Senior Footwear Designer Sportswear, Creation Centre Tokyo

AdidasP Tokyo, Japan

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Senior Footwear Designer Sportswear, Creation Centre Tokyo

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANISATION:
In alignment with the global brand creative vision, this role creates and drives footwear product expression for adidas Sportswear, with a focus on Japan marketplace. Working with agility to respond to market trends and consumer insights, the role collaborates closely with cross-functional Product Creation teams to deliver relevant and innovative product concepts, lead the design of local footwear creation projects, and drive market-specific initiatives for adidas Sportswear.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Develop Footwear concepts and creative strategies that fulfil ambitious objectives of category net sales

· Work collaboratively within the cross-category design team to create holistic, connected concepts.

· Collaborate closely with Product Marketing to translate strategies into impactful creative concepts and projects that contribute to overall brand success.

· Partner with Development counterparts to innovate and continuously improve product solutions.

· Lead the execution of creative strategies, ensuring end-to-end creative excellence.

· Deliver clear, best-in-class designs and creative solutions for key projects, demonstrating

leadership and setting a high standard of design excellence.

· Stay deeply informed on consumer cultural trends, fashion, sport culture, and industry

insights across relevant categories and disciplines to maximize commercial impact through Design.

· Maximize results within given resources and timelines, applying agility and strong problem-solving skills to drive efficiency and impact.

· Role-model adidas values and actively shape a collaborative, creative, and inclusive team culture.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:

· Design Directors

· Product Marketing

· Costing, Materials and Product Development

· Global/Local Key Accounts

· Global/Local GTM and Market Teams (BU)

· External Agencies & Creative Resources

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

· Strong visual and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create impactful, inspiring, design visuals.

· Deep product design knowledge with credible expertise in footwear design, materials, construction, and industry trends.

· High proficiency in design and creation tools, including Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft applications, AI-enabled design tools, and 3D software.

· Language skills: English (fluent required); Japanese (fluent required)

· Ability to travel internationally as needed to support projects, partnerships, and collaboration.

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

· Under-graduate level Design education

· Strong foundation and advanced experience in creative development, including the creation of communication tools, visual storytelling, and design presentations.

· At least 8 years’ experience in Sporting Goods/Fashion Industry Design on managerial level

· Proven experience with the entire design process (project scope and time planning, design steps, production/execution of design solution, pre-press processes)

· Passion for adidas and its mission

· Passion for sports, culture, design

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.

COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.

– Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –

By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.

Job Title: Senior Footwear Designer Sportswear, Creation Centre Tokyo

Brand:

Location: Tokyo

TEAM: Design

State: Toky

Country/Region: JP

Contract Type: Full time

Number: 542172

Date: Apr 15, 2026

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