1．PURPOSE目的 Summarize in one statement why this position exists and the key contribution it makes to the company. 简要概括此岗位存在的原因，及此岗位对公司的主要贡献。   Our Client has chosen to set up a dedicated Design team at Sector level to serve all R&D units in Shanghai. The team started June 1^st in Shanghai (3 designers have been transferred from Our Client Design Lighting HongKong office). Design is about look, feel and behaviors of products and solutions, about a design identity that supports the Our Client brand, a roadmap for future design features enabling the businesses to offer Our Client products in the Lighting market that differentiate from competitors. It is also about winning design awards, creating IP rights via design models. The Design team has been integrated with the Lighting R&D to facilitate strong interaction with the R&D engineers, product managers, marketing; critical to success is being involved early on in the product creation process, understanding the value propositions, but also the interaction with suppliers and manufacturing. Our Client is going to be a lighting solutions provider. The role of design will evolve beyond product design, and also communication, interaction and innovation design.     2．ORGANISATION CHART组织机构图 (Indicate the hierarchical structure of which the job forms a part, above, as well as below the jobholder. Show also the departments and jobs where the jobholder has to collaborate with).反映此岗位及涉及的上级、下级岗位的层级关系，同时也要反映出此岗位必须合作的岗位和部门。

3. WORK RELATIONSHOPS工作关系

Describe your work relationships: 描述你的工作关系:       The Lighting Design team will report to a design delivery leader. The role of the design delivery leader is to drive design excellence in close cooperation with creative leadership, manage the effectiveness of resource allocation to projects, manage the customer relations (annual budgets, programming, capabilities, alignment with headquarters in Eindhoven). Key customers are:

• Business Group Professional Lighting Systems (PLS): luminaires for outdoor, indoor, offices for the Greater China market
• Business Group Automotive: the Mobility business unit located in Shanghai serving the global markets
• Business Group Light Sources and Electronics : mainly for the LED lamps and LED systems for a global market
• Other units such as : Dynalite in Australia for controls;

  In Shanghai the team reports into the General Manager Lighting R&D (as hosting organization). The Shanghai team is part of the global Lighting Design community headed by the Chief Design Officer. There is also a strong relation with Our Client Research/Front End Innovation located in Shanghai; to be involved early on in new product creation.         4、PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES主要工作职责Identify 8 to 10 key responsibilities in rough order of importance. Focus on the results that are expected from the job. For each statement, please indicate what has to be done, within which area or framework, and with what end results. 根据大致的重要度依次列出8至10项主要的工作职责.   重点放在期望此岗位产生的结果.对每项陈述请指明工作领域或工作框架中的任务,及所产生的最终结果.         The role as program manager:

• Managing the Program Lifecycle during creation and execution of the program

-        Creating program scope and defining the design quality in close cooperation with the global creative leadership -        Ensuring integrated delivery aspects of the design program(s) are captured, reviewed and (where necessary) secure priority setting -        Gaining commitment of the program team to the program delivery plan, including program charter, delivery scenarios and quality control approach -        Releasing program for execution and installing program governance and controls as set out in the program charter -        Monitoring, reporting and reviewing the integral progress of the program(s) and activating corrective actions as needed -        Ensuring the (internal) program team secures integrated, program learnings and agreed future improvements through program evaluations -        Securing the required documentation -        Securing approvals and giving approvals in line with defined business processes and thresholds

• Supervising and coaching of the team

Advising and supporting management in developing Project Management competencies and teams     The role as resource manager:

• Ensure in close cooperation with creative leadership that the right mix of design capabilities and skills are secured
• Manages costs within agreed program cost budget
• Provides significant influence on the funding of all projects and investments in his program

Motivates, directs, and integrates multiple functions and staff performing different tasks and with differing priorities and measures of success

• Prepares a delivery plan for the program and has a clear sense of what will be achieved in the remainder of the year
• Reacts to changes in domain business requiring new design services
• Balances resource, schedule and financial factors
• Executes design program to meet domain requirements

Works with design professionals and managers to develop solutions to meet domain requirements       5、MAJOR CHALLENGES主要挑战 Describe the most challenging and complex part of the position. 描述主要的挑战和此岗位的复杂部分.    

1. Grow the maturity of present Design  team of  5 to 10 people
2. Liaise with Global  teams
3. Define a 4 year roadmap / program for the team
4. Agree on a long term funding with the businesses
5. show the value added of having the design team close to the R&D units and Marketing (BMC’s)
6. Deliver success stories

          6、JOB REQUIREMENTS岗位要求The position requires the following personal capabilities and competence for acceptable performance: 此岗位要求具备下列个人能力,及达到可接受绩效所需的能力.还有工作经验的要求。 （能力获取程度使用四个程度动词：由高到低依次为精通、掌握、熟悉、了解）    

• Good understanding of the value and contributions of an in house design team in a business environment.
• Program- / Project management methods and relevant business processes
• Experience in managing project organization
• Able to quickly pick up latest developments in design service portfolio
• (Advanced) knowledge of management techniques to endure effective integration of all areas directed
• Strong understanding of critical success factors within Our Client Design Lighting and the respective businesses
• Able to identify the strategic implications and opportunities resulting from major Our Client/business change initiatives
• Significant interaction at respective management levels including external suppliers

    Academic degree in engineering, industrial design At least 8 years working experience in multinational company At least 3 years experience as leader of successful team Experience of working with product, communication, UI and innovation designers Leadership potential High degree of eagerness to create winning teams, achieve successes Visionary, able to shape an organization

Branch Shanghai

A World Class design organization Shanghai is a new initiative from our client in China. We provide services to our client  Consumer Lifestyle, HealthCare and Lighting in the area of People Research, Trend analysis, Identity Design, Product Design, User Interface Design and Communication Design. We work highly collaborative with all other locations across the globe to drive the our client  brand towards our Brand promise; Sense & Simplicity. Our main challenges are within the area of Growth, Talent & Simplicity.

Senior Designer Colours, Materials & Finishes / Product Graphics Shanghai Branch

Job Summary

Build colour, materials & finishes and decoration palettes for a high variety of consumer products and is able to advise and help in the implementation of the palette ad product graphics (symbols, typology, patterns).

Strong visualization and verbal articulation skills that help articulate the possibilities for design direction.

You will report to

Location Manager the Design Centre China

You will be (50% Colours, materials & finishes development )

-       co-creating color, materials & finishes programs for categories in line with the brand identity framework that are on-brand, appropriate and make use of relevant color trends

-       applying these programs to portfolios of products and ranges, and implementing them

-       managing diversity in ranges of products by strategically using the color, materials & finishes palette

-       being aware of the World Class design organization’s vocabulary, methods and tools for (trend) research

-       making smart use of internal and external networks and experts

-       working with aesthetic trends at an abstract level

-       observing changes in color, material & finishes trends

You will be (50% Product Graphics development)

-       able to create surprising and relevant product graphics scenarios/ themes/ concepts that explore potential or articulate a proposition, based on contextual understanding.

-       able to create and use symbols, typology and pattern that have impact, are on trend and follow the relevant identity guidelines (Brand, BU, PG, etc) appropriate to the brand, audience, market, culture and the business.

-       defining the structure (reading path, scale, layout, proportion) of product graphics with consideration and sensitivity to product design (curvature, reflection, texture, contrast, etc.) and context (shelf, catalog home, use, etc.) to achieve the communication goal with the audience.

-       structuring guidelines across a range (varying color / size / location).

-       translating product graphic proposals accurately into technical production templates (MUB & POS/ MUS & PGD).

-       creating high-quality PG documentation in a timely & accurate way, ensuring smooth communication between design, engineers, purchasers, external suppliers and business.

You will work for

-        the Consumer Lifestyle BG’s Domestic Appliances (household appliances such as blenders, rice cookers, soy bean milk makers, hot pots), Health & Wellness (mother & child care products such as baby bottles, baby monitors, soothers, teethers, etc) and Personal Care (hairdryers, hair stylers, shavers, trimmers, clippers); projects can be driven over multiple locations, cross regions and involving multi -disciplinary resources and competences.

You will work with

-        an internal team of designers & a project manager to balance all delivery in terms of quality, time & money.

-        specialists within and outside A World Class design organization

-        business partners like Consumer Marketing Management

You have

-        Bachelor degree in industrial, fashion, interior or graphic design but has a strong affinity with colours, materials & finishes

-        minimum of 2-3 years’ experience

-        a senior level of necessary professional skills, including computer skills

-        a strong professional ambition

-        knowledge of the Our client  CL’s  Brand identity

-        strong interpersonal and communication skills

-        a good business command of the English language

-        an excellent command of the Chinese language

-        strong business awareness

-        good consultancy skills

You are

-        creative and original

-        realistic and pragmatic

-        accurate and precise

-        flexible and willing to travel

-        self motivated and able to work independently

-        a proactive thinker and problem solver

-        a team player

-        able to adapt and thrive within a multicultural business environment

-        excited to work in a fast paced environment, including tight deadlines

-        able to manage multiple complex tasks simultaneously

-        key to the future success of the Shanghai studio

Shenzhen Position: Multimedia Technology Holdings Ltd. (GPM- Sz ID dept.) recruits urgently

2 Senior Industrial Designers for TV, Home appliances and consumer electronics items

Posts vacancy:

Senior Industrial Designers: 2

Office:

Shenzhen, CHINA

Senior Industrial Designer

-          Work experience: Minimum 5 years

-          High creative power

-          Must have great passion and motivation in design

-          High efficiency in work

-          Independent

-          Good skill in hand drafts and computer software: Rhino, Photoshop, ai and etc…

-          Good team work spirit

l       Duties:

-          Providing creative ideas through hand drafts/2D presentation

-          3D file processing

-          Must have project follow-up ability and a good communication with Engineer and mock-up maker

l       Outstanding candidates:

-          Having work experience in international companies

-          Good communication skill in English

-          Good adaptation of cross-cultural

-          Available instantly

Kindly contact me at lindalin@productdesignhub.com.

中文版本：

多媒体科技控股有限公司 (全球产品推广中心)

高级工业设计师(电视，家电及消费电子类)员工招聘需求：

岗位招聘说明：

高级工业设计师：2名

工作地点：

中国深圳

高级工业设计师基本要求

- 工作经验：至少5年

- 有较高设计创意能力

- 具有强烈的设计激情和目标

- 高工作效率

- 自觉独力完成各项工作

- 熟悉手绘及主要电脑软件如Rhino, Photoshop, ai等

- 较强团队合作意识

l             工作职责

-          通过手绘及2D效果图表达自己的创意及想法

-          绘制3D效果图

-          具有跟进项目后期工作并与技术支持工程师及手板工程师进行良好信息交流的能力

l             优先取录条件：

- 具有国际公司工作经验

- 具有较强的中文表达及沟通交流能力

- 可与多国文化相溶

- 可即时到岗

The placement is an opportunity to get closely involved with a small, busy, Product Design company based in High Wycombe. We have been in business for 28 years and in that time have developed over 350 products. Some of these can be seen at www.john-ewans-design.co.uk 

The successful applicant will get involved in concept generation, 2D and 3D CAD, presentation work, graphics, model making and whatever else needs doing! This is an ideal opportunity to develop your design skills and to experience how a busy design office works on a day to day basis.

Timescales

We ideally want an applicant who can start in early July and who can stay for 12 months.

Remuneration

We will pay expenses of £500 a month. (Please note we are based in High Wycombe)

Position Title:

Senior Industrial Designer

Incumbent:

Department:

Industrial Design

Group:

Kitchen and Bath – Asia

BASIC FUNCTION

Take a leadership role to create innovative concepts, products, experiences, services and human interfaces through the mastery of the design process within the New Product Development community

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities:

1.      Lead large and/or complex design projects from concept generation through implementation.

2.      Be a New Product Development team leader on one or several teams.

3.      Be an expert in Water Delivery Systems.

4.      Understand the consumer, especially in the bathroom and kitchen environment, so that functional aspects can be considered along with aesthetic needs and cost objectives.

5.      Ensure that there is a high level of design within all of the details throughout the product.

6.      Provide design and technical guidance to the team and other Industrial Designers.

7.      Participate in accomplishing the day-to-day activities of the Industrial Design department.

Major Tasks:

1.      Work very closely with all new product development departments, including Engineering, Marketing, Purchasing, and Manufacturing, in a team atmosphere to achieve new product designs.

2.      Create many diverse ideas in order to inspire and stimulate meaningful products.

3.      Participate in new product development activities which include generation of new product concepts

4.      Determine appropriate approaches to concept development by executing/managing product concept drawings, physical modeling, and product presentations.

5.      Lead/guide design research effort for the Faucet category.

6.      Maintain current awareness of consumer competitor product offerings including product design trends in China, Asia and Global markets.

7.      Continuously explore and develop new methods of model making and presentation techniques as appropriate to cost and timing factors.

8.      Develop and maintain familiarity with materials and processes used in the industry and the manufacture of Kohler plumbing products.

Profile:

1.      Have one or more of the following expertise that would be unique and desirable to the product category:

a.      Faucets  - Materials and process knowledge in metals, mechanical aptitude,

b.      Performance Showering  - A high affinity for water as an experiential medium, fluid mechanics aptitude

c.      Home Products/Furniture/Lighting: Materials and process knowledge in metals and plastics, sensitivity to interior design and home environment

2.      Strong portfolio demonstrating thought process

3.      Good understanding of 3D form in terms of aesthetic, proportion and various styles

4.      Familiar with manufacturing process, especially in metal

5.      Strong interpersonal and team skills

6.      Extensive experience with 3D and 2D software

7.      Creativity

8.      Passion

9.      Leadership

10.  Teamwork

11.  Ability to create a vision and innovate

12.  Common Sense

13.  Positive Attitude

14.  Diversity

15.  Business Acumen

RELATIONSHIPS AND CONTACTS

         Supervisory Relationships:

1.      Reports to Category Lead Designer

2.      Dotted Line to Program Managers when working on projects.

3.      Advises and mentors less experienced Industrial Design personnel.

         Organization Relationships:

1.   Works alongside Engineering, Marketing, Communications,and Manufacturing in a team environment.

         External Business Relationships:

1.      Occasional contact with design consultants.

2.      Occasional contact with vendors and suppliers.

3.      Attends industry trade show and seminars as needed to maintain awareness of competitor products, designs, and overall consumer product design trends.

4.      Attends industrial design seminars and courses as necessary to maintain professional skills.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s Degree from accredited university or college of design with academic emphasis on product design.  Minimum 4-6 years of experience in interior design, architecture, furniture, lighting, consumer research and/or other related field.

BASIC FUNCTION

The Lead Designer is the key industrial designer representing our function on projects that are large in scale and/or complexity. They have developed their talent and experience within a category.  They also have a deep understanding of the ID vision and tenets that allows them to lead the vision for a project team. Through this position, they may develop to a management level via formal training, coaching, and developing junior designers assigned to them.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities:

Be the key design expert/leader in a given category, or special assignment working across categories, i.e. suites.

Build internal and external relationships to strengthen their understanding of the category and how they can influence innovation.

Lead large, complex design projects from concept generation through implementation.

Understand the consumer so that functional aspects can be considered along with business objectives, aesthetic needs and cost objectives.

Provide design and technical guidance to the team and junior Industrial Designers.

Participate in accomplishing the day-to-day activities of the Industrial Design department.

Coordinate team meetings, functions, and time schedules within their ID function.

Coordinate activities with outside industrial design consultants (contracts, timelines, etc.).

Support NPS Planning with planned activities and concepts on an annual basis.

Major Tasks:

Work very closely with all new product development departments, especially Engineering, Marketing, Purchasing, and Manufacturing, in a team atmosphere achieving new levels of creativity and innovation with their key projects.

Lead new product development concept development activities, prototyping activities and project cost adherence.

Plan, organize and give project presentations to management.

Learn, understand and implement new approaches to concept development and design research.

Continuously explore and develop new methods of model making and presentation techniques.

Maintain current awareness of consumer and competitor product offerings including product design trends in both the U.S. and in foreign markets.

Develop and maintain familiarity with new materials and processes.

Maintain a keen understanding of the manufacturing processes that are especially associated with your category responsibility – work closely with our BF factory team.

Profile:

May have one or more of the following expertise that would be unique and desirable to a given category:

Furniture - Talent and aptitude with wood and other materials, mechanical sensibility, sensitivity to designing to meet broad consumer preferences including traditional style

Interior Design – Architecture – talent and aptitude to deliver creative solutions for the bathing environment as a whole and understand how this breaks down into new product design

Sanitary – Materials expertise in ceramics, strong human factors understanding, highly refined, three-dimensional styling capability.

Interior Design / Architecture : talent and aptitude to deliver creative solutions for the bathroom environment as a whole and understand how this breaks down into new product design

Creativity

Passion

Leadership

Communicator

Change agent

Team work

Develop self and others

Customer focus

Make and meet commitments

Common Sense

Positive Attitude

RELATIONSHIPS AND CONTACTS

 Supervisory Relationships:

Reports to Studio Director

Dotted line responsibility to Program Manager of Category for project work only.

May manage direct reports and/or supervises designers working on projects in category.

 Organization Relationships:

1. Works alongside Engineering, Marketing, and Manufacturing in a team environment.

External Business Relationships:

Has contact with vendors and design consultants.

Attends industry tradeshows and seminars as needed to maintain awareness of competitor products, designs, and overall consumer product design trends.

Attends industrial design seminars and courses as necessary to maintain professional skills.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor Degree from accredited university or college of design with academic emphasis on product design.

Experience in interior design, architecture, furniture, lighting, consumer research and/or other related field.

Typically has 6 – 10 years of design experience to obtain this level of competence.

Now we are looking for industrial designers to work in our Beijing office.

Main responsibilities:

1. Assort with market department to provide project previous technical research

2. Finish assignment of high quality accords with the project’s process and progress.

3. Taking charge of assisting work that relating to concepts design, such as structure design, tooling and etc.

Qualification:

1. At least one year working experience on Industrial design; have gained experience of at least one whole project.

2. Is good at express design concepts using sketches, is able to manage the different styles of product design; familiar with at least one design software.

3. Be enthusiastic and hard working.

The Creative Director, Design is responsible for directing design programs for a wide variety of projects in all Designworks relevant industry sectors as well as for the BMW Group.

Responsibilities

• Manage and direct teams in design programs, foster the client relationship and conduct project management
• Advance design quality management and develop benchmarks to promote design leadership, strive for constant improvement of output quality
• Ensure project profitability, and aim to meet and exceed client satisfaction
• Apply and develop design principles to nurture cross-disciplinary collaboration and maximize cross-fertilization between projects
• Establish project criteria and drive design deliverables in order to achieve a convergence between creative results and strategic direction,
• Work closely with counterparts in Shanghai, Los Angeles and Munich on global design programs

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Industrial Design, Transportation Design or Design related field
• Minimum of ten years of related professional experience in an industrial design division of a corporation or in a design agency, with 3-5 years in a Team Leadership role
• Broad bandwidth of projects and industries as well as solid understanding of business context (business structures, market and technology implications)
• Business English and Mandarin preferred with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• A deep understanding and appreciation of aesthetics, robust methodology set and process experience
• Ability to integrate well into a multi-cultural, multi disciplinary team (CMF, UI, Consulting, Graphic Design)

This role offers a great variety of types of products you will be involved in designing and will give you the opportunity to develop further design skills.Strong sketch skills are required for this position as the role will require you to sketch multiple concepts for clients and then realise these in CAD.

You will need to have a relevant design degree and experience in Solid Works.

If you are interested in this position, please contact Della Williams on 01722 410295 – we will require a portfolio to be considered for this position showing your sketching and CAD rendering skills.

• And can make good sketches to explain concepts.