Designer - Footwear - BU Running - Temp. 6 Months (m/f/d)

Designer

Area: Brand Adidas

Department: BU Running

Direct Reporting Line: Category Designer

Subsidiary/Country: Germany

Location: Herzogenaurach

GSMS Grade: M4

Number of Personnel Managed: None

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:

To design market right products for assigned projects as part of an international design team in cooperation with marketing and development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop creative solutions to concepts within the assigned category or specialty area or project.
• Implement the creative vision in a product range for the category.
• Self-manage own creative process and execute towards given design languages within the category.
• Execute design work according to the visual language of Adidas as well as given Corporate Identity guidelines according to legal guidance.
• Verbally present product ideas and details with clarity.
• Ensure efficient process and communication flow between design, marketing and development (within x-functional team) for all issues regarding the designed ranges and products.
• Ensure proper handover of sketches into development. Main duty is to submit all relevant information needed for the development process such as sketches, detail sketches, fabric and trim indication, artworks...
• Visualize ideas for products and ranges with a high degree of expertise.

Key Relationships:

• Marketing
• Development
• Team Members

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of industrial product or industrial design
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Good knowledge of product development, material and trims for assigned product range
• Passion for design
• High level of creativity
• Knowledge and use of Macintosh computer design software/systems (Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)

Required Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree (B.A.) from a college or university, major design or industrial product engineering
• 3 years of practical experience in design environment (Footwear/Apparel/Accessories - or industrial design, fashion design or similar design related areas)