Sr. Manager, Color Design - HOKA Footwear
Core
Guide long-term color vision for HOKA Footwear, ensuring seasonal relevance and commercial impact at the intersection of design, product, brand, and merchandising.
Role type
Sr. Manager, Color Design
Builds
Seasonal color palettes, dynamic color tools, and long-term design strategies for HOKA Footwear products.
Domain
Footwear / Color Design
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Color theory, footwear material and construction knowledge, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Powerpoint, Miro, Lucid, generative AI platforms (Midjourney, Vizcom), team leadership, consumer and market acumen
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Powerpoint, Miro, Lucid, Midjourney, Vizcom
Responsibilities
Lead color design on category priority projects, develop seasonal color palettes, work against seasonal project briefs and annual franchise concepts, explore blue sky opportunities, collaborate with business partners to deliver color, partner with design functions to build products and strategies, manage creation calendars for seasonal projects, set color direction for projects/categories, mentor design team, attend seasonal kickoff and design travel planning
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership