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About the role
- Communication Designer for Ford's Product Concepting Team shaping the future of mobility with impactful storytelling. Collaborating on innovative ideas translating complex concepts into engaging communication materials.
Responsibilities
- Develop high-impact visual and narrative assets (e.g., presentations, storyboards, videos, interactive prototypes, infographics, experience maps) that effectively communicate complex product concepts, user journeys, and strategic insights to diverse audiences, from engineers to executive leadership.
- Collaborate closely with product concept leads, designers, researchers, and engineers to understand emerging ideas and translate them into clear, engaging, and persuasive communication materials, often transforming data into illustrative stories.
- Design and facilitate workshops, presentations, and interactive sessions to present concepts, gather feedback, and build alignment among cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
- Ensure all communication materials reflect Ford's brand identity, strategic vision, and future aspirations, maintaining a consistent and compelling voice.
- Stay abreast of the latest communication design tools, technologies, and best practices, continuously evolving our approach to concept articulation and presentation.
- Quickly generate and iterate on visual and narrative artifacts to explore different communication angles and refine messaging based on feedback.
- Advocate for the user perspective in concept communication, ensuring that proposed solutions resonate with customer needs and desires.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Communication Design, Industrial Design, Interaction Design, Visual Arts, or a related field.
- 5+ years of professional experience in communication design, visual storytelling, concept visualization, or a similar role, preferably within product development, innovation, or a related industry.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual communication skills, creative problem-solving, and the ability to convey complex ideas simply and engagingly.
- Proficiency with industry-standard design and presentation software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite – Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects; Figma, Sketch, Keynote, PowerPoint, Google Slides).
- Strong typography skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to articulate design decisions and strategic rationale clearly.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
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