Automotive UX/UI Designer

Puritalia Automobili is a family of young and passionate petrolheads that, guided by talent and open-minded ideas, aiming to redesign the future of the supercars, reviving the best from the past and blending it with the best of the modern technologies. 
We are looking for a talented UX Designer who will collaborate with our design team to shape and develop our next generation HMI and Infotainment’s UX. 

TYPE OF POSITION: Freelance / Contract

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
The candidate will be responsible for creating user interfaces and graphic controls for the next generation of our vehicles, as well as concepts for the future human machine interfaces on mobility platforms. The candidate would join a team of internal Designers, Programmers and Engineers to create brand new UX experience for our digital dashboard, HMI and Infotainment platforms. 
The ideal candidate must have a strong passion for automotive and computer graphic and ability to be creative both within and without parameters, be able to create inspiring 2D and 3D motion graphics for UX/UI designs, and exhibit a deep attention to detail and passion for simplifying user experiences. 

QUALIFICATIONS:
Strong familiarity with user interface patterns for automotive UX/UI and web/mobile/consumer electronics
Passion for user experience, creative direction, editorial design, design thinking, and the emerging fields of design
3-5 years of UX/UI design, motion graphic design, 3D design, interaction design, animation, or similar UX/UI-related experience.
Intermediate to expert level in 3D/motion toolsAbility to manipulate pre-made 3D assets including setting up animations, texture mapping, lighting, keyframes, and motion paths.
Intermediate to expert level proficiency in UX/UI softwareA portfolio of work demonstrating relevant experience that shows independently produced original samples in automotive UX/UI projects.
Experience working in a team environment and directly with developers for implementation of designs.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Prior experience working with Industrial Designers and the automotive industry.
- Strong time management skills and the ability to be self-directed when needed
- Solid written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present a strong rationale for design decisions
- Expertise with design, creation, and specification of UI Movement/Motion design (behaviors, transitions, easing).

SUBMISSIONS:
Candidates will have to send an email with Portfolio (digital portfolio preferred or PDF format no bigger than 5mb) and CV at job@puritalia.com indicating "Automotive UX/UI Designer" in the object of the email. 

NOTE: for this role we are open to consider candidates for both in house or remote collaboration.