Manager Football Product Creation – Product & Design EM

Job Overview

The Manager Football Product Creation – Product & Design leads the creation and market presentation of licensed football apparel for the relevant territory. The role blends graphic design and creative execution with product marketing and storytelling. It translates club, team and consumer briefs into compelling product concepts, technical graphics and clear product narratives while considering sport performance, fashion, local culture and commercial needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead graphic and visual development across seasonal football apparel ranges, creating concepts that respond to team briefs.
• Translate club and product briefs, technical features and brand direction into clear artwork, visual solutions and compelling.
• Coordinate with design, technical, sourcing, T1 and T2 partners and local market stakeholders to support product creation.
• Develop product stories, positioning and sell-in or go-to-market materials that communicate product benefits and design intent.
• Maintain product information and master data, ensuring that relevant details are accurate and available to the teams.
• Support seasonal portfolio planning, track milestones and identify process improvements that strengthen speed, quality and efficiency.
• Review consumer, market and product performance information and apply relevant learning to future concepts and product decisions.

Requirements and Qualifications

• A university degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Product Design or a closely related discipline.
• Approximately three to five years of experience in graphic design, apparel design or product marketing.
• A portfolio or practical experience showing strong visual execution and the ability to translate a.
• Fluent English and confidence working with cross-functional and international teams.

Skills and Competencies

Strong capability with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop is expected; Procreate and Clo3D are valuable additional tools. The manager should combine creativity with practical execution, understand apparel graphics and product construction, and manage multiple projects with care. Storytelling, presentation, organization, attention to detail and collaborative problem solving are central to the role.