Colors, Materials, and Finishes Designer - Google (Mountain View, CA)
Google is seeking a CMF Designer to join their team in Mountain View, CA. As a Color, Materials, Finishes (CMF) Designer and a member of the industrial design team, you will be responsible for understanding trends and consumer mindsets to create a product that tells an authentic story. You will contribute beyond your product category and connect your work to the broader portfolio strategy.
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Minimum qualifications:
5 years of relevant CMF design experience
Experience with material technology and manufacturing processes
Experience building digital and physical CMF narratives and strategy
Preferred qualifications:
Experience in local and global design community
Ability to work independently and in a mixed team environment
Ability to travel domestically and internationally
Ability to promote ideas and contribute to design discussions with excellent communication skills
Design skills (e.g., proportions, color, form, typography, and presentation)
Detail and color acuity skills
About the job
Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.
Responsibilities
Create high-quality presentation materials (e.g., digital and physical) that communicate the design intent at any phase in a project and present design concepts to internal teams and executives.
Participate in design trends and market research to understand the wants, needs, and opportunities for innovation in a project.
Manage multiple programs under the guidance of executive CMF Designers to develop design directions from early concept to production.
Contribute to the evolving design culture and process in the studio.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define what a successful product launch could look like.