Insomniac - Director, Apparel & Accessories Design - Consumer Products - Motorsports

• Establish and execute the near-and medium-term creative direction, design strategy, and operating plan for Consumer Products - Motorsports decision apparel and accessories portfolio

• Establish and execute the near-and medium-term creative direction, design strategy, and operating plan for Consumer Products - Motorsports decision apparel and accessories portfolio
• Lead design direction across multiple product categories, ensuring collections reflect brand strategy, target-consumer needs, key seasonal concepts, geographic assortment needs, and commercial objectives
• Translate consumer insights, cultural trends, market intelligence, and brand direction into clear seasonal creative frameworks, category strategies, and design priorities
• Set and uphold standards for premium craft, product storytelling, material and color direction, it, silhouette, technical innovation and execution quality
• Champion authentic product narratives and clearly communicate the strategic and consumer rationale behind design decisions to senior leadership, cross-functional partners, and external stakeholders
• Maintain awareness of relevant cultural, sport, fashion and lifestyle trends; apply insights to create differentiated and consumer-relevant product

• Directly manage the design management and a team of designers; establish clear goals, performance expectations, development plans, and accountability for creative and operational outcomes

• Directly manage the design management and a team of designers; establish clear goals, performance expectations, development plans, and accountability for creative and operational outcomes
• Lead the design management to set team priorities, allocate work, monitor capacity, and ensure consistent delivery across design workstreams
• Recruit, onboard, coach, develop and retain design talent; build succession plans and future capacity for the function
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and high performing creative culture that encourages curiosity, innovation, constructive feedback and accountability
• Provide senior creative guidance, coaching and decision support on complex product, trend, aesthetic, fit, material and execution challenges
• Establish scalable design processes, team rituals, documentation, and quality standards that enable consistent execution as the function grows

• Lead the creation and execution of seasonal apparel and accessories collections from concept through prototype review, final sample approval, and go to market readiness

• Lead the creation and execution of seasonal apparel and accessories collections from concept through prototype review, final sample approval, and go to market readiness
• Partner with product line management to establish seasonal design toolboxes, product briefs, design slots, category direction, and product creation priorities
• Guide development of color, material, functionality, fit, proportion, silhouette, graphic and styling direction across the assortment
• Ensure designs balance consumer appeal, brand expression, quality, technical feasibility, margin requirements, and production realities
• Oversee prototype development, fittings, sample reviews, and design revisions; partner with product development to finalize production details and resolve quality or feasibility issues
• Lead design reviews and creative decision points, ensuring timely approvals and alignment across collections and categories
• Create and manage design calendar, deliverables and dependencies; resolve execution risks and keep multiple seasonal workstreams on track

• Partner with product line management, product development, merchandising, marketing, supply chain, and finance to align creative direction with product strategy, consumer needs, margin targets and go to market plans
• Collaborate with external vendors and manufacturing partners on pre-development, material exploration, technical innovation, and product-execution requirements
• Provide senior design presentation in product, assortment, commercialization, and executive planning discussions
• Communicate design vision, collection, direction, risks, and recommendations effectively to internal teams, senior leadership, and external partners
• Develop functional resources and capacity plans, including staffing, freelance, external creative, and vendor needs, in partnership with leadership
• Identify and implement improvements to design workflows, tools, systems, and cross-functional ways of working to improve speed, quality, and creative consistency
• Lead additional strategic design, product, and organizational initiatives as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in fashion design, apparel design, product design, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience
• 10+ years of progressively responsible apparel and accessories design experience design experience within the apparel, sportswear, lifestyle, or consumer-products industry
• 5+ years of direct people-leadership experience, including managing and developing design professionals and at least one people manager or senior design direct report
• Demonstrated experience establishing creative direction and leading multiple apparel or accessories categories through seasonal concept, design, development and commercialization
• Extensive expertise in apparel materials, garment construction, outerwear functionality, fit, technical design, tech packs, schematic development, and sample execution across lifestyle and performance products
• Strong collection-building and assortment-design capability, including the ability to translate consumer and market insights into cohesive product narratives across color, silhouette, material, graphics and key looks
• Demonstrated ability to lead design teams through complex, multi-category calendars while balancing creative ambition, consumer relevance, financial goals, quality, and execution requirements
• Experience partnering effectively with product line management, product development, merchandising, marketing, and domestic and international vendors or manufacturers
• Proven ability to develop talent, build high-performing teams, manage performance, and create effective design processes and operating rhythms
• Strong strategic thinking, decision-making, presentation, communication, relationship building, and problem solving skills
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, 3D design, and AI-powered rendering software
• Experience thriving in high-growth, evolving environments, with the ability to build structure, manage ambiguity, and lead multiple complex creative priorities
• Knowledge of motorsport, sport, or lifestyle consumer segments is preferred
• Valid passport and willingness to travel approximately 30%, including international travel

• Must be willing to travel to work during holidays, evening and weekend hours, as required, to meet deadlines.
• Must be able to tolerate loud noise levels and drastic temperature climates while working on site at various event locations.
• Must be able to work in open concept office space.