Short Description

This is a temporary position and will be employed through a third-party payroll partner. The individual selected will not be an employee of Under Armour. 

Values & Innovation

At Under Armour, we are committed to empowering those who strive for more, and the company's values - Act Sustainably, Celebrate the Wins, Fight on Together, Love Athletes and Stand for Equality - serve as both a roadmap for our teams and the qualities expected of every teammate.

Our Values define and unite us, the beliefs that are the red thread that connects everyone at Under Armour. Our values are rallying cries, reminding us why we're here, and fueling everything we do.

Our pursuit of better begins with innovation and with our team's mission of being the best. With us, you get the freedom to go further - no matter your role. That means developing, delivering, and selling the state-of-the-art products and digital tools that make top performers even better.

Purpose of Role

Under Armour is continuing to be an industry leader with its digital and virtual transformation initiatives to streamline both engineering and aesthetic functions cross-divisionally. This specific role, Digital Materials Creator, will focus on scaling, executing materials digitization strategy. Hands-on digital materials creation using the latest tools and technology including… Browzwear, Substance, Keyshot, Gen Ai and Automations.

The strategy will focus on continually building and advancing the Digital Materials Library to support the cross-functional Digital Product Creation process. Due to the versatility of materials and process, this position will enable cross functional work between Apparel and Footwear materials. Daily management of materials and implementation of new processes to scale the virtual materials production.

Your Impact

Work with Materials and Digital Product teams to create and improve the virtual material toolkit seasonally to support the product creation process.

Create, repeatable patterns, texture maps, shaders, drape and package 3D seasonal materials.

Properly categorize fabrics, generate records and QA of existing digital materials and color.

Communicate, and collaborate with global Tier I, II, and III suppliers to facilitate virtual material creation standards and stability.

Work with cross-functional teams to support digital samples quality assurance.

Work with IT team on the continuous building and improving the functions of the Virtual Material Library.

Research, explore, identify new approaches, tools, and opportunities that can improve the existing process such as automation and AI tools.

Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications

Extensive knowledge or experience of 3D texture creation, 3D rendering:
Experience using 3D modeling and rendering software (Browzwear, Keyshot, Substance)
Experience creating 3D texture maps and repeatable patterns (Photoshop, Substance, Vizoo-xTex)
Experience with a flatbed material scanners, material drape parameters.
Excellent visual and aesthetic creativity. An eye for photography is desired.
Basic knowledge of apparel materials
Understanding of materials construction types
Understanding the underlying aesthetic impact of materials constructions.
Knowledge of product creation and apparel creation process.
Strong verbal and written communication skills; being able to communicate with global teammates and partners, including but not limit to meeting facilitation and presentations
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a diverse group within the entire organization
Always be the innovator and life-time learner
Question, research, and find the solve.
Owns the work, possesses intellectual curiosity in every task they are asked to perform
Understands and appreciates the value their task adds to goal achievement
Lives and inspires the Under Armour Culture throughout the Company
Embraces the Company values in their everyday interactions
Inspires the values in their peers
Commits time and energy to the success of the brand
A good team player

Workplace Location

• Fully Remote

Relocation

No relocation provided

Our Commitment to Equal Opportunity

At Under Armour, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, family or paternal status and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Under Armour seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people representing a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact our Human Resources team via candidateaccommodations@underarmour.com.