ASICS · 1 month ago
Designer II, Footwear Innovation
Center, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$85K/yr - $98K/yr
3+ years expASICS Creation Center, LLC is ASICS Corporation’s product creation office based in Boston, MA, focusing on innovation and product creation. The Designer II, Footwear Innovation will create innovative performance footwear designs, collaborating with various teams to bring concepts to reality and support the development process.
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Responsibilities
Push the boundaries of design language, form, function and materials while maintaining performance goals and developing manufacturability
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
Connect 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
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
Provide design exploration for innovation projects
Support and execute the global footwear innovation strategy, help identifying and driving key design opportunities linked to consumer, enterprise and business goals
Help find and dupport innovation partnerships beyond the design function (Research, Marketing, Engineering, Development, etc.)
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
Good 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
Proficient with Adobe Creative Cloud (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop)
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
Able to travel up to 20% of the time domestically and internationally
Bachelor's degree in Design or related field. Will consider suitable combination of education, experience and training
At least 3 to 4 years experience designing and developing innovative footwear performance products, with experience in running
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION YOU MUST PROVIDE A PORTFOLIO REPRESENTING YOUR WORK, (Link to website or uploaded PDF accepted.)
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
Benefits
Robust employee benefits
Real work-life balance
Strong sense of community
Company
ASICS
At ASICS, we believe in the positive benefits of movement for both mind and body.
1001-5000 employees
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