Junior Color & Material Footwear Design Temporary

SPEED & SPIRIT is what we look for in our candidates, defined by some simple values that inspire us to BE DRIVEN in our performance, BE VIBRANT in our sporting legacy, BE TOGETHER in our team spirit, and BE YOU to let our individual talent and experience shine. Applying for a job at PUMA is easy and all genders are welcome. Simply click APPLY ONLINE and follow the steps to upload your application.

YOUR MISSION:

• Work closely with the Director of Color & Material Footwear and Creative Director Run/Train Footwear & Apparel
• Responsible for creating color and material stories to fulfill and surpass seasonal/design brief expectations. Provide storyboards, material layouts, color blocking concepts, color CADs and material maps, while maintaining a high level of concept and accuracy, with a keen understanding of how materials will finish and execute in color.
• You will offer trend-relevant, with suggestive and visually driven narratives to support concepts with color, materials, graphics, and details that will complement the seasonal brand strategy and storytelling across Global Color as well as an additional focus for the Run-Trai-Studio Footwear & Apparel Business Unit. Apply your developing creative intellect with a purposeful and curious sense of exploration to drive newness, excitement and move the brand forward.
• Support, manage and maintain the Materials Library, Color Lab and Maker Lab. Keep spaces organized, prep inspiration & trend boards and displays both weekly and for Seasonal Launches.
• Work collaboratively with Global head of Color & Material Creative Director in the application and conceptualization of 3D Concepts through Key Shot software from existing 3D Assets.
• Scan & Organize Footwear Materials using Vizoo Material Scanner for Key Shot application.
  
  

YOUR TALENT:

• Minimum 4-year College/University degree in Material/Color/Graphic Design or related field
• Knowledge in textile technology skills; basic understanding of materials
• Competency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Keyshot and Microsoft Word/PowerPoint/Excel
• Strong storytelling, rendering and presentation skills
• Attention to details, ability to work in a fast-paced environment with cross-functional teams and handle multiple tasks, take direction, and work independently
• Refined design and conceptualization and communication skills
  
  

PUMA supports over 19,000 employees across 120+ countries. The PUMA Group owns the brand PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany.

PUMA is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of PUMA to prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender, physical or mental disability, veteran-status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.