Job description
Our global footwear and apparel client is hiring a Color Designer II for a 5 month contract that is likely to extend and could lead to fulltime opportunities. This role is remote for now but may go onsite once it's safe. This position is eligible for benefits and sick time.
· Responsibilities:
- Collaborates with design, product marketing, development and material consultants to focus color solutions for market success.
- Reviews all samples to achieve marketable solution review with design, marketing and development.
- Clearly communicates all changes for final confirmation.
- Displays advanced knowledge and practices in all phases of product execution – shares knowledge with others.
- Maintains color calendar/timelines/deadlines for category/division resulting in the timely completion of each product.
- Develops line art, color design server, GPIN, merchandising line, cutting samples & working with material consultant to coordinate materials for products.
- Finalizes product details and proactively follows through on execution of color on each product.
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· Color Solutions
- Creates innovative, retainable color solutions for category or gender-specific line.
- Researches and delivers color, design, market and lifestyle trends that influence and impact the product category process from product briefing to product concept to samples.
- Explores options and proposes with Color Design Managers and/or senior Color Designers a seasonal color strategy for products, line segments and initiatives.
- Creates seasonal category-specific direction of color, materials and graphics.
- In partnership with the Category and Design Director, creates and leads color merchandising strategies and stories seasonally.
- Displays in-depth understanding of consumer, brand-positioning needs as it relates to category/division. Utilizes knowledge of category/division consumer & their culture to improve product performance & appearance.
- Demonstrates strong knowledge about competitor products, consumer retail habits, color, and market trends.
- Applies insights from consumer perspective into color solutions.
· Presentations & Communication
- Presents and communicates category- specific color direction and color merchandising direction of the seasonal line to appropriate groups.
- Works with design/category to produce presentation materials that effectively communicate color direction related to the consumer, product concepts and creative strategy to internal audiences.
- Participates and delivers bi-annual category/divisional specific color needs for incorporation into footwear color committee preparation.
· Skill Development
- Develops excellence as a color designer.
- Together with Color Design Manager, advances the value of color to our clients brand by bringing a high level of functional expertise (i.e. materials, special effects, technology, advanced development, presentation, tools) to the color design organization.
- Educates and mentors more junior designers in category or color design organization. Undertakes projects and opportunities to enhance knowledge of the business, color, and design
- Minimum of 5 years progressively technically challenging color design experience.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Macintosh computers using Photoshop, Free Hand and/or Illustrator. Knowledge of CAD programs, preferably in Mac environment.
- Understanding of color trends, color mixing, color compatibility, and color placement.
- Knowledge of product design and development process.
- Familiarity with product manufacturing processes including: materials/fabrics; plastics; pigments.
- Strong verbal, written, visual, and high-profile communication skills in local market language, including meeting facilitation and presentations.
- Ability to understand challenges or underlying concerns, share ideas, and develop effective responses or elevate to higher management.
- Ability to work independently and cooperatively in a diverse group.
- Ability to network, influence, and utilize internal and external resources.
- Ability to articulate how color can affect product and sales.
