Senior Color Designer; m​/w​/d

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We are looking for brave summitteers who don´t want to stay put. Leave your footprint at Jack Wolfskin.

Engineered in Germany, Proven in the Wild

Jack Wolfskin is an internationally renowned outdoor brand and part of the ANTA Sports Group, one of the world’s leading sporting goods companies. As one of the top providers of high-quality outdoor apparel, footwear, and equipment in Europe and China, Jack Wolfskin stands for innovation, functionality, and sustainability. With a strong network of owned stores and franchise partners, the company is also one of the largest franchisors in Germany’s sporting goods retail sector.

We’re looking for people with a spirit of adventure – free thinkers who blaze their own trail and explore the wild with passion together with a strong team that lives and breathes the outdoors. Sound like you? Then welcome to the Wild Ones.

We are looking for you to join our team in the Design Department at our headquarters in Idstein as a Senior Color Designer (f/m/d) as soon as possible.

Our company headquarters will relocate to Eschborn towards the end of 2026, and your primary workplace will transition to Eschborn accordingly.

• Lead the seasonal coloration process across Apparel, Footwear and Equipment from concept creation through final execution.
• Create color strategies and seasonal palettes aligned with Jack Wolfskin’s brand identity to elevate product desirability and ensure a cohesive visual direction across all categories and markets.
• Translate outdoor consumer insights, sociological shifts, cultural movements and global color trends into commercially relevant seasonal color directions.
• Drive color merchandising concepts through outfit coordination and cross‑merchandising strategies across the collection.
• Partner closely with Merchandising and Product Management to ensure color assortments support commercial performance across wholesale, retail and digital channels.
• Balance seasonal newness with color continuity and carry‑over strategies to support long‑term product and brand consistency.
• Build clear and inspiring seasonal color presentations, guidelines and documentation for internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure alignment and consistency of seasonal color direction across global and regional product assortments.
• Ensure color consistency and quality execution across materials, product categories and supplier developments in close collaboration with Material Management.
• Continuously improve coloration processes, workflows and cross‑functional collaboration throughout the product creation process.

• 7+ years experience in Color Design, preferably within the Outdoor, Sportswear or performance industry.
• Strong understanding of color theory, material application and performance.
• Ability to build commercially relevant and emotionally engaging color assortments.
• Proven track record of contributing to successful commercial collections.
• Great awareness of global markets, cultural differences and regional consumer preferences.
• Excellent conceptual thinking and creative problem‑solving.
• Strong communication and presentation skills and ability to translate your ideas visually and verbally.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively across multiple cross‑functional and international teams.
• Good understanding of retail, Wholesale and line planning.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast‑paced seasonal product calendar.
• Experience with Coloro and/or color management systems.
• Fluent English required, Korean or Chinese is a strong plus.
• Passion for outdoor culture, sports and active lifestyles.
• Ability to travel both domestic and internationally.

• An exciting product world and international environment in a responsible, sustainability‑driven company.
• German and English as our working languages.
• 30 days of paid vacation per year.
• Flexible and hybrid working models.
• Mobile working from abroad for up to 4 weeks per year.
• Attractive employee discounts and company benefits.
• Employee Referral bonus program.
• Bike leasing – monthly subsidies for up to two leasing contracts.
• EGYM company fitness – access to over 7,000 gyms.
• Team events and outdoor sports activities.
• A first‑name culture and casual dress code.
• Free water, coffee, and a variety of teas.

Then become part of our team! We look forward to receiving your application – exclusively via our online career portal – including your CV and your earliest possible start date.