Exterior Designer

Role Overview

Are you a highly creative exterior designer interested in joining one of the most exciting design studios in the world? General Motors Europe has an opportunity for a designer who wants to push the boundaries of Exterior Design across multiple brand studios.

As an Exterior Designer, you will be part of a connected global design team working on leading, world‑class production products. You will research, design, and create proposals that demonstrate innovative exterior ideas and concepts from inception to implementation for automotive and mobility applications.

With brand and strategy as your guide, you will generate exterior design concepts in both 2D and 3D for automotive products. You must have exceptional visualization skills and be able to clearly communicate your ideas. You are comfortable iterating and refining concepts based on feedback, and you collaborate effectively with a wide range of creative and non‑creative stakeholders, including suppliers, to deliver world‑class products.

You have a strong passion for design and innovation, clearly demonstrated in your portfolio. You hold a Bachelor’s degree with a major in Automotive Design and you bring 5-7 years of experience in industry.

You are driven, eager to advance your career, and a self‑starter. Your strong communication skills help you build relationships with ease. You are comfortable with changing direction based on which designs gain traction, you thrive in a team environment, and you manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively.

Take the next step in your career by joining a world‑class design studio at General Motors.

Key Responsibilities

• Create fresh, innovative designs for multiple General Motors branded vehicles and other products using electronic design tools.
• Coordinate with other design personnel to achieve design goals.
• Follow the design process from initial sketch to final released clay model.
• Produce perspective sketches and renderings, in scale and full size, that clearly communicate new design ideas.
• Develop two‑and three‑dimensional mock‑ups of proposed design solutions.
• Collaborate with studio engineers, modelers, other designers, and service and fabrication personnel to develop new ideas in both 2D and 3D.
• Present new concepts and designs effectively, both orally and visually.
• Maintain frequent contact with cross‑functional partners outside the immediate work group.
• Experience working with premium brands is a plus.

Please note: You must submit a portfolio to be considered for this position – see instructions below.

Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience in a similar role.
• Ability to clearly communicate new ideas.
• Strong understanding of form and proportion.
• Strong drawing skills.
• Demonstrated creative proficiency.
• Demonstrated proficiency using electronic tools to communicate 2D ideation.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• High level of analytical ability to solve complex problems.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with others.
• Knowledge of computers and ability to use them effectively as they relate to engineering and design.
• Bachelor’s degree with a major in Transportation Design, Industrial Design, or a related field.
• Strong IT skills, particularly with design-related systems, including ALIAS, VRED, Photoshop, and AI tools.

Work Location

• Onsite – This role is categorized as onsite. The successful candidate is expected to report to the design studio on a full‑time basis.

Portfolio Submission Instructions

To be considered for this position, you must submit a portfolio in addition to your resume and profile.

You may either:

• Include a link to your online portfolio in your resume,

or, if your portfolio is not available online:

Save your portfolio as a PDF document. Name your portfolio file as: LAST NAME, FIRST NAME
Example: John Smith → Smith, John.pdf Upload your portfolio as a separate attachment (you may need to reduce the file size).

Portfolio Disclaimer

The works included in your portfolio must not be subject to any non‑disclosure or confidentiality agreement.

If the works in your portfolio are owned by your current or former employer, or by any other third party, you must have express written consent from the owner allowing the works to be included in your portfolio and shared with General Motors (“GM”).

By sharing your portfolio, you:

• Grant GM the right to quote, paraphrase, reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use all or any portion of the portfolio for the purpose of making a hiring determination.
• Agree to release and discharge GM, and its licensees, successors, and assigns, from any and all claims, demands, or causes of action you may have regarding any use of the portfolio, including (but not limited to) claims based on the right to privacy, right of publicity, copyright, libel, defamation, or any other rights.