Studio Designer

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation•Appleton, WI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Produce flexible, comprehensive, multi-media designs for GAC customers and prospective clients with minimal supervision. Work directly with customers to capture design requirements and execute concepts that facilitate on time definition. Specify all interior components ensuring all FAA and GAC contractual guidelines are met. This role involves communicating with Chairmen/CEOs of Fortune 500 companies and high net worth individuals to meet business objectives, representing the GAC Brand with professionalism, and supporting the Principal Designer in communicating concepts throughout the sales and design definition process. The Studio Designer will also request and maintain the status of production for design drawings, material selections, concepts, and product development, ensuring timely completion of contracts. The position requires extensive worldwide travel, sometimes on short notice, and maintaining strong relationships with clients, operations, engineering, internal shops, and vendors. The Studio Designer will work collaboratively with customer completions to produce, maintain, and archive the specification and design package without supervision, exhibit knowledge of design trends and global cultural influences, and provide design support throughout the completion process. Maintaining current knowledge of FAA regulations related to aircraft interiors and executing material finish schedules are also key responsibilities. Additional duties include assisting in maintaining design libraries and showrooms, concept development for client presentations, providing guidance to Associate Designers, troubleshooting design-related issues, providing input to design budgets, attending design reviews, and reviewing all documents for accuracy prior to release.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Interior Design or related curriculum required or equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
Proficiency of design principles, color theory, and textile and leather production techniques required.
Possess working knowledge of Microsoft Office software.
This job requires one to be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.

Nice To Haves

3 years aircraft interior experience or related field preferred.
Knowledge of FAA regulations relating to interior finish requirements preferred.
Foreign language proficiency preferred.

Responsibilities

Produce flexible, comprehensive, multi-media designs for GAC customers and prospective clients with minimal supervision.
Work directly with customers to capture design requirements and execute concepts that facilitate on time definition.
Specify all interior components ensuring all FAA and GAC contractual guidelines are met.
Communicate with Chairmen/CEOs of Fortune 500 companies and high net worth individuals to meet business objectives.
Represent the GAC Brand with professionalism and instill confidence within the customer.
Support the Principal Designer to communicate comprehensive and detailed concepts that effectively satisfy client requirements throughout the sales and design definition process and delivery.
Request and maintain status of production of design drawings, material selections and concepts, and product development to GACs engineering and production departments in a timely manner for completion of contracts to ensure that delivery schedules are met with accuracy.
Maintain strong relationships with clients, operations and engineering management, internal shops, and vendors, to keep clear lines of communication and execute on the client’s expectations.
Work collaboratively with customer completions to produce, maintain, and archive the specification and design package with no supervision.
Provide design support throughout the entire completion process to ensure design quality and fidelity of design execution.
Maintain current knowledge of all FAA regulations related to aircraft interiors.
Execute material finish schedule and other internal documents required for accurate definition.
Assist in maintaining design libraries and showrooms.
Concept development of client presentations.
Provide guidance to Associate Designers.
Troubleshoot design related issues with clients and internal departments.
Provide input to design budget for each account.
Attend internal and external design reviews.
Review all documents for accuracy prior to release.
Perform other duties as assigned.