Cmf Designer

**In short**:
This role will be rooted within our CMF design team, with a strong interdisciplinary collaboration with Design, Innovation, Materials and Product Management team. There you will be responsible for driving ON’s CMF projects from a creative and strategic perspective ensuring our PAD collection is getting developed according to our future business needs where you will strongly focus on Special Projects.

**Your Mission**:

- Focusing on both our inline and account focused collection, you easily collaborate with different teams and keep a great overview of the projects you are leading
- Keeping an eye for the unusual, design, trends and new material technologies that will inspire your daily work that you are able to transcribe into great ideas
- Collaborating very closely with the CMF team on defining signature executions that will bond our head-to-toe collection together
- Pro-actively hunt trends in regards to latest print, material, finish and colouring technologies in the industry and always challenge our standards in this field
- In collaboration with our R&D material specialists, making sure that only materials which both fulfil all functionality and sustainability criteria are selected for projects you lead
- Owning projects from concepts through final delivery by collaborating very closely with our Zurich based development team and our partners on creating and handing over clear CADs & briefs for production
- Increase our industry knowledge by attending key retailer sell in meetings, trade shows, retails stores, market visits and partner with our internal teams on consumer insights

**Your story**:

- You have completed a Bachelor or Master degree in Textile Design, Industrial/Product Design, or any other related field
- You bring 4+ years of working experience in the CMF segment within the apparel, accessories, or footwear segment
- You bring a strong portfolio with proven experience working on engineered materials, trims, innovating dyeing techniques and prints
- You bring a great knowledge of key retailers within the lifestyle footwear landscape
- You have strong organisational skills, ability to manage complex projects whilst sticking to critical timelines and deadlines - at the same time working on overlapping seasons and projects without loosing the overview
- You have an entrepreneurial attitude, ambition and willingness to take on challenges
- You are a strong communicator with proven experience presenting projects to a wider team of decision makers and adapting given the needs of different audiences
- Excellent 2D software skills in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign. Experience in rendering programs are a plus. Fluent in English, written and spoken, any other language would be a plus

**Your story**:

- You have completed a Bachelor or Master degree in Textile Design, Industrial/Product Design, or any other related field
- You bring 4+ years of working experience in the CMF segment within the apparel, accessories, or footwear segment
- You bring a strong portfolio with proven experience working on engineered materials, trims, innovating dyeing techniques and prints
- You bring a great knowledge of key retailers within the lifestyle footwear landscape
- You have strong organisational skills, ability to manage complex projects whilst sticking to critical timelines and deadlines - at the same time working on overlapping seasons and projects without loosing the overview
- You have an entrepreneurial attitude, ambition and willingness to take on challenges
- You are a strong communicator with proven experience presenting projects to a wider team of decision makers and adapting given the needs of different audiences
- Excellent 2D software skills in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign. Experience in rendering programs are a plus. Fluent in English, written and spoken, any other language would be a plus

**What we offer**:
On is a place that is centered around growth and progress. We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically - to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, so each person is led by purpose.

On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.