Creative & Design
Designer Color & Materials Sportstyle Footwear
Herzogenaurach, Germany
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Your Talent
- At least 3-4 years of work experience in design in the sports/lifestyle industry
- Strong knowledge of Sport Lifestyle industry
- Have a strong interest for sports and fashion and the intersection between both.
- Previous experience in athletic or sneaker design in the Sport-/Lifestyle area
- Distinguished portfolio
- Competency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
- Excellent presentation skills
- Very good verbal and written language skills in English
- Teamplayer mentality
- Bachelor/Master degree in Design, Fashion Design or similar education
- Please submit your PORTFOLIO with your CV
- This opportunity will be available in full time or part time.
Your Mission
- Deliver lead designs of specified category with the leadership of Director Design Sportstyle Footwear
- Conceptualize unique and market relevant Color&Material designs that address consumer, retailer and company goals on a seasonal timeline, including follow-up on designs and design direction
- Provide market research and design trend analysis supporting collection theme and design direction
- Create collection based, and standalone Color&Material designs that are innovative and trend relevant
- Prepare design concepts and support material for internal reviews
- Work as a partner with Product Line Management to develop unique and relevant color&material designs
- Work with Product Development to execute designs that adhere to costing goals while advancing category initiatives
- Create colorway/material/graphic design files
- Execute detail specifications through standardized design packages
- Follow-up on designs and design deliverables in a timely manner
- Enter designs into product management data system
- Travel to factories to develop prototypes.
- Support seasonal initiatives as directed by Director Design Sportstyle Footwear
PUMA provides equal opportunities for all job applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Equality for all is one of the core principles at PUMA and we do not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination.
PUMA supports over 21,000 employees across 51 countries. The PUMA Group owns the brand PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.
