Senior Manager, Color Design Global - Converse
About The Position
The Senior Manager, Color Design Global will be part of the Converse Global Trend & Expression Design team, working at the intersection of trend, color & craftsmanship, global sportwear and fashion culture. This role collaborates closely with cross-functional partners across Footwear Design, Material Design, Graphic Design, Product Marketing, and Footwear & Color/Material Development to deliver industry-leading product expressions. The role involves ongoing research into culture and color trends to inform and execute a strong Converse color strategy, seasonal creative direction, and color application excellence. The position manages a globally based Color Design team and reports directly to the Senior Direction, Trend & Expression Global. The ideal candidate is an independent creative leader with a strong point of view on color trends, consumer needs, cultural relevance, and emotive color application on footwear. They will balance the art and science of color design and trend forecasting to identify meaningful patterns that inform global direction, translate insights into compelling product narratives and color solutions, and bring a keen eye for detail to premium expressions on existing silhouettes.
Requirements
- 10+ years of relevant experience in color design, footwear design, or Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training
- Demonstrates a deep understanding of fashion trends, footwear and fashion culture, consumer insights, and lifestyle product creation
- Has experience developing color concepts from ideation through commercialization
- Translates consumer insights into compelling narratives, product solutions and company wide color palette systems
- Operates as a proactive and highly collaborative partner across functions
- Is highly organized and able to effectively prioritize across multiple workstreams and globally based teams.
- Has experience leading and inspiring teams
- Thrives in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
- Brings a passion for the emotional value of color design and excellence
- To be considered, you must submit a design portfolio.
Nice To Haves
- Brings a portfolio that demonstrates excellence in color design or related product design disciplines
Responsibilities
- Management of color excellence across a globally based Color Design team
- Create original, industry-leading material strategies and palettes, as well as oversee color narratives and color application for lifestyle footwear collections.
- Develop color trend insights methodologies, utilizing the global Color Design team for research inputs, aggregating those findings into seasonal narratives, consumer insights, and product expression goals
- Translate consumer and cultural insights into innovative color solutions
- Explore and implement new color expressions through constructions, finishes, textures, and manufacturing techniques
- Build and refine color palettes that elevate product expression across multiple franchises and product tiers
- Partner with Design, Materials, Graphics, and Development teams to ensure cohesive product storytelling
- Drive innovation through color exploration while balancing performance, cost, manufacturability, and sustainability goals
- Lead presentations and communicate color design intent to internal and external stakeholders
- Influence and align cross-functional teams around color strategy and creative direction.
- Implement modern tools and ways of working to increase speed and efficiency within the Color design team
Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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