Senior CMF Designer

Job Description

TITLE: Senior CMF Designer

LOCATION: Kalamazoo, MI

REPORTS TO: Director, Color & Trend

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Senior CMF Designer will be instrumental in developing materials and themes for implementation on the Color, Material and Finishes selected for product development. The Senior CFM Designer should have a strong desire to work and contribute in a fast-paced team environment, across multiple product categories and design disciplines with the ability to lead and influence outcomes. The Senior CFM Designer will focus on supporting the team as well as leading key initiatives that support the design objectives across our ID and Graphic teams. The ability to use our resources to accurately forecast color and trend directions for our major brands will be important as well as how best to apply the CMF and the ability to work cross functionally will make Newell a world class organization where Color and Trend are vital to the success of our products.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Forecasting global macro trend themes and elements for our major brands and report out.
• Strong color acuity and application across different substrates.
• Ability to mentor and influence junior staff and cross functional teams.
• Influencing, articulating and developing against a color strategy.
• Synthesizes elements from fashion, product, and automotive trends that apply to our categories.
• Supports and catalogs light box and Lab readings for color standards library.
• Develops manufacturing spec sheets for call-out and details on CMF applications.
• Works to source new materials for future development.
• Present trend reports to internal audiences and work with our trend partners on content.
• Cross functional point of contact on CMF projects.
• Use internal sales and market data to inform CMF direction.
• Presents themselves as a leader through their actions and deliverables.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A Bachelor’s degree in either CMF, Industrial, Graphic, Textile, Fashion or a related design field.
• A minimum of 4 years in product development in a corporate or consultancy environment.
• An understanding and presenting the importance CMF can play in development.
• Demonstrates effective communication strategies for presentations using multiple formats, including digital, traditional, vignettes and video.
• Leading edge digital tools for CMF application/presentation, Keyshot, Photoshop, illustrator and video production applications.
• Understands color development and how to achieve desired results with both domestic and international vendors for implementation.
• Strong global CMF conceptualization and implementation across consumer products.
• Ability to present and influence the CMF direction of a project with Design and Marketing.
• Color Standards: Fully proficient in color standards and how to best implement.

Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Paper Mate, Sharpie, Dymo, EXPO, Parker, Elmers, Coleman, Marmot, Oster, Sunbeam, FoodSaver, Mr. Coffee, Graco, Baby Jogger, NUK, Calphalon, Rubbermaid, Contigo, First Alert, and Yankee Candle. For hundreds of millions of consumers, Newell Brands makes life better every day, where they live, learn, work and play. Newell Brands and its subsidiaries are Equal OpportunityEmployers and comply with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.