Designer Outdoor

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

To design market right products for the adidas brand within BU Outdoor category for the Outdoor range including the TERREX urban collection, for China specific projects and for the jacket range 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. 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)