Color Designer [AQ-13879]

About the role

Aquent is partnering with a globally recognized, high-profile brand known for innovation and cultural impact. This organization leads its industry in design and consumer experience, offering the opportunity to contribute to a legacy of excellence and shape the future of consumer products worldwide. The role blends the resources of a global brand with the creative energy of a fashion-forward environment, allowing you to influence product direction from concept to execution and make a tangible impact on iconic consumer goods.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, and execute seasonal color designs for a designated category or division, ensuring visual appeal and commercial viability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with design, product marketing, development, and materials teams to create cohesive color solutions.
• Manage the color calendar, overseeing timelines, reviewing samples, and driving final confirmation of all changes through to execution.
• Develop innovative, market-ready color strategies that address consumer needs and category trends.
• Research color, design, lifestyle, and market trends to inform product direction from initial briefing through sampling.
• Partner with leadership to define seasonal color merchandising strategies and narratives, contributing to bi-annual preparations.
• Apply a deep understanding of the target consumer—habits, culture, and brand relationship—to every color decision.
• Monitor competitor products, retail trends, and emerging aesthetics to ensure the product line remains relevant and differentiated.
• Communicate color direction internally, producing presentation materials that connect color strategy to consumer insights and product concepts.
• Present seasonal category-specific color direction to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Mentor junior designers and share expertise in materials, special effects, technical execution, and presentation tools.
• Continuously develop your craft and expand your knowledge of the business.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant color design experience (or equivalent education/experience combination).
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience working in fast-paced fashion or lifestyle product environments.
• Strong knowledge of color achievability and execution across a variety of substrates and materials.
• Process-oriented mindset with the ability to adapt quickly to shifting business priorities.
• Familiarity with full-product execution workflows in an apparel or footwear context.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of textiles and materials.
• Footwear color design experience.
• Experience with technical design or uploading to product development platforms.
• Background working at a startup or direct-to-consumer fashion brand.
• Experience navigating both large corporate brand structures and leaner, faster creative environments.

Benefits

Eligible talent gain access to subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. Additional benefits include free online training through Aquent Gymnasium.