Brooks Sports, Inc.:
Manager, Inline Footwear Design Job in Seattle, VT
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Full-time | Design - Footwear
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Who We Are:
At Brooks, we believe a run can change a day, a life, the world. Everyone who works here is a key part of our obsession to make the best running gear on the planet. We want our business — which also happens to be our passion — to be a place where everyone feels welcome and comfortable being themselves. Our company culture defines us, bonds us together, and drives our success. We live this culture daily through our brand values: Runner First, Word is Bond, Champion Heart, There is no “I” in Run, and Keep Moving. This means we always solve for the runner, do what we say we will, give it our all, are generous with our humanity, and find a way to keep moving every day, because joy is kinetic.
Are you ready to help create something extraordinary?
Your Job:
As the Brooks Running Manager of Inline Footwear Design, you will own the AESTHETIC READINESS of Brooks Running footwear inline product of the Fall season collection. You will ensure the executional DESIGN balance between the most progressive and the most acceptable design application as part of a seasonal collection of Brooks Running footwear product.
As the Manager of Inline Footwear Design, you will use, own, and update the creative foundation CRAFTED BEAUTY in order to create compelling footwear product designs. By applying the creative foundation, you will constantly elevate the level of our CRAFTED BEAUTY foundation as a design reference of Brooks Running inline product while maintaining brand direction and appropriate aesthetic appeal for a targeted consumer.
As a Manager of Inline Footwear Design, you will manage and lead a wide range of projects. You will report to the Senior Manager, Inline Footwear Design. For Advanced, Blueline, Capsule, Pre-development design projects, youwill report with a dotted line by project to the Senior Manager, Advanced Footwear Design or directly to the Senior Manager, Inline Footwear Design. You will also own the design work on selective pre-season design projects.
As a Manager of Inline Footwear Design, you will oversee a creative staff of footwear designers of multiple levels providing leadership on design vision and functionality. You will provide mentoring and coaching to develop their careers. You will work in close cooperation with the Color – Material & Trend Design Team on the creation of our Seasonal Beauty. You will lead the implementation of our emotional story-telling of color, graphic, material, finishes and trend as part of the footwear Pre-season design process and the inline design process.
As a Manager of Inline Footwear Design, your role will be integral to provide clear communication to a variety of teams. You will be partner to the whole design organization of Brooks Running and to external organizations. You will be responsible for the preparation and presentation of the design content as part of the Functional Manager Level (FML) / Subject Matter Experts (SME) workflow (Product Assessment, Product Engineering, Product Development, Color & Trend, Product Line Manager, Product Merchandizing, Product Materials). You will establish and build relationships with material vendors and factories across the globe. You will play a design leadership role on the Functional Lead Level within footwear to ensure that Brooks is the most LOVED brand for runners worldwide.
Your Responsibilities:
! LEADERSHIP
! Manage the Brooks Running Inline Footwear Design Team for all Fall seasons.
! Manage seasonal footwear designs to meet the design vision and functionality of product.
! Design selected footwear Pre-season projects; Manage selected footwear Pre-season projects.
! Manage and organize all relevant seasonal design documents.
! Disseminate information to the Inline Fall Design Team and ensure projects are conceivable and profitable.
! Create opportunities for your team to learn about design software, applications and methods outside of the Sports Industry and maintaining a broad educated view on our place in the market.
! Set clear objectives, monitor progress, coach, mentor and motivate staff.
! Create opportunities for team and individual development.
! Drive performance management.
! Initiate recognition and rewards.
! DESIGN
! Ensure that all product design meets organizational standards of quality, leadership, function/ technology, and seasonal timelines from concept through go-to-market - where it applies.
! Apply identity principles to maximize perceived value in order to drive superior competitiveness.
! Provide design solutions based on the creative foundation of CRAFTED BEAUTY concerning 2D/3D creations with story, color, material, and finishes to grow the appeal of Brooks Running footwear.
! Design selected footwear Pre-season projects; Manage selected footwear Pre-season projects.
! Organize and deliver product design presentations; both physical and digital including exploratory process to reach final solution.
! Respond to design critique with multiple design solutions and manages others through key decisions, milestones and timelines across functions ensuring production schedules are effectively met.
! CROSS TEAM COLLABORATION
! Work closely with the Functional Manager Level (FML) / Subject Matter Experts (SME) to deliver industry leading products and stories.
! Partner with the Advanced Design Team to ensure a constant flow of information to inform design direction.
! Work closely with the Color - Material & Trend Design Team to integrate seasonal color and trend concepts.
! Work closely with the development teams in Asia and our oversea production sites.
! Partner with cross-divisional teams (Marketing, Development, Finance, etc.) to ensure the team understands and is focused on meeting forecast and sell-through goals.
! ACCOUNTABILITY
! Maintain calendar/timelines/deadlines that result in a timely completion of each project
! Establish yourself as a design expert and use your expertise to partner with your product teams.
! Knowledge of prototyping and ability to use hand made models to demonstrate proof of ideas.
! Conduct visits to our factories and material suppliers to gain insights and maintain a high level of understanding of the footwear manufacturing process.
! Shape and form templates for CRAFTED BEAUTY and SEASONAL BEAUTY in partnership with other Footwear Leaders
! Accountable for exploring, and translating how all the identity elements interact on a product to enhance the product.
! Own accountability for your team’s delivery of designs and presentations
! Travel as necessary to Asia, Europe, trade shows, races, retailers, or other external events.
Qualifications:
! 4 year college or university degree in industrial, graphics, apparel or footwear design, equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for degree
! 7+ years of experience creating color/material/textile programs and future vision in a retail/manufacturing environment.
! 3+ year’s managerial experience, managing direct reports and developing talent.
! Thorough knowledge of art and desig
At Brooks, we believe a run can change a day, a life, the world. Everyone who works here is a key part of our obsession to make the best running gear on the planet. We want our business — which also happens to be our passion — to be a place where everyone feels welcome and comfortable being themselves. Our company culture defines us, bonds us together, and drives our success. We live this culture daily through our brand values: Runner First, Word is Bond, Champion Heart, There is no “I” in Run, and Keep Moving. This means we always solve for the runner, do what we say we will, give it our all, are generous with our humanity, and find a way to keep moving every day, because joy is kinetic.
Are you ready to help create something extraordinary?
Your Job:
As the Brooks Running Manager of Inline Footwear Design, you will own the AESTHETIC READINESS of Brooks Running footwear inline product of the Fall season collection. You will ensure the executional DESIGN balance between the most progressive and the most acceptable design application as part of a seasonal collection of Brooks Running footwear product.
As the Manager of Inline Footwear Design, you will use, own, and update the creative foundation CRAFTED BEAUTY in order to create compelling footwear product designs. By applying the creative foundation, you will constantly elevate the level of our CRAFTED BEAUTY foundation as a design reference of Brooks Running inline product while maintaining brand direction and appropriate aesthetic appeal for a targeted consumer.
As a Manager of Inline Footwear Design, you will manage and lead a wide range of projects. You will report to the Senior Manager, Inline Footwear Design. For Advanced, Blueline, Capsule, Pre-development design projects, youwill report with a dotted line by project to the Senior Manager, Advanced Footwear Design or directly to the Senior Manager, Inline Footwear Design. You will also own the design work on selective pre-season design projects.
As a Manager of Inline Footwear Design, you will oversee a creative staff of footwear designers of multiple levels providing leadership on design vision and functionality. You will provide mentoring and coaching to develop their careers. You will work in close cooperation with the Color – Material & Trend Design Team on the creation of our Seasonal Beauty. You will lead the implementation of our emotional story-telling of color, graphic, material, finishes and trend as part of the footwear Pre-season design process and the inline design process.
As a Manager of Inline Footwear Design, your role will be integral to provide clear communication to a variety of teams. You will be partner to the whole design organization of Brooks Running and to external organizations. You will be responsible for the preparation and presentation of the design content as part of the Functional Manager Level (FML) / Subject Matter Experts (SME) workflow (Product Assessment, Product Engineering, Product Development, Color & Trend, Product Line Manager, Product Merchandizing, Product Materials). You will establish and build relationships with material vendors and factories across the globe. You will play a design leadership role on the Functional Lead Level within footwear to ensure that Brooks is the most LOVED brand for runners worldwide.
Your Responsibilities:
! LEADERSHIP
! Manage the Brooks Running Inline Footwear Design Team for all Fall seasons.
! Manage seasonal footwear designs to meet the design vision and functionality of product.
! Design selected footwear Pre-season projects; Manage selected footwear Pre-season projects.
! Manage and organize all relevant seasonal design documents.
! Disseminate information to the Inline Fall Design Team and ensure projects are conceivable and profitable.
! Create opportunities for your team to learn about design software, applications and methods outside of the Sports Industry and maintaining a broad educated view on our place in the market.
! Set clear objectives, monitor progress, coach, mentor and motivate staff.
! Create opportunities for team and individual development.
! Drive performance management.
! Initiate recognition and rewards.
! DESIGN
! Ensure that all product design meets organizational standards of quality, leadership, function/ technology, and seasonal timelines from concept through go-to-market - where it applies.
! Apply identity principles to maximize perceived value in order to drive superior competitiveness.
! Provide design solutions based on the creative foundation of CRAFTED BEAUTY concerning 2D/3D creations with story, color, material, and finishes to grow the appeal of Brooks Running footwear.
! Design selected footwear Pre-season projects; Manage selected footwear Pre-season projects.
! Organize and deliver product design presentations; both physical and digital including exploratory process to reach final solution.
! Respond to design critique with multiple design solutions and manages others through key decisions, milestones and timelines across functions ensuring production schedules are effectively met.
! CROSS TEAM COLLABORATION
! Work closely with the Functional Manager Level (FML) / Subject Matter Experts (SME) to deliver industry leading products and stories.
! Partner with the Advanced Design Team to ensure a constant flow of information to inform design direction.
! Work closely with the Color - Material & Trend Design Team to integrate seasonal color and trend concepts.
! Work closely with the development teams in Asia and our oversea production sites.
! Partner with cross-divisional teams (Marketing, Development, Finance, etc.) to ensure the team understands and is focused on meeting forecast and sell-through goals.
! ACCOUNTABILITY
! Maintain calendar/timelines/deadlines that result in a timely completion of each project
! Establish yourself as a design expert and use your expertise to partner with your product teams.
! Knowledge of prototyping and ability to use hand made models to demonstrate proof of ideas.
! Conduct visits to our factories and material suppliers to gain insights and maintain a high level of understanding of the footwear manufacturing process.
! Shape and form templates for CRAFTED BEAUTY and SEASONAL BEAUTY in partnership with other Footwear Leaders
! Accountable for exploring, and translating how all the identity elements interact on a product to enhance the product.
! Own accountability for your team’s delivery of designs and presentations
! Travel as necessary to Asia, Europe, trade shows, races, retailers, or other external events.
Qualifications:
! 4 year college or university degree in industrial, graphics, apparel or footwear design, equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for degree
! 7+ years of experience creating color/material/textile programs and future vision in a retail/manufacturing environment.
! 3+ year’s managerial experience, managing direct reports and developing talent.
! Thorough knowledge of art and desig