Senior Designer

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION
- Develop industry leading creative solutions for assigned concept or category, to create a highly relevant, desirable and distinct adidas brand image, to serve for athlete-led brand moments and system solutions for categories.
- KEY RESPONSIBILITIESLead the creative development for concept or systems across multiple athlete and consumer touchpoints, from solution/product to the event or to category handover.-
Develop concepts and creative strategies that fulfill objectives of category-/concept briefs.-
Collaborate with Creative Direction and category to ensure holistic storytelling on product level.-
Collaborate with cross-functional team members to ensure consumer
- and brand relevance on projects.-
Lead the execution of creative strategies to ensure end to end creative excellence to the event (consumer facing)/ to the category.-
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.-
Maximize 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.- KEY RELATIONSHIPSInnovation Teams-
Business Units-
Global Operations-
Creative Direction-
External creative resources (agencies, freelancers, photographers, etc.)- KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIESIT skills: Outlook, Miro, PowerPoint, Word, Excel-
Design skills: Sketching, 2D software (Illustrator/photoshop/ ), 3D software (i.e Blender, Gravity Sketch, Rhino,), 3D renders software (i.e. Blender, Keyshot,), Scripting (grasshopper, AI generated imagery/3D, etc.,)-
Strong visual and verbal skills with the ability to create relevant and- impactful Design solutionsArt direction of photoshoots, pre-press reviews and approvals.-
Fluent in English (verbal and written).- REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSUnder-graduate level design education or combination thereof-
Solid education and advanced experience in the creative development- of communication toolsAt least 5 years of experience in sporting goods/fashion industry or design related industry on managerial level-
Proven experience with the entire design process (project scope and time planning, design steps, production/execution of design solution, athlete interactions, pre-press processes)-
Passion for adidas and its mission.-
Passion for sports, culture, designAT 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.

**AT ADIDAS, WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT EMBEDDING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI) INTO OUR CULTURE AND TALENT PROCESSES GIVES OUR EMPLOYEES A SENSE OF BELONGING AND OUR BRAND A REAL COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.**

**- CULTURE STARTS WITH PEOPLE, IT STARTS WITH YOU -**

**BY RECRUITING TALENT AND DEVELOPING OUR PEOPLE TO REFLECT THE RICH DIVERSITY OF OUR CONSUMERS AND COMMUNITIES, WE FOSTER A CULTURE OF INCLUSION THAT ENGAGES OUR EMPLOYEES AND AUTHENTICALLY CONNECTS OUR BRAND WITH OUR CONSUMERS.**
- JOB TITLE:
- Senior Designer - Footwear Innovation (M/F/d)
- BRAND:

- LOCATION:
- Herzogenaurach
- TEAM:
- Design
- STATE:
- BY
- COUNTRY/REGION:
- DE
- CONTRACT TYPE:
- Full time
- NUMBER:
- 520583
- DATE:
- Oct 3, 2025