Designer Teamsport Apparel

Description

The company is a global sports brand making footwear, apparel and accessories for athletes and everyday movers. The group operates in more than 120 countries and has around 22,000 employees worldwide.

This is a design role on the teamsport apparel side, working on sportswear or casual sports lifestyle products in a performance category, with a focus on football culture.

The company looks for people who are driven, bring team spirit and let their own talent and experience stand out.

Responsibilities

• Create and deliver innovative designs that follow the brand, category and product strategies.
• Own the full design process, from first ideas through to final production sign-off.
• Help shape the seasonal creative direction and support the Teamhead in guiding the team as it is put into practice.
• Develop and present concepts, sketches and final designs clearly and persuasively to the design team, product partners and external stakeholders.
• Work across functions to keep the product holistic and aligned with a consumer-centred strategy in line with the brand's view.
• Bring product, functional and technical developments into design work to improve processes and customer engagement.
• Question the global brand positioning guidelines where needed, so new product and program ideas get a fair hearing and can be adjusted when required.
• Gather accurate, current market intelligence on design trends and use it well.
• Alongside the Teamhead, help manage, mentor and motivate the design team and external resources such as freelancers.
• Track projects and help the team deliver them according to the company's development calendar.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of relevant apparel design experience in sportswear or casual sports lifestyle, within a performance category.
• Strong knowledge of fabrics and new industry technologies and techniques.
• Strong 3D software skills, ideally VStitcher.
• A strong eye for colour, concepts and design.
• Strong Macintosh skills and working knowledge of the Adobe creative suite, especially Illustrator.
• Ability to carry a project through research, design, tech packs, fittings and final prototypes.
• An interest in football and its culture.
• Very good written and spoken English for communication and presentations.
• Flexible, well organised and a good team player.
• A university degree in design or a related field.
• Submit both your portfolio and your CV.

Conditions

Equal opportunity applies to all applicants regardless of race, colour, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age or disability, and harassment or discrimination is not tolerated.

Hiring decisions are made by people, not automated systems or AI tools; AI may only support isolated steps such as scheduling interviews, with no influence on decisions.