At Roush, we fuse technology and engineering to provide product development solutions to customers in a diverse range of industries. Widely recognized for providing engineering, testing, prototype, and manufacturing services to the transportation industry, Roush also provides significant support to the aerospace, defense and theme park industries. With over 2,400 employees in facilities throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America, our unique combination of creativity and tenacity activates big ideas on a global stage. We want motivated, ambitious people who put the needs of our customers first, bring creativity to their work and will do whatever it takes to achieve success. If you share our passion for providing innovative solutions to complex challenges, we want you on our team.
The Senior Creative Designer will develop creative designs solutions for the transportation and product design industry. The role will coach, lead and mentor team members in all aspects of creative services project support. This part time position is located in Dearborn, MI.
As a Senior Creative Designer, you will:
- Lead and manage team members including providing guidance and training
- Create 2D sketches, renderings, and 3D digital formats in multimedia software
- Interpret and define customer requirements and project objectives
- Develop innovative and aesthetically pleasing sketches and renderings for presentation
- Work closely with studio, production engineering, and shop personnel to insure design feasibility
- Research competitive marketplace to understand current and future trends
- Create high quality customer presentations
- Direct 3D digital sculptors in executing and refining surface models
- Provide design direction and aesthetic input to junior designers and sculptors
- Create high quality designs and solutions to meet project deadlines
To be as considered a Senior Creative Designer, you will need:
- Bachelor of Fine Arts or Bachelor of Science in Transportation or Product Design
- Minimum of 4 years of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) studio or Tier One working experience
- Experience in project lifetime from ideation to completion
- Minimum of 6 months of formal or informal leadership experience
- Excellent verbal and illustrative communication skills
- High level of rendering, creative problem-solving, and illustration skills
- Ability to create and deliver customer project presentations
- Excellent skills in multimedia software such as Photoshop, Alias VRED rendering, and digital 3Dsurface development
A successful candidate may also have:
- Experience or other trainings in digital 3D, Alias, Virtual Reality EDiting (VRED)
- Hands-on vehicle experience
- Proficient skills in creating Virtual Reality
- Basic skills in video animation
- Ability to work overtime as needed including weekends
If you share our passion for providing innovative solutions to complex challenges, we want you on our team.
Please visit our careers page and apply by clicking on this link: https://jobs.roush.com/us/en/
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Roush is an EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories
If you need a reasonable accommodation for our employment application process due to disability, please contact Roush Talent Acquisition at (734) 779-7087.
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Fine Arts or Bachelor of Science in Transportation or Product Design
- Minimum of 4 years of Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) studio or Tier One working experience
- Experience in project lifetime from ideation to completion
- Minimum of 6 months of formal or informal leadership experience
- Excellent verbal and illustrative communication skills
- High level of rendering, creative problem-solving, and illustration skills
- Ability to create and deliver customer project presentations
- Excellent skills in multimedia software such as Photoshop, Alias VRED rendering, and digital 3D surface development
- Experience or other trainings in digital 3D, Alias, Virtual Reality Editing (VRED)
- Hands-on vehicle experience
- Proficient skills in creating Virtual Reality
- Basic skills in video animation
- Ability to work overtime as needed including weekends
Roush Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Roush and has not been reviewed or approved by Roush.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as platinum-level and affordable, including medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, telemedicine, and wellness supports such as EAP, diabetes, and tobacco-cessation programs. Core protections like short- and long-term disability and life/AD&D are highlighted as strengths.
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Retirement Support — An employer-matched 401(k) is emphasized, with plan features such as profit-sharing elements, auto-enrollment, and loan availability that enhance accessibility. The retirement offering is characterized as competitive and a standout within the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation, paid holidays, and earned sick time are provided alongside leaves for family/medical needs, pregnancy/adoption, military duty, jury duty, and bereavement. The breadth supports varied time-off needs across different life events.
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