• 1_ all crafted

    Check out how adidas product designs are born.
  • 2_ all about

    Find out more about a workplace created by original thinkers.
  • 3_ all in

    Learn how you can shape your future in design.
  • 4_ all jobs

    View current job opportunities within the adidas design team.
  • 5_ all cities

    See our hottest design studio locations.
  • 6_ all academy

    Learn more out about our international trainee program.

  • all design

    United by passion we go all in.
    We believe in the potential of what people can achieve. We believe in designing only the best. Design should be honest.
    Honest is elegant. Honest is timeless. Honest is courageous. Welcome to Design Careers at adidas.

  • all crafted

    1. The Scribbles It all begins with the basics, a bit of graphite and lots of creativity. The pencil sketch is the spark that allows a design to be born. Here we can rapidly ideate, scratch out, and play with the design until we feel it's ready for its next phase.
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    2. The drawings Now it’s time to get down to details, and at adidas details matter. The drawing phase is all about taking the design and making it look “real”. When our marketing teams view the drawings they have to be able to visualize the end product.
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    3. The Fabrics Where the fiber meets the treads. It’s time to select the building blocks of the shoe or garment for its real form. This means carefully selecting fabric and colors which combine functionality and form.
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    4. The Technical Drawings Technical drawings are all about communicating the design ideas into details that pattern cutters and machinists can use to build the end product. If all goes well your design will soon be transformed into real product.
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    5. The Sample Your design has now been born into a real, touchable, wearable product. The designer and marketing teams can now review the product to make sure it matches the original design.
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    6. The Final Hero One of the most inspiring phases for an adidas designer is to see their design idea transformed into a real product. And even more inspiring is to see their product in a store and being worn by the consumer.
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    7. The Communication It’s time to make the handover to your marketing and sales colleagues. It’s their job to inspire the consumer around your product and sell it into our retailers, including our own retail division.
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  • all about

    1. The foundation 18 August 1949 - adidas is registered as a company, named after its founder: ‘Adi’ from Adolf and ‘Das’ from Dassler. - 1949 -
    2. the ‘Miracle of Bern’ Germany battle Hungary with a competitive advantage.
      They are wearing adidas soccer boots which for the first time feature removable studs.       - 1954 -
    3. higher adidas manufactures equipment for what some consider “fringe sports”. Unconventional high jumper Dick Fosbury launches himself up and over in adidas footwear. - 1969 -
    4. the adidas team wins Crowning moment: Franz Beckenbauer, the “Kaiser”, raising the World Cup in victory salute. Germany had just beaten Holland 2-1 in the 1974 final. - 1974 -
    5. my adidas Run-DMC came out with their song “my adidas” and
      turned our sneakers into a true fashion statement.       - 1986 -
    6. the greatest Zinédine Zidane forever. The win of the World Cup title was the beginning of many title wins to come, including the UEFA EURO 2000T™ and “Best Player of the Year” by FIFA™. - 1998 -
    7. 60 Years of Soles and Stripes In 2009, the adidas brand celebrates its 60th anniversary. adidas Originals launches “60 years of Soles and Stripes”, a campaign that honors the 3-Stripes with a big house party. - 2009 -
    8. adidas is all in adidas created the All In campaign which features sport and style in the same commercial. For the first time in our history, adidas is going to tie these many faces and sides of the brand into one story. - 2011 -
    9. all about you shape the future of sport At the adidas you can contribute to a proud legacy. You can shape a better future for sport, for style and for yourself. - now -
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  • all in

    adidas values honest relationships. We’re not going to lie – working here is tough.
    But we can also guarantee that working here means working with the best people you’ll ever meet.
    Meet members of our design team and learn more about design careers.

    1. Ray, Color Designer
      adidas NEO Footwear

    2. Afonso, Senior Designer
      Brand Design

    3. Julia, Senior Designer
      adidas Sport Performance – Football Hardware

    4. Maj, Accessories Designer
      Y-3 & Silver

    5. Maria, Designer
      Women’s Training

    6. Stefan, Category Designer
      adidas Sport Performance

  • all jobs

    Somewhere stashed away is your CV and your portfolio. We’re eager to take a look and see if you have what it takes to join the adidas Design team. And this is your opportunity to see if we have a job that’s for you.

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    Our adidas Designers are a true international team. You’ll not only work with people from all over the world but have opportunities to work in some of the top locations on the planet. Check out some of our design centers below.

    1. Herzogenaurach (HQ)
    2. Canton
    3. Portland
    4. Shanghai
    5. Tokyo

    Herzogenaurach (HQ)

    Known as the “base,” Herzogenaurach is located near Nuremberg in the heart of Bavaria. A one thousand year old town where the sports industry began in a shoe factory owned by the Dassler brothers, Herzogenaurach is still home to the adidas global headquarters. If you’d like to work at the birthplace of the iconic three stripes, check out our jobs in Herzogenaurach.

    Canton

    Canton is located just outside of Boston and is home to our Reebok World Headquarters and our adidas Sports Licensed Design team. Just a short commute and you are in Boston, the city for the hungry. Whether your appetite is sated by food, sport, art, or politics, you’ll find what you crave in historic Boston. A city of world-renowned institutions, Boston is abuzz with intense rivalries and intellectual and athletic fervor, infusing our designers with a single mindedness of intention-to design serious fanwear for serious fans.

    Portland

    Portland is authentic. It’s a generous natural setting—located at the confluence of two major rivers and surrounded by dense forests and impressive mountains. Not only are Portland’s residents active runners, hikers, cyclists, and climbers, but Portland is a city committed to innovative thinking about sustainable and eco-friendly design. If you like the feel of a self-styled city that thrives because of the uniqueness of its businesses and residents, you’ll love Portland, Oregon.

    Shanghai

    Shanghai is the hotspot of modern China. History, culture, and consumerism converge in this attractive city located at the mouth of the Yangtze river. From the Bund with its colonial elegance to Pudong with its futuristic radiance, Shanghai is a city where the past always has a view of the future and the future always has a view of the past. As China’s fashion center, Shanghai has become one of the most influential and innovative design cities in the world.

    Tokyo

    Originally a small fishing village, Tokyo has become the cosmopolitan capital of Japan. It is a city of contrasting energies, where the past and the present live side by side. So whether it is the subtle and intimate elegance of traditional Japanese Noh theatre or the vivid and hyper-vertical glare of shibuya’s Times Square that ignites your imagination, Tokyo has something for you. In other words, if real life juxtaposition makes you want to grab a pen and sketch, check out our design studio here.

    Design Areas

    • Footwear Design
    • Apparel Design
    • Accessories Design
    • Hardware Design
    • Graphic Design
    • Color Design
    • Footwear Design
    • Apparel Design
    • Accessories Design
    • Hardware Design
    • Graphic Design
    • Color Design
    • Footwear Design
    • Apparel Design
    • Accessories Design
    • Identity Design
    • Hardware Design
    • Graphic Design
    • Color Design
    • Footwear Design
    • Apparel Design
    • Accessories Design
    • Hardware Design
    • Graphic Design
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    • Graphic Design
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      academy

    2. BECOME A DESIGNER

      adidas Design Academy is an international 24-month trainee program.

      Rotations happen every three to six months and are focused either on
      apparel or footwear and happen throughout the entire design organization.
      (Style, Performance and Originals)

    3. TRAVEL THE WORLD

      The main location for the trainee program is in Herzogenaurach, Germany.
      One assignment of three to four months is done abroad in one of our creation centers in Shanghai, Tokyo or Portland.
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    4. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

      • Presenting your designs and engaging in critical feedback
      • Submitting designs and tracking them during the entire process from the prototype to the development
      • Creating technical but also detailed drawings
      • Acquiring knowledge to create designs for textiles
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    5. WHAT TO BRING

      • International experience and a high degree of creativity
      • University degree in industrial design, fashion design or a similar education
      • Entry-level experience through internships, freelance jobs or project work
      • Passion for athletic and streetwear fashion and / or footwear
      • Ambition to work for a world leader in the sporting goods industry
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    6. HOW TO APPLY?

      The next program will start in the second half of 2013, as the Academy is only run every second year. The next recruitment will start end of 2012 to early 2013.

      Please check our career site regularly to be informed and apply for the program in time.

    7. WATCH THE VIDEO

      Check out how Raffaella kicked off her adidas design career through the adidas Design Academy and how she landed her role as an
      Assistant Designer Women's Originals.

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