Designer I, Footwear - Golf

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, 4 year’s experience in lieu of a degree
• Minimum 2-Year Design Experience
• Advanced skill level in Rhino 3D, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Additional 3D experience a plus.
• Self-starter attitude and willingness to take on any challenge
• Strong graphic, material and silhouette driven design sensibility.
• Ability to sketch and communicate design ideas in detail.
• Skilled at utilizing product data-base development tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects at various stages at the same time.
• Knowledge of footwear market, color and trends.     
• Understanding of sports inspired design direction a plus
• Ability to effectively use Microsoft Office applications.
• Requires some domestic and/or international travel
• Passion for Design, Sports and Golf

The Hiring range base pay for this position is $51,800-$72,015 + Bonus + Benefits

(Benefit Summary Corporate) 

Pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience

• Responsible for assisting in the creative design and execution of seasonal international footwear product lines.
• Take direction and inspiration from Head of Design to incorporate PUMA seasonal initiatives into the Puma Golf Footwear ranges.
• Lead product design reviews for product line management.  Create and present seasonal trend and color overviews at design meetings.
• Partner with Development Team in research of fabrications, techniques and applications.  Develop thorough understanding of the capabilities, flexibility and limitations of source base.
• Conduct regular store visits to key accounts and competition to assure thorough knowledge of the market place.
• Create and execute product ranges that are brand appropriate and meet the needed cost and margin requirements.
• Responsible for the timely and accurate completion of detail sheets, CADs, and tech packages based on design time and action calendar.
• Update and create appropriate product category specific color CADs
• Upload designs and colors into online product database.
• Maintain and organize footwear materials library and storage.
• Help with general product team design needs which could include art production for additional categories.
• Create footwear and other advanced concepts through sketching and rendering
• Create and maintain footwear seasonal line sheets.
• Open-minded, self-starter willing to help other product categories when called upon in the spirt of creating best in class product and designs.