Job Description

About the Company

We’re looking for an exceptional Footwear Materials Designer to combine their experience, problem-solving abilities, and creativity to help create the future of Client Footwear Materials. The category you will be working in is the Client Global Football (Soccer) team, which is a creative, collaborative, and culture driven partnership space that drives storytelling and helps fuel the brand.

About the Role

As a Materials Designer in Global Football (Soccer), you will be working hand in hand with a large project team of different professionals (product design, color design, graphic design, developers, marketing etc.) and collaborate within the larger Client design community. This role reports directly to the Material Design Senior Manager.

Responsibilities

• The work will consist of focusing on seasonal packs, partnering with color and graphic designers to build seasonal narratives and toolboxes for athletes, and more.
• Will work with ~10-12 on direct team; lots of cross functional work between product design, color, graphics, footwear developers, material development team, PLMs, and more.
• Your day-to-day role will involve working across a diverse range of Global Football products within Seasonal Expression ranging from seasonal on pitch moments, competition packs, athlete stories, and energy projects.
• You’ll be developing technically complex material designs using the latest innovations, while also curating and elevating existing materials for refresh and collection models.
• Your work will span the entire process, from concepting and ideation to finalizing tech packs, collaborating closely with manufacturing partners, and at times directly engaging with athletes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
• 5-7 years’ experience designing and developing innovative footwear and other products.

Required Skills

• 5-7 years’ experience required in a materials design role (footwear experience highly preferred; apparel and/or accessories could work).

Top must-have skills include the following:

• Adobe Illustrator expertise
• Basic understanding of material types (knits, wovens, synthetics, injections)
• Collaborative
• Expert in trends/trend research

Preferred Skills

• 3D visualization tool experience (Adobe Substance, Vizcom)
• Passion for sport (soccer specifically)
• Expertise in make/manufacturing (not just digitally based skillset)
• Deeper knowledge and experience within and adjacent to the culture of Sport & Football
• Ability to translate consumer knowledge and insights into product solutions and narratives
• Strong Photoshop, Illustrator skills
• Experienced with presentation programs: Keynote, PowerPoint, Acrobat, etc.
• Must be able to build accurate 2D technical drawings (tech packs)
• Cobbling and prototyping skills are a plus
• Experience in working technical footwear design with Solid knowledge of manufacturing processes and materials a plus
• Knowledge and experience with sustainable design and manufacturing are a plus
• Contribute and align to shared team culture and behaviors
• Catalyst to make connections with other Design groups
• Motivated and hardworking about bringing others along
• Open-minded, good listener, receptive to candid feedback and diverse points of view
• Speaks up with courage for self and the team

Pay range and compensation package

Duration: 6 Months Contract

Location: Beaverton, OR

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