Materials Designer

Seeking a creative and detail-oriented Materials Designer to lead material design and development for lifestyle and sportswear apparel. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in textiles, fabrics, and material innovation, with a passion for translating consumer and cultural insights into compelling design stories. This role requires hands-on involvement throughout the product creation process to deliver premium, consumer-relevant materials that elevate brand identity.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and selection of materials and palettes for apparel and footwear projects.
• Translate creative vision and consumer insights into innovative material executions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including design, development, and category partners, to align on creative direction.
• Source, evaluate, and manage material resources such as textiles, fabrics, and knits.
• Maintain hands-on involvement through all stages of the product creation process to ensure alignment with seasonal direction and brand strategy.
• Create visual presentations and communicate design intent clearly across teams.

Required Skills

• 3 years of experience in materials or apparel design, working with textiles, leather, fabrics, and knits.
• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Art, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of material design, textile development, and fabric sourcing.
• Excellent presentation, visual communication, and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in digital design tools and CAD applications.
• Ability to work on multiple projects in fast-paced and ambiguous environments.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in color design or related creative disciplines.
• Strong style sense and understanding of lifestyle and skateboarding (SB) culture.
• Ability to manage briefing processes and collaborate with senior designers.
• Highly organized, self-sufficient, and flexible in team dynamics.
• Portfolio showcasing material and color-heavy work and clear design process required.

About BrickRed Systems:

BrickRed Systems is a global leader in next-generation technology, consulting, and business process service companies. We enable clients to navigate their digital transformation. BrickRed Systems delivers a range of consulting services to our clients across multiple industries around the world. Our practices employ highly skilled and experienced individuals with a client-centric passion for innovation and delivery excellence. With ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certification and over a decade of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we harness the power of cognitive computing hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics, and emerging technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and make them successful. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.