Senior Apparel Art and Graphic Designer (Temporary)

Employment Type: Temporary (September 2025 - April 2026)

Who We Are:

At Brooks, we believe movement is the key to feeling more alive. We are driven to create gear and experiences that take people to the place that makes them feel more alive — whether it’s a headspace, a feeling, or a finish line.

Everyone who works at Brooks is propelled by a company culture that sparks excitement, fuels collaboration, inspires creativity, and ignites innovation. Our brand values help bond us together and drive our success:

• Runner First: We act in the best interest of the runner.
• Word is Bond: We do what we say we’ll do.
• Champion Heart: We give our all in everything we do.
• There is no “I” in Run: We stay generous with our humanity.
• Keep Moving: We find ways to move every day, because joy is kinetic!

We welcome everyone from every walk of life looking to inspire others through the power of movement — because we’re all moving towards something. Let’s run there.

Your Job:

Product excellence is at the heart of Brooks’ success, and achieving a leadership position in the marketplace requires innovation and excellence in product design. You will wear many hats as the Senior Apparel Art and Graphic Designer in a small but mighty, Apparel Color and Graphics team.

As the Senior Apparel Art and Graphic Designer, you will be responsible for creating original graphics and textile designs that reflect our brand aesthetics. On a seasonal basis, you will play a key role in the design and development of products that meet the needs of the runner as well as our brand and business objectives. As part of the Design team, you will build the Brooks brand, understand the competitive landscape, translate trends to meet runners’ needs, and contribute to the development of seasonal design themes and events.

Your Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create a merchandisable art and graphics line from concept to commercialization.
• Influence decisions across the Apparel functions with full accountability and ownership for the outcome as well as the process.
• Participate in seasonal and yearly concept strategy sessions in conjunction with Apparel Design Leadership and the Footwear team to align seasonal themes.
• Own the Art & Graphics portion of the Apparel calendar and manage the maintenance of calendar/timelines/deadlines that result in a timely completion of each product and/or collection.
• Lead the execution of the seasonal vision of apparel, accessories & sock art design by developing a strong consumer-oriented point of view through an understanding of the runner and the events we sponsor.
• Using inspiration from Apparel Leadership as a framework, translate that inspiration into original, on-trend artwork that aligns with the modern Brooks Apparel standard set by Apparel Design Leadership.
• Communicate and present seasonal graphic and textile design concepts to Apparel Leadership, create presentation materials that effectively communicate direction for graphics and textile prints.
• Utilize both computerized systems and handcraftsmanship in the design process to provide materials to Design, Development, and PLM teams.
• Work with our vendor partners and Development team to produce graphic and textile designs ranging from blue-sky concepts to go-to-market solutions.
• Create original artwork that illustrates design concepts and captures seasonal stories to share with the Marketing, Product Line Management, and Sales teams.
• Design graphics, print repeats, embroideries, jacquards, branding, laser cut or other fabric manipulation to align with the seasonal product direction.
• Work with the Product Line Management team.