ASICS · 1 month ago
Sr. Designer, Supervisor Footwear Innovation
Center, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $150K/yr
6+ years expASICS Creation Center, LLC is ASICS Corporation’s product creation office based in Boston, MA, focused on innovation and product creation. The Senior Designer, Supervisor Footwear Innovation, is responsible for creating industry-leading innovative performance footwear designs, collaborating with the Innovation team to develop new technology solutions and ensuring alignment with organizational processes.
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Responsibilities
Influence, support and execute the global footwear innovation strategy, identifying and driving key design opportunities linked to consumer, enterprise and business goals
Lead design exploration for innovation projects
Lead and drive innovation partnerships beyond the design function (Marketing, Engineering, Development, etc.)
Push the boundaries of design language, materials, and form while maintaining functional performance and manufacturability
Connects with the consumer, internal wear testing, and internal sports research lab, to gather insights and use these to ideate and conceptualize new high performance footear constructions and technologies
Creates sketches, rough prototypes, detailed tech packs, CAD files, and presentations to convey concept intents and works with development counterparts to provide necessary information to make and test them
Utilize knowledge of footwear, design, human performance, and manufacturing to propose new ways to look at our standards and develop new perspectives and the typical high performance footwear problems
Adhere to footwear innovation go-to-market deadlines, including innovation reviews and mainline design reviews
Articulate important project updates and complex information to stakeholders effectively
Ensure cross-functional partners have up-to-date information on each project and facilitate effective collaborations
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
At least 6 to 8 years experience designing and developing innovative footwear performance products, with experience in running
Deep understanding of footwear design, construction and production
Highly creative, curious, and passionate about innovation
Ability to work through and manage ambiguity
Strong Problem solving skills
Strong sketching and ideation skills
Strong presentation skills
Strong 2D cad and tech packaging skills
Integrates handcraft and making as part of the creative process
Familiar with footwear product manufacturing processes including materials/fabrics, molding, etc
Proficient with Adobe Creative Cloud (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop)
Strong verbal written and communication skills
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
Able to travel up to 20% of the time domestically and internationally
Influence, support and execute the global footwear innovation strategy, identifying and driving key design opportunities linked to consumer, enterprise and business goals
Lead design exploration for innovation projects
Lead and drive innovation partnerships beyond the design function (Marketing, Engineering, Development, etc.)
Push the boundaries of design language, materials, and form while maintaining functional performance and manufacturability
Connects with the consumer, internal wear testing, and internal sports research lab, to gather insights and use these to ideate and conceptualize new high performance footwear constructions and technologies
Creates sketches, rough prototypes, detailed tech packs, CAD files, and presentations to convey concept intents and works with development counterparts to provide necessary information to make and test them
Utilize knowledge of footwear, design, human performance, and manufacturing to propose new ways to look at our standards and develop new perspectives and the typical high performance footwear problems
Adhere to footwear innovation go-to-market deadlines, including innovation reviews and mainline design reviews
Articulate important project updates and complex information to stakeholders effectively
Ensure cross-functional partners have up-to-date information on each project and facilitate effective collaborations
High competency in written communication. Experience and patience when communicating with international partners who utilize English as a second language
Comfortable working with international parent company structures, cultures and business processes. Demonstrates a competency of understanding how to get things done in a highly matrixed organization
Ability to sometimes shift work schedule to accommodate international calls with key business partners
Demonstrates comfort working in a fast-paced environment, that at times will have ambiguity
Consumer Focus
Innovation & Creativity
Collaboration & Mutual Respect
Leadership
Results Driven
Preferred
3D modeling, rendering, and 3D printing skills are a plus
Knowledge and experience with sustainable design and manufacturing are a plus
Direct Innovation experience is a plus
Company
ASICS
At ASICS, we believe in the positive benefits of movement for both mind and body.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Richard Sullivan
President and Chief Executive Officer/Executive Officer
Emma Buggo
Collabration partner
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