Designer Sr - Interior

The Senior Designer - Interior leads assigned interior design projects for DCC clients from initial phases through production as a Lead Designer. He/she oversees a project team of designers, providing guidance on processes, techniques, and project development on a specific project/project phase. He/she takes creative design leadership and provides hands-on creative concept output. The Senior Designer - Interior creates automotive product interior design concepts and accessories, and transfers chosen concepts into design prototypes in cooperation with on-staff specialists.

Creative – (75%)

Furthers development of automotive projects (production/concepts) within the parameters of the individual design processes.

Creates new products for VW Group Brands both on a Global basis and within the US Market.

Develops feasible concepts and autonomous transposition into 3D; responsible for 2-D and 3-D vehicle interior design concepts.

Develops design ideas into virtual scale and physical full size models, respectively.

Collaborates with designers and specialists in other areas (Exterior, Color and Trim, Modeling).

Provides solutions to existing tasks.

Participates in production design contests with a high level of creative input.

Strategy – (15%)

Develops new concepts and product ideas for VW Group Brands based on market and competition analysis.

Identifies and documents goals and directions of interior design discipline.

Organizes relevant materials and analyses and archives them.

Supervisory – (10%)

Guides specific design projects from initial phases until final presentations.

Applies clients’ design philosophies to new product ideas.

Organizes and manages a group of external contract resources (Contractors, Interns).