Color Design Expert

Job Title: Footwear Color Design Expert

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 12 months

Job Responsibilities:

The nature of the work is focused on the appearance of product, communications, or collateral materials. Color Design Execution - Executes color designs. Finalizes product details and proactively follows through on execution of color on each product.

Actively seeks expert input from color design and category organizations to develop appropriate solutions.

Reviews all samples to achieve marketable solution; reviews with design, marketing, and development.

Clearly communicates all changes for final confirmation.

Responsible for color in the final product result.

Maintains color calendar/timelines/deadlines for category.

Develops line art, color design server, GPIN, PDM, merchandising line, cutting samples and working with material consultant to coordinate materials for products.

Product Planning - Plans product details. Collaborates with design, product marketing and development/material consultant to focus color solutions for market success. Gathers category specific information:

Consumer/channels/market. Develops appropriate solutions with regardto quality, cost/value, manufacturability, sustainability, merchandising solutions for market success. Gathers category specific information:

Consumer/channels/market. Develops appropriate solutions with regard to quality, cost/value, manufacturability, sustainability, merchandising and aesthetic finish. Color Solutions - Creates and executes innovative, retailable color solutions for category or gender-specific line.

Together with Color Design Director, Sr. Color Designer or Color Designer II, creates seasonal category-specific direction of color, materials and graphics that reflect design philosophy, product performance, and appeal to targeted consumers.

Notes:

Ideally looking for 5-7 years experience

Bachelors Degree Required -A Masters Degree is a Bonus

Strong Color Sense

Must have strong trend cultural acuity & understanding of the consumer

Self Starter & Team Player