Do you have a vision for the future of the automobile?
Do you require just the right environment to execute your outrageous ideas to perfection?
Would you like to work on complete projects from sketch to A-class and not just details or facelifts?
Would you like to embark on a new journey in Pininfarina’s era of digital designing?
If this is what appeals to you, Pininfarina may just be the perfect environment for you to work alongside some of the industry’s top designers, modellers and engineers. We are now expanding our creative team based in Turin, Italy by opening positions for;
Chief Designer/Automotive Exterior Design
You could contribute to the next 94 years of history. You can add to an envious portfolio of concept cars like the Duettotanta, Sintesi, Fittipaldi, H2 Speed, and work with historic partner brands as well as new collaborations like Automobili Pininfarina, Foxconn, Vinfast, TOGG, not to mention a long list of other confidential global OEMs we work with.
Pininfarina will allow you to contribute your creativity to a varied range of products, segments and markets, and allow you to grow 360’ at a rapid pace.
If you satisfy the following competences, please send in your CV + Portfolio (max 10mb).
JOB DESCRIPTION
RESPOND TO THE HEAD OF EXTERIOR DESIGN – AUTOMOTIVE, and guide a rotating team of designers under your watch.
You will WORK TRANSVERSELY ACROSS SUB-DEPARTMENTS (such as CAS and physical modelers, engineers, paint shop, CGI artist and relevant stakeholders) and closely collaborate with our clients.
BE THE AMBASSADOR OF PININFARINA while interacting with the client. Understand and implement the needs of the client while upholding the stylistic values of Pininfarina.
INDEPENDENTLY PROVIDE ORIGINAL IDEAS within the deadline, respecting the vision outlined by the client and Pininfarina design management, through the creation of high quality sketches, respecting perspective/proportions/macro feasibility.
Create PHOTO-REAL RENDERS IN PHOTOSHOP, and GIF/Aftereffects/Blender animations if necessary.
Create POLYGONAL MODELS IN BLENDER OR ALIAS SUBD.
Create eye-catching RENDERS IN VRED, KEYSHOT OR BLENDER.
SELF-CREATE ALIAS MODELS to a high standard with clear and evident construction, to provide a solid reference to the CAS team.
ACTIVELY EXPLORE AND INTRODUCE AI TOOLS into the workflow where necessary.
GUARANTEE THE STYLISTIC QUALITY of the 2D and 3D proposals of your team's designers, the material created in Alias/Icemsurf by the CAS team, and that of the physical prototypes, closely following their development in modeling and painting.
Must FOLLOW STYLISTIC/TECHNICAL CONVERGENCE (anomaly sheets).
BE A REFERENCE FOR DESIGN within the studio and contributes to the research and training of new creative resources. Assume a role of official representation towards the Design schools and associated events that will be associated with it.
REQUIREMENTS
Qualification - Diploma/ Bachelors/ Masters in Product/ Automotive/ Transportation Design.
Experience – At least 8 working years.
Languages – English. Italian at an operational level is an adva The present announcement is open to all genders, in the sense of the laws 903/77 and 125/91, and to people of all ages and nationalities, in the sense of the legislative decrees 215/03 and 216/03.