Numeric Footwear Design Apprentice

About the role

The Role. You will be an instrumental part of the global design community and your category team. This role focuses on our Numeric Footwear, our skateboarding focused category. You will experience, learn and contribute to all aspects of our culture and the design process (including but not limited to research, ideation, designing and assisting design, presentations, gathering feedback, tech packs, reviews, revising and refining projects).

Key Partners

• Global Design and Category Product (Design, Product Management, Development)
• Apprentice team

Requirements For Success

• Understanding of skateboarding culture, footwear, and overall style.
• Well-rounded color and material perspective with skate-focused needs.
• Collaborative individual that seeks out, navigates and actions feedback with ease.
• Action oriented with ability to track key dates and deliverables.
• Team player that takes on any task no matter how big or small.
• Obsesses product details that meet brand quality standards and consider environmental impact.
• High level of taste with ability creating original concepts that exude NB quality and craftsmanship.
• Awareness of the trend, culture and design landscape.
• Brings curiosity and a commitment to continually learning, growing and refining skill set.
• Ability to prepare and deliver compelling presentations to different audiences.
• Motivated self-starter with entrepreneurial spirit.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, is mandatory; you are required to learn prior to start date.
• Experience in 3D a plus, you will be required to bring a strong desire to learn.
• Strong Communication and Storytelling skills (visual and verbal).

Qualifications

• BA or BS degree in Industrial Design or Product Design
• A portfolio link or attachment included in your application

Pay

Pay Range: $33.00 - $33.00 - $33.00 Hourly (actual base pay varying based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, internal equity, geographic location, and more.)

Benefits

• Regular Associate Benefits
• Office: Hybrid position - we are in office three days a week, Tues Wed and Thursday.
• Location: Long Beach, CA
• Pay Range: $33.00 - $33.00 - $33.00 Hourly (actual base pay varying based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, internal equity, geographic location, and more.)
• Benefits: Comprehensive traditional benefits package including three options for medical insurance as well as dental, vision, life insurance and 401K. More nontraditional perks – opportunities like online learning and development courses, tuition reimbursement, $100 monthly student loan support and various mentorship programs – that encourage our associates to grow personally as they develop professionally.
• Lifestyle Reimbursement: Yearly $1,000 lifestyle reimbursement
• Vacations: 4 weeks
• Holidays: 12
• Parental Leave: Generous

Flexible Work Schedule

For decades we have fostered a unique culture founded on our values with a particular focus on in-person teamwork and collaboration. Our North American hybrid model encourages rich in-person experiences, showcasing our commitment to teamwork and connection, while maintaining flexibility for associates. New Balance Associates currently work in office three days per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). Our offices are fully open, and amenities are available across our North American office locations. To continue our focus on hybrid work we have introduced “Work from Anywhere” (WFA) for four weeks per calendar year. This model will help us enhance our culture while continuing to maintain elements of flexibility.

Equal Opportunity Employer

New Balance provides equal opportunities for all current and prospective associates to ensure that employment, training, compensation, transfer, promotion and other terms, conditions and privileges of employment are provided without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, handicap, genetic information and/or status as an Armed Forces service medal veteran, recently separated veteran, qualified disabled veteran or other protected veteran, or any other protected status.