Designer Apparel - Bu Football (m/f/d)

n BU Football we support and promote Job Sharing (two employees to share one head count (= 1 FTE), max. 40h/week in total). If you would like to apply as a job sharing couple, please match yourself independently with you job sharing partner and reach out to Vivian Baerthlein to inform her about the job sharing application.

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

To design market right products for the adidas brand as part of an international design team in cooperation with marketing and development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop creative solutions to concepts within a range, with a focus on Graphics. Present the designs in context to the category direction.
• Implement the creative vision in a product range for the category.
• Self-Manage own creative process and execute towards given design languages within the category.
• Execute design work according to the visual language of adidas as well as given Corporate Identity guidelines according to legal guidance.
• Verbally present product ideas and details with clarity
• Ensure efficient process and communication flow between design, marketing and development (within x- functional team) for all issues regarding the designed ranges and products
• Ensure proper handover of sketches into development. Main duty is to submit all relevant information needed for the development process such as sketches, detail sketches, fabric and trim indication, artworks …
• Visualize ideas for products and ranges with a high degree of expertise.

Key Relationships:

• Marketing
• Development
• Team members

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of fashion product and fashion design/industrial product or industrial design
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Good knowledge of product development, material and trims
• Passion for Design
• High level of creativity
• Knowledge and use of Macintosh computer design software/systems (Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor degree (B.A.) from a college or university, major Design
• 3 years of practical experience in design environment (Footwear/ Apparel/ Accessories - or industrial design, fashion design or similar design related areas)