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Color Design 3
Sunrise Systems Inc
🇺🇸 United States
On-site
1 month ago
- CAD
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
1 month ago
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Job Title: Color Design 3
Reference ID:26-04321
Location: Beaverton, OR.
Duration: 05 months
Job Type: Contract (Candidates must be able to work on W2 without VISA sponsorship)
Desired Candidate Profile:
- Minimum required years of experience: 5+ YOE in Color design for footwear
- Education requirements: Bachelors or equivalent experience
Must have skills:
- Portfolio: Color story telling, moodboards, context for why colors were chosen
- Knowledge of Sneaker culture and consumer trends, has used consumer insight data to make decisions
- Experience with sportswear, lifestyle, or streetwear narratives
Nice to have skills:
- Has managed color product journeys, can look at seasonal lines and create original color stories
- Managing communications between cross-functional teams
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About the Role
- Client Design is looking for an experienced Color Designer to help create compelling color stories and product executions across footwear.
- This role partners closely with Design, Product Management, Development, and Materials teams to deliver market-right color solutions that elevate the Client brand. This role contributes to AJ1, Retro, and DNA (New Creation)
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Key Responsibilities
- Product Color Design
- Create and execute color designs for footwear products.
- Develop seasonal color stories, palettes, and product-specific color solutions.
- Partner with Design, Product Marketing, Development, and Materials teams throughout the product creation process. Review samples and communicate revisions to ensure color accuracy and execution.
- Finalize color specifications and support products through commercialization.
Creative & Trend Research:
- Research color, consumer, cultural, fashion, and lifestyle trends.
- Translate insights into innovative color solutions for future products.
- Contribute to seasonal color direction, merchandising strategies, and product journeys.
Product Execution
- Manage color timelines and deliverables.
- Create and maintain line art, color specifications, CAD file organization and related product documentation.
- Coordinate materials and color application across product lines.
- Ensure all milestones and deadlines are met.
Team Contribution
- Share expertise and best practices with teammates.
- Support and mentor junior designers when needed.
- Contribute to a collaborative and creative team environment.
Required Experience, Education & Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Design, Color Design, Industrial Design, Fashion Design, or related field.
- 5+ years of color design experience, preferably in footwear, apparel, or consumer products.
- Strong understanding of color theory, color application, and storytelling.
- Experience working within a product creation process from concept through commercialization.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (especially Illustrator and Photoshop).
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
- Product Journey and Seasonal Organization
Preferred:
- Footwear color design experience.
- Experience working with performance and/or lifestyle products.
- Knowledge of materials, finishes, special effects, and manufacturing processes.
- Experience creating seasonal color strategies.
- Familiarity with Client product creation tools and systems.
- Understanding of Client Brand, sneaker culture, and consumer trends.
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Interested and Qualified candidates, please send your most recently updated word document resume toJaffer.s@sunrisesys.com.
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Color Design 3 · Sunrise Systems Inc