Product Desinger (NO UI/UX )

Salary Package : 25,000 - 35,000 (As per experience)

Timing : +.30 AM to 6.30 PM (6 days )

Work Experience : 2-3 Years

Please note: This job opening is NOT for UI/UX designers. Candidates with UI/UX experience need not apply

Role Definition

Product designers are responsible for the entire product creation process (i.e., translating the vision and requirements into an actual product), and play an important role during all stages of product development.

Responsibilities and Deliverables

· New Product Development & Research

· Archive Management

· Product Presentations & Collaterals

· Reporting

Tasks & Activities

New Product Development & Research

· Brain storming, Ideation, Conceptualization, Sketching and Form Development, 3D Making, and Rendering to develop products.

· Make Mood boards, Swatch collections, Mock-ups using various materials.

· Researching global design trends, new materials, and techniques, to maintain innovation and freshness in the brand.

· Identify vendors, coordinate, and undertake sampling (as required) to ensure all samples are made to the correct specifications and quality standards.

· Liaise closely with sales teams, vendors, and production teams on an ongoing basis to ensure products and ranges planned suit customers, markets, and price points for each product category.

· Convert the designs into technical specs as required and ensure all drawings, descriptions, measurements, and communication from the design team to all parties (internal or external) are clear and accurate.

Product Presentations & Collaterals

· Create bespoke product presentations, using existing photos along with detailed swatches and sizes.

· Creating product renders with colour options, scale changes and product placement.

· Presentations of collections to the sales and operations teams, to gain internal alignment and finalize the design range for the season.

· Assist the PR and Marketing team in design related content creation for social media and other marketing collaterals.

Archive Management

· Appropriate filing of design files and updating the design archive to ensure all designs are catalogued, tagged and easily available for future design development.

Reporting & Review

· Regular reporting to Management and MIS as may be in place per given schedules.

· Regular review of production feedback, market feedback, sales team inputs and evolving customer research to improve the effectiveness of the design function.

Measurement Metrics

· Commercial success of New Products and Collections

· Ease of manufacturing/producing the products post development

· Customer and production team feedback

· Regularity and timeliness of reporting.

· Use of data to drive decision making.

Skills Required

· A creative eye, good imagination, and vision.

· A high degree of technical knowledge balanced with creative ability and a hands-on approach.

· Visual and spatial awareness.

· Commercial awareness.

· Computer literacy including three-dimensional conceptual ability and CAD.

· Knowledge of industrial processes, techniques, and standards.

· Exceptional creativity and innovation.

· Excellent time management and organisational skills.

· Accuracy and attention to detail.

· An understanding of the latest trends and their role within a commercial environment.

Software Packages

· Adobe Photoshop

· AutoCAD

· Rhinoceros 3D

· KeyShot

· MS Office

· Blender 3D

· Adobe Illustrator