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Hood River, OR, CA

Full-time | Design - Accessories, Design - Product, Design - Technical Apparel, Design - Technical Outerwear , Development - Product

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Dakine is in search of a Senior Designer - Technical Packs / Bags to join the team in Hood River, OR.

ABOUT DAKINE //
Dakine lives in a number of action sports markets – Surf, Snowboard, Ski, Skate, Windsurf, Kite, and Bike. We also build a wide range of packs and bags for the Men’s and Women’s lifestyle markets. The staff at DAKINE are passionately involved in these sports in their personal time and for their jobs We have found this to be essential in creating innovative and functional products.

This is a full-time, in-house position. Responsible for leading, creating, and executing Dakine’s global product design vision for technical product.

POSITION OVERVIEW //
• Sets overall design and innovation direction in the creation of technical packs/bags, key product design trends, consumer/athlete insights, and implementation of Dakine design aesthetic across technical packs/bags and contributor on all technical product.
• Responsible for entire product design process including market research, consumer research, trends/trend board creation, and product design.
• Lead the creation of product that meets aesthetics, function, Innovation, and quality goals.
• Responsible for ensuring that product is consistent with market trends as well as business strategy; interprets international/domestic concepts, innovation trends as it relates to market demands, company image and business strategy.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with Product Management, Graphic Design, Merchandising, Operations, and direct materials suppliers.
• Recommend design enhancements, construction and material options geared at elevating our brand and hitting financial requirements. Resolves with counterparts any design that does not meet design, development, merchandising, production or financial needs.
• Works closely with the broader design team on seasonal offering needs to provide options in materials, suppliers, techniques, and costs that are on brand.
• Works cross functionality with development, product management, and brand leads to deliver compelling product stories to fuel the brand.
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