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# Hiring a Generative Designer

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Professional consultants are available to help get you up and running with generative design workflows. Professional consultants that have been vetted by Autodesk can be found at the [Service Marketplace.](https://servicesmarketplace.autodesk.com/providers?search=\&search_within=\&services_speciality%5B6406%5D=6406\&ci=All\&sort_by=search_api_relevance\&utm_source=dotcom\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_content=aec-gen-design)

Another option is to hire help directly to your team. You can find some pointers on this below.

## Job Description for Generative Design Help

### About This Opportunity

As a Computational Designer, you'll be responsible for developing and encoding our firm’s design philosophies using digital design and scripting tools.

### Job Description

* Work collaboratively with a team of designers and developers.
* Translate complex design strategies into developer-friendly and scriptable concepts.
* Work with a variety of data inputs and output methods.
* Develop flexible parametric geometric models.
* Develop models that integrate simulation and optimization components.
* Research design strategies and implement research into scripts.
* Create 2D and 3D visualizations of data and designs.

### Required Skills and Qualifications

* Master's degree in Architecture or related design field.
* Strong design skills.
* Strong visualization skills (2D drawing and 3D modeling/rendering).
* Strong communication skills (ability to translate concepts at the business, designer, and developer levels).
* Experience in visual scripting languages (such as Autodesk Dynamo).
* Familiarity with basic/intermediate level computer programming concepts and scripting languages (Python, C#, DesignScript).

### Additional Suggestions for Hiring Core Developer(s)

* Basic computer graphics/geometry knowledge.
* Experience with Autodesk Dynamo and/or Rhino Grasshopper.
* Experience with CAD of any sort.
* Knowledge of 3D computer graphics languages is desirable.
* .NET, C#, Python experience is recommended
* Proficient with Windows.
* Interest or experience in industrial or architectural design and related fields.
* Interest or experience in computational design technologies.