adidas

Assistant Designer, Kids

adidas

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Shanghai • China

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About the role

  • In this role, you will support the design and development for kids apparel that translating trends and adidas brand vision into beautiful, functional, and commercially successful apparel for kids.
  • You will collaborate closely with product development, product merchandising teams to bring your designs from concept to reality, ensuring our collections with a deep understanding of kids’ needs and satisfaction from customers.
  • Assist in designing a variety of product types in kids apparel, including tops, bottoms, outerwear, down/padded jackets, and seasonal layering pieces.
  • Translate design ideas into sketches, CADs, color-ups, and basic tech packs for development teams.
  • Collaborate with senior designers to build cohesive story-telling.
  • Support seasonal design execution in line with the product calendar.
  • Work closely with Product Development, Product Merchandising, and Sourcing teams to ensure designs are feasible and cost-aligned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, Apparel Design, or a related field.
  • 3+ years of apparel design experience, preferably in outdoor products, performance sportswear, or fashion-functional apparel.
  • Background or strong interest in outdoor products design is required.
  • Understanding of garment construction, fit for movement, and functional materials.
  • Portfolio demonstrating design sensibility, functional thinking, and product versatility.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
  • Basic working proficiency in English; Mandarin is required.
Benefits
  • AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.
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Hard Skills & Tools
apparel designgarment constructionfit for movementfunctional materialsdesign sensibilityfunctional thinkingproduct versatility
Soft Skills
collaborationstory-tellingcustomer satisfaction
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Fashion DesignBachelor’s degree in Apparel Design