Lucy Nobles

Experience

1. Senior Project Manager, Creative Direction

   adidas

   Apr 2017 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   Design Leadership: Build community amongst Design Directors for the purpose of increasing collaboration across categories and developing Directors’ management skills – garner buy-in from Directors, strategically plan events, workshops, & activities; Drive and manage topics vital to design management to completion Creative Culture- Strategic planning, budgeting, and communication of yearly calendar of events and activities for designers - Work with key contacts in design to plan and execute events and activities for all design teams – creating collaboration, providing inspiration and instruction, creating a sense of community. Events including: 2 day camping trip, 1 day design conference, skill and culture building workshops for designers - All Design Meetings – coordinate with leaders to plan and create content for quarterly employee meetings Design Talent- Plan all aspects of adidas sponsored Pensole Footwear Design Masterclass aimed at identifying new, young, diverse talent, providing instruction in footwear design, and evaluating their value to adidas Design - Work with Talent Management to plan for Design Academy trainee program, representing Creative Direction’s perspective and needs for young talent development - Designer Onboarding – for all designers, globally, across all functions and categories; responsible for content, roll-out, and regular updates to content - Diversity – focused on increasing the numbers of women and people of color in footwear design; creating proposal for how to reach under represented people and educate them about footwear and product design; collaborating with a cross-functional team from HR, TA, and Creative Direction, on this initiative

Education

• California State University, Chico

  Bachelor of Science, Business - Human Resources

  1997 — 1999