Commercial Designer
Job Summary
Responsible for creating and designing manufactured products. Perform extensive research on product use, engineering, marketing, and materials to craft product design.
Primary Responsibilities
- Design products for every day use.
- Work with engineers, materials scientists, marketing and corporate strategy staff, cost estimators, and accountants to develop most appealing product for the public.
- Design products such as automobiles and other transportation vehicles, appliances, technology goods, medical equipment, furniture, toys, tools and construction equipment, or housewares.
- Meet with clients to determine final vision and requirements.
- Perform extensive research to ascertain target product user or the context in which the product will be used.
- Evaluate product characteristics like size, shape, weight, color, materials used, cost, ease of use, fit, and safety.
- Utilize design and consumer publications to better-understand market.
- Attend trade shows.
- Prepare conceptual sketches or diagrams.
- Consult with creative director or members of marketing team to ascertain company goals.
- Use CAD to create detailed drawings that can be adjusted.
- Coordinate the look and function of product lines.
- Direct automated production tools to build the designed product to exact specifications.
- Revise drawings as necessary or as client dictates.
- Participate in usability and safety tests.
- Study traditional, period, and contemporary design styles and motifs to obtain perspective.
