Footwear Color Designer Job at 24 Seven Talent, Portland, OR

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  • 24 Seven Talent
  • Portland, OR

Job Description

24 Seven is partnering with a top global sportswear client to help them find a Footwear Color Designer for this hybrid position in Portland, OR. This is a 3 month contract with potential to extend working 4 days a week onsite. While on contract, you'd be eligible for benefits including medical, dental, vision, and more.

Ideal Candidate: will have a bachelor’s degree in design with 3–5 years in a design environment focused on footwear color, materials, or textile trends. They are also highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and Keynote on a Mac platform. *Must be able to provide a portfolio link or a PDF files when you apply

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We're looking for a Footwear Color Design to combine their experience, problem solving abilities, and creativity to help build the future of Footwear Color Design. The ideal candidate needs to elevate the brand's consumer product experience with a focus on both the art & science of Color. In this role, you will drive an emotional connection to footwear through the use of narrative and storytelling.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

As the Footwear Color Designer, you will bring to life trend-relevant, narrative-driven concepts by being a color specialist at the product and collection level. This will require driving product excellence through the connection of design, development, and manufacturing. Through research and deep consumer understanding, you will be on the cutting edge of color trends, fashion, art, design and sports-related products.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

On a day to day basis you will be working with a wide-range of internal partners including Footwear and Apparel Color Designers, Developers, and Product Line Managers.

WHAT YOU BRING

  • Bachelors degree in design or equivalent education, experience, or training.
  • At least 3-5 years of experience in a design environment working with footwear color, materials, textiles and/or color trends
  • Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) and Keynote on a Mac Platform
  • Establishing blocking strategies & thoughtful color journeys - composed of business-driving essentials and energy-generating distinctive color stories.
  • Ability to collaborate with other designers/Design Directors to create palettes and color flow based on category color strategy
  • Development of products, including coordinating with multiple partners to ensure the accuracy of produced designs a plus
  • Demonstrates a strong understanding of color technology and how to achieve desired color effects: materials, dyes, finishes and color achievability
  • Ability to provide color design support for design team as needed outside of assigned product load
  • Ability to plan and execute the product color details and review all samples, troubleshoot for achievability issues and clearly communicate changes in order to ensure timely completion of each project
  • Understanding of the Footwear Product Creation process, a plus.
  • Passion for Design

Job Tags

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