Senior Designer, Color and Material, Men's Footwear

The Senior Designer, Color and Material, Men's Footwear will report to the Design Director, Men's Footwear and will combine their experience, problem solving abilities, and creativity to help build the future of Cole Haan Footwear. The ideal candidate needs to have a great sense of style, be highly strategic and adept at storytelling, who doesn't settle for anything less than the best design, color, and materials solutions to meet the needs of the consumer. This person will be passionate about elevating the consumer experience through the design and execution of color & material to deliver a premium, recognizable, and consumer-relevant point of view. This position will focus on both the art, science and application of materials design, color theory and materials innovation excellence across a multi-season calendar throughout the design, development, and manufacturing process.Please make an application promptly if you are a good match for this role due to high levels of interest.Cole Haan Designers look to the future, pursuing ideas, materials, color, and forms that further elevate our product stories and our consumer experience, raising the bar for modern style and creating tomorrows icons.CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES:Partners to lead and realize the seasonal color direction for the Men's Category in partnership with Color/Concept & Trend, Sr. Director, Footwear Designers, Merchandising and Product DevelopmentLeads in the creation of best-in-class seasonal storytelling, color direction and material design solutions aligned with seasonal Playbook, business strategy and marketplace trendsPartners, leads, and influences professionally, proactively, and collaboratively on a daily basis with a team of multi-disciplinary Men's footwear, color, and material designersCreates, leads, and communicates succinct and effective company presentations of seasonal stories, thematics, concepts, and prototypes. Presents with clarity, confidence, and expertiseLeads in the creation and execution of comprehensive color and material technical packages to guide the creation of footwear with development partners.Delivers on-time breakthrough design solutions aligned with Cole Haan's multi-season design and go-to-market dates and gatesAs needed, partners with Cole Haan cross-functional disciplines to create quick strike marketplace opportunities and special projectsCANDIDATE ATTRIBUTES INCLUDE:Visionary: Your knowledge of design, materialization, and manufacturing, as well as the men's marketplace and the customer, informs your ability to deliver products that are forward facing, yet functionally and stylistically serving the versatile needs of young urban professionals around the world and how they are living. You see the big picture and work with others to create and implement industry leading, detail-oriented seasonal collections.Innovator: Your understanding of the formal and functional needs of our customer from work-out to work-in, combined with our Grand36í˜ design and engineering principles delivers industry leading product that is stylish, versatile, and performs all-day. You readily seek collaboration with your development, engineering, and manufacturing partners to find new solutions to deliver products in effective and visually exciting ways.Style and Sport Savvy: Your unstoppable passion for men's sport, trend, fashion, the arts, music and culture is key to ensuring every product not only works at the highest level but is versatile and extremely stylish.Leader: Your depth of product knowledge and clear ability to communicate provides you with an exceptional foundation to confidently deliver and represent men's performance lifestyle product collections at all levels of the brand internally and externally while maintaining the humility to always be open, learning, flexible, and a mentor to your teammates.Entrepreneur: Opportunity has no timeline especially as the way we live, work, and play is constantly colliding and evolving. In this role a strong work ethic, smart risk-taking, and internal drive are a must to identify future marketplace opportunities, as well as deliver on seasonal business and brand driving expectations.Organized: Your experience in creating and implementing color and material direction, applied to footwear collections and the footwear process aligned with Cole Haan's multi-season go-to-market calendar, is critical to delivering best-in-class products with efficiency and effectiveness.COMPANY EMPLOYEE ATTRIBUTES INCLUDE:Accountability: You make informed commitments and keep your promises. You align goals and work to obtain business and development objectives. You base actions on desired outcomes to achieve measurable business results. You hold yourself and others accountable.Model Integrity: You tell the truth. Always. You demonstrate professional, ethical and transparent behavior in all activities and decisions. You courageously model upstanding behaviors consistently, even in the face of difficult challenges.Value Individuality & Diversity: You recognize and value differences and seek inclusiveness. You are inviting and accepting of different viewpoints. You leverage the rich background and abilities of others.Inspire Teamwork: You work collaboratively towards a common goal and care as much about the success of others as you do about your success. You model the behaviors of an effective team member/leader.Encourage Creativity: You encourage intellectual curiosity. You believe there is a better way and push for it. You challenge conventional thinking/assumptions. You fail fast, take calculated risks and accept failure as a learning opportunity.QUALIFICATIONS:Bachelor's Degree in Industrial, Graphic, Textile, Apparel Design or a related field5+ years of experience in footwear color and materials or a related field (Men's experience required)Strength in presenting to large audiences, storytelling, concept creation, color and material and its application in creating comprehensive brand appropriate collectionsHigh proficiency managing a large collection of products over multiple seasons ranging from new concepts to seasonal color and material applicationsStrong knowledge and passion for sport, fashion, arts, culture and marketplace trends.Experience in the application and use of technical materials and leather in footwearMust have a high degree of proficiency with Digital Design PlatformsMust be proficient in the creation of compelling and professional presentations via digital platforms (InDesign/PPT/Keynote) that represent the ethos and aesthetic of Cole HaanHigh proficiency of Macintosh systemsAbility to work under deadlines, manage multiple priorities, work independently, take initiative, and pay close attention to detailFluent in English with excellent verbal and written communication skillsBase Salary/Hourly Range:From $120,000 - 135,000 annually* + bonus potentialBonus Eligibility:Yes, eligible for annual target bonus based on company and individual performanceBenefits Offered:Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Care, Health Savings Accounts, 401(k) Retirement Plan, Vacation Time, Sick Time, Paid Parental Leave, Holidays and Cole Haan Discounts*Rate of pay dependent upon candidates' relevant skills and experience*This position is not available to be performed in Colorado.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Cole Haan is committed to meeting the spirit as well as the letter of the law. We have been, and continue to be, committed to Equal Opportunity Employment and equal treatment of all qualified individuals -- regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, disability, or any other factors that are not job related.#J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2024-10-23