Location: Los Angeles, CA
Discipline: UX / Product Design
Experience: TBD
Compensation: TBD
About the job
Purpose & Overall Relevance For The OrganisationIn the sample room it is critical that we stay ahead of the curve when it comes to technology and equitpment that allows us to provide more making capabilities to our design and development teams. This role contributes to adidas's mission to be the best sports company in the world by managing the creation needs of physical prototypes and technical components to the exact design specifications as required by the development and design team. In this role you will manage a team of technicians and oversee the creation processes of modeling, 3D printing, molding, casting and knit creation to ensure that we are supporting our design and development teams and most importly our makers in the sample room to provide them whats needed to deliver projects. In addition, it will be very important to drive innovation by keeping up with new creation technology/oppoprtunities and Identify the best technological equipment that we can incorporate into the sample room to strengthen our capabilities. It will also be very important to communicate cleary to leadership and translate innovation lingo.
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Key Responsibilities
Supervise and Manage team of technicians to ensure they are meeting all project ask and requirments.
Partner with Senior manager of footwear and apparel creation to achieve the goals set by design and development.
Proactivly communicate on and on going basis with the sample room management team to ensure smooth development processes.
Researches new technologies and materials and communicates to the director on new potential development options.
