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US Tech Solutions · 5 hours ago

Color Design

Beaverton, OR

Contract

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$40/hr - $45/hr

2+ years exp

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. They are seeking a Color Designer focused on executing color designs, planning product details, and creating innovative color solutions to enhance market success.

Information Technology

Growth Opportunities

Hiring Manager

Tarun Kumar

Responsibilities

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

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 regard to quality, cost/value, manufacturability, sustainability, merchandising solutions for market success

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

Comfortably creates category line each season

Understands color, design, market and lifestyle trends that influence and impact category and applies knowledge as appropriate

Knows the consumer and their culture. Understands consumer and brand positioning needs

Knows and studies competitor products, consumer retail habits, color and market trends

Applies insights from consumer perspective into color solutions

Presents and communicates category specific color direction and color merchandising direction of the seasonal line to appropriate groups as needed

Develops excellence as a color designer

Together with Color Designers and Sr. Designers, advances the value of color to Client by growing the level of functional expertise (i.e. materials, special effects, technology, advanced development, presentation, and tools)

Proactively works with management to advance and build color design skills, experiences, and product & process knowledge