Consultant – Industrial Design

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant – Industrial Designin our Hammersmith, London studio. Key responsibilities include:

· Understand and interpret design briefs, research projects and innovation programmes.

· Research: Conduct contextual and desk-based design research.

· Participate and assist in Innovation Workshops.

· Compile visual stimulus: orientation and mood boards, visual language mapping, and analogy inspiration.

· Storyboarding: both hand-drawn and digital, to communicate a variety of scenarios

· Produce high quality sketching to capture and communicate thoughts and ideas.

· Use digital tools to enhance sketches, create renderings and communicate ideas. Provide early fireframes of graphic assets for digital interfaces.

· Generate 2D layouts and illustrations.

· Develop concepts and design schemes using 2D techniques, sketch models and 3D CAD tools.

· Produce conceptual 3D CAD surface models to generate high quality renderings.

· Evaluate & Articulate: providing rationale for idea selection and synthesis.

· Concept creation: synthesise ideas into compelling propositions, create clear narrative and rationale

· Design refinement: developing form, detail, CMF and branding.

· 3D Development for evaluation: creating spatial/handling/form models in the workshop.

· Creative assessment and Appraisal of UI and Ergonomic issues.

· Appraise manufacturing and cost implications of creative approaches.

· Work with technical specialists to ensure compatibility with downstream requirements.

· Define visual specifications and produce necessary artworks.

· Graphic design of presentation material for issue to clients.

· Follow the project requirements of the PDD Quality System.

· Project management skills

This role is integral in helping us meet our agreed aims and objectives within a profitable, professional, efficient and effective working environment.

We reserve the right to make changes to the list of normal duties or other responsibilities to be undertaken from time to time. However, when it is considered necessary or appropriate by management you may be required to carry out any other duties considered within your skill and competence to assist the smooth running of the business.

The candidate

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

A first class degree in Industrial/Product Design.

· Versatile creative problem solver

· Natural, sensitive visual flair

· Appreciation for other fields of design

· An understanding of wider societal and global mega trends

· Able to manage personal workload, responsibilities and time effectively

· Excellent communication skills to liaise with teams, clients and suppliers

· Advanced Adobe Creative Suite & ideally a 3D CAD package

The package

A generous remuneration package includes:

· highly competitive salary

· pension scheme

· private healthcare insurance

· life assurance and income protection insurance for long-term illness

· 23 days annual leave (excl bank holidays) increasing after three, five and seven years’ service up to a maximum of 28 days

· opportunity to purchase additional holiday days

· workplace nursery scheme

· cycle to work scheme

· car leasing scheme

· occasional home-working

The Company

PDD is a design and innovation consultancy creating physical and digital products and experiences that drive our client businesses and delight their customers and users. We have been winning awards and serving our long-standing clients since 1980.

With studios in London, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Boston, and working in 6 continents, our experienced managers and talented researchers, designers and engineers help companies in the healthcare, consumer and industrial - commercial sectors to grow their businesses through innovation.

We ensure that product and experience solutions are successful by ensuring they are appealing to customers, are feasible and viable for clients to make and are responsible given regulation, society and the environment. Such success creates our future- and it’s this sustainable ‘win-all-round’ business model that excites us- we call it ‘Meaningful Innovation’.

We are committed to a workplace environment that promotes diversity across all our studios and this applies to the talent we hire, the customers we work with and the people we interact with on our projects. We offer competitive pay, a range of excellent benefits and opportunities for international travel. Working with us also opens up new networking opportunities and a chance to engage with colleagues at social events.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• LONDON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in LONDON