Designer, Accessories - Golf

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

The Designer Accessories creates original, consumer-relevant and commercially viable designs for the global adidas Golf Accessories range, with primary focus on accessories and trim, golf bags, gloves and related products. The role translates category briefs and design direction into complete product concepts that reflect adidas design language and meet consumer, performance, cost and creation requirements. The role manages the design process for assigned Accessories products from research and concept through technical handoff, prototyping and commercialization, working closely with Product Marketing, Product Development, Materials Development and suppliers.

• Research and interpret golf, sport, lifestyle, consumer, material and competitive trends relevant to Accessories.
• Create concepts, sketches, color and material direction, graphics, construction ideas and presentations for assigned golf bags, gloves and related products.
• Translate approved concepts into complete design packages and technical handoffs with clear dimensions, materials, components, color, graphics and construction intent.
• Apply adidas design language, brand standards, legal guidance and sustainability expectations to all work.
• Present design concepts and rationale at category and creation milestones.

• Partner with Product Marketing to ensure design solutions address the consumer need, product brief, price point and category strategy.
• Partner with Product Development and Materials Development to resolve feasibility, cost, quality, durability and manufacturing questions while protecting design intent.
• Review prototypes, samples, color and material submissions and provide clear, timely design feedback.
• Manage assigned design workload and deliverables against the seasonal calendar.
• Maintain accurate design files, specifications and approvals in relevant systems.

• Explore new constructions, carrying systems, closures, protection, ergonomics, materials and manufacturing methods for golf Accessories.
• Use athlete, consumer and field feedback to improve usability, comfort, performance and visual appeal.
• Contribute to cohesive cross-category design stories across Apparel, Footwear and Accessories.
• Build productive relationships with internal teams, suppliers and external creative or technical partners.

• Owns design execution and recommendations for assigned Accessories products within approved category and design direction.
• Accountable for creative quality, technical completeness, milestone readiness and accurate handoff.
• Escalates material design, feasibility, cost, legal or timeline issues to Design leadership.

• Senior Director Design and broader Golf Design team
• Senior Manager Product Marketing - Accessories and Accessories Product Marketing
• Accessories Product Development and Materials Development

• Sourcing, suppliers, innovation, testing and quality partners
• Brand Marketing, Sports Marketing, athletes and consumer insight partners

• Strong product design capability with an original and consumer-focused point of view.
• Proficiency in the end-to-end design process from research and concepts through technical handoff.
• Working knowledge of bag, glove or soft-goods construction, materials, trims, graphics and manufacturing preferred.
• Strong sketching, visualization, color, material and presentation capability.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and relevant 2D or 3D design tools.
• Ability to balance creativity with cost, quality, manufacturability and timing.

• University degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Fashion Design or a related field.
• 4+ years of professional product design experience.
• Portfolio demonstrating strong concept development and execution; bags, gloves, accessories or soft goods experience strongly preferred.
• Experience working with cross-functional product creation teams and suppliers.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at adidas means championing individual uniqueness and cultivating a culture of belonging in which everyone can create at their best. We embrace diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and seek to create a workforce that reflects our consumers and communities.
• adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employees are able to enroll in adidas’ 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match.
  
  Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and…