Industrial Design Director (Packaging)
Company: sgsco
Location: Cicero
Posted on: January 16, 2021
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Job Description:
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In Summary As the Industrial Design Director, your role will be to
us creatively solve design problems for our brands. You will
support the Head of Design and Strategy in managing large segments
of our business while fostering creativity within the design team
through new product & process development. This individual will
need strong project management skills as they will be juggling
priorities for multiple clients at once. In this role, you will
help our team ensure that each brands strategic vision solves a
business problem, on budget, and on time while successfully
navigating positive client relations and building a strong rapport.
You will be responsible for helping to position our agency as a
strategic and collaborative subject matter expert, while building
new design prototypes for market research and design confirmation
with an emphasis on consumer engagement. Essential
Responsibilities, Accountabilities & Results Design Solutions &
Strategy: Take client brief, consumer insights, strategic
foundations and translate them into effective design Partner with
and leverage the Strategy, Engineering and Brand Identity teams to
develop holistic solutions Challenge project expectations, reframe
initial problem and scrutinize project assumptions while showing
sensitivity to the clients needs Project Management: Develop
organizational strategies with adjacent teams to maintain efficient
and prolific project timelines Work closely with Client Services to
provide insight into project timing as it affects estimates and
budgets Optimize internal and external resources for efficiency,
creativity and design quality Continually improve design
approaches, tools and methodologies to optimize utilization of
resources and increase project profitability Communication:
Verbally convey ideas and design concepts to internal team members
and clients, articulating and defending rationale behind designs
Demonstrate passionate and compelling presentation and storytelling
skills Provide constructive feedback and design critiques that are
honest, direct, actionable and effective Listen and understand your
peers and clients Align with the project leadership team before
presenting work Leadership: With our clients: Be a trusted expert,
a collaborative partner and a seamless extension of the clients
team. Demonstrate empathy for and prioritize the clients specific
business objectives With the Design Team: Mentor the team to foster
best practices and improve design processes. Engage design team to
keep them inspired, motivated and challenged throughout With the
sgsco: Grow the industrial design capabilities and strong standing
within sgsco. Collaborate with pillar agencies to demonstrate
industrial design capabilities to key client accounts Growth &
Development: Craft compelling client pitches and capability
presentations that pair Webb deVlams unique design approach to the
clients specific business challenges Identify and target new growth
opportunities within existing clients business units Demonstrate
thought leadership that demonstrates expertise in brand and product
design experience Demonstrate deep understanding of clients needs /
and how we can deliver results against them Leverage internal and
external business opportunities to grow revenue for both the agency
and collective Foster local creative networks to identify and
attract coveted talent to Webb deVlam Need to Haves: Bachelors
Degree in Industrial Design, Product Design or related field .
Masters degree preferred. Minimum 8 years of experience in
packaging or product design, preferably at a Director or Senior
level Expert understanding of product form language, ergonomics,
user-centered design, design for manufacturability and product
interaction Well-rounded portfolio showcasing a deep understanding
of SolidWorks, Keyshot, Cintiq+Sketchbook Pro, Analog sketching and
Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator) 5+ years of working
with other functional areas such as engineering, production, and
product marketing Mastery of CAD design for complex surface models
intended for engineering reviews Comprehensive experience working
with clients on brand and design strategy Ability to efficiently
present ideas elegantly and compellingly at every stage of
development, from brainstorm sketches to CAD and photorealistic
renderings. Previous creation of a custom structure (such as a
bottle) in a R&D atmosphere, preferred Deep understanding of
manufacturing processes like injection molding, blow molding,
thermoforming, paper construction, and automation to guide creative
solutions that are both beautiful and smart Great to Haves:
Excellent conceptual thinking skills Expert understanding of
product form language, ergonomics, user-centered design, design for
manufacturability and product interaction Experience participating
in research, design analysis and performing brand equity and visual
asset audits Compelling portfolio of pencil sketches, marker
renderings and digital sketching. that efficiently present ideas in
an elegant and compelling manner. Computer literacy, including
familiarity of Keynote, Apple Mac laptop; fluency in Word, Excel,
PowerPoint
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