Associate Designer, Color Palette Creation

Every season at The North Face starts with a story, and color helps bring that story to life! As the Associate Designer, Color Palette Creation , you’ll turn inspiration from culture, consumers, the outdoors, and emerging trends into color concepts that move across our product.

From building mood boards and seasonal palettes to applying color to CA Ds, you’ll work with a collaborative design team to help shape how The North Face shows up across Snow, Climb, Trail, and lifestyle. Bring your curiosity, creative eye, and passion for color, and help us inspire exploration through every shade.

WHAT YOU'LL DO: Support the design team with seasonal trend and market research, concept ideation, and color design application. Assist in the creation of color palettes, mood boards, color decks, and seasonal tools, working closely with and under the direction of the Design Manager.

Apply approved color direction to product CA Ds and/or croquis across assigned product areas. Preparing materials for seasonal milestones, reviews, and presentations. Bridge your understanding of The North Face brand aesthetic through our consumers, product categories, and color strategy.

Develop foundational knowledge of the design process, tools, systems, and key milestones while building strong cross-functional partnerships. You bring curiosity, attention to detail, and a passion for learning, actively contributing to team reviews, workshops, and creative discussions.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED: We all have unique skills that we bring to work and celebrate every day. For this role, there are foundation skills you’ll need to succeed and grow. While formal education in a related field is great to have, we are most interested in your 1–2 years of relevant experience, including internships or professional experience, within color, design, or product creation.

1–2 years of relevant experience in color, trend, design, or product creation, ideally within apparel, footwear, equipment, or accessories. Exposure to trend