Lead - Apparel Graphic Design

This graphic apparel design opportunity will lead the graphic vision of tomorrow's high performance athlete and lifestyle apparel. With a high-quality and detail oriented mind coupled with a passion for cultural relevancy and innovation, this role will be integral in On's success in performance.

• Create and lead a strong contemporary graphic story telling, coupled with mood, research, and design through all aspects of print/graphic for apparel along with your Apparel Design Lead.
• Lead graphic presentations with internal and external partners.
• Research of imagery and references in regards to vision, materialisation, colour compositions, detailing, brand direction and all other aspects of graphics for your collections.
• Sketch to visualise quick ideas of graphic direction, including 3D mock ups.
• Create graphic tech packs and detailed artworks for your Development team player.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders in marketing, development, innovation and our partners in Asia
• Research and help sourcing innovative, upscale materials and trims to elevate your graphics.
• Champion processes, constantly improving, tweaking and building upon the current process.
• Set and reach goals to increase both individual and team productivity.
• Travel to visit partners and vendors around the world

• Bachelor's degree or above in graphic design.
• Minimum of 9 years experience in graphic design with a focus on apparel graphic design. Performance sportswear a plus
• Excellent level of technical skills is a must, such as print techniques, material graphic design, story telling, branding.
• Broad market overview and a good sense for the contemporary design world, and culture shifts.
• Structured and hands-on working attitude with a flexible and open mind for visionary solutions
• Expert skills in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop & Microsoft Office.
• International experience is a must
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with fluent English spoken and written

We continue to push boundaries and disrupt performance apparel through innovative thinking and execution. We strive for excellence in our product, working with athletes to validate what we do.

Just by the banks of the Limmat you'll find our largest global hub in Zürich West - On Labs - where you can hike up 12 floors through our custom-built spiral trail.

We always look for better decisions, we always listen to people and listen to different colleagues. We listen, we digest, and we find the most suitable one for all the team and everybody benefits. That process makes us really innovative.

On is a place that is centered around growth and progress. We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically - to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, so each person is led by purpose.

On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.

We want to set everyone up for success, so here's the lowdown on how we hire. Our process is a two-way street - bringing you into our culture, while helping us learn how you think.

Our full process can last about eight weeks from application to offer, because we care about getting it right. These steps explain how we usually do things.

Before you get started, feel free to consider if you want to work with us. Strange question? Well, we give people a lot of space to navigate their day-to-day and that style isn't for everyone. We want you to be passionate about what you do and be sure this is the right fit. Because when skills and passion combine - it creates that 'Wow' moment.