Sr Designer Brand Concepts Global Converse
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Job Location:
Boston, NH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Information about benefits can be found here.
Become part of the Converse Team
Converse is a place where passionate individuals come together to create the future of sport. We are unapologetic about who we are and what were after bringing innovation and inspiration to every athlete* in the world. We look for athletes who can push boundaries elevate our potential and continue leading us to greatness. The next tastemakers playmakers risk takers and glue players. Are you game
ABOUT OUR TEAM
The Converse Global Concepts team exists as the connective tissue between innovation design brand storytelling and marketplace experiences. Brand Concepts is the anchor point for our products stories experiences and momentsbuilt to inspire Creators and embrace subcultures. We ensure Converses long-term vision is expressed through compelling narratives world building and deeply grounded cultural fluency.
Working upstream we translate emerging cultural signals creator insights and consumer behaviors into visionary product direction brand stories and environmental conceptswith the end consumer experience in mind. Our team spans a broad range of creative capabilities across brand touch points and anchors upstream creative strategy to drive aligned end-to-end excellence across product creation merchandising brand creative and retail.
WHO YOULL WORK WITH
You will work closely with Product Design Brand Experience Brand Creative Marketing and Merchandising partners to elevate Converse Concepts and Brand stories with the final consumer experience in mind. Youll collaborate with internal and external consumer insights and future-focused strategy teams and youll frequently partner with agencies and external creatives to bring work to life.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are seeking a Senior Concept Designer for the Global Concepts Team with a proven ability to bring brands to life through exceptional storytelling innovative vision and world buildingacross product exploration environments and communication design. This is a multi-faceted creative role for a designer who can move fluidly across 2D storytelling and presentation craft and 3D environments shaping work that earns alignment and investment from senior leaders.
You are curious culturally fluent and future-mindedenergized by connecting emerging signals in culture technology architecture materials and design into compelling creative direction. You show up as a dedicated teammate and creative leader: you elevate the room make the people around you better and collaborate effectively across both creative and business functions. You bring a builders mindsetprototyping ideas and making them tangiblewhile maintaining high craft and clarity in how you communicate.
WHAT YOULL WORK ON
If this is you youll help drive creative solutions to large-scale Brand Vision and Experiencesturning cultural insight into future-facing concept direction across products storytelling and experiences. A typical week may include:
Translating cultural signals and consumer/creator insights into concept narratives and future visions
Building and visualizing brand worlds across product graphics storytelling and experiences
Developing concept explorations across 2D (decks narratives graphic systems) and 3D (spaces environments objects)
Creating high-craft presentations that articulate intent tell a compelling story and drive cross-functional alignment
Collaborating with internal teams to ensure concepts are feasible on-brief and on-time
Leading and partnering with agencies/external creatives to expand capability and scale creative output
Prototyping and building models/environments to create excitement and clarity around future ideas
WHAT YOU BRING
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors degree in architecture industrial design environmental design graphic design communication design or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
5 years of progressive technically sophisticated design experience in experiential environmental industrial design or brand creativewith demonstrated impact elevating brand excellence
A well-curated portfolio showcasing a strong methodology across research inspiration development process and final execution
Ability to show concepts through 3D modeling and rendering; proficiency in SketchUp Rhino Cinema 4D Blender or similar
High proficiency in 2D design presentation tools (Keynote Adobe Creative Suite Miro Figma)
Expert craft with materials palettes and environmental toolkits
Strong narrative development and communication skills; ability to present to leadership and external partners using creative presentation styles that win alignment and investment
Proven ability to work independently and across small/large groups on complex projects in a fast-evolving environment
Positive inclusive team-first mindsetembracing diverse points of view while fostering an environment of belonging
Preferred / Bonus
Experience with product prop styling and translating consumer styling into concept work
Experience creating 3D environments and art; willingness to prototype and build tangible expressions of ideas
Demonstrated success leading agencies/external creatives in service of a broader brand vision
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers sign language interpreters accessible and single location for in-person interviews closed captioning and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover as you navigate our application process that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.Required Experience:
Senior IC
