Altra: Senior Designer, Color and Graphic Designer

Responsibilities

• Develops seasonal color palettes, graphics, prints, and concepts for Altra footwear.
• Works closely with Product, Merchandising, Development, and Design, translating Altra’s creative vision into compelling and commercially relevant product, leading color and graphic execution from concept through production.
• Reports to the Senior Manager, Color, Graphics and Material Design.
• Build seasonal palettes: Color, Graphic and Print designs and concepts, and explore new Graphic Design innovations and applications.
• Translate Brand’s Creative Vision principles and Visual Brand Language onto physical product through captivating color and graphics executions.
• Collect accurate and up-to-date trend information and translate them to tangible & realistic footwear designs.
• Be a calculated risk taker who can push boundaries in color and also drive commercial success to grow the business.
• Be nimble with an entrepreneur mindset.
• Work cross-collaboratively with Product, Merchandising and Development teams to realize designs, achieve merchandising goals, meet price targets, and testing standards.
• Work cross-functionally with design and product development to understand material choices/characteristics, design limitations and pricing goals to ensure accurate color application and execution on product.
• Create and deliver powerful presentations of seasonal design proposals that effectively communicate the concept behind the line for internal and external audiences.
• Plan and execute the product color details and review all samples, troubleshoot for achievability issues and clearly communicate changes to ensure timely completion of each project.
• Strong understanding of color technology and how to achieve desired color effects: materials, dyes, finishes and color achievability.
• Produce accurate color drawings & detailed tech packs to factory standards.
• Delivery of projects in line with Altra development calendar.

Requirements

• 4-5 years of relevant experience and professional achievements (formal education in a related field is a