Senior Designer CAM Footwear - BU Running (m/f/d)

Senior Designer CAM Footwear – BU Running (m/f/d)

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SENIOR DESIGNER COLOR & MATERIALS

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PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION

To design and lead others in designing industry‑leading executions of Footwear through color, material, and construction.

Key Responsibilities

• Continuously aware and guides team on information needed to design a consumer and brand relevant collection. Should include all possible sources to gain this information (trade fairs, cultural events, sporting events, athlete insights, trade publications, general interest press, trend services, fashion and sportswear magazines and websites, store checks, market visits, team travel, relevant forecast and sell‑through numbers from Marketing).
• Is a stakeholder in driving seasonal and long‑term design direction and strategy for their category within the following topics: Footwear Color and Materials, Footwear Silhouettes, Color and Material Direction, Creating digital product information for an accurate development, feedback, decision‑making and representation process.
• Curates design direction by providing trend forecasting content relevant to our consumer and brand, assisting in developing materials with the Material Team, assisting in developing color & material strategies with Creative Direction, working with Local and Global counterparts, acting as a brand ambassador, assisting in creating color design direction presentations.
• Works closely with members of the category’s design team to provide Color and Material direction and content, collaboration and critique, understanding technical details, market needs and product desire.
• Leads top‑line range strategy in the category: creating holistic franchise direction, category overviews, rollouts, merchandising strategy, communicating content to related teams, informing horizontal brand moments and category moments by leading products, color and material narratives/executions, tiered rollout plans in partnership with Design, Marketing and Concept To Consumer.

PRODUCT EXECUTION

• Manages in designing Footwear Color and Material executions for Inline and Key Account ranges with input from Design, Marketing, and Development. Includes seasonal prep and research, product design presentations, exploratory process, Color CADs, Color ranges, Material Maps, Graphic Maps.
• Guides team to create a quality and merchandisable range, works closely with Development to assist development process & costing, meets development timelines and calendar deadlines per seasonal milestone. Travel to Asia for development trips. Collaborate and workshop with markets and accounts where applicable.

AUTHORIZATION

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Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability and desire to manage others, influence and lead a team, provide productive critique and mentoring; creating efficient, creative and positive work environment.
• Strong working knowledge of footwear construction and production, detailed creation process; knowledge of material suppliers, production and technical feasibility.
• Implement creative vision for color concepts, guide color labdip, finishes trials and graphic process to ensure quality and aesthetic direction.
• Computer skills: Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop, Power Point/Key Note/InDesign, Apple Mac OS.
• Understanding of brand history, current positioning, marketplace, and consumer.
• Strong understanding of color and material trends, cycles.
• Conceptual thinking, design for new initiatives and products.
• Operate agile in fast pace environment, work with stakeholders, engage with key business partners, strong presentation skills.
• 3D skills and virtual tools beneficial but not required.

Requisite Education And Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• Four‑year college or university degree in industrial, graphics, apparel or footwear design.
• Direct experience in footwear design, fashion design or related environment.
• Thorough knowledge of art and design.
• Six years relevant work experience.
• Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Art/Creative and Design

Industries: Manufacturing, Retail, and Sporting Goods Manufacturing

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