Designer- Color, Materials, and Graphics

$65,000 - $75,000/Yr

Crocs - Broomfield, CO

Full-time - Entry Level

Broomfield, CO

Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing

About the position

We are seeking a talented Color, Materials, and Graphics Designer to join our dynamic team in Broomfield, CO. In this role, you will be instrumental in executing our vision for innovative and consumer-centric products that resonate with our audience. As a Designer specializing in Color, Materials, and Graphics, you will immerse yourself in the world of fashion, hype, sport, and cultural insights, becoming a trusted source of inspiration for our design initiatives. Your ability to stay ahead of global trends through market travel, trade shows, and extensive research will be crucial in shaping our design direction. Your forward-thinking design aesthetic will play a pivotal role in pushing our brand forward, catering to a diverse range of consumers. You will be responsible for driving freshness in both new and existing products each season, contributing to our research and development pipeline as well as seasonal design needs. This will involve leveraging your expertise in color curation, treatments, finishes, surface design, materials, trims, componentry, and embellishments. Collaboration is key in this role, as you will work closely with cross-functional partners to communicate and deliver the design vision effectively. Your strong communication and presentation skills will be essential in inspiring others and ensuring that our products meet critical execution standards. You will manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, obsessing over the details to ensure timely delivery. Additionally, you will champion a culture of collaboration, trust, and inclusivity within the team, embracing diverse perspectives to enhance our creative process.

Responsibilities

• Be a trusted source of inspiration for Fashion, Hype, Sport and Cultural insights.
• Stay on top of global trends through relevant market travel, trade shows, social and web research.
• Bring a forward-thinking design aesthetic and the desire to push the Brand forward for a variety of consumers, both volume-driving and Brand-driving.
• Drive freshness to new and existing product each season, contributing to both a pipeline of R D and seasonal design needs against key strategic focuses, leveraging color curation, treatments and finishes, surface design, materials and trims, componentry and embellishments.
• Drive the Design vision through to cross functional partners, with strong communication and inspiring presentation skills.
• Deliver multiple projects simultaneously, in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment that meets global business needs.
• Obsess the details to ensure our product is delivered on time and meets our critical execution standards.
• Be a team champion cross-functionally, enhancing our culture of collaboration, trust and communication across Design, Category Management and Development partners.
• Ability to embrace diverse points of view while fostering an environment of inclusivity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in fashion or industrial design, graphics, apparel or related field.
• Experienced knowledge and a higher understanding of product from color, material, construction to production.
• Minimum 2+ years of relevant design experience.
• Technical understanding and proficiency in Adobe Suite: Photoshop & Illustrator.
• Ability to travel domestically & internationally.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Paid time off
• Employee assistance program
• Participation in a 401k program that includes company match
• Additional voluntary benefits