Product Designer

What are we looking for in our Product Designer?

Product Designer
Contract Duration: 2 months (chance for extension)
Pay Rate Range: 40-50/hr (depending on YOE)
Hybrid in Beaverton, OR

Responsibilities:

• Create original and innovative designs for key financial and statement models that align with brand values and design applications.
• Work independently to develop cohesive collections, incorporating details such as construction, color, form, style, fit, graphic applications, and trims.
• Clearly communicate design changes to support timely project completion and ensure production readiness.
• Build and maintain strong cross-functional and matrix relationships, collaborating effectively across teams.
• Display curiosity and a proactive approach to enhancing business acumen.
• Share design expertise and product finishing knowledge across teams, influencing the development of creative skills within the department.
• Lead design processes for assigned product categories or groups, ensuring feasibility, adherence to price points, merchandising alignment, and compliance with product creation timelines.
• Develop and communicate a visual center for the product or silo, incorporating storytelling that aligns with the overall seasonal direction and athlete or concept themes.
• Take an active leadership role in presenting creative strategies, product concepts, and consumer insights to both internal and external audiences.
• Continuously enhance product and design skills to remain current within the product design profession, staying up-to-date on industry and technological advancements.

Requirements:

• Expertise in apparel design with a strong understanding of product lines, development processes, and specific markets within the brand’s business landscape.
• Demonstrated leadership in influencing process improvements and best practices across design calendars and manufacturing processes.
• Proficiency in consumer research, including client, consumer, and athlete engagement to enhance business context understanding.
• Strategic thinking skills, with an ability to understand product relevance, positioning, timing, and cohesive collection design.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, delivering clear, concise, and thoughtful verbal, written, and visual communications.

Pride Global offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Rate/Salary: 40-50/hr