Senior Designer Color & Materials

Senior Designer Color & Materials

 

 

Area:                                                                                         adidas Global Brands

Department:                                                                            BU Originals, Basketball & Partnerships

Direct Reporting Line:                                                           Director Color & Materials

Indirect/secondary reporting line:                                           

Subsidiary/country:                                                                United States

Location:                                                                                   Los Angeles

GSMS Grade:                                                                                  M3

Number of Personnel Managed:                                           N/A

Cost Center/Budget and/or Revenue Responsibility:       N/A                 

 

 

Purpose:

 

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

 

Key Relationships:

 

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, and sporting events, athlete insights
• Trade publications, general interest press, trend services, fashion and sportswear magazines and website
• Store checks, market visits, and team travel as provided
• Relevant forecast and sell-through numbers from our Marketing counterparts

 

Is a stakeholder in driving seasonal and long-term design direction and strategy for their category within the following topics:

• Footwear and Apparel Color
• Footwear Materials
• Footwear and Apparel Silhouettes
• Graphics/Print Direction

 

Is a stakeholder in curating aforementioned design direction by, but not limited to:

• Providing trend forecasting content relevant to our consumer and brand
• Providing direction and assisting in developing materials with the Material Team
• Working with Local and Global counterparts to provide category relative Color and Material direction when required
• Leads as a Color and Trend conduit to Marketing, Product Managers, Designers and in between Key Account and Inline
• Acts as a brand ambassador between all categories looking for opportunities to connect direction, product, and people
• Assisting in creating color design direction presentations

                       

Works closely with members of the category’s design team. This includes but is not limited to:

• Providing Color and Material content and direction
• Collaboration and critiquing
• To understand technical details of the product

 

Works closely with members of the categories design team. This includes but is not limited to:

• Providing Color and Material content and direction
• Collaboration and critiquing
• Sets a leading example within the team and mentors
• Transfers prior experiences and knowledge to those around them
• Viewed within the team as a Color and Material expert and senior

 

Leads top-line range strategy in their categories. This includes but is not limited to:

• Leads their team in creating holistic category overviews, rollouts, and merchandising strategy for the category
• Communicate content to Footwear, Apparel, and Graphics Teams to align strategy
• Inform horizontal brand moments and category moments by leading products, Color and Material narratives/executions, and tiered rollout plans in partnership with Design, Marketing, and Concept To Consumer.
• This is a collaborative effort across disciplines & functions together.

 

 

Manages in designing Footwear Color and Material executions for Inline and Key Account ranges with input from Design, Marketing, and Development. This includes but is not limited to:

• Seasonal prep and research stated above
• Creates product design presentations; both physical and digital
• Exploratory process to reach final solution
• Creates Color CADs, Material Maps, & Graphic Maps.
• Guides their team in creating a quality and merchandisable range by having a detail to top-line view of all products
• Works closely with Development to assist in development process & costing; meet development timelines and calendar deadlines per seasonal milestone.
• Travel to Asia for development trips
• Assists in communicating inspiration and storyt