Assistant Designer-3D Apparel

Job description

Country: United States
Job Function: Digital

State / Province: Oregon
Position Type: Limited Duration

City / Location: Portland
Brand: adidas

Relocation:

Somewhere, in one of our workshops right now, the future is taking shape. We are constantly working to redefine the way clothing and footwear transforms the pitch, court or course. This is what drives us: the feeling of discovery and the urge to innovate. When we create a product that makes our hearts beat faster, we know we’re onto something.

If this sounds inspiring, you might be one of us: Someone who loves to create the present, as well as shape the future. There’s a reason adidas has been at the forefront of defining sport for more than 60 years: We never stand still. Everyday, we work to improve everything we create.

At adidas, interesting, amazing and inspiring aren’t just ideas. They are what we do every single day.

Purpose

· Ensure new technologies and apparel digital design processes are implemented into the creative teams, supporting the creators as a key strategic asset to the brand
· Execute on training and implementation plans within new and existing tools for apparel product creation processes, keeping the teams across the brand at the leading edge of innovation
· Test solutions and establish apparel design creation processes within the BU’s, with the 3D design team to meet the brands goals and maintain leadership in the sporting goods industry

Key Responsibilities

Partner with apparel designers across the brand to

· Support the use of apparel tool and process innovations within your assigned business unit, ultimately helping position our brand as a technology and thought leader in the creative realm.
· Facilitate communication on innovative and complex technologies to inspire and lead your BU in the adoption of new design methods and tools.
· Execute creation of 3D apparel through pattern based cloth simulation, material and trim application, as well as visualization and rendering.
· Engage with creators across the organisation to support adidas in being recognized as the creator brand.
· Identify opportunities of improvement in your assigned BU and advise changes to the end to end process.

Training and Implementation

· With your team lead, effectively implement the new apparel approach fallowing the digital creation strategic goals, helping plan and deliver trainings
· Empower and engage the creators in your BU rolling out new digital apparel tool solutions with clarity, effectively on-boarding your assigned BU
· Organize testing for new technologies and processes helping provide fact-based feedback and requirements to IT
· Collaborate with designers to ensure targeted results and community awareness
· Consult with cross-functional team members to ensure end-to-end benefits are achieved

Key Relationships

· 3D designers
· BU Designers
· Pattern Makers
· Product development
· Project Managers
· Digital Creation Leadership
· Product Operations and Marketing Operations
· Factory Development and Virtualization Teams
· Advanced Creation Technologies
· External Creative Resources (agencies, freelancers, developers, etc)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

· Highly knowledgeable about creative technologies
· Enjoy communicating with the creative teams
· Highly skilled in garment creation using tools comparable to Clo3D, Vstitcher (i.e. Lotta, Marvelous Designer, Optitex)
· Expert in Modo or comparable 3D applications (Maya, 3DS Max, Cinema 4D), including creating polygonal 3D models of product and advanced knowledge of rendering/lighting setup, color and shading.
· Expert in sketching and drawing methods (Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, with other apps being nice to have)
· Strong visual skills with the ability to create impactful/exciting visuals
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills
· Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to vendors, designers, and other employees of the organization
· Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed
· Experience designing footwear and/or apparel product is a plus
· Experience in scripting, coding and programming is a plus

Minimum Qualifications

· Under-graduate level Design, Technical Design, 3D, or related education experience
· Experience with the entire product design process (project scope and time planning, design steps, production/execution of design solution)
· Professional and proficient English, verbal and written
· Passion for adidas and it’s mission
· Passion for sports, culture, design