knowledge of materials innovation and emerging technologies.
• Proven experience in color development.
• Strong capability in trend‑based research and forecasting, with the ability to synthesize insights from into actionable CMF strategies.
• Portfolio of your work

• Color and Material Design
• 3D visualization
• color theory
• materials innovation
• color development
• trend‑based research
• generative AI tools
• design strategy creation
• CMF design process

• interpersonal skills
• communication skills
• collaboration
• proactivity
• adaptability
• flexibility
• multi‑tasking
• synthesis of insights

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design
• Master’s Degree in related discipline