Senior Designer Apparel Sportswear

M3 Mens Senior Apparel Designer

This role is crucial for achieving adidas' creative vision and overseeing the development of new collections across the design process. The Mens Senior Apparel Designer will lead the design team in analyzing the company’s outdoor apparel line, generating new design concepts, optimizing workflow, and leveraging existing designs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute seasonal creative narratives, ranges, and product stories across product types, colors, materials, silhouettes, and graphics.
• Oversee the creative process, identify industry trends, and influence merchandising and assortment strategies.
• Translate business concepts and customer needs into creative design solutions.
• Own the creative vision and ensure high-quality output from team members.
• Present creative concepts and vision to stakeholders and teams.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire the design team.
• Ensure creative output aligns with adidas' brand identity and quality standards.
• Manage projects, feedback, deadlines, and unexpected requirements from conception to completion.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners.
• Identify long-term and seasonal trends and contribute to innovative retail strategies.
• Optimize creative processes to align products with brand and commercial objectives.
• Ensure compliance with Corporate Identity guidelines and legal restrictions.

Key stakeholders

Product Marketing, Product Development, Business Unit, Senior Design Director, Design Director, Design Team Members, and External Partners.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Fashion Design, or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 5 years of senior-level design experience, preferably with sports brands and successful projects.
• At least 2–3 years of management and leadership experience.
• In-depth knowledge of functional materials and technical design aspects.
• Strong trend awareness and collaboration experience with external partners preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, teamwork, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Fluency in English and Mandarin.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and MS Office.
• Applicants should submit portfolios with their applications.

Culture and inclusion

adidas promotes a winning culture based on courage, ownership, innovation, teamplay, integrity, and respect. The company emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion as part of its culture and talent processes.