Designer (Mid-Weight)

The Opportunity

**Please note that you must have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this role**

Job Description: Designer
As a Designer, we expect you to:

1. Be creative with an eye for shape, form and colour

2. Understand different materials and production methods

3. Have technical, practical knowledge and ability

4. Be interested in the way people choose and use products and services

The work carried out by a Designer at tangerine will vary and it can be very busy juggling different projects as part of a multi-disciplinary team. It will include:

• working on ideas as part of a team
• sketching initial design ideas;
• developing design concepts using CAD (computer-aided design);
• taking part in specialist or multidisciplinary team meetings;
• identifying the suitability and availability of materials;
• producing detailed, final hand drawings and specifications or, more likely, using dedicated computer software (CAD) to produce design specifications, including parts lists and costings;
• making samples or working models by hand or using computerised prototyping equipment;
• testing the design concept by computerised modelling or physical hands-on testing of models;
• researching materials, processes or market requirements;
• explore and present ways to draw together aesthetic, emotional and digital needs.
• research and mapping experiences and aligning this with behavioural and lifestyle trends.
• tracking consumer trends and develop customer insights.
• occasionally travelling to clients\\\\\\\' production facilities and evaluating the feasibility of production;
• making presentations to senior design management or clients, either when bidding for a contract or to present design proposals.

Software skills: Solidworks, Blender, Adobe Creative Suite, MS Office, Mira

Desirable: Transport/Mobility design experience

About tangerine
Tangerine is a strategic design consultancy that helps companies make creative leaps to design innovative products, services, and experiences. The consultancy has studios in London and Seoul and has been working with globally renowned brands such as Apple, British Airways, JAL, LG, CRRC, Heathrow Express, Volkswagen, and Toyota for over three decades.Tangerine is internationally recognised as a leader in transportation design and has worked with many of the world’s leading airlines. The studio’s creative output has led to dozens of patents and game-changing designs that have delivered extraordinary benefits to both consumers and businesses. The award-winning agency has recently worked with British Airways to reimagine its First cabin, with customer needs and an extraordinary experience at the centre. www.tangerine.net

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