Adidas Group

Senior Apparel Graphics Designer - MLS

Adidas Group • $80K — $110K *
Portland, OR 97229In-Person
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Undergraduate level Design education or equivalent experience
  • At least 6-8 years in Sporting Goods or Fashion Industry at a managerial level
  • Solid background in creative development of communication tools
  • Proven experience with the design process from project scope to execution
  • Strong 3D skills, particularly with fashion design tools
  • Excellent verbal and visual communication skills in English

Responsibilities

  • Lead creative development across multiple consumer touchpoints
  • Develop concepts that align with category objectives and briefs
  • Collaborate closely with Product Design for cohesive storytelling
  • Ensure consumer and brand focus through cross-functional teamwork
  • Oversee creative execution for end-to-end excellence
  • Manage various creative resources for high-quality output
  • Communicate and present creative solutions to stakeholders

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with industry-leading creative teams
  • Engagement with cross-functional teams enhancing collaboration skills
  • Access to a dynamic work environment in the sporting goods sector
  • Chance to contribute to impactful brand storytelling
  • Involvement in the creation of annual and long-term creative direction strategies
Full Job Description
PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION

  • Develop industry leading creative solutions for assigned concept or category, to create a highly relevant, desirable and clear adidas brand image, from sell in to sellout (consumer-facing)


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead the Creative development for concept or category across multiple consumer touchpoints, from 2D to retail to digital

  • Develop concepts and creative strategies that fulfill objectives of category, concept, briefs

  • Collaborate with Product Design team to ensure holistic storytelling

  • Collaborate with cross-functional team members to ensure consumer- and brand focus

  • Lead the execution of creative strategies to ensure end to end creative excellence from sell-in to sellout (consumer-facing)

  • Direct variety of creative resources (agencies, freelancers, writers, photographers, etc) on creative execution to ensure holistic creative excellence

  • Review and approve production stages of creative execution

  • Maximise results within given budget and timeframes

  • Participate in creation of annual and long-term Creative Direction strategies

  • Present and communicate creative solutions with clarity, effectively selling in ideas to variety of stakeholders

  • Identify opportunities of improvement and change, and initiate own proposals/projects

  • Seek out new Design resources that can deliver world class results

  • Creating 3D concept representation, 3D assets, digital product information for an accurate development and decision-making process


KEY RELATIONSHIPS

  • Design Directors, Creative Directors

  • Product Designers

  • Brand Communications

  • Retail, C2C

  • Product Teams

  • External Creative Resources (agencies, freelancers, photographers, etc)


KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

  • IT skills: Excel, Word, PowerPoint: advanced /Outlook

  • Design apps: expert

  • Additional graphic design skills are an asset

  • Strong visual and verbal skills with the ability to create impactful/exciting visuals

  • Art Direction of photoshoots, pre-press reviews and approvals

  • Strong 3D skills and knowledge of virtual tools are required
  • APP tools: Clo3D, Browzwear, VStitcher or similar 3D fashion design tools
  • FTW tools: Rhino, Modo, ICAD Pro, or similar 3D design tools

  • Language: English: excellent


REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Under-graduate level Design education or combination thereof

  • Solid education and advanced experience in the creative development of communication tools

  • At least 6-8 years experience in Sporting Goods/Fashion Industry or Design on managerial level

  • Proven experience with the entire design process (project scope and time planning, design steps, production/execution of design solution, pre-press processes)

  • Passion for adidas and it's mission

  • Passion for sports, culture, design


Job Title: Senior Apparel Graphics Designer - MLS

Brand:

Location: Portland

TEAM: Design

State: OR

Country/Region: US

Contract Type: Full time

Number: 543595

Date: Jul 2, 2026

About Adidas Group

Adidas AG is a German multinational corporation that designs and manufactures sports shoes, clothing, and accessories. The company is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe and the second-largest in the world, after Nike. Adidas was founded in 1949 by Adolf Dassler, and the company's name is a combination of his nickname, Adi, and the first three letters of his last name. Adidas has a strong brand presence in the global market and sponsors many high-profile athletes and sports teams. The company is committed to sustainability and has set ambitious targets to reduce its environmental impact.
Learn more about Adidas Group
Size
61,401 employees
Industry
Retail & Consumer Goods
Founded
1949
NASDAQ
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