Senior Designer - Footwear Innovation (m/f/d)

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION

Develop industry leading creative solutions for assigned concept or category, to create a highly relevant, desirable and distinct adidas brand image, to serve for athlete-led brand moments and system solutions for categories.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead the creative development for concept or systems across multiple athlete and consumer touchpoints, from solution/product to the event or to category handover.

Develop concepts and creative strategies that fulfill objectives of category-/concept briefs.

Collaborate with Creative Direction and category to ensure holistic storytelling on product level.

Collaborate with cross-functional team members to ensure consumer- and brand relevance on projects.

Lead the execution of creative strategies to ensure end to end creative excellence to the event (consumer facing)/ to the category.

Direct variety of creative resources (agencies, freelancers, writers, photographers, etc.) on creative execution to ensure holistic creative excellence.

Review and approve production stages of creative execution.

Maximize results within given budget and timeframes.

Participate in creation of annual and long-term Creative Direction strategies.

Present and communicate creative solutions with clarity, effectively selling in ideas to variety of stakeholders.

Identify opportunities of improvement and change and initiate own proposals/projects.

Seek out new design resources that can deliver world class results.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Business Units

Global Operations

Creative Direction

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Design skills: Sketching, 2D software (Illustrator/photoshop/…), 3D software (i.e Blender, Gravity Sketch, Rhino, …), 3D renders software (i.e. Blender, Keyshot, …), Scripting (grasshopper, AI generated imagery/3D, etc., …)

Strong visual and verbal skills with the ability to create relevant and impactful Design solutions

Art direction of photoshoots, pre-press reviews and approvals.

Fluent in English (verbal and written).

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Under-graduate level design education or combination thereof

Solid education and advanced experience in the creative development of communication tools

At least 5 years of experience in sporting goods/fashion industry or design related industry on managerial level

Proven experience with the entire design process (project scope and time planning, design steps, production/execution of design solution, athlete interactions, pre-press processes)

Passion for adidas and its mission.

Passion for sports, culture, design

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

• COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
• OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
• INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
• TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
• INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
• RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

DEI AND INCLUSION STATEMENTS

At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage. – Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –
By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.

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