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PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION

Develop and design industry leading creative solutions for assigned concepts or category, to create a highly relevant, desirable, and clear adidas brand image, from sell-in to sellout (consumer-facing).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop creative solutions for Brand Creative focusing on the development of the brand’s creative direction, across consumer facing touchpoints on digital, social and retail platforms.
• Develop concepts that fulfil objectives of category, concept, or brand briefs.
• Drive art direction for the brand ensuring a cohesive and visually compelling look and feel is achieved.
• Ensure visual consistency across consumer facing communications.
• Collaborate with Product Design team to ensure holistic storytelling.
• Lead the execution of creative strategies to ensure end to end creative excellence from product creation to sell-out (consumer-facing).
• Direct a variety of creative resources (agencies, freelancers, writers, photographers, etc.) on development of creative execution to ensure holistic creative excellence.
• Review, feedback and approve production stages of creative executions. Working closely with marketing teams to ensure a successful delivery.
• Maximize results within given budget and timeframes.
• Participate in the creation of annual and long-term Creative Direction strategies.
• Present and communicate objective creative solutions with clarity, effectively selling in ideas to variety of stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities of improvement and change, and initiate own proposals/projects.
• Seek out new design resources that can deliver world class results

• Mentor and provide guidance to junior designers, fostering a collaborative and inspiring work environment.
• Stay current with industry trends, sport culture, and emerging creatives to keep driving newness.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Design Directors, Design Director Brand Creative
• Product Designers
• Brand Communications
• Channel teams: Retail, C2C, Digital, Social
• Product Marketing Teams
• External Creative Resources (agencies, freelancers, photographers, etc)
• Brand Creative Operations

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Design apps: Expert
• IT skills: Microsoft apps: advanced
• Strong visual and verbal skills with the ability to create impactful/exciting visuals
• Strong interpersonal/communication skills to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders
• Art Direction of large-scale product and athlete/celebrity photoshoots
• Demonstrate strong affinity and interest into current consumer trends, in sports, design and culture
• Passion for adidas and it’s mission
• Passion for sports, culture, design
• Language: English: excellent

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Under-graduate level Design education or combination thereof
• Solid education and advanced experience in the creative development of communication tools
• At least 8 years' experience in Sporting Goods/Fashion Industry or Design on managerial level
• Proven experience with the entire design process (project scope and time planning, design steps, production/execution of design solution, pre-press processes)