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POSITION OVERVIEW

At adidas, we never launch a product unless we consider it perfect.

Our product creation teams combine consumer insight, creativity, craftsmanship, and technical expertise to create products that perform at the highest level and connect with golfers around the world. Every product is shaped through thoughtful design, disciplined execution, and a commitment to delivering meaningful consumer and business impact.

The Designer, Accessories - Golf creates original, consumer-relevant, and commercially viable designs for the global adidas Golf Accessories range. With a primary focus on golf bags, gloves, trims, and related products, this role translates category briefs and creative direction into complete product concepts that reflect adidas design language while meeting consumer, performance, cost, and product creation requirements.

This role manages the design process for assigned products from research and concept development through technical handoff, prototyping, and commercialization. Working closely with Product Marketing, Product Development, Materials Development, suppliers, and the broader Golf Design team, the Designer helps create cohesive and compelling product experiences across the adidas Golf portfolio.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Accessories Design and Creative Execution: Research and interpret golf, sport, lifestyle, consumer, material, and competitive trends to create relevant product concepts for assigned golf bags, gloves, trims, and related accessories.

Concept Development: Create sketches, color and material direction, graphics, construction concepts, and presentations that translate category briefs into compelling product solutions.

Technical Design and Handoff: Translate approved concepts into complete design packages with clear dimensions, materials, components, colors, graphics, construction intent, and other information required for product development.

Brand and Design Standards: Apply adidas design language, brand standards, legal guidance, and sustainability expectations throughout the design and product creation process.

Design Presentations: Present concepts, design rationale, and product recommendations at category reviews and key creation milestones.

Product Creation Partnership: Partner with Product Marketing to ensure design solutions address consumer needs, product briefs, target price points, and category strategy.

Development Collaboration: Partner with Product Development and Materials Development to resolve feasibility, cost, quality, durability, material, and manufacturing considerations while protecting design intent.

Prototype and Sample Review: Evaluate prototypes, samples, color submissions, and material developments and provide clear and timely design feedback through commercialization.

Seasonal Execution: Manage assigned design workload and deliverables against the seasonal product creation calendar while maintaining accurate design files, specifications, and approvals in relevant systems.

Innovation and Consumer Experience: Explore new constructions, carrying systems, closures, protection solutions, ergonomics, materials, and manufacturing methods that improve product performance and consumer experience.

Consumer and Athlete Insight: Incorporate athlete, consumer, and field feedback to improve usability, comfort, performance, functionality, and visual appeal.

Cross-Category Collaboration: Contribute to cohesive design stories and product expressions across Golf Apparel, Footwear, and Accessories.

Creative Partnerships: Build productive relationships with internal teams, suppliers, innovation partners, and external creative or technical partners to support product creation.

Decision Making and Accountability: Own design execution and recommendations for assigned Accessories products within approved category and design direction. Maintain accountability for creative quality, technical completeness, milestone readiness, and accurate handoff while escalating material design, feasibility, cost, legal, or timeline risks to Design leadership.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

University degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Fashion Design, or a related field.

4+ years of professional product design experience.

Portfolio demonstrating strong concept development, creative thinking, and product design execution.

Strong product design capability with an original, consumer-focused point of view.

Demonstrated proficiency across the design process from research and concept development through technical handoff and commercialization.

Strong sketching, visualization, color, material, and presentation capabilities.

Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite and relevant 2D or 3D design tools.

Ability to balance creativity and design intent with cost, quality, manufacturability, performance, and seasonal timelines.

Experience collaborating with cross-functional product creation teams and suppliers.

Fluent English, written and spoken.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

Experience designing bags, gloves, accessories, soft goods, or related products.

Working knowledge of soft-goods construction, materials, trims, graphics, components, and manufacturing processes.

Experience designing performance products for golf, sport, outdoor, or related consumer categories.

Experience incorporating athlete, consumer, or field insights into product design and development.

Experience contributing to coordinated product stories across multiple categories or product types.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This position follows the adidas Hybrid work policy and is based in Carlsbad, California. Employees are expected to work in the office Monday through Thursday, with flexibility to work remotely on Friday. In-office attendance may also be required on Fridays when the work requires a high degree of collaboration, product review, or an in-person presentation.

The role operates in a collaborative and fast-paced product creation environment with regular interaction across Design, Product Marketing, Development, Materials, suppliers, and other internal and external partners. Travel may be required periodically to support product creation, supplier collaboration, research, or other business needs.

REPORTING STRUCTURE

This role reports into Golf Design leadership and works closely with the Senior Director Design and broader Golf Design team. The Designer has significant cross-functional exposure to Accessories Product Marketing, Product Development, Materials Development, Sourcing, Innovation, Testing, Quality, Brand Marketing, Sports Marketing, athletes, consumer insight teams, suppliers, and external partners.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $99,500 - $119,500. Actual salary will be based on various factors including a candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.

Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance.

Comprehensive medical coverage including HSA with employer funding or FSA options, dental, vision, and prescription plans.

Adoption, surrogate, and fertility support programs.

Short and long term disability coverage.

Basic life and AD and D insurance with supplemental employee paid options.

401(k) plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match.

Education assistance for eligible full time employees.

12 weeks of paid parental leave and generous leave policies.

Flexible time off accrued at 0.4388 hours per day, increasing with tenure.

Twelve paid holidays plus milestone Service Time Off.

Employee product discounts and access to wellness programs.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

At adidas, we foster a workplace culture built on respect, collaboration, and opportunity where employees can grow, contribute, and perform at their best.

We value diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds because they strengthen our teams, drive innovation, and help us better serve athletes, consumers, and communities around the world.

adidas is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.