Keen attention to detail in planning, organization, and execution of tasks (self and through others), while still seeing the big picture and understanding how all of the pieces fit together and affect one another.Ability to influence and collaborate with key business partners.Ability and desire to push themselves, others, and the brand forward.This position requires employee to engage with many stakeholders, as well as manage various information and relationships Ability to build and foster relationships in a team environment.Ability to operate in a fast pace, ever-changing work environment.Ability to create designs that meet category needs and commercial opportunities.Ability to understand design conceptually across product categories.Ability to understand design concepts and think conceptually.Proven experience creating and leading the execution of vision and strategy.Thorough knowledge of art and design with a clear understanding of visual design or any design-related environment.7+ years of experience creating color/material/textile programs and future vision in a retail/manufacturing environment.4-year college or university degree in industrial, graphics, apparel, or footwear design, equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for degree.Travel as necessary to Asia, Europe, trade shows, races, retailers, or other external events.Conduct visits to our factories and material suppliers to gain insights and maintain a high level of understanding of the footwear manufacturing process.Accountable for exploring, and translating how do all identity elements play together on a product to enhance the product.Have a strong understanding of the design jet stream to keep informed on what's trending and how this may influence our design.Balance your experience with your intuition to deliver unexpected results.Shape and form templates for CRAFTED BEAUTY and SEASONAL BEAUTY in partnership with senior manager design leadership.Anticipate questions or perceived risks - prepare analysis and reasoning.Answer critique with a curious mindset - propose alternative options after more design exploration.Knowledge of prototyping - ability to use handmade models and 3D CAD models to demonstrate proof of ideas.As an expert in product design use your experience to influence your product team.Maintain calendar/timelines/deadlines that result in timely completion of each project.Work closely with the development teams in Asia and our oversea production sites.Utilize their reportings to inform our design approach. Actively interact and influence various footwear team experts in Product Color & Trend, Product Materials, Product Development, Product Line Management and Product Assessment.Work closely with the Color-Material & Trend Design Team to integrate seasonal color and trend concepts.Interact and collaborate with Associate Designer, Designer 1, and Designer 2 to provide feedback and guidance.Act as design subject matter expert and leader in collaboration within design and other teams - facilitate conversations, lead by example and show the "how".Integrate 3D CAD tools in your design process. Actively influence the 3D CAD Design Team to move our products forward.Actively influence the collaborative work with the Advanced Design Team to move our products forward.Drive design within a product creation team to deliver industry-leading products and stories.Respond to design critique with multiple design solutions.Organize and deliver product design presentations both physical and digital including exploratory process to reach final solution.Participate in Pre-season concept development to shape and inform templates for CRAFTED BEAUTY for the sequential in-line season.Provide design solutions based on the creative foundation of CRAFTED BEAUTY concerning 2D/3D creations with story, color, material, and finishes to grow the appeal of Brooks Running footwear.Create and present upper, midsole, and outsole sketches for in-line product based on direction provided by CRAFTED BEAUTY briefs influenced by your design POV.Influence, improve, and elevate with design solutions the creative foundation of CRAFTED BEAUTY concerning 2D/3D creations with story, color, material, and finishes to grow the appeal of Brooks Running footwear.Influence the work of the Color & Trend Team to elevate the deeper integration of coloration thinking in product design.Apply identity principles to maximize perceived value in order to drive superior aesthetic competitiveness.Ensure that all product design meets organizational standards of quality, leadership, function/ technology, and seasonal timelines from concept through go-to-market - where it applies.Own the design of complex performance footwear revolutions.
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