Senior creative designer - exteriors
General Motors, Warren, MI, United States
Exterior Automotive Design Concept Specialist
You'll be part of GM's Exterior Design organization, a highly collaborative studio that partners closely with advanced and production design teams, digital and clay sculpting, engineering, and fabrication. The team works together to translate bold ideas into feasible, beautifully executed vehicles while maintaining a strong connection to brand identity and customer needs. Designers regularly engage with leadership, cross-functional partners, and fellow creatives in a supportive environment that values innovation, craftsmanship, and pushing the boundaries of mobility design. In this role, you will: Create bold, fresh, future-focused exterior design concepts through traditional sketching and digital workflows (2D and 3D). Develop award-winning ideas grounded in a deep understanding of customer needs, brand identity, and emerging mobility trends. Partner frequently with sculpting, engineering, and fabrication to refine and execute designs that meet performance, feasibility, and aesthetic goals. Apply strong design taste, intuition, craftsmanship, and accuracy backed by an impressive portfolio across production and/or advanced projects. Present concepts regularly to design leadership, demonstrating design courage and a willingness to challenge convention. Mentor and support less experienced designers to help elevate their craft and design execution. Operate effectively under general guidance and deliver high-quality work within a deadline-driven environment. Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications): 5+ years of experience in exterior automotive design (production, advanced, or both). Strong sketching, ideation, and visual storytelling abilities. Proven ability to deliver high-quality design solutions from concept through refinement. Experience working collaboratively with sculpting, engineering, and cross-functional teams. Strong presentation skills and comfort sharing ideas with leadership. Portfolio demonstrating strong exterior design craftsmanship, creativity, and process. What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications): Experience with common design tools such as: Photoshop (2D visualization) Blender or other 3D modeling tools Vizcom or AI-assisted concept tools Alias or similar automotive surfacing/visualization tools Bachelor's degree in Transportation Design, Fine Arts, Automotive Design, or related field. Experience mentoring junior designers. GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc). This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis. The selected candidate will be required to travel
About GM Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.
You'll be part of GM's Exterior Design organization, a highly collaborative studio that partners closely with advanced and production design teams, digital and clay sculpting, engineering, and fabrication. The team works together to translate bold ideas into feasible, beautifully executed vehicles while maintaining a strong connection to brand identity and customer needs. Designers regularly engage with leadership, cross-functional partners, and fellow creatives in a supportive environment that values innovation, craftsmanship, and pushing the boundaries of mobility design. In this role, you will: Create bold, fresh, future-focused exterior design concepts through traditional sketching and digital workflows (2D and 3D). Develop award-winning ideas grounded in a deep understanding of customer needs, brand identity, and emerging mobility trends. Partner frequently with sculpting, engineering, and fabrication to refine and execute designs that meet performance, feasibility, and aesthetic goals. Apply strong design taste, intuition, craftsmanship, and accuracy backed by an impressive portfolio across production and/or advanced projects. Present concepts regularly to design leadership, demonstrating design courage and a willingness to challenge convention. Mentor and support less experienced designers to help elevate their craft and design execution. Operate effectively under general guidance and deliver high-quality work within a deadline-driven environment. Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications): 5+ years of experience in exterior automotive design (production, advanced, or both). Strong sketching, ideation, and visual storytelling abilities. Proven ability to deliver high-quality design solutions from concept through refinement. Experience working collaboratively with sculpting, engineering, and cross-functional teams. Strong presentation skills and comfort sharing ideas with leadership. Portfolio demonstrating strong exterior design craftsmanship, creativity, and process. What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications): Experience with common design tools such as: Photoshop (2D visualization) Blender or other 3D modeling tools Vizcom or AI-assisted concept tools Alias or similar automotive surfacing/visualization tools Bachelor's degree in Transportation Design, Fine Arts, Automotive Design, or related field. Experience mentoring junior designers. GM does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need GM immigration sponsorship now or in the future. This includes direct company sponsorship, entry of GM as the immigration employer of record on a government form, and any work authorization requiring a written submission or other immigration support from the company (e.g., H1-B, OPT, STEM OPT, CPT, TN, J-1, etc). This role is categorized as onsite. This means the selected candidate is expected to report to a specific location on a full-time basis. The selected candidate will be required to travel
About GM Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.