Assistant Designer - BU Originals (m/f/d)

at  Adidas

Assistant Designer, BU originals (m/f/d)
Area: Brand adidas
Department: BU Originals, Basketball & Partnerships
Direct Reporting Line: Sr Designer, Men
Indirect/secondary reporting line:
Subsidiary/country: Germany
Location: Herzogenaurach
GSMS Grade: P1
Number of Personnel Managed: none
Cost Center/Budget and/or Revenue Responsibility: none
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
Assist the Design team to design market right products for the adidas brand as part of an international design team in cooperation with marketing and development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute the creative vision in a product range for the category.
• Develop creative solutions to individual products.
• Work with the creative process and execute towards given targets and defined design languages and strategies.
• Execute design work according to the visual language of adidas as well as given Corporate Identity guidelines according to legal guidance.
• Verbally present product ideas and details with clarity in small groups and team meetings
• Support an efficient process and communication flow between design, marketing and development for all issues regarding the ranges and products
• Support product management and development in all issues regarding the realization of products and collections.
• Visualize ideas for products and ranges with clarity.

Authorities:

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Key Relationships:

• Marketing
• Development
• Team members

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of fashion product and fashion design/industrial product or industrial design
• Good communication and presentation skills
• High level of creativity
• Passion for design
• Knowledge and use of Macintosh computer design software/systems (Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Diploma or BA or MA from a college or university, major Design
• Preferably a practical experience in a design environment

• Execute the creative vision in a product range for the category.
• Develop creative solutions to individual products.
• Work with the creative process and execute towards given targets and defined design languages and strategies.
• Execute design work according to the visual language of adidas as well as given Corporate Identity guidelines according to legal guidance.
• Verbally present product ideas and details with clarity in small groups and team meetings
• Support an efficient process and communication flow between design, marketing and development for all issues regarding the ranges and products
• Support product management and development in all issues regarding the realization of products and collections.
• Visualize ideas for products and ranges with clarity