What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior CMF Designer position at UPPAbaby?
OVERVIEW
A Senior CMF (Color, Materials, and Finish) Designer is responsible for overseeing the development and execution of the aesthetic elements in a product within the Stroller, ICS and Home Categories. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that color, material, texture, and finish choices align with both the brand and functional requirements each category of product.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging materials, technologies, and finishes.
- Innovative thinking and ideation using such material as mood/trend boards, color palettes, and material prototypes for new designs
- Working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to understand CMF needs on a product-by-product basis
- Procurement of materials and fabrics samples through various sources to maintain a fresh and on-trend product line
- Creating and maintaining specification packages for products
- Communication with outside design and engineering resources as
- Daily communications with overseas partners
- Review of samples and communication of changes and improvements
- Overseas travel to work with our suppliers and factories and potential domestic travel for conferences and trade shows
- 10% of time annually may be devoted to travel
- Independently manage multiple projects
QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Must be proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign
(other comparable software also acceptable)
- Excellent 2D fashion rendering skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Word
- In-depth understanding of textiles and textile/fashion trends as this makes up a large Percentage of this position
- Self-motivated to complete all tasks required of the job and high attention to detail
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Passion showing an appreciation for strong aesthetics
- Some exposure to fashion design is a plus
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in industrial design, or related field
- 6 years’ experience in CMF design
- This position requires the employee to be in the office
