Creative Director

Designworks, a BMW Group Company

(Thousand Oaks, California)

Full Time

Job Posting Details

About Designworks, a BMW Group Company

We are a global creative consultancy offering a unique suite of strategic services to foster innovation and business growth for companies worldwide.

Summary

The Creative Director, Industrial Design is responsible for managing client relationships, which will include a diversity of challenges from both BMW and external clients. You will collaborate and brainstorm with client teams to establish strategic or conceptual direction as well as mentor and coach creative team members within a project. You will continuously elevate the quality of creative direction and clients offerings as well as manage project timelines, milestones and budgets.

Responsibilities

* Responsible for directing design programs for all brands of the BMW Group as well as for a wide variety of projects in all Designworks relevant industry sectors for third party clients.

* Responsible to ensure maximum design quality, project profitability, cross-disciplinary collaboration and constant improvement of output quality regarding his/her assigned projects.

* Support Directors of Design and Creative Consulting to align design deliverables and creative results to fit the strategic direction agreed to with the client from a brand, market and consumer fit, technology and feasibility point of view.

* Executes established project criteria, benchmarks, best practice applications and design principles ensuring that market design qualities are not only competitive but meet and exceed client satisfaction.

* Through his/her knowledge, expertise and judgment, this individual works to leverage Designworks's reputation for being a leading global creative consultancy for its cutting edge creative concepts, innovative ideas and world class design results.

* The work involves design input, form mastery, product development integration knowledge, and in depth knowledge of design.
* Responsible for managing design development programs, fostering cross-fertilization within the studio, and engaging with other design staff effectively.
* Strategically oversees style, quality, and functionality within Designworks projects and successfully creates and integrates benchmarks and quality gates with the Director, Design, and Studio Director.

* Up to date with the latest design trends, tools, methods and processes to clearly communicate and implement design standards and best practices.

Responsible for directing design programs for all brands of the BMW Group as well as for a wide variety of projects in all Designworks relevant industry sectors for third party clients.
Responsible to ensure maximum design quality, project profitability, cross-disciplinary collaboration and constant improvement of output quality regarding his/her assigned projects.
Support Directors of Design and Creative Consulting to align design deliverables and creative results to fit the strategic direction agreed to with the client from a brand, market and consumer fit, technology and feasibility point of view.
Executes established project criteria, benchmarks, best practice applications and design principles ensuring that market design qualities are not only competitive but meet and exceed client satisfaction.
Through his/her knowledge, expertise and judgment, this individual works to leverage Designworks's reputation for being a leading global creative consultancy for its cutting edge creative concepts, innovative ideas and world class design results.
The work involves design input, form mastery, product development integration knowledge, and in depth knowledge of design.
Responsible for managing design development programs, fostering cross-fertilization within the studio, and engaging with other design staff effectively.
Strategically oversees style, quality, and functionality within Designworks projects and successfully creates and integrates benchmarks and quality gates with the Director, Design, and Studio Director.
Up to date with the latest design trends, tools, methods and processes to clearly communicate and implement design standards and best practices.

Ideal Candidate

Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design, Transportation Design or Design Related Disciplines. Master’s Degree preferred , in Design Management, Industrial Design,Transportation Design or Design related Disciplines.
10+ years minimum of prior professional leadership experience in a design division of a corporation or in a design consulting firm or agency.
3 – 5 years of team leadership.
Work well in a fast-paced and international work environment