The Product Designer role will help craft the evolution of motorcycle soft luggage, backpacks, and accessories for Mosko Moto. The successful candidate will provide design direction for the creation of new products, refine existing styles, and help define the future design philosophy and aesthetic for the brand.
Key Responsibilities:
Working closely with the Head of Design, this role is expected to provide creative leadership, insight, and inspiration to the design and development team for luggage, bags, and accessories.
Collaborate with the Product, Marketing, and Sales teams, and lead multiple design projects from conceptualization to finished product.
Responsible for achieving a deep understanding of Mosko’s customers.
Expected to self-manage one’s own creative process, understand and translate design briefs, and incorporate Mosko’s brand design language within the seasonal development calendar.
Create and manage the timely execution of tech/design packages ensuring all details are accurate and collaborate with the development team to design products within specific pricing goals.
Able to effectively and efficiently communicate ideation and broad concept exploration through visual processes, like hand sketching, product illustrations, and photo editing.
Create tech pack illustrations and technical drawings for new design concepts using Illustrator, detailing concepts, materials, and development specifications based on Mosko design language.
Collaborate with design team on seasonal material selection, trim development, and seasonal palette.
Reflect Mosko’s design principles in the creation and execution of product design and contribute creative ideas that express the Mosko culture.
Present finalized products to business teams in preparation for product launches.
Lead presentations with strong verbal and visual execution, while clearly communicating design vision.
Travel with the design and development team to factories in Asia, select tradeshows, and significant material sourcing shows.
Work across the organization to support successful cross-functional partnerships and ensure all sales and marketing communication is factually accurate and reflects product inspiration.
Focus on gross margin targets at the design stage and through the development cycle.
Find ways to speed up the design-to-development process to get products to market faster using new technologies and 3D printing where possible.
Field testing products to advance designs.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in design or related field required.
Minimum 5 years pack and bag design experience required.
Motorcycle riding experience, or willingness to learn, required.
Experience in material and color design preferred.
Competencies
Expert ability to create technical equipment bag and pack drawings and demonstrate knowledge of current ADV motorcycle trends and the ability to interpret trends. (High proficiency)
Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office products. (High proficiency)
Advanced understanding of design, construction techniques, and appropriate use of materials, including extensive knowledge and full understanding of product design and development techniques including cut & sew, welding, materials, color, etc. (High proficiency)
Expert level knowledge of interdependencies between design and development, and the ability to drive collaboration between the groups. (High proficiency)
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
Excels in small team setting and is adept at producing top-level results with small-company resources.
Advanced story-telling skills with the ability to create compelling design stories and themes.
Ability to travel overseas. (Asia, Europe, etc.).
About The Team
Our growing 20-person in-house team includes decades of design experience for some of the world’s leading outdoor brands, extensive knowledge of sourcing and manufacturing, finance, sales and marketing, customer service, and a lifetime of riding. Everyone at Mosko rides; everyone has a bike. We ride big bikes and small bikes, always with a ‘dirt-first’ mentality.
Compensation
Annual Salary DOE plus benefits package, including health insurance, PTO, paid moto camping trips, paid sick leave, life insurance + AD&D plan, and 401k program.
Location & Travel
This full-time in-house role is based at Mosko HQ in White Salmon, Washington. Some US and international travel may be required, with occasional trips up to two weeks at a time. Candidates must be eligible to work in the US. Relocation assistance can be provided to the Columbia River Gorge area.
Application
If you’d like to apply, please email your resume, or LinkedIn profile and any relevant background information, with the subject line ‘Product Designer – Motorcycle Luggage & Packs’