Creative Designer

About the role

The Role
General Motors is seeking a creative Exterior Designer to join the Advanced Design / Architectural Framing Studio. This role focuses on shaping forward-looking vehicle concepts and exterior proposals that express brand vision, innovation, and future architectural direction. The designer will operate with a high degree of independence, applying sound judgment to complex design challenges while contributing to a collaborative studio environment. This position plays a key role in translating creative direction into compelling, production-influencing design proposals.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced exterior design concepts from early ideation through refined proposal stages
• Create high-quality sketches, renderings, and digital assets that communicate proportion, stance, and surface development
• Interpret creative direction and translate it into multiple design themes and proposals
• Work within architectural constraints while influencing future vehicle platforms and design possibilities
• Identify and resolve design challenges related to package, feasibility, proportion, and brand alignment
• Collaborate cross-functionally with interior design, sculpting, visualization, engineering, and brand teams
• Translate 2D sketches into 3D models at both scale and full size and present work in studio reviews

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Transportation Design, Industrial Design, or related field, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of professional experience in automotive exterior design, concept design, or advanced studio environments
• Strong portfolio demonstrating exterior sketching, ideation, and form development expertise
• Proven ability to work independently on assigned design work with moderate supervision
• Strong understanding of design development processes and cross-functional integration
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to translate 2D concepts into 3D models at scale and full size

Qualifications

• Experience working in an advanced or concept design studio
• Strong digital design and visualization skills using relevant industry tools
• Ability to balance bold creative thinking with technical and program constraints
• Awareness of emerging mobility, design, and customer trends shaping future vehicle concepts

Skills

• Strong expertise in exterior form, proportion, and storytelling
• Ability to communicate design intent through both 2D and 3D mediums

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

Not specified

Schedule

Onsite