Expert Designer - Exterior

Expert Designer - Exterior

Salary Circa £80,000 + Benefits

Ansty, Coventry

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Who we are?

You will join the GEELY Technology Europe - UK Coventry Creative Centre(GC3) to support the GC3 Creative Exterior Design team in the development and delivery of high-quality exterior design solutions for Geely models, contributing to the creation, refinement, and realisation of exterior components in line with brand vision, design intent, and production requirements.

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About the role

⚡ Participate in all elements exterior design yet fundamentally to lead all development of concept ideas, renderings, tracking the digital models and clay models.
⚡ Good at cross-cultural communication and interpretation and complete the design plan according to the requirements.
⚡ Cooperate and guide the digital and physical model design.
⚡ Use display software’s to complete the analysis of product modelling reports, concept ideas, rendering expressions, etc.
⚡ Have experience in automotive design, with matured hand-drawing foundation and rendering ability, able to quickly capture creative ideas. Photo realistic images of your design work.
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Experience to succeed

⚡ Over 8 years of experience in automotive styling, with a strong focus on conceptual and exterior design. Demonstrated history of working at a senior level in the automotive industry, ideally within OEM environments.
⚡ Contributed to five or more mass production exterior styling design projects, with additional experience in luxury brand exterior and interior creative design.
⚡ Skilled in exterior surface design, with a solid understanding of engineering constraints and the ability to balance aesthetics with technical feasibility.
⚡ Strong arts and design professional with a Master’s degree in Automotive Design, supported by a background in industrial or transportation design from art colleges.
⚡ Proficient in industry-standard design software including Photoshop, Illustrator, Alias Studio Tools, VRed, Adobe Creative Suite, Showcase, and AI tools.
⚡ Excellent sketching, rendering, and presentation skills, with a visionary and forward-thinking approach to design.
⚡ Strong communication skills, learning agility, and a collaborative mindset. Known for being diplomatic, resilient, and able to work effectively across teams.
⚡ Passionate about staying current with design trends and continuously improving creative and technical capabilities.

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What we can offer you

⚡ Competitive salary

⚡ Car allowance

⚡ 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays

⚡ Hybrid working available between base location/home

⚡ Life insurance, cycle to work scheme, and a salary sacrifice pension scheme

⚡ Health and wellbeing support, including Medicash health care scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders.

⚡ Salary extras giving you discounts across various retailers (e.g supermarkets, eating out, and leisure activities.)

⚡ Modern offices with free parking and EV charging available

⚡ Offices include use of onsite gym (Ansty location), subsidised canteens, regular companywide events

⚡ Dedicated Learning & Development team help you to unlock your potential through technical & behavioural training. Oh, and did we mention you can get access to LinkedIn Learning too!

At LEVC, whatever your role, you truly have the opportunity to join a team that helps you perform at your best.