Apparel Designer – Action Sports (Men’s & Women’s)
adidas
Portland, OR, 97201
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Adidas is seeking a visionary apparel designer with an eye for detail to design adidas new action sports apparel line.
Purpose:
To create original design solutions for Action Sports Apparel including men’s and women’s product. The line will be distributed in skate shops and large mall-based action sports/lifestyle retailers. The line will include graphics driven T-shirts, sweatshirts, button downs, board shorts, and jackets targeted at the action sports high school kid. The designer will work with the product manager to build a range that coordinates with our footwear line. This is an entrepreneurial team so the apparel designer must understand costing and materials and have experience managing freelance designers.
Key Accountabilities:
• Designs high performance product collections for apparel range based on input from product management and senior footwear designer for Action Sports.
• Collects relevant information needed to design a consumer and market right Action Sports collection. This to include all possible sources to gain this information: Trade publications, trade fairs, sports events General interest press, trend services, fashion and magazines Store checks, athlete visits, team travel
• Collaborate with marketing to remain informed on current trends, product feedback and market needs.
• Produces trend, travel and research reports for other members of the design team.
• Designs collections by hand sketching and use of other design computers/software.
• Creates working drawings and colored sketches.
• Creates mood/inspiration boards and product presentations. Show creative output.
• Hands off design kits to development and communicates all relevant information needed for development process, including detailed, technical drawings.
• Other duties as assigned.
Requirements: (Please note we are not able to respond to applicants who do not have a minimum of 3 years apparel design experience with an action sports brand.)
• Four year college or university degree in apparel design.
• Minimum of three (3) years apparel design experience with a recognized action sports brand.
• Experience designing for core skate shops and mall based lifestyle/action sports retail chains
• Knowledge of functional sportswear products.
• Ability to design for new initiatives and create products with a fresh, innovative perspective.
• Mac skills using Illustrator, Adobe Professional and PhotoShop applications.
• Ability to work with and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of design and material trends, specifically sporting good industry trends.
• Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for degree.
Please click apply now button below to submit your resume, and be sure to let us know you found it on Malakye.com
Purpose:
To create original design solutions for Action Sports Apparel including men’s and women’s product. The line will be distributed in skate shops and large mall-based action sports/lifestyle retailers. The line will include graphics driven T-shirts, sweatshirts, button downs, board shorts, and jackets targeted at the action sports high school kid. The designer will work with the product manager to build a range that coordinates with our footwear line. This is an entrepreneurial team so the apparel designer must understand costing and materials and have experience managing freelance designers.
Key Accountabilities:
• Designs high performance product collections for apparel range based on input from product management and senior footwear designer for Action Sports.
• Collects relevant information needed to design a consumer and market right Action Sports collection. This to include all possible sources to gain this information: Trade publications, trade fairs, sports events General interest press, trend services, fashion and magazines Store checks, athlete visits, team travel
• Collaborate with marketing to remain informed on current trends, product feedback and market needs.
• Produces trend, travel and research reports for other members of the design team.
• Designs collections by hand sketching and use of other design computers/software.
• Creates working drawings and colored sketches.
• Creates mood/inspiration boards and product presentations. Show creative output.
• Hands off design kits to development and communicates all relevant information needed for development process, including detailed, technical drawings.
• Other duties as assigned.
Requirements: (Please note we are not able to respond to applicants who do not have a minimum of 3 years apparel design experience with an action sports brand.)
• Four year college or university degree in apparel design.
• Minimum of three (3) years apparel design experience with a recognized action sports brand.
• Experience designing for core skate shops and mall based lifestyle/action sports retail chains
• Knowledge of functional sportswear products.
• Ability to design for new initiatives and create products with a fresh, innovative perspective.
• Mac skills using Illustrator, Adobe Professional and PhotoShop applications.
• Ability to work with and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Knowledge of design and material trends, specifically sporting good industry trends.
• Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for degree.
Please click apply now button below to submit your resume, and be sure to let us know you found it on Malakye.com