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Cultural Creative Product Designer

Descriptions & Duties

  • Cultural Creative Product Designer
    A professional who centers on cultural elements and, through innovative design, transforms traditional culture, regional characteristics, or IP content into physical or digital products with both commercial and aesthetic value. Essentially, they are a combination of a decoder of cultural resources, a transformer of design language, and a creator of commercial value.

    Key Responsibilities:
    1. Study Lingnan culture, extract traditional symbols, and transform them into modern design language. Develop themed IPs based on Guangdong’s regional characteristics.
    2. Lead the entire design process of cultural creative products, including sketching, 3D modeling, prototyping, and production follow-up. Innovate craftsmanship using local materials.
    3. Conduct cross-disciplinary integration and innovation by collaborating with intangible cultural heritage inheritors, museums, and cultural tourism sites to develop co-branded products.
    4. Investigate consumer trends in the Greater Bay Area and formulate product strategies accordingly.

Generic Competencies

Physical Abilities

Physical abilities

  • Physical strength
  • Eye hand coordination / precision / dexterity

 

Importance:2 (Max:5) 

Skill is occasionally required

 

Technology Skills

Technology skills

  • Computer literacy
  • Application of technology

 

Importance:4 (Max:5) 

Skill is frequently required

 

Cognitive Abilities

Cognitive abilities

  • Creativity
  • Visualisation
  • Logical thinking

 

Importance:3 (Max:5) 

Skill is basically required

 

Comprehension And Expression

Comprehension and expression skills

  • Reading comprehension
  • Oral / written expression

 

Importance:4 (Max:5) 

Skill is frequently required

 

Social Skills

Social skills

  • Communication
  • Negotiation
  • Persuasion

 

Importance:4 (Max:5) 

Skill is frequently required

 

Organisation And Execution Skills

Organisation and execution skills

  • Planning
  • Organising
  • Judgement
  • Decision making

 

Importance:4 (Max:5) 

Skill is frequently required

 

Problem Solving Skills

Problem solving skills

  • Ability to solve simple and complex problems effectively and efficiently

 

Importance:4 (Max:5) 

Skill is frequently required

 

Management Skills

Management skills

  • Leadership
  • Management of finance / time / people / other resources

 

Importance:3 (Max:5) 

Skill is basically required

 

Trade Specific Competencies

Strong artistic & design skills

- Ability to merge tradition with innovation
- Familiarity with materials, manufacturing processes, and sustainability

Related Education & Training

Reference

  • 1. Department of Human Resources and Social Security of Guangdong Province. (2025). New occupations notice: “New Consumption Driving Emerging Occupations: Young People Unlocking These New Career Paths” (CCTV Finance, 2025-05-15)

    2. The “Job Descriptions and Duties” details presented were synthesised by DeepSeek AI (accessed 2025-08-08) from publicly available data. For official descriptions, please consult Guangdong HRSS (2025) or CCTV Finance (2025-05-15).