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Senior Designer
Puma
Boston, MA, United States
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Boston, United States
PUMA is one of the world�s leading Sports Brands, designing, developing, selling and marketing footwear, apparel and accessories. For over 65 years, PUMA has established a history of making fast product designs for the fastest athletes on the planet. PUMA offers performance and sport-inspired lifestyle products in categories such as Football, Running, Training and Fitness, Golf, and Motorsports. We are committed to working in ways that contribute to the world by supporting creativity, sustainability and peace, and by staying true to the principles of being fair, honest, positive and creative in decisions made and actions taken. Would you like working in a fast pace and multicultural environment? Then PUMA is the right place to be! Become a member of our successful Basketball team based in Boston, MA.
The Senior Footwear Designer will design products for the basketball category based in Boston. As a Senior Designer, this person will create unique footwear designs that support PUMA�s brand image in the market place. He/She will also mentor junior designers on the team, and will assist in building the future direction for basketball category.
Responsibilities:
• Create designs and technical specification packages for basketball footwear that help lead the direction for PUMA�s basketball footwear design.
• Consistently deliver innovative and fresh design solutions to meet the briefed requirements.
• Create and drive basketball category initiatives based on consumer, marketing, and product innovation insight combined with original design and performance technology applications.
• Build a consumer and retail-centric seasonal product line.
• Innovate new footwear technologies and disruptive aesthetics.
• Demonstrate high level of understanding of brand directives and the PUMA consumer.
• Support and contribute to strategic brand and technology direction through product design.
• Participate in and contribute to the development of the strategic direction of PUMA�s basketball business plans.
• Travel to domestic and international markets to continuously develop industry, consumer and retail knowledge.
• Travel to Asia to manage the footwear development process with our factory partners.
• Mentor and inspire Designers on the team.
Qualifications:
• 8-10 years of experience in footwear design or related design experience.
• At least 3 years of basketball footwear design experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of basketball consumer and trends
• Experience working with external collaborators and/or brand ambassadors preferred
• Extensive knowledge of domestic and international retail, consumer trend, and product line dynamics.
• Experience in international product development and manufacturing processes.
• Exceptional and refined level of form, color and material understanding.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Illustrator & Photoshop.