Senior Specialist - Apparel Color & Material Designer

In short

Imagine being at the forefront of revolutionizing the apparel industry. As the Senior Specialist - Apparel Color & Material Designer at On, you'll be the part of the force behind shaping the future of On product lines through color, concept and storytelling. You'll immerse yourself in a dynamic environment, collaborating closely with our design team to conceptualize colors and finishes and their visuals on materials/ surface that set trends and exceed market expectations. Your role will span the entire color process, from conception to production and assortment merchandising, ensuring our products stand out in a crowded market. You'll constantly push boundaries, exploring innovative color and materials to elevate our collections to new heights. Join us and be part of reshaping the future of On products.

Your Mission

• You will assist in ensuring the color commerciality of our range taking into consideration: trend, color merchandising strategies as well as color alignment across brand categories
• You ground your perspective on upcoming color trends, palette assortment and seasonal key colors by diving into data from selling, consumer and the overall trend landscape.
• You collaborate very closely with our Zurich based development team and our vendor development teams (as needed) on creating and handing over clear briefs and helping to improve the color process for production.
• You stay informed about the latest dyeing technologies possible on fabrics in the industry and always challenge our current dyeing standards in order to become more sustainable.
• You share your knowledge with the rest of the teams and exchange ideas and knowledge with the help of the digital and physical color + material library that you keep feeding.