REQ ID: 128954
JOB TITLE: Lead Digital Sculptor
SALARY: Competitive
POSTING START DATE: 27/08/2025
POSTING END DATE: 10/09/2025
LOCATION: Gaydon, Warwick, UK 

As a part of the Creative team, you’ll be at the core of what we do at JLR, shaping the future of modern luxury. Working in Vehicle Design, Materiality, Brand Design, Digital Design, Business Planning and Transformation, you’ll collaborate with other creative minds to deliver sustainable solutions using cutting-edge technology. Unleash your creativity on iconic brands. Come, be a proud creator of the exceptional.

Join JLR as a Lead Digital Sculptor!

We’re looking for a talented and experienced Lead Digital Sculptor to help shape the future of automotive design. Working within our Interior Digital Sculpting team, you’ll play a key role in transforming 2D sketches into high-quality 3D digital models that bring creative concepts to life. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll guide programmes from initial ideation through to final design selections, collaborating closely with designers, engineers, and programme teams.

You’ll be the voice of the team, driving progress, managing timelines, and ensuring design integrity is maintained throughout. As well as leading digital reviews and mentoring junior sculptors, you’ll be instrumental in developing and refining our modelling processes, helping us stay at the forefront of digital design. It’s a fast-paced, collaborative environment where your creativity, technical skill, and proactive mindset will make a real impact.

WHAT TO EXPECT

This is a hands-on position with plenty of scope to make an impact. Key responsibilities will include – 

• Accurately interpret 2D design sketches to create digital models that capture the intended design feel while meeting engineering requirements
• Produce high-quality digital models that meet surface theory best practices and internal quality standards
• Rapidly develop and iterate virtual design concepts for digital evaluation, ensuring flexibility and speed in delivery
• Reproduce scan data with minimal deviation, maintaining the original design feel and integrity
• Lead or contribute transparently within a team, consistently demonstrating Creators Code behaviours and fostering a collaborative environment
• Liaise across all design disciplines and levels to deliver the required digital models, while managing programme documentation and master assemblies in line with team standards
• Present realistic, digitally rendered models during design reviews, advise on programme deliverables, mentor team members, and support the evaluation of new tools and technologies to improve departmental efficiency

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

The ideal candidate will have a strong mix of experience, recognised training, and capabilities such as – 

• Demonstrated ability to accurately interpret 2D design sketches and translate them into high-quality 3D digital models, ensuring the final output aligns with both the creative intent and established design standards
• Extensive experience working as a Digital Surface Designer within the automotive sector, with a deep understanding of industry workflows, design language, and cross-functional collaboration
• Advanced proficiency in industry-standard software including Alias (NURBs and SUB-D), Adobe Photoshop, and Microsoft Office, supporting efficient and effective design development and communication — proficiency in Blender is considered a valuable advantage
• Strong working knowledge of design studio processes, including the ability to collaborate across disciplines and meet project milestones within fast-paced environments
• Confident PC user with the ability to navigate design software, manage digital assets, and resolve basic technical issues to maintain productivity
• Proven capability to manage personal workload and meet deadlines, with a proactive approach to prioritising tasks and adapting to evolving project requirements
• Experienced in overseeing Master Datasets, ensuring consistent organisation and distribution of work across the team to deliver accurate and timely design outputs

BENEFITS

This role is rewarding in more ways than one. On top of our core offering, you’ll do extraordinary work with amazing people. In addition, you can expect a wide range of benefits –

• Discounted car purchase (open to family members, too)
• A 52 week maternity leave policy and a 4 week paternity leave policy. Other parental leave policies are available
• A competitive pension
• A JLR company performance-related bonus
• An employee learning scheme providing funding for; education, training and other activities which support the development of personal skills and promote lifelong learning
• Access to open, employee-led support and social networks
• Comprehensive Life Assurance and Income Protection policies
• Flexible working 
  
  

Flexible working is offered for specific roles dependant on responsibilities. Please speak to the hiring team for details.

Creating Modern Luxury requires a modern approach to work. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work. Some roles require more on-site work, but details of this can be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview stage.

We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs. 

Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome. If you’re unsure that you meet the full criteria of a role – but you're interested in where it could take you – we still encourage you to apply. We believe in people's ability to grow and develop within their role – it’s what makes living the exceptional with soul possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.