- Location
- Danzigerkade 165 (View map)1013 AP AmsterdamNetherlands
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Manager
- Department
- Creative, Design & Styling
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- Oct 24, 2026
About Tommy Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger, founded in 1985, is a globally recognized premium lifestyle brand celebrated for translating classic American cool into modern, inclusive design. As an employer, the company offers a dynamic international environment where creativity, commercial excellence, and cultural relevance meet. Teams contribute to collections, retail experiences, digital innovation, and brand storytelling that resonate across generations and markets. With the support of PVH Corp., Tommy Hilfiger fosters collaboration, entrepreneurial thinking, and professional growth, while advancing commitments to sustainability, diversity, and responsible fashion. It seeks talent energized by bold ideas, consumer connection, and the enduring appeal of iconic style.
Tommy Hilfiger seeks a Color Research Manager in Amsterdam to shape global and seasonal color direction, develop collection color stories, and ensure consistency across product categories in collaboration with creative, design, materials, and product development teams. The role requires at least 5–6 years of relevant fashion creative experience, strong color and trend expertise, and business-fluent English.
Role & Responsibilities
- Research global color trends, consumer insights, and market movements to inform seasonal color palettes.
- Identify global brand colors for evergreen, core, and seasonal palettes.
- Work with regional outlet teams to adapt previous seasonal palettes to regional needs.
- Develop and present color stories for each collection in alignment with brand identity.
- Collaborate with each brand’s Creative Directors to translate their vision into cohesive, distinctive color strategies.
- Partner with design, materials, and product development teams throughout the development process.
- Ensure color consistency across fabrics, materials, and product categories.
- Work with the color development team to maintain color libraries and documentation for future reference.
- Monitor competitors and industry leaders for color direction and innovation.
Qualifications
- At least 5–6 years of fashion creative work experience, preferably in color, trend, print, and/or fashion or textile design for an international premium or luxury fashion brand, fashion lifestyle trend agency, or similar.
- Expertise in color systems, fashion textile color, and trend research.
- Exceptional taste and style, with the ability to interpret design teams’ needs from a color perspective.
- Ability to translate trends into color palettes with a contemporary commercial fit for the Tommy Hilfiger brand DNA.
- Experience creating strong, cohesive color stories for collections that align across product groups and clearly reflect seasonal concept ideas.
- Thorough knowledge of premium and luxury fashion market segments.
- Excellent computer skills, including Adobe Creative Suite and other creative design tools.
- Team player with strong drive, confidence, and an influential personality.
- Thrives in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment and has a hands-on mentality.
- Proactive approach and ability to support and adapt to stakeholders’ needs.
- Highly organized and structured, with the ability to handle multiple seasons and projects simultaneously.
- Able to travel.
- Strong communication skills and experience working collaboratively across teams.
- Fluent business English, written and verbal.
Skills
Experience
At least 5–6 years of fashion creative work experience, preferably in color, trend, print, and/or fashion or textile design for an international premium or luxury fashion brand, fashion lifestyle trend agency, or similar.
Workplace
This position is based in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.
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Benefits
Onsite gym and fitness classes, personal training, meditation studio, sports clubs, in-house physiotherapy, nutritional and wellbeing programs, food and beverage offerings, restaurant, barista coffee bars, sky bar, social events and activities, professional and personal development training through PVH University, seasonal market launches, sample sales, and employee discounts.
Culture
Tommy Hilfiger fosters an inclusive, energetic workplace culture shaped by its classic American cool identity and a strong spirit of creativity, collaboration, and optimism. As an employer, the brand encourages diverse perspectives, entrepreneurial thinking, and a forward-looking approach to fashion, sustainability, and consumer experience.
About Cerulean
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Frequently Asked Questions
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