Job Description

WE ARE A PRODUCT COMPANY.

We Are a Process Company.

ABOVE ALL, WE ARE A PEOPLE COMPANY.

The history of the Acushnet Company is tightly woven into the fabric of golf. From the start, we’ve been committed to enriching the experience of dedicated golfers through superior product performance, technological innovation, unmatched quality, and exceptional service. We are more than a collection of leading golf brands and products. We are a team united in our passion for the game. We are bridge builders who embrace our responsibility to leave our brands, businesses, communities, and the game of golf in a better position than when we started.

Together we live by the credo, “Autograph your work with excellence.” We earn our position as unrivaled leaders in every category in which we compete, striving for excellence in all that we do – from the performance and consistency of our products to our engagement with golfers and trade partners, to our commitment to creating a workplace built on diversity, inclusion, belonging and respect.

Summary: Assist in creating new product designs for all aspects of footwear, including outsoles, uppers, insoles, lacing systems, ornaments, and logos. Work with the Footwear Team to produce samples and final products for commercialization.

Responsibilities:

Primary Responsibilities:
- Exploratory sketches on various proposed themes.
- Assist with the research & creation of mood boards, color themes, graphics and/or other Admin tasks to support the design team.
- Contribute with creative ideas to develop engaging and progressive presentation formats.
- Following the visits of some golf retail spaces as a Team, responsibility to create a first market survey and Golf design trends recap exercise to be presented to our team.
Secondary Responsibilities:
- Take on the design of a new fictional Golf shoe project.
- Work on the early phases of the product creation: From the research phase to the conceptual sketch phase to Line arts Designs reviews leading to the creation of a first shoe Tech pack done in Adobe illustrator with the support of our experienced design Team.
- During the course of this project, tasked to present several rounds of Concepts in front of Product development, Product management and Design team. Take feedback and collaborate with those groups leading up to the creation of a first Tech pack.

Additional Responsibilities:
- Other potential tasks may include supporting the creation of specifications for patterns, materials, and components in collaboration with Product Development.
- First experience in creating a tech packs and other development for prototypes.
- Potential tasks in attending training sessions from our experienced design team to learn new design tools. Including Artificial intelligence Design software.

Requirements:

Currently pursuing a degree in Industrial Design or a related field.
Demonstrated interest or coursework in footwear design, including experience with design research, concept creation, and rendering
Demonstrates great aptitudes in sketching
Awareness of material trends and a passion for footwear design
Self-motivated and ability to manage a project in a semi-autonomous way
Proficiency in Adobe Design applications (Photoshop, Illustrator). Familiarity with PLM, CAD, or 3D design software is a plus

Additional Details:

Ideal candidates are creative minds who are enthusiastic about learning in the field of footwear and the Golf shoe industry.

Location: Onsite in Brockton, MA

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