Industrial Designer

Creative Circle • Full-time • New York, New York, United States • 1w ago

Our well-known beauty client is seeking an Industrial Designer to work with their team on a freelance basis, ongoing, quarterly as budget permits. This role will be 40 hours per week, hybrid onsite, Tues and Wed. with the potential to also be onsite on Thurs. Mon. and Fri. are remote.

You will need your own laptop.

The Merchandising team is looking to internalize, concept, and handle industrial design capability that will support all brands by delivering an elevated and differentiated brand experience to consumers. The role requires an exceptional mix of innovation, creativity, problem solving via design, and a working understanding of FMCG marketing.

Industrial Designer Duties:

Work with Global Merchandising team to create and develop innovative and differentiate display design concepts for use as display guidance, or in the manufacturing of permanent and promotional merchandising projects for all brands.

Drive design that is both efficient and cost effective, in support of sustainable global fixture types and components.

Create and deliver complete design intent files and any required accompanying descriptive text, instructions, and images, for turnover to Global Procurement or the internal agency, or others as briefed, from which vendors in global markets can manufacture efficiently and to budget. Work with manufacturers when necessary to ensure standards of execution are met.

As required, upload approved design, any graphic design work, and other guidance documents as briefed, to the SharePoint.

Apply updates of graphic and industrial design to brand guideline documents, including graphic layout, modular counter design, finishes, counter layout, furniture design and aesthetic, digital innovations, and branding cues.

Develop and deliver region specific merchandising concepts that represent best in class execution.

When required, develop models, virtual and real, finishes boards, and fly-thru movies that convey ideas and design intent to global stakeholders.

Assist in department and business design reviews.

Maintain and manage an in-house and/or online finishes library of materials and printed effects.

Develop in-store display concepts for launches, promotional areas and events, new door openings, counter and promotional spaces, as required.

Work with internal graphic designers and external agencies on the art and graphic design elements needed to add graphic realism to fixture and POS design ideas.

Bring high awareness of trends in merchandising innovation, and being up to date with current in-store execution innovations globally, and able to convey findings to the team.

Must have:

4+ years experience with in-store merchandising

Fluency in CAD and 3D rendering software Architectural or Industrial Design qualification preferred.

Fluency with DropBox and PowerPoint.

Graphic design capability/working knowledge

Ability to interpret engineering drawings.

Have experience or a knowledge of sustainable materials and their use in design projects.

Ability to project manage jobs and tasks

Nice to have:

Beauty industry experience

Ability to be nimble, and to manage multiple tasks and shifting priorities for varying brands and classes of trade.

Detail and deadline focused.

A creative interest with an exceptional aesthetic.

Able to work autonomously.

Good communication and collaboration skills.

Apply now!

Creative Circle's Freelance Employee benefits package includes eligibility for Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) medical plan, dental/vision/term life package, discount prescription program, critical illness, accident, tele-behavioral health, and 401(k) plan. Sick leave is provided to Candidates whose assignment work location is in a state or city subject to sick leave laws. A Minimum Value (MV) PPO medical plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and paid holiday eligibility are based on length and dates of service.

Submit resume (and samples if applicable) to: Amanda.Sciarretta@jobalert.creativecircle.com

Creative Circle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Creative Circle will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact your Recruiter (the person you'll be interviewing with) or a member of our Human Resources team to make arrangements.