Color Design 2

Aquent is partnering with a globally recognized leader in consumer products, renowned for its innovative approach to design and its commitment to quality and athletic excellence. This company is at the forefront of shaping culture through design, creating products that inspire confidence and performance for everyday consumers and elite athletes alike.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a high-performance design team where your creativity will directly influence the future of footwear. As a Footwear Color Designer, you will be instrumental in crafting narrative-driven color concepts that resonate deeply with consumers, driving emotional connections and shaping cultural trends. Your work will elevate product experiences and contribute significantly to expanding the company's impact in the market.

The design team is inspired by athletic excellence and is dedicated to delivering products engineered to championship specifications. They aim for consumers and athletes to feel confident in their appearance and performance. This high-performance team collaborates, pushes boundaries, and focuses on delivering exceptional products. This role arrives at a pivotal moment as the company expands its impact, elevates consumer experiences, and advances creativity in sport culture. You will contribute to key projects focused on capability building and project support, shaping the future of Kids + Core footwear.

**What You'll Work On:**

* Create narrative-driven seasonal color concepts that shape the future of Kids + Core footwear.

* Utilize research, consumer insight, and color craft to bring trend-relevant product stories to life across the product line.

* Collaborate with Material Design, Graphics, Product Design, Product Management, Merchandising, and Development to build cohesive seasonal color direction.

* Develop color palettes and flows that align with category strategy.

* Conduct indepth research across sport, fashion, art, and culture to inform color decisions.

* Review samples, troubleshoot color execution challenges, and drive accuracy from concept to manufacturing.

* Support cross-functional designers with color expertise outside your assigned load when needed.

* Lead yourself and teammates confidently through change, iteration, and ambiguity.

**Who We Are Looking For:**

Our client seeks a highly collaborative Footwear Color Designer with proven experience, strong problem-solving skills, and creativity. The ideal candidate blends creativity, technical mastery, and instinct to elevate kids + core footwear through the power of color, understanding how color sparks emotion, drives narrative, and influences culture. You will drive an emotional connection to footwear through narrative and storytelling.

**Must-Have Qualifications:**

* Bachelor's degree in Design or a related field, or any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.

* Minimum 2+ years of experience in color design for footwear.

* Strategic color design for core consumer products, focusing on longevity rather than seasonal trends.

* Ability to develop offerings based on established color lines.

* Understanding of the core consumer, storytelling, and collaboration within the design process.

* Demonstrated creative experience across consumer segments and dimensions.

* Proficiency in digital design software, including Adobe Creative Suite.

* A strong creative design portfolio (website links or PDF files required for consideration).

* Ability to deliver on timelines and deadlines with attention to detail and clear communication.

**Nice-to-Have Qualifications:**

* Ideally 5+ years of relevant design experience.

* Ability to articulate clear inspiration sources for color, demonstrating its relevance to the consumer and product interaction, and how the consumer will engage with the product.

* Experience with presentation programs (e.g., Keynote, PowerPoint).

* Positive, collaborative approach, receptive to feedback and diverse perspectives.

* Ability to approach projects with passion, influence through teamwork, and adapt to change.

* Experience with enterprise-level retailers.

* Previous industry experience.

**About Aquent Talent:**

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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