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Apparel Designer (Action Sports)
Adidas Group
Portland, OR, United States
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Purpose
To create original apparel design solutions.
Key Accountabilities
• Designs high performance product collections for apparel range based on input from product management and senior and category designers.
• Collects relevant information needed to design a consumer and ‘market right’ 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 market right graphics and color palets for basketball performance apparel
• 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.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
• Knowledge of functional performance apparel 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.
• Ability to create designs that meet sports category needs and commercial opportunities.
• Ability to effectively present design ideas and concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to think conceptually.
• Ability to operate in a fast paced, ever changing work environment.
Qualifications
1. Four year college or university degree in apparel or graphic design.
2. Three (3) years relevant work experience in apparel design.
3. Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for degree.
4. Graphic Design experience preferred.