Job description
24 Seven is partnering with one of global sportswear brand client to find a UX Strategist.
Responsibilities Include:
Concept and Technology Creation
- Develop innovative, problem-solving concepts that address specific project areas as identified by research conducted with Kitchen or AIT counterparts.
-Identify multiple innovation solutions to problems and recommend final design direction for project based on collaboration with Sports Marketing and in-line teammates.
-Work within time constraints as identified by project timelines.
Product Design
- Execute final product design for identified innovation projects, collaborating with Kitchen/AIT management, pattern engineers, and in-line counterparts as appropriate.
-Respond to product feedback from athlete and consumer testing with appropriate corrections. Work within time constraints as identified by project timeline.
Opportunity Identification and Research
- Together with innovation manager, collaborate with in-line design team, commercial and business people, sports marketing and athletes/consumers to identify relevant unmet consumer and athlete needs.
-Survey innovation roadmap, pipeline of new innovations, and existing innovation assets to identify opportunities to bring innovation to the field of play.
-Translate opportunities and unmet needs into potential projects.
-Become an expert in assigned category.
Communication
- Assist in the creation of presentation materials that effectively communicate opportunity, concept, and designed product for internal and external audiences.
Collaboration and Relationship-Building
- Collaborate with global and geography team members in Design, Development, Sports Marketing, and Merchandising to ensure feasibility of designs, meeting price point marketing needs, merchandising needs, and product creation timelines.
Technology Awareness and Education
- Maintain knowledge of innovative trends in technology, materials, and sports-related products through travel and research.
-Translate learnings into product solutions or new project suggestions
Skills:
-Minimum of 6 years progressively technically sophisticated experience in product design.
-Ability to manage multiple innovation projects per season.
-Advanced ability to apply and perform design skills (drawing/sketching, ideation, color theory, texture, visual presentation).
-Effective use of computer design applications.
-Strong written and oral communication skills, including ability to make persuasive presentations to senior management.
-Ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines.
