Assistant Designer – Basketball, adidas League Licensing (6 month LTD)

Purpose

To assist design leadership in a specific category through knowledge and exceptional design skill.

Key Accountabilities :

• Collects relevant information needed to create a truly inspired sports- collection. This includes all possible sources.
• Stays current with trends and information that affect the respective category.
• Travels the market and produces trend, travel and research reports.
• Designs collections (this includes hand sketches, illustrations, technical drawings, color concepts and colored sketches, mood/ inspiration boards, graphic solutions…)
• Creates design and product concepts for defined projects in collaboration with other designers that are dedicated to the projects.
• Hands over design kits to development. Communicates all relevant information needed for the development process.
• Assists collaboration with Product Management on defined projects.

• Ensures an efficient process and communication flow between all parties involved in all projects.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities :

• Knowledge of functional sportswear products.
• Mac skills using Illustrator and PhotoShop applications.
• Ability to communicate effectively to all levels within the organization.
• Knowledge of design trends, specifically sporting good industry trends.

• Ability to effectively present design ideas and concepts to large groups.

Qualifications