Designer II, Footwear Innovation - ASICS (Boston, MA)
POSITION SUMMARY
We are looking for a creative, hands-on footwear designer who is energized by open-ended innovation work and excited to grow their craft within a small, collaborative team.
Working closely with and learning from our design manager and senior designer, the Designer II, Footwear Innovation, takes the themes and creative direction set by design leadership and turns them into a high volume of ideas, sketches, and concepts that help the team visualize new high-performance footwear possibilities. This is a generative, exploration-focused role: you will spend your time ideating, sketching, and building rough prototypes, and developing concepts to the point where they can be shared, tested, and refined.
This role lives in the early, ambiguous, creative space of footwear innovation rather than in-line production and is a strong fit for someone who enjoys exploring many directions before any one is chosen.
In the first year, you will have a meaningful career opportunity to immerse in ASICS’ product-creation craft and build direct relationships with our global design and development teams at ASICS global headquarters in Kobe, Japan.
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SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
No supervisory responsibilities.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Take the themes and creative direction set by design leadership and generate a high volume of ideas, sketches, and concepts that help the team visualize new high-performance footwear possibilities.
Explore design language, form, function, and materials within defined innovation projects, balancing creativity with performance goals and manufacturability.
