Director of Color

About the Role

What You'll Do

Color Creation

• Create and lead the color strategy and vision each season.

• Partner with design leadership to define seasonal color intent, inspiration, and aesthetic direction.

• Evaluate trends, consumer insights, and competitive landscapes to inform strategic color decisions.

• Create aspirational color presentations and tools that inspire product and leadership teams.

Operational Excellence

• Establish and maintain clear workflows, timelines, and checkpoints for color processes and the color team.

• Collaborate with Design Ops and cross-functional partners to maintain calendar alignment and remove roadblocks.

• Introduce new tools, systems, or methods that enhance color workflows and collaboration.

Quality & Execution

• Ensure all colors across the collection meet the highest standards of execution.

• Partner closely with the color development team to support development, tools, and palette application.

Leadership

• Manage, mentor, and support color designers, fostering growth, creativity, and collaboration.

• Present seasonal color vision to design, merchandising, and leadership teams, inspiring cross-functional adoption.

• Lead regular touchpoints to ensure consistency, cohesion, and alignment with brand vision and aesthetic guidelines.

Who You Are

• 12+ years of experience in color design in fashion, ideally within the active space.

• Strong understanding of color theory, color development, and production processes.

• Possess an elevated taste level and an innate ability to translate trends through a brand lens.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while maintaining clarity and focus.

• Demonstrate agility in shifting priorities and responding to change with a calm, solution-oriented mindset.

• Skilled at guiding teams through change with steadiness, clear communication, and organized decision-making.

• High proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite; Miro experience is a plus.

• Exceptional organizational, communication, and leadership skills.

• Ability to influence and build strong cross-functional relationships.