Graduate Product Designer

Department: Account Management

Location: London

Description

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity to join an expanding product design studio. You will be working in partnership with some of the world's biggest brands on multiple turn-key projects, developing best in class branded promotional items, value added packaging, and POS materials. This is a fast-paced role with wide exposure and true responsibility. Consequently, adm is looking for a highly skilled design graduate to fill this very rewarding role.

You will be reporting to a Lead Product Designer. Briefs are varied, from single pieces to entire product ranges, across multiple materials and activation channels; an excellent knowledge of a wide range of materials and processes are essential. You will learn how to work collaboratively with all stakeholders, including client leads, suppliers and our internal teams across the globe. You will be expected to rapidly produce innovative ideas and develop these into fully resolved, production-ready designs.

Responsibilities

· Design new products to a high standard employing design functionality and design by brand thinking, whilst maintaining a consideration for production costs.
· Understand the client brief and translate this into a creative proposal (artworking, photoshop, renders)
· Produce innovative (production feasible) concepts in-line with creative agency proposals and/or client briefs
· Develop chosen concepts into a final design, ready for prototype and production
· Consult with account handlers to ensure the client is kept updated and is bought in to the final design
· Communicate, as necessary, with suppliers to ensure the design is brought to reality accurately
· Collaborate with all stakeholders throughout.
· Work closely with the Insight and Innovation team to provide design support for any new creative concepts, as required

Key behaviours:

· Enthusiastic and motivated
· High quality-emphasis
· Strong written and verbal communication
· Results-driven, and able to prioritise workload and deadlines
· Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail
· Proactive, able to work autonomously, uses initiative and takes full ownership of the role
· Resourceful, creative and problem-solving thinking
· Excellent team player and collaborative approach to work
· Strong work ethic and willingness to go the extra mile
· Able to adapt approach to the individual

Skills and Experience


· High proficiency at Solidworks to production level (must have)
· Rendering/animating with Studio Max/V-Ray/Arnold beneficial
· Core Adobe Suite skills
· The ability to combine user-centred and brand-focused design thinking
· Understand producing designs with a clear path to market
· Good general knowledge of multiple materials and production processes
· Excellent design communication skills, through sketching, written word and spoken presentation
· Passionate about product design
· A team player

Benefits

This is a great opportunity to join one of the global market leaders in marketing procurement and brand promotion. It's an incredibly exciting time for us at adm. Having recently won a number of significant new contracts, we are growing tremendously, and you could be a part of it!

You'll be based in our London office. Hybrid working (2 days per week in the office) We have a social, modern, open plan office. Other benefits include: a competitive salary, discretionary bonus, private healthcare, 25 days' holiday and an extra half day holiday on your birthday! Most importantly, you'll be working alongside an innovative, talented and friendly group of people.

ADM Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

adm is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse
environment. We recruit, employ, develop, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. Should you need any reasonable adjustments made to this application process, please don't hesitate to let us know.