United States Jobs ✶ Creative Visualization Manager at General Motors - November-2021

Job Description

GM Advanced Design California in North Hollywood is looking for a Creative Manager for the Visualization Team who will be responsible for developing digital, audiovisual and immersive representations of the studio's concept vehicles and ideas. These assets, which include photography, videography, CG imagery/video, immersive interactive VR HMD experiences, and HMI/UI implementation, are an integral part of the design development process, and are further used to demonstrate concept narratives both internally and externally. In addition, the team is also focused on researching and innovating new techniques and processes that will improve quality, expand capabilities, and accelerate design development. If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!
Responsibilities:

• Work in closely with Design, Sculpting, Management and Executive Leadership
• Lead, develop and nurture a team within the competence areas of Visualization and immersive Technologies
• Develop and harmonize processes and tools to best accommodate the needs of the different business areas
• Influence the cross functional work with other departments and partners
• Coordinate and reinforce the development of high quality visual representations of proposed design solutions
• Collaborate and enhance critical relationships with design studio leaders and diplomatically eliminate roadblocks
• Promote a sense of urgency when design issues arise and propose decisive solutions in concert with cross functional partners to achieve a mutually beneficial solution
• Understand program timelines and be proactive regarding task completion and proper workload
• Adhere to and develop common processes and best practices
• Manage a diverse team of 6-10 multi-media artists consisting of animators, graphic designers, photographers/videographers and generalist
• Provide general creative direction and constructive input on all projects in coordination with design leadership
• Actively participate hands-on in the creation of content as needed
• Provide quality control over all assets to ensure consistent fidelity and proper messaging
• Take initiative to research and present relevant new technologies
• Seek out and engage with vendors to find opportunities for innovative collaboration
• Hire new employees to grow the team in accordance with the needs of an expanding studio

Additional Job Description

Qualifications:

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in design, visualization, computer animation, or other similar field
• 7+ years experience in automotive/industrial design visualization with team/project lead experience

Preferred Knowledge:

• Strong knowledge of tools and processes used in 2D/3D workflows
• Understanding of software such as Unreal Engine, VRED, RTT DeltaGen, Maya, Alias, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.
• Understanding of automotive design and product development
• Ability to understand team members' proficiencies in order to delegate and help them meet their maximum potential
• Strong sense of aesthetics, with an eye for composition, filmmaking, and interactive experience
• Passion and interest in discovering relevant new tools, technology, and techniques for the team

Preferred Proficiencies:

• Respectful and diplomatic approach to working with other leaders to deliver high quality assets while also preserving the visualization team's work/life balance
• Good communication skills needed to articulate intent and pitch project ideas
• Ability to balance day to day work with research and development activities
• Open to allowing the expertise of specialized employees to inform and evolve the team's process
• Approaches projects holistically, combining concept, narrative, and production quality into final assets

About GM

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Why Join Us

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:

• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities.GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

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