Visual Concept Designer
Aivan OyYour mission
Aivan is looking for a
VISUAL CONCEPT DESIGNER
to join our Boats & Yachts Team
Aivan is a leading Nordic design and innovation studio. We help launch, grow, and evolve progressive businesses by integrating brand, design, and communication.
As Aivan continues to grow its Boats & Yachts team, Navia, we’re looking to expand our talented team with a skilled Transportation Designer of Yacht Designer who combines creative vision with concept creation and exterior/interior design in boat production. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Helsinki-based studio and play a key role in shaping premium leisure craft design.
In this role, you’ll play a key part in the design process. You will be part of a team in charge of the overall design of leisure crafts from pre-concept up to follow-up of construction, making sure that the concept and the visual design of the resulting product is feasible from technical and manufacturing perspectives. Essential in this role is 3D modeling parts for production.
We’re looking for a designer with 3-5+ years of hands-on experience, ideally a design studio with a strong track record of producing manufacturable, production-ready vehicles. We value agility and adaptability and are looking for a designer with a curious mindset who is open to learning and adopting new ways of working. Someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and is open to evolving practices and new technologies in the field of naval design. While prior experience designing boats or yachts is not required, a solid understanding of naval vessels and a genuine passion for the field are essential.
rking on-site at our studio in Helsinki
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MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Collaborating with our in-house Naval Architecture team to design boats and yachts from initial concept sketches to production-ready solutions
Tackling complex design challenges commonly found in boat design alongside a multidisciplinary team of skilled professionals
Creating detailed 2D and 3D drawings for concept stage. Skills and expertise of understanding production stages, including e.g. FRP molds and milling files, is seen as a plus.
Creating project documentation and presentations
Designing and sourcing components for boat projects
Creating general arrangements / layouts in close cooperation with the Design team
Selecting and placing of standard components and main equipment together with our in-house team of naval architects
Fast communication of ideas through hand sketching or 3D visuals
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
Intermediate to senior-level expertise in yacht or transportation design
Exceptional ability to communicate visually
A-class automotive surfacing skills
Transportation design ergonomics
Rendering skills
Basic understanding of a boat construction and production processes
High proficiency in rapid concept development and production file creation using 3D modeling tools—particularly Blender—is essential; experience with SolidWorks, Siemens NX, or Rhino is also beneficial.
Competency in using project documentation, presentation, and management tools (e.g. MS Office, iWork, Google Workspace, Adobe CC)
Project and client management skills
Open-minded and eager to learn new skills
Good spoken and written English
About us
To deliver exceptional projects, you need curiosity, skills, empathy, and teamwork. We choose to collaborate closely with the client to fully understand the brand and its context.
Our purpose is to help companies, brands and people to transform so that change makes sense. To deeply understand what we are doing, we need to be able to change perspectives and have empathy to see multiple sides behind everything. Eventually, delivering quality is what matters and what we take pride in.