JR286 is seeking a creative and fearless Senior Designer for Dakine Equipment’s Technical Backpacks and Luggage (Snow, Bike and Surf). Product range would focus on backpacks, bags, luggage and equipment accessories. This role entails athlete insight, research, concept generation, and strong teamwork and collaboration with Developers and Product Line Managers (PLM). In this role, you are responsible for driving innovative and functional designs for the future of action sports.

What You’ll Do:
• Take part in leading the creative vision for your category; design concepts and prototypes and gather/interpret insights from athletes and consumers.
• Work alongside a team of designers to develop brand-right concepts that translate into optimized commercial consumer product, ensuring aesthetic, quality and cost are consistent with the market.
• Based on product briefs, lead the creation of innovative new products in the categories and product types as assigned.
• Participate in development trips to ensure vision and intent is executed successfully in the product development processes.
• Manage workload to ensure team is balanced and tracking to deadlines.
• Work with the category PLM to define seasonal projects and ensure creative inputs and business goals are in tandem.
• Partner with Product Development on setting seasonal innovation and incorporating current technologies into concepts.
• As a team, ensure design commerciality and strict adherence to targeted price points and product creation timelines.
• Other duties as assigned.

What We Offer:
• Competitive salary (we leverage market data) + benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k match, life insurance, pet insurance)
• Company gym with access to personal trainer
• Free lunches Monday through Friday
• Hybrid office schedule (3 days in office/2 remote)
• Summer hours (Memorial Day through Labor Day)
• 13 company holidays
• Professional development workshops
• Employee product discounts on selected brands