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Our Leicestershire based clients are looking for a passionate, motivated and highly skilled Senior 3D Concept Designer to join their team in a full time and permanent role. Working with a variety of beauty/health and cosmetic brands on retail experiences. Experience within the Retail POS (Health & Beauty) industry is essential and comfortable working within a busy fast paced industry is a MUST.

The successful candidate will already have a strong background in Creative/Concept Design and will be able to support this with a portfolio and examples of their retail design skills.

In addition to their Design, communication skills are essential as presenting ideas to internal teams and externally to clients will be part of the role.

The role:

* Conducting research & gathering insights that consider psychology and customer behaviours which then translate into design outputs.

* Taking briefs directly from clients and account managers. Then lead a project by thoroughly evaluating a brief; establishing a clear understanding of the budget, timescales and other constraints involved; and guiding the more junior team members through the process.

* Generating creative concept design ideas through sketching, CAD modelling & visualisation is crucial.

* Presenting to your colleagues and to clients, explaining the rationale behind your ideas.

* Work closely with 2D and Technical designers to follow concepts through to development and production, ensuring the creative intent is upheld; a hands-on/hands-ready approach is vital.

* Sharing your knowledge and expertise with less senior team members to enable their development

The candidate:

* A real passion for Design, both in and out of work.

* Proficiency in 3DS Max/ V-Ray/Adobe CC is essential. Sketch-up experience would be an advantage

* A passion for delivering retail experiences that consider the brand, customer, marketplace and competitor landscape.

* Calm, positive and can-do attitude when working on challenging projects and ensuring this is maintained through-out the team.

* Able to present to a wider audience. Engaging them in your story both internally and to clients.

* Work collaboratively, suggesting ideas and concepts in relation to challenging client briefs.

* The ability to be client-facing and build strategic customer relationships.

* Hardworking, with a strong work ethic; willing to deal with new challenges.

* Ability to identify new trends and innovation from a broad range of stimulus and resources.

* A sound understanding of marketing and brand communications.

* Evaluate/rationalise designs to arrive at relevant solutions through a process of creative exploration.

* Confident working as part of a team or independently.

* A good listener, able to take direction and understand the point of view of others, whilst also able to explain your own ideas effectively.

* Graphic design sensibilities are essential. The candidate should be capable of interpreting a brand's visual identity, producing concepts that align with the brand and will resonate with the target consumer.

* A thorough understanding of, (and experience working with) materials, processes and construction methods required to execute and deliver your proposed designs.

* Proactive, adaptable & a flexible team player

* Experience of a fast-paced business and industry