Job Description
Senior Designer, Footwear Color & Materials NA Express Lane
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $77,700.00 in our lowest geographic market to $174,000.00 in our highest geographic market. Actual salary will vary based on a candidate's location, qualifications, skills and experience.
Information about benefits can be found .
WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH?
You will be working with NA geography experts in insights, marketing, product, development and you will collaborate with functional experts and leadership in Color, Material, Graphic and Footwear Product Design across various parts of the business.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We’re looking for a Senior Designer, Color & Materials Design for Footwear who will work with a cross-functional team of design, product management, and development partners. The ideal candidate is a creative who understands how to deliver story and style. Through the design of Footwear product, this role will create industry leading collections that connect with local consumer expression through authentic local narratives. The candidate will craft unique work with Color in conjunction with Materials, Trims and Details to create highly covetable product that connects to the Streetwear and Lifestyle consumer in their local market. They have an eye for detail and motivation to craft consumer right product. This role has a unique opportunity to drive hyper local narrative and a comprehensive vision for style that resonates with Streetwear and Lifestyle consumers exclusive to North America. Ideal candidates will have awareness and be part of current consumer culture in North America.
Experience
- TO BE CONSIDERED, YOU MUST SUBMIT A CREATIVE DESIGN PORTFOLIO. PLEASE PROVIDE WEBSITE LINKS OR ATTACH PDF FILES WHEN YOU APPLY
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, Product Design or relevant combination of education, experience or training.
- 6+ years relevant work experience in Graphic Design, Color Design, or Product Design
- Strong passion for research and gathering cultural and market insights
- Effective communicator and collaborator with cross-functional partners
- Proven ability to create concepts, iterate and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary product and creative team in a fast-paced environment
- Connection to contemporary art & design, sport and streetwear trends
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and timelines
- Creates design work that are Industry leading, trend right and that consistently incorporate consumer/athlete insights through powerful storytelling, emotional connectivity and relevance
- Produces presentation materials in conjunction with design and category teams that effectively communicate the concept behind the line for internal and external audiences
- Computer literate using Mac platforms and very digital design savvy in design-based software (Creative Suite)
- Experience with 3D and AI Design tools is not required, but is a plus
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON?
This designer will work with their cross-functional partners to understand the needs of the consumer and create an inspiring product narrative using market trend and local cultural insights. They will create a vision for Footwear collections by telling unique hyper local stories that resonate with Streetwear and Lifestyle consumers. They will make world class product expressions using Color Design, Materials, and Trim in collaboration with Development experts. Most importantly, they will craft unique, highly sought after product that connects on a deeper level. If this is you, you’ll be working with the NA Express Lane teams to design Footwear products that bring energy to local markets. Day-to-day tasks include consumer and trend research, project management, communicating design intent through presentations and mood boards, sketching and exploration, collaboration with other designers, design reviews, product CAD and tech pack creation.
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