Altra: Color Designer II

ALTRA – Color Designer II Now that you’ve found the job description, what’s next? At Altra, we are on a never-ending journey to seek out opportunities to unlock potential in ourselves and others and to create a more diverse and inclusive running community. When we’re all working together as the best versions of ourselves, we can feel empowered both individually and as a community. So, before we get to the job details, take a minute to learn a little more about us – our values and our culture. If you can see yourself working side-by-side with a team of people driven to discover more about ourselves and the world around us, Altra just may be the place for you. To learn more about our values and our culture, visit Altra Careers or www.altrarunning.com. What will you do? A day in the life of a Color Designer II at Altra looks a little like this. As part of Altra's Footwear Design team, this role drives seasonal color design and execution across the footwear line. The Color Designer II partners closely with Design, Product, Merchandising, and Development to bring Altra's creative vision to life through compelling color solutions. This role leads color palette development, creates color CADs and tech packs, researches trends, and ensures accurate color execution throughout the product creation process. This role reports to the Senior Manager, Color, Graphics and Material Design.   Let’s break down that day-in-the-life a bit more. ·       Participate in seasonal color palette building ·       Translate Brand’s Creative Vision principles and Visual Brand Language onto physical product through captivating color executions. ·       Collect accurate and up-to-date trend information and translate them to tangible & realistic footwear designs. ·       Be a calculated risk taker who can push boundaries in color and drive commercial success to grow the business. ·       Be nimble with an entrepreneur mindset. ·       Work cross-collaboratively with Product, Merchandising and Development teams to realize designs, achieve merchandising goals, meet price targets, and testing standards. ·       Work cross-functionally with design and product development to understand material choices/characteristics and design limitations to ensure accurate color application and execution on product. ·       Create and deliver powerful presentations of seasonal design proposals that effectively communicate the concept behind the line for internal and external audiences. ·       Plan and execute the product color details and review all samples, troubleshoot for achievability issues and clearly communicate changes to ensure timely completion of each project ·       Strong understanding of color technology and how to achieve desired color effects: materials, dyes, finishes and color achievability. ·       Produce accurate color cads & detailed tech packs to factory standards. ·       Delivery of projects on time and in line with Altra development calendar. What do you need to succeed? We all have unique skills that we bring to work and celebrate every day. For this role, there are foundation skills you’ll need to succeed and excel. Additionally, while formal education in a related field is great to have, we are most interested in your 3-4 y ears of experience and professional achievements. The foundation skills you will need in this position are: ·       Be a good team member. Work well with others. ·       Passion for storytelling with the ability to translate narratives onto physical product. ·       Strong understanding of color theory and how it translates to performance footwear. ·       Love of sport, curiosity for athlete insight and connection to sport style trends. ·       Ability to collaborate with other designers/Design Directors to create palettes and color flow based on category color strategy. ·       Expert