Design Director, Running Footwear

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Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

Develop and direct industry leading creative solutions for concepts and categories, to create a highly

relevant, desirable and clear adidas brand image, from sell in to sellout (consumer-facing)

Lead and manage the internal creative team to achieve worldclass results

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Creative development for multiple concepts within Running FTW.
• Develop concepts and creative strategies that fulfill objectives of the category, concept and brief.
• Collaborate with Product Design team to ensure holistic storytelling.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members to ensure consumer- and brand focus.
• Set team priorities, creative and assignment-related.
• Lead the execution of creative strategies to ensure end to end creative excellence.
• 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 a variety of stakeholders.
• Seek out new Design resources that can deliver world class results

Key Relationships

• Creative Direction
• Design leadership and peers
• Product Teams
• GTM
• External Creative Resources

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• Under-graduate level Design education or combination thereof
• At least 10 years experience in Sporting Goods/Fashion Industry or Design on managerial level
• 3 years team leadership experience
• Proven experience with the entire design process (project scope and time planning, design steps, production/execution of design solution, pre-press processes)