Sr. Designer, Color And Materials - Ugg Footwear

Job Title: Sr. Designer, Color and Materials – UGG Footwear
Reports to: VP, Footwear Design
Location: Goleta, CA
The Role
The Senior Designer, Color and Materials is a key member of the Footwear Design Team. They combine a consumer-focused and brand-centric approach to help build the future of Ugg’s Footwear Color and Material Design.
Under the direction of the VP of Design and of the Design Director, the Senior Designer, Color and Materials, leads and manages the seasonal Color and Material design strategy, the execution of seasonal color palettes, the materials choices & development, and the new materials innovations and finishes. Through research and deep consumer understanding, they are on the cutting edge of color trends, fashion, art, design, lifestyle, material innovations, technologies, and performance related products. This role requires driving product excellence through the connection of design, development, and manufacturing in the Go-To-Market process.
We celebrate diversity-of your background, your experiences and your unique identity. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and equitable workplace where all of our employees can Come as They Are. We believe that when we bring our different perspectives to work, we are truly Better Together.
Your Impact
The primary functions of this role, include but are not limited to:

• 5. Create innovative materials solutions for category or gender specific line.
• 4. Display in-depth understanding of consumer, brand positioning cohesion needs as it relates to category and division.
• 3. Create seasonal category specific direction of color, materials, and graphics.
• 6. Bring to life trend-relevant, narrative-driven concepts by being a color specialist at the product and collection level.
• 1. Drive an emotional connection to UGG footwear through the use of narrative and authentic storytelling, curating, elevating and innovating on existing materials for UGG classics and iconic footwear products.
• 10. Collaborate with cross-functional teams : design, product marketing, product development and materials teams and focus on important seasonal color and material solutions drivers of market success.
• 9. Explore options and propose to the Design team and the cross functional teams the seasonal materials strategy for products, line segments and initiatives.
• 8. Deliver compelling presentations to inform broader teams on seasonal color and materials direction and reasoning.
• 2. Create market relevant and brand appropriate color and material stories that tells an authentically UGG story in footwear products.
• 7. Maintain materials calendar, timelines, and deadlines for category and division resulting in the timely completion of each product. Participate in multiple seasonal projects according to Critical path’s deadlines.

Who You Are

• An approachable, empathetic, non-hierarchical and inspirational leadership style
• Passionate about fashion and performance trends and pulse
• Clear, precise verbal and written communication skills: strong ability to convey desired, end-result on all color and material developments to Materials and PD Team
• Soft skills: excellent collaborative skills , emotional intelligence; flexibility to adapt to change quickly; and the ability to work with different teams.
• Innovative and creative problem solver with a great taste level
• Good experience and great knowledge of materials development both for textiles and leathers
• Highly motivated, a team player and motivated self-starter with great work ethic with true investment in product

We’d love to hear from people with

• Ambitiously driven and believes in own ability to lead UGG forward
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of color technology and how to achieve desired color effects: materials, dyes, finishes and color achievability
• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, Arts or Product Design and 7 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a fashion-related occupation. Experience must include:
• Passion for Color & Material Design in footwear product
• Experience working under the pressure of competing and sometimes conflicting priorities
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Experience with fashion product preferred
• Development of products, including coordinating with multiple partners to ensure the accuracy of produced designs a plus
• Ability to collaborate with other designers/Design Directors to create palettes and color flow based on category color strategy
• Footwear product creation process, materials or textile construction & manufacturing experience
• Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) and MS PPT on a Mac Platform
• Extensive experience in color and material concept design and development, materials vendor landscaping, competitive landscape research and analysis
• Excellent problem-solving abilities

What We'll Give You

• Competitive Pay and Bonuses - We’ve created a variety of competitive compensation programs to foster career development, reward success and to show our employees just how much they’re valued.
• Extras, discounts and perks - Being a valued member of the Deckers Brands team means more than just a paycheck. From generous discounts to community-based programs, we offer a variety of cool extras
• Time away from work - Sometimes we need time away to be with family, focus on our health or just simply recharge. Our plans support our employees’ needs to get out, get healthy and come back stronger than ever.
• Health and Wellness - There’s nothing basic about our comprehensive health and wellness programs and offerings. While at work and at play, we aim to support a healthy lifestyle.
• Growth and Development - Deckers Brands was built on the idea of pursuing passion. That’s why we offer extensive opportunities and support for personal and professional development.
• Financial Planning and wellbeing - No matter what financial goals our employees have set, we want to help them get there. Our plans provide powerful ways to protect income, pay for expenses and invest in the future.

$125,000 - $130,000
The salary range posted reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this role in our Goleta, CA location. Individual pay will be determined by location and additional factors, including job related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Diversity and inclusion are key to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds who share a passion for our brands. We welcome qualified applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition and all of the other beautiful parts of your identity.