Product Designer

This Is Never Work; Norway; On-site; NOK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

This Is Never Work in Oslo, Norway, is seeking a Product Designer to join the Product & ESG department, shaping concepts into buildable, sustainable soft goods for packs, bags, luggage and accessories.

You translate design direction from the Head of Design into ready-to-produce products, collaborating with Development & Sourcing to meet cost, quality and ESG requirements while driving trend research and documentation.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years relevant design education.
• 3-8 years of product design experience in the outdoor, gear, luggage or fashion industry.
• Demonstrated experience designing and/or developing cut-and-sew soft goods (e.g. technical apparel, packs & bags, footwear).
• Experience of working in Adobe Illustrator.
• Experience of working in a 3D CAD system is a plus.
• Experience of working in PLM systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design your allocated styles from concept through to production approval, meeting time, cost and quality expectations.
• Translate the design direction set by the Head of Design into resolved, buildable product.
• Own the design documentation for your styles and secure the quality and completeness of the handover to Development & Sourcing.
• Brief material and trim directions to the Material & CSR Manager, and support the development of new fabrics and trims.
• Support the seasonal color process with trend input, colorsketching and per-style color proposals for approval by the Head of Design.
• Review every sample round together with a Product Developer, taking into account design, quality and cost.
• Research emerging trends in design, technology, materials, constructions and communities, and present findings into the seasonal briefing process.
• Apply Db’s design guidelines and Ecodesign requirements to all design work, and flag conflicts between design intent and ESG or compliance requirements early.

Skills

Soft goods design

English proficiency

Concept to production

Education

Design education

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

3D CAD

PLM systems

Job description

About the job

The Product Designer plays a key role in the Product & ESG department, designing outstanding products from concept through to production approval. Your scope will extend across Db product categories (packs and bags,luggageand accessories). You translate the design direction set by the Head of Design into resolved, buildable product that meets our design intent, exceeds the needs of our community, and delivers on our cost, quality and sustainability requirements, in close collaboration with the Development & Sourcing team.

Fields of responsibility

• Design your allocated styles from concept through to production approval, meeting time, cost and quality expectations.
• Translate the design direction set by the Head of Design intoresolved, buildable product.
• Own the design documentation for your styles and secure the quality and completeness of the handover to Development & Sourcing.
• Brief material and trimaesthetic intent, and support new material developments.
• Support the seasonal color process led by the Head of Design.
• Conducttrend, technology, material and market research, and present findings into the seasonal briefing process.
• Co-own the achievement of FOB targets together with Development & Sourcing on yourallocatedstyles, resolving design intent against cost within the agreed target.
• Address construction, manufacturing,sustainabilityand cost constraints in close collaboration with the Product Developers.

Work tasks

• Create,presentand reviseconcepts anddesign sketches based on the approvedproduct and designbriefs.
• Create design documents for your styles (AdobeIllustrator files, technical sketches, 2D drawings, 3D files,renders, material references).
• Build 3D models and/orrendersforvisualization of thedesign intent, usingAIor3DCAD, where the project requires it.
• Brief material and trim directions tothe Material & CSRManager, andsupport thedevelopment of new fabrics and trims.
• Support the seasonal color process with trend input, colorsketchingand per-style color proposals for approval by the Head of Design.
• Review every sample roundtogether with a Product Developer,taking into accountdesign, quality and cost.
• Research emerging trends in design, technology, materials,constructionsand communities, and present your findings into the seasonal briefing process.
• Apply Db’s design guidelines andEcodesignrequirements to all design work, and flag conflicts between design intent and ESG or compliancerequirements early.

Key competences

• Strong product design capability in soft goods: cut-and-sew construction, patterns,materialsand hardware
• Able to resolve a design from concept into buildable product within cost,calendarand quality constraints
• Able to take design direction from others and build on it
• Able to manage multiple projects on different timelines and in a structured way
• Cooperate well and effectively tomaintainand develop trustful relationships
• Solution-driven and result-oriented
• Good interpersonal skills in a multicultural environment
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Qualifications & Experience

• 3-5 years relevant design education
• 3-8years of product design experience in the outdoor, gear,luggageor fashion industry
• Demonstrated experience designingand/or developingcut-and-sew soft goods products(e.g.technical apparel, packs & bags, footwear)
• Experience of working in Adobe Illustrator
• Experience of working in a 3D CAD systemis a plus
• Experience of working in PLM systemsis a plus

Personal attributes

• Strong senseof ownership for products and projects, from concept through to production
• Reliable and consistent in delivery against agreed timelines
• Structured and detail-oriented
• Proactive and transparent
• Curious
• Positive mindset, also when facing challenges including seasonal workload peaks
• Interest in outdoor sports and/or lifestyle/fashion/streetwear is a plus

Location: Oslo, Norway

Employment Type: Permanent, full-time

Reports to: Head of Design

Application deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.