Designer II, Color & Trend Footwear Design

Who We Are:

At Brooks, we believe movement is the key to feeling more alive. That’s why we’re driven to create gear and experiences that take people to the place that makes them feel more alive — whether it’s a headspace, a feeling, or a finish line.

Everyone who works at Brooks is propelled by a company culture that sparks excitement, fuels collaboration, inspires creativity, and ignites innovation.

Our brand values help bond us together and drive our success:

• Runner First — We act in the best interest of the runner.
• Word is Bond — We do what we say we’ll do.
• Champion Heart — We give our all in everything we do.
• There is no “I” in Run — We stay generous with our humanity.
• Keep Moving — We find ways to move every day, because joy is kinetic!

We welcome everyone from every walk of life looking to inspire others through the power of movement — because we’re all moving towards something. Let’s run there.

As a Designer II, Color & Trend Design, you will create the SEASONAL AESTHETIC DIRECTION for FOOTWEAR PRODUCT CREATION. You will produce color stories and palettes through global trend research and the integration of sports performance color standards that enhance and support brand direction and brand performance identity. As a Designer II, you will create DESIGN balance between the most progressive and the most acceptable design solutions within seasonal collections of Brooks Running footwear products.

Through your growing expertise and deep understanding of taste preferences and consumer attitudes of our runner types, you will deliver on our CRAFTED BEAUTY mission through compelling coloration to entice runners to choose Brooks season after season.

As a Designer II, Color & Trend Design, you will work in close collaboration with inline footwear designers on color-design compositions, and design and execute seasonal line coloration as a member of the Color & Trend Design team. Through the design and execution of color CADs, you will drive seasonal color direction, promoted footwear assortments, and inline collections, and work with cross-functional teams to merchandise color to ensure and enhance aesthetic appeal to target consumers.

You will influence the implementation of emotional storytelling of trends, color, materials, and finishes as part of the inline design process.

In this role, you will work on select projects in collaboration with Color & Trend design leads. You will contribute to defining color-design strategy and delivering upon the execution of color processes that align with sustainability goals. You will uphold clear design communication and processes with Footwear Inline Design, Merchandising, Product Development, Material Development, and 3D Visualization Design Teams. With your extensive experience in color design, trend forecasting, and color strategy, you will play a fundamental role within the Footwear Design Team to ensure that Brooks product is most LOVED for runners worldwide.

• COLOR DESIGN
• Research and surface consumer, design, color, material, and finish trends to influence and impact footwear product direction. Stay current in the athletic footwear market, lifestyle trends, industry trends, and category trends to help inform color and design directions.
• Own application and execution of primary and secondary footwear color palettes to designated styles and lines. Ensure all colorways support brand creative vision, uphold standards of design excellence, and meet organizational standards for quality and accuracy.
• Responsible for all aspects of color selection and usage, logos and trims, treatments and finishes, and final aesthetics related to Crafted Beauty in collaboration with design and development.
• Answer critique with a curious mindset – propose alternative options after more design exploration.
• Finalize product details and proactively follow through on the execution of color at all rounds.
• Partner with 3D Visualization Designers to support colorway visualization and review.
• Create, maintain, and share in the presentation of robust, impactful, informational presentations, concept debuts, and color tools to help drive communication, influence, and…