Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization: • Develop short calendars industry-leading creative solutions to extend the global adidas Originals apparel collection for the China market and amplify the relevancy and desirability of adidas brand image, from sell-in to sell-out (consumer-facing) Key Responsibilities: • Lead the creative development of concepts that extend the Originals apparel strategy with a clear focus on China market needs across womens and unisex category • Develop consumer-centric creative strategies with a heavy focus on the outerwear category • Collaborate with Product Design team to ensure holistic storytelling • Collaborate with cross-functional team members to ensure consumer- and brand-focus • High-frequency communication to Germany HQ key design team members to maximize harmonization between local product creation and originals global collection • Lead the execution of creative strategies to ensure end-to-end creative excellence from sell-in to sell-out (consumer-facing) • Create together with the direct reports highly relevant top-class design solutions and ensure the accurate translation of those into tech packs, which include all relevant sketches, artworks, fit, material, color, and trimming information • Follow up on creative strategy on the sample level and ensure maximum market and consumer relevancy • Review and approve production stages of creative execution • Maximize results within the given budget and timeframes • Can-do mindset, seeking solutions driven within the complex, multiple overlapping creation calendars with limited time and resources • Present and communicate creative solutions with clarity, effectively selling ideas to a variety of stakeholders • Identify opportunities for improvement and change and proactively initiate own proposals/projects • Grow, mentor, and support the direct reports, leading creative leadership, and influence to the designers • Seek out new Design resources that can deliver world-class results Key Relationships: • Design Director, direct Design reports, Graphic designers • Product Marketing • Product Development & Sourcing, pattern maker • External Creative Resources (agencies, freelancers, ateliers, photographers, etc) Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: • Abode Creative Illustrator, Photoshop & other design apps: expert level required • Strong visual conceptualization and verbal presentation skills with the ability to create and showcase impactful, exciting visual concepts • Strong knowledge of apparel products that must include a good level of understanding of fabrication, material, trimming, pattern, and graphics as a product design owner • Strong knowledge of apparel product range as a collection that must include a good level of understanding of overall apparel business strategy and ability to utilize vital insight with deep thinking • Art Direction of photoshoots, pre-press reviews, and approvals is a bonus • IT skills: Excel, Word, PowerPoint: advanced /Outlook • Language: English (Advanced to Intermediate), Knowledge of Chinese is an advantage Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications: • Under-graduate level Design education or a combination thereof • Solid education and advanced experience in the creative development of communication tools • At least 8 years of experience in the Sporting Goods/Fashion Industry or Design on a managerial level • Design experience in the Outerwear category will be an advantage • Design experience in Womenswear & Unisex will be an advantage • Proven experience with the entire design process (project scope and time planning, design steps, production/execution of design solution, pre-press processes) • Passion for adidas and it’s mission • Passion for sports, culture, fashion, design

Designer Apparel Originals (Shanghai, SH, CN) @ adidas

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