Senior Designer

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION
- Design best in class footwear concepts to inspire, guide and direct the brand.
- Work in close partnership with our Innovation Design team to inject culture into various innovation platforms.
- Design next generation footwear products to accelerate brand with consumer through Edge products.
- Inspire the wider community through product, process and mindset.

**Skills**:
- Footwear design expert with proven track record.
- 7 years of practical experience in sneaker design and sneaker manufacturing.
- Experience across several sports categories preferred.
- Operates with a positive and open source mentality as a creative solution finder.
- Able to articulate concepts and synthesise them for diverse audience to understand effortlessly.

Key partners
- Creative Direction design leads and leadership teams.
- innovation Design team
- Business unit counterparts as assigned.
- Technical design teams and Sample room.
- Maker Lab and other sources as avaialable.
- KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead the Creative development for concept or category across multiple consumer touchpoints, from 2D to prototype.
- Develop concepts and creative strategies that fulfill objectives of category, concept, briefs.
- Collaborate with Product Design team to ensure holistic storytelling.
- Collaborate with cross-functional team members to ensure consumer
- and brand focus.
- Lead the execution of creative strategies to ensure end to end creative excellence from CD to category integration.
- Direct variety of creative resources (agencies, freelancers, writers, photographers, etc) on creative execution to ensure holistic creative excellence
- Review and approve production stages of creative execution
- Maximise results within given budget and timeframes
- Participate in creation of annual and long-term Creative Direction strategies
- Present and communicate creative solutions with clarity, effectively selling in ideas to variety of stakeholders
- Identify opportunities of improvement and change, and initiate own proposals/projects
- Seek out new Design resources that can deliver world class results
- Creating 3D concept representation, 3D assets, digital product information for an accurate development and decision-making process
- KEY RELATIONSHIPS
- Design Directors, Creative Directors
- Product Designers
- Brand Expression
- Innovation Desgin
- Product Teams
- External Creative Resources (agencies, freelancers, photographers, etc)
- KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- IT skills: Excel, Word, PowerPoint: advanced /Outlook
- Design apps: expert
- Strong visual and verbal skills with the ability to create impactful/exciting visuals
- Art Direction of photoshoots, pre-press reviews and approvals
- Strong 3D skills and knowledge of virtual tools are required
- APP tools: Clo3D, Browzwear, VStitcher or similar 3D fashion design tools
- FTW tools: Rhino, Modo, ICAD Pro, or similar 3D design tools
- Language: English: excellent
- Another European language: fluent
- REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Under-graduate level Design education or combination thereof
- Solid education and advanced experience in the creative development of communication tools
- At least 6-8 years experience in Sporting Goods/Fashion Industry or Design on managerial level
- Proven experience with the entire design process (project scope and time planning, design steps, production/execution of design solution, pre-press processes)
- Passion for adidas and it’s mission
- Passion for sports, culture, design

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..

OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.

INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.

TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.

INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.

RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

**ADIDAS CELEBRATES DIVERSITY, SUPPORTS INCLUSIVENESS AND ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION IN OUR WORKPLACE. WE DO NOT TOLERATE THE HARASSMENT OR DISCRIMINATION TOWARD ANY OF OUR APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES. WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.**

- JOB TITLE:
- Senior Designer - Creative Direction - Footwear (M/F/d)
- BRAND:

- LOCATION:
- Herzogenaurach
- TEAM:
- Design
- STATE:
- BY
- COUNTRY/REGION:
- DE
- CONTRACT TYPE:
- Full time
- NUMBER:
- 523102
- DATE:
- Jan 28, 2025