Fashion Designer - Color, Materials, & Trend

Designer, Color, Materials, & Trend

You'll be a trusted member of our team reporting to the Color, Materials & Trend team within the global Footwear Design function (Men’s, Women’s, Street, Outdoor). As the Designer, Color, Materials & Trend, you will execute the seasonal creative direction through color and material design application. You will realize trend-relevant, narrative-driven concepts with color, materials, graphics and details that support the seasonal brand strategy and storytelling across Footwear Design. Bring your purpose and curiosity to this role in order to drive newness, energy and move the brand forward. 

How You Will Make a Difference

What you will do:

• Apply color and material direction to footwear designs across categories based on seasonal creative direction
• Support the Color/Trend/Materials Design team through research and development of color and material trends 
• Collaborate with Design team to understand category and color flow based on seasonal direction, color strategy and storytelling
• Create seasonal graphic and print designs
• Provide color design support for design team as needed outside of assigned product load
• Maintain CAD files in company Product Line Management (PLM) system
• Research color and style trend analysis and communicate to the product development team via samples, trend boards, etc.
• As the Designer, Color/Materials/Trend, you will be responsible for executing the seasonal Creative Direction through color and material design application. You will realize trend-relevant, narrative-driven concepts with color, materials, graphics and details that support the seasonal brand strategy and storytelling across Footwear Design. Bring your purpose and curiosity to this role in order to drive newness, energy and move the brand forward.

Skills for Success

Years of Related Professional Experience: 3-5 experience or 2+ years of related experience and training

Educational Position Requirements:

A formal education and subsequent undergraduate/graduate degrees such as a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a four-year collect industrial or fashion/textile design or graphic design are nice to have, we are most interested in your total experience and professional achievements.

• What we expect you already know/have:
• A strong understanding of color theory and visual acumen
• A strong understanding of leather and textiles
• The ability to influence and collaborate with key business partners and stakeholders
• The ability to manage multiple projects at once and meet seasonal milestones and key deadlines
• Experience in footwear or apparel design or an equivalent combination of technical experience and training
• Proficiency with computer design software, i.e., Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop)
• Proficiency with business computer software, i.e., Microsoft Excel, Work, PowerPoint, Apple Keynote
• Knowledge of additional computer design (Solidworks, Alias, Rhino or other design software) is a plus
• Professional presentation skills
• The ability to ready, analyze and interpret product design briefs
• The ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with cross-functional partners
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• The ability to travel internationally and domestically as needed (10-20 percent of the time)
• The willingness and ability to work additional hours as needed
• The ability to bend, lift, open and move product and related office items varying in weight from 1-25 pounds, depending on the need