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About the Role
Own the creative design journey for Mitre footballs, from initial concept through to final production. Contribute to product design across the wider Mitre range, including football accessories and selected apparel projects. Manage the end-to-end design workflow, ensuring creative intent is maintained from first sketch through to final sign-off.
Responsibilities
- Own the creative design journey for Mitre footballs, from initial concept through to final production.
- Create flat artwork and graphic concepts using Adobe Illustrator, working with panel formations and seasonal direction.
- Produce high-quality 3D renders using KeyShot, Blender or equivalent software.
- Build production-ready artwork and technical packs for manufacturing partners.
- Develop mood boards, seasonal creative direction, colour palettes and colourways.
- Create compelling visual stories behind each product, drawing on football, competition and culture.
- Work closely with factories and vendors throughout product development, sampling and production.
- Make artwork amendments and solve technical design challenges during the development process.
- Contribute to product design across the wider Mitre range, including football accessories and selected apparel projects.
- Manage the end-to-end design workflow, ensuring creative intent is maintained from first sketch through to final sign-off.
Requirements
- Strong experience using Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
- Experience using 3D design and rendering software such as KeyShot, Blender or equivalent.
- Practical experience of UV mapping.
- Strong technical design capability, with experience taking concepts through to production-ready artwork.
- Experience working directly with factories or manufacturing partners through sampling and product development.
- A strong eye for colour, trends, seasonal direction and product storytelling.
- Genuine knowledge of and passion for football and football culture.
- Experience designing physical products, sports equipment, accessories or similarly technical products would be highly relevant.
Skills
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe InDesign
- KeyShot
- Blender
- 3D design
- 3D rendering
- UV mapping
- Technical design
- Product development
- Colour theory
- Trend analysis
- Football culture
Work Type
- Hybrid working
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus
- Flexible start and finish times
- Generous holiday allowance
- Product discounts
- Sample sales
- Enhanced family-friendly policies
- Healthcare support
- Gym and fitness discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric car scheme
About the Company
- Pentland Brands is a global family business behind some of the world’s most iconic active and lifestyle brands.
- Mitre is a football brand built around the real game, the players, teams, coaches, clubs and communities who make football what it is.
- With a heritage dating back to 1817, Mitre has been part of football for generations, creating products known for quality, durability and performance at every level of the sport.
- Joining Mitre means becoming part of a team that cares deeply about the game and the products that support it.