Description:
We are looking for a creative Color, Material and Finish Designer to join our design team and support the design and execution of progressive and culturally relevant product collaborations and brand partnerships. You will work on highly visible product which intersects the wild imagination of our global brand with style and culture.
Reporting in to the CMF Design Director you will work closely within a newly established and growing CMF, Graphic Design, Production Design and Product Development team as well as partner closely with the Director of Brand partnerships on Artist Co-Creations, Limited Editions, and much more!
Responsibilities
- Strong understanding of how to leverage partnerships and build stories to drive CMF vision and execution on product.
- Research design trends, cross referencing fashion & beauty, furniture & home accessories, automotive, sport, lifestyle, packaging, music, art, and digital media.
- Leverage trends to build color design, material innovation and product concepts that support the partnership opportunity.
- Follow established timelines, partner with functional partners (internal & external)to ensure on-time delivery of creative concepts and design assets.
- Positively represents the brand to external partners including key accounts, partners/affiliates, brands etc.
- Create artwork and partner with render artist to execute visual assets to support go to market materials, presentations and sampling.
- Provide Product Development team with color callouts for sampling.
- Partner with Production artist to hand off creative assets for creation of production ready artwork files.
- Partner with CMF Innovation specialist to execute and explore new innovative finishes and to understand product CMF limitations.
- Partner with Product Develop to review and approve samples.
Education & Experience
- A degree in CMF Design, Graphic Design, Apparel Design or equivalent.
- 3-5 years of professional CMF related experience.
- Experience working on collaborations and brand partnerships.
- Experience with hardgoods and artwork application on product.
- Graphic and pattern design proficiency.
- Highly motivated and collaborative – taking ownership of projects and at the same time, being objective and responsive to feedback.
- A creative curiousity about finish development, innovations and technical finish execution.
- Self-motivated, able to take initiative with the ability to work independently when needed.
- Creative, collaborative, and confident.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills both verbally and visually.
- Comfortable with ‘progression’ in the context of multiple iterations of testing and learning.
- Flexible and adaptable due to the evolving needs of a growing brand.
- Ability to travel if required.
- Online portfolio representing current relevant work.
- Hybrid work, based in Seattle.