Sunrise Systems, Inc. is hiring: Color Designer in Los Angeles

Our client, a leading apparel and sporting goods manufacturing company, is looking for a Color Designer. This is for an initial duration of 6 months and is located in Los Angeles, CA

Job Type: Contract (Candidates must be able to work on W2 without VISA sponsorship)

Job Description:

Color Design Execution

• Executes color designs.
• Finalizes product details and proactively follows through on execution of color on each product.
• Actively seeks expert input from color design and category organizations to develop appropriate solutions.
• Reviews all samples to achieve marketable solution; reviews with design, marketing, and development.
• Clearly communicates all changes for final confirmation.
• Responsible for color in the final product result.
• Maintains color calendar/timelines/deadlines for category.
• Develops line art, color design server, GPIN, PDM, merchandising line, cutting samples and working with material consultant to coordinate materials for products.

Product Planning:

• Plans product details.
• Collaborates with design, product marketing and development/material consultant to focus color solutions for market success.

Gathers category specific information:

• Consumer/channels/market.
• Develops appropriate solutions with regard to quality, cost/value, manufacturability, sustainability, merchandising solutions for market success.

Color Solutions:

• Creates and executes innovative, retail able color solutions for category or gender-specific line.
• Together with Color Design Director, Sr. Color Designer or Color Designer II, creates seasonal category-specific direction of color, materials and graphics that reflect design philosophy, product performance, and appeal to targeted consumers.
• Comfortably creates category line each season.
• Understands color, design, market and lifestyle trends that influence and impact category and applies knowledge as appropriate.

Consumer Research:

• Knows the consumer and their culture.
• Understands consumer and brand positioning needs.
• Knows and studies competitor products, consumer retail habits, color and market trends.
• Applies insights from consumer perspective into color solutions.

Presentations & Communication:

• Presents and communicates category specific color direction and color merchandising direction of the seasonal line to appropriate groups as needed.

Skill Development

• Develops excellence as a color designer.
• Together with Color Designers and Sr. Designers, advances the value of color by growing the level of functional expertise (i.e. materials, special effects, technology, advanced development, presentation, and tools).
• Proactively works with management to advance and build color design skills, experiences, and product & process knowledge.